Quarterback EPA per Dropback Leaders
Quarterback EPA per Dropback — 2025 NFL leaders, updated Jul 26, 2026. Drake Maye (NE) led the league in expected points added per dropback at 0.32, ahead of 31 other qualifying players. Based on verified 2025 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring.
Expected points added per dropback asks what each pass attempt was worth; success rate asks how often the attempt simply worked, with no credit for the size of the gain. Read them together. A quarterback high in the first and low in the second lives on explosive plays and disappears for stretches; high in both is the profile of an offense that stays on schedule.
| # | Player | DB | EPA/DB | Success% | EPA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake MayeQB · NE | 601 | 0.32 | 55.2% | 10.79 |
| 2 | Jordan LoveQB · GB | 485 | 0.26 | 50.5% | 8.73 |
| 3 | Matthew StaffordQB · LAR | 624 | 0.22 | 52.7% | 7.36 |
| 4 | Brock PurdyQB · SF | 316 | 0.20 | 53.2% | 8.40 |
| 5 | Jared GoffQB · DET | 619 | 0.18 | 48.6% | 5.80 |
| 6 | Dak PrescottQB · DAL | 656 | 0.17 | 48.6% | 6.25 |
| 7 | Patrick MahomesQB · KC | 589 | 0.17 | 49.9% | 7.17 |
| 8 | Josh AllenQB · BUF | 554 | 0.16 | 48.4% | 6.83 |
| 9 | Daniel JonesQB · IND | 431 | 0.15 | 50.3% | 5.81 |
| 10 | Sam DarnoldQB · SEA | 516 | 0.13 | 52.5% | 3.70 |
| 11 | Bo NixQB · DEN | 674 | 0.12 | 45.1% | 4.46 |
| 12 | C.J. StroudQB · HOU | 471 | 0.11 | 46.1% | 4.27 |
| 13 | Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI | 637 | 0.11 | 44.7% | 3.17 |
| 14 | Joe BurrowQB · CIN | 286 | 0.08 | 48.3% | 3.89 |
| 15 | Jalen HurtsQB · PHI | 526 | 0.08 | 44.3% | 3.10 |
| 16 | Trevor LawrenceQB · JAX | 643 | 0.08 | 47.0% | 3.67 |
| 17 | Lamar JacksonQB · BAL | 368 | 0.06 | 46.5% | 2.35 |
| 18 | Baker MayfieldQB · TB | 626 | 0.06 | 44.9% | 2.23 |
| 19 | Justin HerbertQB · LAC | 615 | 0.05 | 46.7% | 2.07 |
| 20 | Jaxson DartQB · NYG | 413 | 0.05 | 44.5% | 2.40 |
| 21 | Michael PenixQB · ATL | 303 | 0.03 | 46.2% | 1.02 |
| 22 | Aaron RodgersQB · PIT | 539 | 0.03 | 43.0% | 0.94 |
| 23 | Marcus MariotaQB · WAS | 262 | 0.03 | 48.1% | 0.48 |
| 24 | Tua TagovailoaQB · MIA | 426 | 0.02 | 44.4% | 0.04 |
| 25 | Jacoby BrissettQB · ARI | 552 | -0.00 | 45.3% | 0.09 |
| 26 | Tyler ShoughQB · NO | 376 | -0.00 | 44.7% | -0.18 |
| 27 | Bryce YoungQB · CAR | 539 | -0.01 | 43.8% | -0.81 |
| 28 | Justin FieldsQB · NYJ | 261 | -0.05 | 42.9% | -1.07 |
| 29 | Geno SmithQB · LV | 521 | -0.13 | 42.4% | -4.88 |
| 30 | J.J. McCarthyQB · MIN | 290 | -0.15 | 41.7% | -4.21 |
| 31 | Cameron WardQB · TEN | 615 | -0.17 | 37.9% | -5.96 |
| 32 | Shedeur SandersQB · CLE | 253 | -0.24 | 36.8% | -7.56 |
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