Final Results

Qualification: minimum 238 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 Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 86.4 86.4 89.8 76.3 36.7 35.2 0.0 366 531 68.9 4115 7.7 37 4 0.8 213 40.1 50.6 33 101 3 10 36.4 3
2 Patrick Mahomes KAN 17 85.7 81.1 78.1 90.3 61.7 76.8 4.6 436 658 66.3 4839 7.4 37 13 2.0 260 39.5 53.2 66 381 2 25 50.0 9
3 Tom Brady TAM 17 83.6 83.6 78.1 100.0 29.8 29.8 0.0 485 719 67.5 5316 7.4 43 12 1.7 269 37.4 52.6 28 81 2 14 53.6 4
4 Justin Herbert LAC 17 82.5 77.1 71.1 95.0 70.0 77.7 5.5 443 672 65.9 5014 7.5 38 15 2.2 256 38.1 51.1 63 302 3 28 58.7 1
5 Dak Prescott DAL 16 81.6 81.6 81.2 82.7 18.2 33.3 0.0 410 596 68.8 4449 7.5 37 10 1.7 227 38.1 51.4 48 146 1 7 27.1 14
6 Matthew Stafford LAR 17 80.1 80.1 75.8 93.0 15.5 7.5 0.0 404 601 67.2 4886 8.1 41 17 2.8 233 38.8 52.6 32 43 0 8 31.3 5
7 Kyler Murray ARI 14 77.4 70.6 75.2 57.0 77.5 87.2 6.8 333 481 69.2 3787 7.9 24 10 2.1 172 35.8 49.6 88 423 5 25 53.4 13
8 Joe Burrow CIN 16 74.0 74.0 72.2 79.3 40.8 41.5 0.0 366 520 70.4 4611 8.9 34 14 2.7 202 38.8 47.6 40 118 2 14 40.0 5
9 Derek Carr LVR 17 71.4 71.4 69.4 77.3 19.5 22.8 0.0 428 626 68.4 4804 7.7 23 14 2.2 217 34.7 49.7 40 108 0 9 40.0 13
10 Jimmy Garoppolo SFO 15 70.7 70.7 76.2 54.3 37.5 34.0 0.0 301 441 68.3 3810 8.6 20 12 2.7 172 39.0 50.4 38 51 3 15 47.4 8
11 Kirk Cousins MIN 16 65.6 65.6 63.6 71.7 25.5 26.5 0.0 372 561 66.3 4221 7.5 33 7 1.2 192 34.2 46.2 29 115 1 8 48.3 12
12 Josh Allen BUF 17 63.6 56.5 48.5 80.3 90.2 94.3 7.1 409 646 63.3 4407 6.8 36 15 2.3 234 36.2 49.4 122 763 6 54 61.5 8
13 Mac Jones NWE 17 55.7 55.4 54.8 57.5 52.5 45.0 0.2 352 521 67.6 3801 7.3 22 13 2.5 177 34.0 49.0 44 129 0 22 52.3 7
14 Russell Wilson SEA 14 54.2 53.0 57.8 38.7 59.5 54.3 1.1 259 400 64.8 3113 7.8 25 6 1.5 135 33.8 44.6 43 183 2 17 44.2 6
15 Ryan Tannehill TEN 17 53.8 49.8 48.7 53.0 74.3 79.7 4.0 357 531 67.2 3734 7.0 21 14 2.6 192 36.2 46.2 55 270 7 33 65.5 10
16 Matt Ryan ATL 17 52.5 52.5 49.8 60.3 18.7 20.2 0.0 375 560 67.0 3968 7.1 20 12 2.1 195 34.8 46.0 40 82 1 9 30.0 11
17 Teddy Bridgewater DEN 14 48.9 48.6 54.8 30.0 53.8 39.5 0.3 285 426 66.9 3052 7.2 18 7 1.6 146 34.3 46.0 30 106 2 16 60.0 1
18 Lamar Jackson BAL 12 45.5 40.7 47.6 20.2 91.2 87.0 4.8 246 382 64.4 2882 7.5 16 13 3.4 135 35.3 46.9 133 767 2 48 56.4 6
19 Jared Goff DET 14 44.8 44.8 47.5 36.7 11.3 12.3 0.0 332 494 67.2 3245 6.6 19 8 1.6 162 32.8 46.9 17 87 0 4 29.4 9
20 Tua Tagovailoa MIA 13 44.1 44.1 52.8 17.8 47.3 46.0 0.0 263 388 67.8 2653 6.8 16 10 2.6 137 35.3 50.2 42 128 3 13 40.5 9
21 Carson Wentz IND 17 42.2 41.5 38.5 50.7 55.8 55.3 0.7 322 516 62.4 3563 6.9 27 7 1.4 165 32.0 44.0 57 215 1 21 49.1 8
22 Jalen Hurts PHI 15 39.3 34.5 36.4 28.8 93.5 100.0 4.8 265 432 61.3 3144 7.3 16 9 2.1 143 33.1 43.9 139 784 10 56 61.9 9
23 Taylor Heinicke WAS 16 35.4 34.0 31.5 41.7 64.7 62.2 1.4 321 494 65.0 3419 6.9 20 15 3.0 167 33.8 44.9 60 313 1 20 46.7 7
24 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 16 33.5 33.5 26.2 55.2 4.7 5.3 0.0 390 605 64.5 3740 6.2 22 10 1.7 188 31.1 42.6 20 5 1 3 20.0 11
25 Baker Mayfield CLE 14 29.0 29.0 29.9 26.3 44.0 38.7 0.0 253 418 60.5 3010 7.2 17 13 3.1 143 34.2 44.3 37 134 1 12 48.6 6
26 Daniel Jones NYG 11 24.8 23.5 28.8 7.7 74.0 61.2 1.3 232 361 64.3 2428 6.7 10 7 1.9 116 32.1 43.9 62 298 2 16 48.4 7
27 Davis Mills HOU 13 24.5 24.5 27.0 16.8 14.8 6.7 0.0 263 394 66.8 2664 6.8 16 10 2.5 118 29.9 44.0 18 44 0 5 38.9 5
28 Trevor Lawrence JAX 17 21.9 20.8 15.0 38.3 62.5 72.7 1.1 359 602 59.6 3641 6.0 12 17 2.8 177 29.4 44.6 73 334 2 22 50.7 9
29 Justin Fields CHI 12 9.5 8.8 11.7 0.0 80.2 76.0 0.7 159 270 58.9 1870 6.9 7 10 3.7 83 30.7 38.2 72 420 2 22 48.6 12
30 Sam Darnold CAR 12 8.7 8.2 7.9 9.2 72.8 67.8 0.5 243 406 59.9 2527 6.2 9 13 3.2 123 30.3 41.0 48 222 5 20 60.4 9
31 Zach Wilson NYJ 13 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.8 51.5 53.5 0.0 213 383 55.6 2334 6.1 9 11 2.9 112 29.2 37.0 29 185 4 10 44.8 5