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 Drake Maye NWE 17 100.0 92.4 92.6 91.8 79.7 88.6 9.4 354 492 72.0 4394 8.9 31 8 1.6 203 41.3 54.7 103 450 4 38 47.6 8
2 Matthew Stafford LAR 17 89.8 89.8 86.4 100.0 6.5 2.4 0.0 388 597 65.0 4707 7.9 46 8 1.3 236 39.5 54.4 29 1 0 0 3.4 7
3 Jared Goff DET 17 82.7 82.7 78.1 96.4 14.1 16.1 0.0 393 578 68.0 4564 7.9 34 8 1.4 216 37.4 47.4 19 45 0 5 36.8 6
4 Josh Allen BUF 17 81.6 71.7 71.8 71.4 92.1 100.0 9.9 319 460 69.3 3668 8.0 25 10 2.2 177 38.5 48.2 112 579 14 46 58.0 7
5 Dak Prescott DAL 17 76.6 76.4 70.7 93.6 39.1 51.4 0.1 404 600 67.3 4552 7.6 30 10 1.7 220 36.7 48.2 53 177 2 15 43.4 6
6 Sam Darnold SEA 17 72.8 72.8 70.0 81.1 20.6 25.8 0.0 323 477 67.7 4048 8.5 25 14 2.9 178 37.3 50.0 35 95 0 10 40.0 11
7 Jordan Love GNB 15 72.6 72.6 76.4 61.2 40.6 45.5 0.0 291 439 66.3 3381 7.7 23 6 1.4 159 36.2 50.2 47 199 0 14 48.9 7
8 Daniel Jones IND 13 71.8 70.3 78.6 45.5 55.9 58.2 1.5 261 384 68.0 3101 8.1 19 8 2.1 149 38.8 52.0 45 164 5 19 53.3 9
9 Brock Purdy SFO 9 65.6 63.7 74.8 30.5 69.1 48.5 1.9 197 284 69.4 2167 7.6 20 10 3.5 130 45.8 55.3 33 147 3 16 57.6 3
10 Justin Herbert LAC 16 63.7 58.3 52.2 76.5 76.8 85.5 5.4 340 512 66.4 3727 7.3 26 13 2.5 175 34.2 47.2 83 498 2 34 57.8 7
11 Trevor Lawrence JAX 17 61.3 55.9 45.9 85.8 78.8 86.1 5.4 341 560 60.9 4007 7.2 29 12 2.1 194 34.6 45.8 82 359 9 40 57.3 5
12 Mac Jones SFO 11 59.4 59.4 73.0 18.6 38.0 22.6 0.0 201 289 69.6 2151 7.4 13 6 2.1 107 37.0 53.4 36 60 0 11 41.7 4
13 Patrick Mahomes KAN 14 58.0 53.0 49.8 62.7 78.5 84.1 4.9 315 502 62.7 3587 7.1 22 11 2.2 173 34.5 47.9 64 422 5 27 57.8 3
14 Lamar Jackson BAL 13 56.2 52.2 57.4 36.7 82.0 67.3 3.9 192 302 63.6 2549 8.4 21 7 2.3 109 36.1 46.2 67 349 2 24 47.8 7
15 Caleb Williams CHI 17 55.5 52.0 41.8 82.7 65.9 79.4 3.5 330 568 58.1 3942 6.9 27 7 1.2 187 32.9 42.9 77 388 3 28 55.8 9
16 Joe Burrow CIN 8 54.3 54.3 66.4 18.2 26.5 13.0 0.0 173 259 66.8 1809 7.0 17 5 1.9 100 38.6 51.8 14 41 0 5 42.9 0
17 Jacoby Brissett ARI 14 52.6 52.6 50.0 60.3 43.0 48.2 0.0 315 485 64.9 3366 6.9 23 8 1.6 165 34.0 45.8 38 168 1 16 52.6 5
18 Jalen Hurts PHI 16 51.0 46.0 42.0 57.7 85.5 87.0 5.0 294 454 64.8 3224 7.1 25 6 1.3 145 31.9 41.8 105 421 8 37 50.5 8
19 Michael Penix ATL 9 49.3 49.3 62.1 10.9 27.0 25.8 0.0 166 276 60.1 1982 7.2 9 3 1.1 99 35.9 46.4 21 70 1 5 38.1 4
20 Bo Nix DEN 17 48.9 46.2 35.5 78.3 64.1 75.2 2.7 388 612 63.4 3931 6.4 25 11 1.8 196 32.0 45.6 83 356 5 25 45.8 4
21 Tua Tagovailoa MIA 14 45.0 45.0 47.0 39.2 6.8 10.9 0.0 260 384 67.7 2660 6.9 20 15 3.9 142 37.0 46.4 20 43 0 1 15.0 8
22 C.J. Stroud HOU 14 44.6 43.6 44.5 40.9 56.8 58.5 1.0 273 423 64.5 3041 7.2 19 8 1.9 136 32.2 44.4 48 209 1 18 47.9 2
23 Tyler Shough NOR 11 42.4 41.9 49.0 20.5 55.8 52.3 0.5 221 327 67.6 2384 7.3 10 6 1.8 107 32.7 44.1 45 186 3 11 42.2 3
24 Aaron Rodgers PIT 16 40.1 40.1 34.7 56.4 18.9 22.0 0.0 327 498 65.7 3322 6.7 24 7 1.4 143 28.7 42.9 21 61 1 4 28.6 4
25 Baker Mayfield TAM 17 39.9 38.3 26.4 73.8 58.5 70.2 1.6 343 543 63.2 3693 6.8 26 11 2.0 172 31.7 42.5 55 382 1 27 56.4 11
26 Geno Smith LVR 15 36.5 36.5 34.8 41.8 33.2 30.9 0.0 302 448 67.4 3025 6.8 19 17 3.8 148 33.0 45.3 41 109 0 13 41.5 4
27 Jaxson Dart NYG 14 31.4 27.7 29.2 23.0 94.5 93.8 3.7 216 339 63.7 2272 6.7 15 5 1.5 102 30.1 41.7 86 487 9 38 66.3 5
28 Joe Flacco CIN 9 30.9 30.9 38.2 8.9 37.3 18.2 0.0 158 256 61.7 1664 6.5 13 4 1.6 80 31.2 46.0 21 35 1 9 42.9 3
29 Bryce Young CAR 16 30.1 29.7 23.5 48.2 45.9 61.2 0.5 304 478 63.6 3011 6.3 23 11 2.3 153 32.0 44.2 54 216 2 16 44.4 7
30 Cam Ward TEN 17 25.5 25.5 19.2 44.2 32.9 45.3 0.0 323 540 59.8 3169 5.9 15 7 1.3 153 28.3 38.2 39 159 2 15 53.8 11
31 Kirk Cousins ATL 10 23.9 23.9 29.0 8.6 18.9 11.4 0.0 166 269 61.7 1721 6.4 10 5 1.9 86 32.0 44.3 14 7 1 4 28.6 3
32 Spencer Rattler NOR 9 21.6 21.0 28.0 0.0 67.6 43.3 0.6 174 257 67.7 1586 6.2 8 5 1.9 74 28.8 43.3 31 167 0 17 74.2 4
33 Joe Flacco 2TM 13 13.0 13.0 7.9 28.5 25.6 18.2 0.0 251 416 60.3 2479 6.0 15 10 2.4 115 27.6 41.7 21 35 1 9 42.9 3
34 J.J. McCarthy MIN 10 11.5 11.2 12.9 6.1 63.5 53.6 0.3 140 243 57.6 1632 6.7 11 12 4.9 80 32.9 41.1 37 181 4 12 45.9 6