EPA per dropback
EPA per dropback is expected points added divided by every pass attempt, sack and scramble — the cleanest single measure of quarterback play. Drake Maye of the Patriots led 2025 at +0.318.
A dropback counts everything that happens when a quarterback drops back to pass: completions, incompletions, sacks taken, scrambles. Dividing expected points added by dropbacks rather than by attempts is the honest denominator, because a sack is a passing play the quarterback was part of. It is a rate, so volume does not inflate it.
Quarterback EPA per Dropback — 2025 leaders
| # | Player | DB | EPA/DB | Success% | Total EPA | Scr% | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Maye | 602 | 0.32 | 55.3% | 191.3 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Jordan Love | 485 | 0.26 | 50.5% | 127.2 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Matthew Stafford | 624 | 0.22 | 52.7% | 139.2 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | Brock Purdy | 316 | 0.20 | 53.2% | 63.8 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Jared Goff | 619 | 0.18 | 48.6% | 109.4 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Dak Prescott | 657 | 0.17 | 48.7% | 113.9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Patrick Mahomes | 589 | 0.17 | 49.9% | 99.2 | 8.8% | |
| 8 | Josh Allen | 554 | 0.16 | 48.4% | 89.3 | 8.7% | |
| 9 | Daniel Jones | 431 | 0.15 | 50.3% | 65.1 | 5.1% | |
| 10 | Sam Darnold | 516 | 0.13 | 52.5% | 69.2 | 2.7% |
Why it matters
Quarterback efficiency sets the ceiling for every pass catcher attached to it. The rate tells you who was good per snap; the per-game total tells you who was good and on the field a lot. In 2025 the same passer topped both — Drake Maye of the Patriots at +0.318 per dropback and 10.85 total quarterback expected points added per game — which is the uncomplicated case. Neither number knows whether the coaching staff will keep throwing.
The counter
A rate says nothing about volume, and volume is what fantasy scoring pays for.
More football stats explained
- EPA (expected points added)
- Success rate
- CPOE (completion percentage over expected)
- ANY/A (adjusted net yards per attempt)
- RYOE (rushing yards over expected)
- Target share
- Air yards share
- WOPR (weighted opportunity rating)
- aDOT (average depth of target)
- YAC over expected
- Separation
- Pressure rate
- Blitz rate
- Man and zone coverage splits
- PROE (pass rate over expected)
- Stacked box rate
- Half-PPR (and how it differs from full PPR)
- The usage gap (snaps versus production)
- Pythagorean wins
- Stickiness (what repeats and what does not)
- Snap share
- Pass-snap share
- YPRR (yards per route run)
- Availability (the “stayed” rate)
- Handcuff
- Play-action rate
- Pre-snap motion rate
- Drop rate
- Contested catch rate
- Interception-worthy throws
- Quarterback-fault sacks
- Intended air yards (IAY)
- Deep ball rate
- QB Composite Rating
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