Quarterback-Fault Sack Rate
Quarterback-Fault Sack Rate — 2023 NFL rankings, updated Nov 12, 2026. Lamar Jackson (BAL) took more sacks of his own making than any other quarterback, on 4.5% of his dropbacks across 29 qualifying players. Based on verified play-level charting from FTN Data via nflverse, regular season only. Through the 2023 season.
Not every sack belongs to the offensive line. Charters mark the ones where the quarterback held the ball past the play's expiry, drifted up into pressure that was going to miss him, or missed an open receiver with time to throw. As a share of dropbacks that is the portion of a team's sack total the passer carries himself, and it is the reason two quarterbacks behind identical protection can post sack numbers that look nothing alike.
| # | Player | Own Sk% | Own Sk | DB | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamar Jackson | 4.5% | 22 | 493 | Read |
| 2 | Zach Wilson | 4.1% | 17 | 411 | |
| 3 | Dak Prescott | 4.0% | 25 | 629 | Read |
| 4 | Sam Howell | 3.7% | 25 | 677 | |
| 5 | Bryce Young | 3.1% | 18 | 588 | Read |
| 6 | Desmond Ridder | 3.1% | 13 | 417 | |
| 7 | Brock Purdy | 3.0% | 14 | 469 | Read |
| 8 | Kenny Pickett | 2.9% | 10 | 346 | |
| 9 | Jalen Hurts | 2.8% | 16 | 574 | Read |
| 10 | Kirk Cousins | 2.5% | 8 | 326 | Read |
| 11 | Baker Mayfield | 2.3% | 14 | 606 | Read |
| 12 | Geno Smith | 2.3% | 12 | 526 | Read |
| 13 | Aidan O'Connell | 2.2% | 8 | 366 | |
| 14 | Matthew Stafford | 2.2% | 12 | 548 | Read |
| 15 | Tua Tagovailoa | 2.2% | 13 | 587 | Read |
| 16 | Joe Burrow | 2.1% | 8 | 388 | Read |
| 17 | Russell Wilson | 2.0% | 10 | 488 | |
| 18 | Justin Herbert | 1.9% | 9 | 485 | Read |
| 19 | Jordan Love | 1.8% | 11 | 607 | Read |
| 20 | Josh Allen | 1.8% | 11 | 601 | Read |
| 21 | Joshua Dobbs | 1.8% | 8 | 447 | |
| 22 | Derek Carr | 1.6% | 9 | 579 | |
| 23 | C.J. Stroud | 1.5% | 8 | 531 | Read |
| 24 | Jared Goff | 1.4% | 9 | 631 | Read |
| 25 | Justin Fields | 1.4% | 6 | 414 | |
| 26 | Patrick Mahomes | 1.4% | 9 | 622 | Read |
| 27 | Gardner Minshew | 1.3% | 7 | 524 | |
| 28 | Trevor Lawrence | 1.3% | 8 | 599 | Read |
| 29 | Mac Jones | 1.1% | 4 | 367 |
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