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 Patrick Mahomes KAN 17 98.5 93.1 90.8 100.0 64.2 75.0 5.4 435 648 67.1 5250 8.1 41 12 1.9 272 42.0 54.6 61 358 4 25 59.0 5
2 Joe Burrow CIN 16 84.7 80.0 77.0 89.2 66.7 73.0 4.7 414 606 68.3 4475 7.4 35 12 2.0 219 36.1 50.1 75 257 5 27 49.3 6
3 Jared Goff DET 17 84.6 84.6 84.4 85.5 10.0 13.9 0.0 382 587 65.1 4438 7.6 29 7 1.2 227 38.7 50.3 29 73 0 5 24.1 7
4 Jalen Hurts PHI 15 84.1 74.8 77.2 67.5 88.6 95.3 9.4 306 460 66.5 3701 8.0 22 6 1.3 165 35.9 46.4 165 760 13 67 59.4 9
5 Josh Allen BUF 16 82.8 74.9 71.4 85.5 78.9 92.5 7.9 359 567 63.3 4283 7.6 35 14 2.5 212 37.4 52.2 124 762 7 55 61.3 13
6 Geno Smith SEA 17 79.1 75.9 74.1 81.6 61.7 65.9 3.1 399 572 69.8 4282 7.5 30 11 1.9 206 36.0 48.2 68 366 1 24 55.9 8
7 Tua Tagovailoa MIA 13 77.3 77.3 80.5 68.0 18.0 9.7 0.0 259 400 64.8 3548 8.9 25 8 2.0 162 40.5 49.9 23 70 0 4 34.8 6
8 Jimmy Garoppolo SFO 11 76.8 76.8 91.2 33.3 42.5 28.4 0.0 207 308 67.2 2437 7.9 16 4 1.3 114 37.0 53.1 23 33 2 12 47.8 3
9 Trevor Lawrence JAX 17 69.0 65.1 61.9 74.8 64.1 76.1 3.8 387 584 66.3 4113 7.0 25 8 1.4 206 35.3 48.1 62 291 5 27 59.7 12
10 Kirk Cousins MIN 17 64.8 64.8 56.4 89.8 25.0 40.6 0.0 424 643 65.9 4547 7.1 29 14 2.2 230 35.8 46.3 31 97 2 11 38.7 7
11 Tom Brady TAM 17 64.2 64.2 56.2 88.3 11.2 9.5 0.0 490 733 66.8 4694 6.4 25 9 1.2 237 32.3 49.5 29 -1 1 5 17.2 5
12 Justin Herbert LAC 17 63.8 63.8 55.5 88.6 35.2 43.8 0.0 477 699 68.2 4739 6.8 25 10 1.4 228 32.6 46.3 54 147 0 17 40.7 8
13 Daniel Jones NYG 16 62.5 55.9 57.7 50.5 88.1 90.3 6.6 317 472 67.2 3205 6.8 15 5 1.1 156 33.1 45.7 120 708 7 57 59.2 6
14 Andy Dalton NOR 14 61.2 61.2 65.6 47.8 22.0 11.1 0.0 252 378 66.7 2871 7.6 18 9 2.4 135 35.7 48.9 30 54 0 6 33.3 5
15 Dak Prescott DAL 12 59.2 58.0 60.9 49.4 62.2 51.2 1.2 261 394 66.2 2860 7.3 23 15 3.8 142 36.0 51.7 45 182 1 19 51.1 4
16 Ryan Tannehill TEN 12 56.8 56.6 65.6 29.4 52.5 44.1 0.2 212 325 65.2 2536 7.8 13 6 1.8 116 35.7 45.3 34 98 2 12 44.1 3
17 Aaron Rodgers GNB 17 48.5 48.5 40.2 73.1 23.1 30.2 0.0 350 542 64.6 3695 6.8 26 12 2.2 177 32.7 45.1 34 94 1 9 32.4 8
18 Jacoby Brissett CLE 16 48.2 45.5 50.0 32.0 72.5 66.9 2.7 236 369 64.0 2608 7.1 12 6 1.6 129 35.0 44.5 49 243 2 28 65.3 6
19 Marcus Mariota ATL 13 45.5 41.5 47.7 23.0 80.5 83.4 4.0 184 300 61.3 2219 7.4 15 9 3.0 111 37.0 45.1 85 438 4 30 57.6 8
20 Matthew Stafford LAR 9 43.1 43.1 54.0 10.5 11.4 7.8 0.0 206 303 68.0 2087 6.9 10 8 2.6 105 34.7 49.7 13 9 1 3 38.5 5
21 Lamar Jackson BAL 12 39.8 35.6 37.9 28.6 90.9 88.8 4.3 203 326 62.3 2242 6.9 17 7 2.1 105 32.2 44.6 112 764 3 47 64.3 5
22 Matt Ryan IND 12 37.4 37.4 34.8 45.0 20.3 23.1 0.0 309 461 67.0 3057 6.6 14 13 2.8 156 33.8 44.9 27 70 1 9 37.0 15
23 Kyler Murray ARI 11 37.1 34.7 37.2 27.2 73.1 73.9 2.4 259 390 66.4 2368 6.1 14 7 1.8 119 30.5 45.1 67 418 3 23 61.2 8
24 Russell Wilson DEN 15 35.6 34.2 27.6 54.2 60.8 66.2 1.4 292 483 60.5 3524 7.3 16 11 2.3 142 29.4 36.2 55 277 3 21 50.9 6
25 Taylor Heinicke WAS 9 35.6 35.6 44.1 10.2 43.1 27.0 0.0 161 259 62.2 1859 7.2 12 6 2.3 93 35.9 43.2 28 96 1 6 46.4 7
26 Derek Carr LVR 15 35.0 35.0 26.1 61.9 32.8 34.4 0.0 305 502 60.8 3522 7.0 24 14 2.8 161 32.1 42.3 24 102 0 10 50.0 4
27 Mac Jones NWE 14 27.7 27.7 23.8 39.4 40.5 42.2 0.0 288 442 65.2 2997 6.8 14 11 2.5 127 28.7 41.4 47 102 1 12 34.0 5
28 Kenny Pickett PIT 13 25.5 24.1 24.8 21.9 75.6 63.0 1.4 245 389 63.0 2404 6.2 7 9 2.3 123 31.6 44.0 55 237 3 23 60.0 4
29 Justin Fields CHI 15 21.4 18.9 16.4 26.4 89.7 98.4 2.5 192 318 60.4 2242 7.1 17 11 3.5 91 28.6 36.7 160 1143 8 65 56.3 16
30 Davis Mills HOU 15 21.0 21.0 11.2 50.6 25.0 44.7 0.0 292 479 61.0 3118 6.5 17 15 3.1 135 28.2 40.0 32 108 2 8 28.1 8
31 Zach Wilson NYJ 9 13.8 13.7 18.3 0.0 55.0 35.2 0.1 132 242 54.5 1688 7.0 6 7 2.9 73 30.2 37.7 28 102 1 7 42.9 1
32 Carson Wentz WAS 8 13.3 13.3 15.7 5.9 33.9 18.6 0.0 172 276 62.3 1755 6.4 11 9 3.3 85 30.8 42.4 22 86 1 4 50.0 6
33 Baker Mayfield 2TM 12 13.1 13.1 13.8 11.1 30.8 25.8 0.0 201 335 60.0 2163 6.5 10 8 2.4 94 28.1 38.0 31 89 1 7 29.0 9