Qualification: minimum 112 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 | Brock Purdy |  SFO |
7 | 89.8 | 81.9 | 87.7 | 64.5 | 87.2 | 76.8 | 7.9 | 146 | 211 | 69.2 | 1748 | 8.3 | 15 | 4 | 1.9 | 85 | 40.3 | 56.4 | 32 | 161 | 1 | 18 | 65.6 | 0 |
| 2 | Jared Goff |  DET |
7 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 87.8 | 81.2 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 168 | 248 | 67.7 | 1964 | 7.9 | 15 | 1 | 0.4 | 96 | 38.7 | 51.5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 26.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Joe Burrow |  CIN |
7 | 83.6 | 82.9 | 79.6 | 93.0 | 50.2 | 55.5 | 0.7 | 195 | 267 | 73.0 | 2115 | 7.9 | 20 | 6 | 2.2 | 104 | 39.0 | 55.7 | 20 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 65.0 | 2 |
| 4 | Josh Allen |  BUF |
7 | 79.2 | 69.6 | 75.3 | 52.5 | 92.5 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 135 | 205 | 65.9 | 1793 | 8.7 | 11 | 5 | 2.4 | 79 | 38.5 | 50.0 | 55 | 270 | 9 | 25 | 60.0 | 4 |
| 5 | Kirk Cousins |  LVR |
8 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 73.0 | 94.3 | 22.2 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 180 | 283 | 63.6 | 2124 | 7.5 | 19 | 5 | 1.8 | 106 | 37.5 | 50.3 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Drake Maye |  NWE |
8 | 77.0 | 69.5 | 65.9 | 80.2 | 81.8 | 90.8 | 7.5 | 157 | 234 | 67.1 | 1983 | 8.5 | 15 | 8 | 3.4 | 87 | 37.2 | 48.8 | 46 | 216 | 3 | 18 | 45.7 | 6 |
| 7 | Trevor Lawrence |  JAX |
7 | 72.3 | 72.3 | 76.4 | 60.0 | 43.3 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 130 | 198 | 65.7 | 1690 | 8.5 | 17 | 4 | 2.0 | 80 | 40.4 | 49.3 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 7 | 50.0 | 3 |
| 8 | Patrick Mahomes |  KAN |
7 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 77.2 | 54.8 | 46.3 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 154 | 232 | 66.4 | 1795 | 7.7 | 12 | 4 | 1.7 | 78 | 33.6 | 51.9 | 21 | 77 | 1 | 7 | 47.6 | 1 |
| 9 | Caleb Williams |  CHI |
5 | 71.3 | 66.4 | 82.4 | 18.2 | 79.3 | 69.5 | 4.9 | 112 | 158 | 70.9 | 1267 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0.6 | 56 | 35.4 | 49.7 | 26 | 129 | 2 | 9 | 50.0 | 2 |
| 10 | Geno Smith |  NYJ |
8 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 72.2 | 64.5 | 27.3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 165 | 239 | 69.0 | 1913 | 8.0 | 12 | 3 | 1.3 | 80 | 33.5 | 46.9 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 43.5 | 4 |
| 11 | Dak Prescott |  DAL |
8 | 68.1 | 67.8 | 62.0 | 85.3 | 43.8 | 52.3 | 0.2 | 197 | 302 | 65.2 | 2046 | 6.8 | 14 | 5 | 1.7 | 108 | 35.8 | 48.6 | 23 | 101 | 1 | 8 | 52.2 | 0 |
| 12 | Matthew Stafford |  LAR |
8 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 59.9 | 92.2 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 204 | 303 | 67.3 | 2146 | 7.1 | 15 | 8 | 2.6 | 107 | 35.3 | 49.8 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 13 | C.J. Stroud |  HOU |
7 | 66.7 | 66.2 | 67.9 | 61.2 | 51.0 | 53.7 | 0.4 | 160 | 247 | 64.8 | 1867 | 7.6 | 11 | 1 | 0.4 | 83 | 33.6 | 46.9 | 18 | 80 | 1 | 10 | 72.2 | 3 |
| 14 | Deshaun Watson |  CLE |
8 | 61.5 | 57.6 | 59.3 | 52.5 | 65.7 | 80.0 | 3.9 | 163 | 249 | 65.5 | 1806 | 7.3 | 7 | 3 | 1.2 | 83 | 33.3 | 44.7 | 51 | 217 | 1 | 14 | 41.2 | 7 |
| 15 | Jordan Love |  GNB |
8 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 46.7 | 94.3 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 192 | 312 | 61.5 | 2246 | 7.2 | 16 | 6 | 1.9 | 97 | 31.1 | 44.2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36.4 | 5 |
| 16 | Bryce Young |  CAR |
7 | 53.2 | 53.2 | 46.4 | 73.7 | 22.3 | 27.2 | 0.0 | 158 | 269 | 58.7 | 1921 | 7.1 | 13 | 5 | 1.9 | 91 | 33.8 | 43.2 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 |
| 17 | Tyler Shough |  NOR |
7 | 47.9 | 46.8 | 42.5 | 59.7 | 48.3 | 67.5 | 1.1 | 183 | 273 | 67.0 | 1721 | 6.3 | 13 | 6 | 2.2 | 90 | 33.0 | 44.8 | 24 | 111 | 2 | 10 | 50.0 | 6 |
| 18 | Jayden Daniels |  WAS |
5 | 45.5 | 40.8 | 50.2 | 12.8 | 89.0 | 87.2 | 4.7 | 91 | 145 | 62.8 | 976 | 6.7 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 33.8 | 40.8 | 27 | 236 | 2 | 11 | 48.1 | 1 |
| 19 | Michael Penix |  ATL |
6 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 45.8 | 26.5 | 19.0 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 104 | 168 | 61.9 | 1282 | 7.6 | 9 | 5 | 3.0 | 52 | 31.0 | 45.2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 17.6 | 4 |
| 20 | Jacoby Brissett |  ARI |
8 | 37.7 | 36.5 | 31.1 | 52.8 | 58.7 | 63.2 | 1.2 | 193 | 305 | 63.3 | 1719 | 5.6 | 10 | 7 | 2.3 | 94 | 30.8 | 44.8 | 29 | 87 | 1 | 16 | 58.6 | 0 |
| 21 | Sam Darnold |  SEA |
7 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 36.0 | 37.2 | 38.7 | 29.0 | 0.0 | 127 | 211 | 60.2 | 1478 | 7.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.3 | 79 | 37.4 | 41.2 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 |
| 22 | Aaron Rodgers |  PIT |
8 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 25.5 | 66.3 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 175 | 288 | 60.8 | 1871 | 6.5 | 13 | 6 | 2.1 | 82 | 28.5 | 40.5 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 |
| 23 | Kyler Murray |  MIN |
6 | 31.0 | 29.7 | 35.9 | 11.0 | 72.8 | 56.7 | 1.4 | 100 | 154 | 64.9 | 1022 | 6.6 | 5 | 3 | 1.9 | 49 | 31.8 | 38.5 | 29 | 167 | 0 | 8 | 41.4 | 0 |
| 24 | Cam Ward |  TEN |
8 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 61.5 | 69.2 | 1.3 | 155 | 248 | 62.5 | 1483 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 73 | 29.4 | 42.1 | 26 | 112 | 2 | 10 | 57.7 | 3 |
| 25 | Bo Nix |  DEN |
8 | 27.7 | 26.8 | 23.7 | 35.8 | 54.5 | 70.8 | 1.0 | 149 | 250 | 59.6 | 1493 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 1.2 | 68 | 27.2 | 37.3 | 32 | 114 | 2 | 10 | 43.8 | 7 |
| 26 | Malik Willis |  MIA |
7 | 27.2 | 24.3 | 25.8 | 19.8 | 85.7 | 92.2 | 2.8 | 108 | 183 | 59.0 | 1268 | 6.9 | 6 | 5 | 2.7 | 56 | 30.6 | 39.7 | 36 | 225 | 3 | 16 | 52.8 | 5 |
| 27 | Daniel Jones |  IND |
8 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 30.7 | 47.8 | 54.0 | 0.1 | 162 | 268 | 60.4 | 1542 | 5.8 | 5 | 9 | 3.4 | 79 | 29.5 | 41.0 | 25 | 75 | 1 | 12 | 56.0 | 4 |
| 28 | Tanner McKee |  PHI |
3 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 72 | 114 | 63.2 | 638 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 31 | 27.2 | 37.9 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 |
| 29 | Jalen Hurts | PHI |
5 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 12.3 | 67.2 | 54.0 | 0.5 | 89 | 154 | 57.8 | 933 | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 1.9 | 43 | 27.9 | 35.3 | 23 | 107 | 1 | 8 | 47.8 | 3 |
| 30 | Justin Herbert |  LAC |
7 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 20.7 | 52.3 | 55.3 | 0.2 | 131 | 212 | 61.8 | 1398 | 6.6 | 5 | 10 | 4.7 | 64 | 30.2 | 36.2 | 33 | 183 | 0 | 7 | 45.5 | 7 |
| 31 | Jameis Winston |  NYG |
6 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 65.2 | 41.5 | 0.3 | 90 | 158 | 57.0 | 957 | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.2 | 48 | 30.4 | 37.6 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 62.5 | 1 |