Quarterbacks vs Man and Zone Coverage Leaders
Quarterbacks vs Man and Zone Coverage — 2025 NFL leaders, updated Sep 3, 2026. Jordan Love (GB) was the league's most effective quarterback against man coverage, at 0.40 expected points added per dropback across 22 qualifying players. Based on verified participation charting from FTN Data via nflverse, regular season only. Through the 2025 season.
Almost every quarterback is better against zone than man, because zone gives him a picture to read and man takes it away. The number worth looking at is the gap. A passer with a small gap is one whose receivers win on their own; a passer with a large gap depends on scheme to get people open, which is a real thing to know before a playoff matchup against a heavy-man defense.
| # | Player | vs Man | vs Zone | Gap | Man Comp% | Zone Comp% | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Love | 0.40 | 0.16 | +0.2 | 59.9% | 64.6% | |
| 2 | Drake Maye | 0.36 | 0.27 | +0.1 | 58.6% | 68.9% | |
| 3 | Dak Prescott | 0.31 | 0.09 | +0.2 | 58.6% | 67.1% | |
| 4 | Jared Goff | 0.27 | 0.14 | +0.1 | 57.8% | 66.6% | |
| 5 | Sam Darnold | 0.23 | 0.09 | +0.1 | 61.6% | 65.3% | |
| 6 | Bo Nix | 0.20 | 0.06 | +0.1 | 55.7% | 62.4% | |
| 7 | Matthew Stafford | 0.12 | 0.28 | -0.2 | 58.7% | 65.0% | |
| 8 | Caleb Williams | 0.11 | 0.06 | +0.1 | 53.8% | 56.2% | |
| 9 | Trevor Lawrence | 0.10 | 0.04 | +0.1 | 51.8% | 58.8% | |
| 10 | Lamar Jackson | 0.10 | -0.03 | +0.1 | 50.0% | 60.8% | |
| 11 | Jalen Hurts | 0.08 | 0.04 | +0.0 | 53.8% | 64.1% | |
| 12 | C.J. Stroud | 0.07 | 0.09 | -0.0 | 52.3% | 65.8% | |
| 13 | Jaxson Dart | 0.07 | -0.07 | +0.1 | 49.6% | 61.7% | |
| 14 | Jacoby Brissett | 0.06 | -0.04 | +0.1 | 52.4% | 62.4% | |
| 15 | Geno Smith | 0.05 | -0.23 | +0.3 | 51.7% | 63.6% | |
| 16 | Justin Herbert | 0.01 | 0.01 | +0.0 | 51.8% | 65.6% | |
| 17 | Josh Allen | -0.00 | 0.21 | -0.2 | 54.2% | 69.4% | |
| 18 | Aaron Rodgers | -0.04 | 0.06 | -0.1 | 48.8% | 68.2% | |
| 19 | Patrick Mahomes | -0.08 | 0.24 | -0.3 | 50.3% | 63.1% | |
| 20 | Baker Mayfield | -0.17 | 0.07 | -0.2 | 50.8% | 62.3% | |
| 21 | Bryce Young | -0.20 | 0.01 | -0.2 | 44.4% | 65.5% | |
| 22 | Cameron Ward | -0.22 | -0.18 | -0.0 | 45.6% | 58.2% |
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