Final Results

Qualification: minimum 224 pass attempts (14 per scheduled game).

How QER is calculated

QER starts with the Pass Score, then adds a gated bonus for above-average rushing efficiency and production. The bonus is worth up to 15 points and is scaled by passing quality, so running complements passing rather than replacing it. A quarterback is never penalized for not running, and the final rating is capped at 100. All percentiles are calculated among qualified quarterbacks from the same season.

QER = min(100, Pass Score + Rush Bonus)

Pass Score

The Pass Score combines Passing Efficiency (75%) with Production (25%).

Passing Efficiency

  • Success percentage (30% of Passing Efficiency): How often pass plays meet the success criteria for the down and distance.
  • Yards per attempt (25%): Passing yards gained per attempt, rewarding efficient downfield production.
  • Interception avoidance (20%): Rewards a lower percentage of attempts resulting in interceptions.
  • Passing first-down percentage (15%): The percentage of attempts that produce a first down.
  • Completion percentage (10%): The percentage of pass attempts completed.

Production

  • Passing yards (50% of Production): Total passing yardage over the season.
  • Passing touchdowns (30%): Total touchdown passes.
  • Passing first downs (20%): Total first downs produced through the air.

Rush Efficiency

Rushing production is measured per quarterback play, where QB plays = pass attempts + sacks + rushing attempts. This prevents a small number of carries from dominating the rating.

  • Successful rushes per QB play (30% of Rush Score): Estimated successful carries based on rushing attempts and rushing success percentage.
  • Rushing first downs per QB play (25%): How often rushing creates a first down.
  • Rushing yards per QB play (25%): Rushing production relative to the quarterback’s total workload.
  • Rushing touchdowns per QB play (10%): Rushing scoring production relative to total workload.
  • Fumble avoidance per QB play (10%): Rewards quarterbacks who protect the football across their total workload.

Rush Production

Season-long rushing production is measured separately from efficiency:

  • Rushing yards (50% of Rush Production): Total rushing yardage.
  • Rushing first downs (30%): Total first downs gained on the ground.
  • Rushing touchdowns (20%): Total rushing touchdowns.

Rush Bonus

Only Rush Score and Rush Production percentiles above 50 receive credit. Each above-average score is rescaled from 0 to 1. The efficiency portion is worth up to eight points and the production portion up to seven points. Their combined value is multiplied by the Passing Gate (Pass Score / 100).

Rush Bonus = Passing Gate × (8 × Rush Efficiency Index + 7 × Rush Production Index)

This allows an elite passer and runner to earn as many as 15 bonus points, while a weak passer receives only a small portion of the same rushing value. Below-average or nonexistent rushing earns no bonus and never lowers QER.

Rank Player Team G QER Pass Score Pass Efficiency Production Rush Score Rush Production Rush Bonus Cmp Att Cmp% Yds Y/A TD Int Int% 1D 1D% Succ% Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Rush 1D Rush Succ% Fumbles
1 Patrick Mahomes KAN 16 90.5 86.7 83.0 97.8 60.0 69.7 3.8 383 580 66.0 5097 8.8 50 12 2.1 237 40.9 54.1 60 272 2 17 53.3 9
2 Drew Brees NOR 15 86.9 86.9 93.2 68.1 41.2 36.1 0.0 364 489 74.4 3992 8.2 32 5 1.0 197 40.3 57.3 31 22 4 11 38.7 5
3 Matt Ryan ATL 16 85.9 85.2 82.6 93.0 48.4 56.4 0.8 422 608 69.4 4924 8.1 35 7 1.2 236 38.8 51.7 33 125 3 15 57.6 10
4 Philip Rivers LAC 16 81.3 81.3 81.9 79.7 13.0 5.2 0.0 347 508 68.3 4308 8.5 32 12 2.4 211 41.5 52.0 18 7 0 1 16.7 2
5 Jared Goff LAR 16 77.1 77.1 73.8 87.2 29.7 41.2 0.0 364 561 64.9 4688 8.4 32 12 2.1 233 41.5 50.7 43 108 2 9 32.6 12
6 Deshaun Watson HOU 16 76.8 68.5 68.5 68.4 86.6 95.3 8.4 345 505 68.3 4165 8.2 26 9 1.8 202 40.0 46.4 99 551 5 33 52.5 9
7 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 16 71.3 71.3 63.0 96.2 40.3 48.8 0.0 452 675 67.0 5129 7.6 34 16 2.4 248 36.7 50.9 31 98 3 13 51.6 7
8 Andrew Luck IND 16 70.4 70.4 63.4 91.2 40.9 48.3 0.0 430 639 67.3 4593 7.2 39 15 2.3 236 36.9 53.0 46 148 0 12 39.1 6
9 Tom Brady NWE 16 67.9 67.9 64.7 77.5 30.0 31.1 0.0 375 570 65.8 4355 7.6 29 11 1.9 205 36.0 51.8 23 35 2 10 43.5 4
10 Carson Wentz PHI 11 66.7 66.7 75.2 41.1 36.9 22.5 0.0 279 401 69.6 3074 7.7 21 7 1.7 159 39.7 50.7 34 93 0 8 44.1 9
11 Kirk Cousins MIN 16 62.5 62.5 58.3 75.3 38.8 44.5 0.0 425 606 70.1 4298 7.1 30 10 1.7 218 36.0 49.4 44 123 1 12 36.4 9
12 Ryan Fitzpatrick TAM 8 61.3 59.0 72.5 18.4 71.1 53.8 2.3 164 246 66.7 2366 9.6 17 12 4.9 113 45.9 51.9 36 152 2 9 44.4 4
13 Russell Wilson SEA 16 58.6 55.4 54.1 59.2 68.1 70.3 3.2 280 427 65.6 3448 8.1 35 7 1.6 156 36.5 44.1 67 376 0 23 50.7 10
14 Cam Newton CAR 14 58.0 51.5 52.0 49.8 90.3 93.8 6.5 320 471 67.9 3395 7.2 24 13 2.8 180 38.2 49.8 101 488 4 36 48.5 6
15 Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 57.6 54.9 48.3 74.7 63.0 70.0 2.7 372 597 62.3 4442 7.4 25 2 0.3 200 33.5 45.8 43 269 2 20 69.8 6
16 Derek Carr OAK 16 56.2 56.2 56.2 56.1 14.1 21.4 0.0 381 553 68.9 4049 7.3 19 10 1.8 197 35.6 48.5 24 47 1 5 29.2 12
17 Dak Prescott DAL 16 55.9 51.9 50.8 55.3 69.4 82.8 4.0 356 526 67.7 3885 7.4 22 8 1.5 184 35.0 45.2 75 305 6 25 46.7 12
18 Jameis Winston TAM 11 54.0 51.1 56.2 35.5 70.6 67.8 3.0 244 378 64.6 2992 7.9 19 14 3.7 152 40.2 50.6 49 281 1 19 53.1 7
19 Mitchell Trubisky CHI 14 50.3 45.4 45.6 44.5 84.1 88.8 4.9 289 434 66.6 3223 7.4 24 12 2.8 151 34.8 48.9 68 421 3 29 58.8 6
20 Marcus Mariota TEN 14 49.8 45.4 54.7 17.7 84.1 79.1 4.3 228 331 68.9 2528 7.6 11 8 2.4 121 36.6 46.4 64 357 2 26 56.3 9
21 Eli Manning NYG 16 46.7 46.7 40.2 66.4 15.0 15.2 0.0 380 576 66.0 4299 7.5 21 11 1.9 205 35.6 43.0 15 20 1 5 46.7 7
22 Baker Mayfield CLE 14 45.2 45.2 42.0 55.0 38.4 32.7 0.0 310 486 63.8 3725 7.7 27 14 2.9 171 35.2 46.0 39 131 0 8 38.5 7
23 Nick Mullens SFO 8 42.9 42.9 53.4 11.4 11.7 3.6 0.0 176 274 64.2 2277 8.3 13 10 3.6 106 38.7 47.4 18 -16 0 1 5.6 2
24 Matthew Stafford DET 16 41.8 41.8 38.1 52.7 23.8 20.2 0.0 367 555 66.1 3777 6.8 21 11 2.0 197 35.5 45.7 25 71 0 8 44.0 6
25 Andy Dalton CIN 11 35.2 35.2 36.1 32.3 30.9 22.2 0.0 226 365 61.9 2566 7.0 21 11 3.0 132 36.2 48.4 16 99 0 4 37.5 1
26 Case Keenum DEN 16 27.1 27.1 19.8 49.1 29.4 40.0 0.0 365 586 62.3 3890 6.6 18 15 2.6 179 30.5 44.5 26 93 2 11 46.2 11
27 Joe Flacco BAL 9 26.2 26.2 29.3 16.9 41.4 22.7 0.0 232 379 61.2 2465 6.5 12 6 1.6 119 31.4 44.8 19 45 0 10 57.9 3
28 Alex Smith WAS 10 25.1 24.2 30.5 5.2 65.3 59.8 0.9 205 328 62.5 2180 6.6 10 5 1.5 106 32.3 43.7 41 168 1 15 48.8 6
29 Blake Bortles JAX 13 23.2 21.5 20.6 24.2 76.2 77.2 1.7 243 403 60.3 2718 6.7 13 11 2.7 126 31.3 44.7 58 365 1 28 60.3 8
30 Sam Darnold NYJ 13 18.6 18.2 14.7 28.8 58.6 54.2 0.4 239 414 57.7 2865 6.9 17 15 3.6 130 31.4 43.2 44 138 1 16 38.6 5
31 Ryan Tannehill MIA 11 18.1 18.0 21.2 8.1 54.4 40.6 0.1 176 274 64.2 1979 7.2 17 9 3.3 92 33.6 42.1 32 145 0 9 40.6 5
32 Josh Rosen ARI 14 5.2 5.2 3.3 11.1 32.5 35.0 0.0 217 393 55.2 2278 5.8 11 14 3.6 112 28.5 36.3 23 138 0 8 39.1 10
33 Josh Allen BUF 12 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.0 91.9 100.0 0.4 169 320 52.8 2074 6.5 10 12 3.8 89 27.8 37.1 89 631 8 41 59.6 8