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 Dak Prescott DAL 16 89.1 83.6 79.9 94.8 69.4 74.8 5.5 388 596 65.1 4902 8.2 30 11 1.8 229 38.4 52.3 52 277 3 19 46.2 6
2 Russell Wilson SEA 16 85.0 79.3 77.9 83.5 71.8 76.1 5.7 341 516 66.1 4110 8.0 31 5 1.0 190 36.8 49.6 75 342 3 17 41.3 8
3 Patrick Mahomes KAN 14 82.5 79.6 83.7 67.1 65.3 58.9 2.9 319 484 65.9 4031 8.3 26 5 1.0 176 36.4 50.9 43 218 2 15 41.9 3
4 Lamar Jackson BAL 15 80.4 70.6 76.1 53.9 94.2 99.0 9.8 265 401 66.1 3127 7.8 36 6 1.5 161 40.1 50.5 176 1206 7 71 58.0 9
5 Drew Brees NOR 11 78.5 78.5 90.7 41.9 15.3 6.5 0.0 281 378 74.3 2979 7.9 27 4 1.1 159 42.1 56.2 9 -4 1 2 22.2 0
6 Ryan Tannehill TEN 12 75.2 70.7 86.5 23.5 80.5 60.6 4.5 201 286 70.3 2742 9.6 22 6 2.1 126 44.1 51.4 43 185 4 14 46.5 5
7 Derek Carr OAK 16 74.9 74.9 78.1 65.3 30.5 37.4 0.0 361 513 70.4 4054 7.9 21 8 1.6 191 37.2 50.7 27 82 2 7 33.3 7
8 Deshaun Watson HOU 15 73.0 65.4 65.0 66.5 86.0 92.3 7.6 333 495 67.3 3852 7.8 26 12 2.4 191 38.6 49.4 82 413 7 29 48.8 10
9 Kirk Cousins MIN 15 72.5 72.5 78.2 55.5 36.3 29.2 0.0 307 444 69.1 3603 8.1 26 6 1.4 165 37.2 50.4 31 63 1 8 41.9 10
10 Jimmy Garoppolo SFO 16 70.7 70.7 69.8 73.2 39.0 33.1 0.0 329 476 69.1 3978 8.4 27 13 2.7 193 40.5 48.6 46 62 1 13 32.6 10
11 Jameis Winston TAM 16 64.4 63.2 51.2 99.0 49.5 63.9 1.2 380 626 60.7 5109 8.2 33 30 4.8 243 38.8 46.7 59 250 1 18 37.3 12
12 Philip Rivers LAC 16 61.7 61.7 56.0 79.0 8.7 7.1 0.0 390 591 66.0 4615 7.8 23 20 3.4 217 36.7 49.6 12 29 0 2 25.0 8
13 Carson Wentz PHI 16 61.5 59.3 52.7 79.0 60.3 65.8 2.3 388 607 63.9 4039 6.7 27 7 1.2 213 35.1 48.4 62 243 1 21 62.9 16
14 Matt Ryan ATL 15 61.2 61.2 53.7 83.5 38.5 42.3 0.0 408 616 66.2 4466 7.3 26 14 2.3 228 37.0 46.5 34 147 1 10 50.0 9
15 Matthew Stafford DET 8 60.6 60.6 76.1 14.0 33.7 21.8 0.0 187 291 64.3 2499 8.6 19 5 1.7 117 40.2 48.9 20 66 0 5 40.0 5
16 Jared Goff LAR 16 56.7 56.7 49.2 79.4 17.4 22.7 0.0 394 626 62.9 4638 7.4 22 16 2.6 220 35.1 47.7 33 40 2 5 30.3 10
17 Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 54.2 54.2 49.6 68.1 43.5 42.4 0.0 353 569 62.0 4002 7.0 26 4 0.7 189 33.2 44.0 46 183 1 9 34.8 4
18 Ryan Fitzpatrick MIA 15 43.8 41.6 40.2 45.5 66.0 70.8 2.3 311 502 62.0 3529 7.0 20 13 2.6 182 36.3 45.0 54 243 4 16 51.9 9
19 Tom Brady NWE 16 43.7 43.7 33.6 74.0 25.5 29.5 0.0 373 613 60.8 4057 6.6 24 8 1.3 193 31.5 44.1 26 34 3 8 34.6 4
20 Kyler Murray ARI 16 41.8 37.2 34.0 46.8 90.5 92.3 4.6 349 542 64.4 3722 6.9 20 12 2.2 173 31.9 43.7 93 544 4 27 48.4 5
21 Kyle Allen CAR 13 38.8 38.8 39.2 37.6 31.1 42.4 0.0 303 489 62.0 3322 6.8 17 16 3.3 188 38.4 46.7 32 106 2 9 31.3 13
22 Gardner Minshew II JAX 14 36.1 34.3 33.3 37.3 66.3 68.5 1.8 285 470 60.6 3271 7.0 21 6 1.3 150 31.9 41.9 67 344 0 20 43.3 12
23 Case Keenum WAS 10 33.2 33.2 43.7 1.6 12.4 8.1 0.0 160 247 64.8 1707 6.9 11 5 2.0 83 33.6 46.2 9 12 1 2 33.3 6
24 Baker Mayfield CLE 16 32.5 32.0 24.5 54.5 56.3 54.4 0.5 317 534 59.4 3827 7.2 22 21 3.9 179 33.5 42.5 28 141 3 15 57.1 6
25 Jacoby Brissett IND 15 29.9 27.7 31.0 17.7 79.4 72.7 2.2 272 447 60.9 2942 6.6 18 6 1.3 143 32.0 42.8 56 228 4 20 55.4 7
26 Joe Flacco DEN 8 28.8 28.8 36.9 4.5 16.5 7.4 0.0 171 262 65.3 1822 7.0 6 5 1.9 86 32.8 42.0 12 20 0 4 41.7 8
27 Sam Darnold NYJ 13 27.1 27.1 28.2 23.7 25.5 28.7 0.0 273 441 61.9 3024 6.9 19 13 2.9 147 33.3 43.7 33 62 2 6 27.3 11
28 Mitchell Trubisky CHI 15 25.5 25.2 24.0 28.5 56.0 53.4 0.4 326 516 63.2 3138 6.1 17 10 1.9 156 30.2 43.3 48 193 2 12 43.8 5
29 Josh Allen BUF 16 24.2 21.5 19.1 28.7 88.1 95.8 2.7 271 461 58.8 3089 6.7 20 9 2.0 146 31.7 41.7 109 510 9 42 54.1 14
30 Andy Dalton CIN 13 21.6 21.6 17.3 34.5 41.0 48.5 0.0 314 528 59.5 3494 6.6 16 14 2.7 170 32.2 42.7 32 73 4 12 43.8 8
31 Daniel Jones NYG 13 19.5 18.2 13.0 34.0 71.0 76.3 1.3 284 459 61.9 3027 6.6 24 12 2.6 140 30.5 41.0 45 279 2 21 66.7 19
32 Mason Rudolph PIT 10 6.3 6.3 7.3 3.5 34.7 17.3 0.0 176 283 62.2 1765 6.2 13 9 3.2 80 28.3 40.6 21 42 0 6 33.3 4