2023 season · Quarterbacks, 29 qualifiers

Quarterback-Fault Sack Rate

Quarterback-Fault Sack Rate — 2023 NFL rankings, updated Sep 29, 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.

Quarterback-Fault Sack Rate, 2023 NFL season
#PlayerOwn Sk%Own SkDBListen
1Lamar JacksonBAL4.5%22494
2Zach WilsonNYJ4.1%17413
3Dak PrescottDAL4.0%25631
4Sam HowellWAS3.7%25679
5Bryce YoungCAR3.1%18589
6Desmond RidderATL3.1%13420
7Brock PurdySF3.0%14469
8Kenny PickettPIT2.9%10347
9Jalen HurtsPHI2.8%16575
10Kirk CousinsMIN2.5%8326
11Baker MayfieldTB2.3%14609
12Geno SmithSEA2.3%12528
13Aidan O'ConnellLV2.2%8367
14Matthew StaffordLAR2.2%12551
15Tua TagovailoaMIA2.2%13589
16Joe BurrowCIN2.1%8388
17Russell WilsonDEN2.0%10491
18Justin HerbertLAC1.9%9486
19Jordan LoveGB1.8%11609
20Josh AllenBUF1.8%11604
21Joshua DobbsMIN1.8%8450
22C.J. StroudHOU1.5%8534
23Derek CarrNO1.5%9581
24Jared GoffDET1.4%9636
25Justin FieldsCHI1.4%6416
26Patrick MahomesKC1.4%9622
27Gardner MinshewIND1.3%7527
28Trevor LawrenceJAX1.3%8602
29Mac JonesNE1.1%4368

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