Next Gen Stats

How much better a QB completes passes than the throw difficulty predicts. The cleanest read on accuracy that strips out scheme and target depth.

#	Player	Team	Pos	CPOE
1	Drake Maye	NE	QB	+9.1%
2	Brock Purdy	SF	QB	+5.1%
3	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB	+4.4%
4	Sam Darnold	SEA	QB	+4.3%
5	Jordan Love	GB	QB	+3.8%
6	Daniel Jones	IND	QB	+3.4%
7	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	QB	+3.4%
8	Justin Herbert	LAC	QB	+3.3%
9	Marcus Mariota	WAS	QB	+3.3%
10	Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB	+3.1%
11	Spencer Rattler	NO	QB	+3.0%
12	Mac Jones	SF	QB	+3.0%
13	Joe Burrow	CIN	QB	+2.1%
14	Jared Goff	DET	QB	+1.6%
15	Josh Allen	BUF	QB	+1.5%

Average time from snap to throw. Lower means the ball comes out fast — beating the rush and the chains.

#	Player	Team	Pos	TIME
1	Davis Mills	HOU	QB	2.56s
2	Brady Cook	NYJ	QB	2.57s
3	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	QB	2.59s
4	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB

Share of throws into tight windows (a defender within one yard at the catch point). The gunslinger index.

#	Player	Team	Pos	TIGHT%
1	Davis Mills	HOU	QB	20.8%
2	Marcus Mariota	WAS	QB	19.8%
3	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB	19.7%
4	Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB

Average intended air yards on all attempts — how far downfield a QB is actually trying to throw, completion or not.

#	Player	Team	Pos	AIR YDS
1	Marcus Mariota	WAS	QB	10.2 yd
2	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	QB	9.3 yd
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB	9.1 yd
4	Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB

Next Gen Stats come from the radio-frequency chips in every player's shoulder pads. They measure the things a stat line can't — speed, spacing, and difficulty. These are tracking measurements, not predictions.

Completion % Over Expected (CPOE)

Actual completion rate minus the rate an average QB would post on the same throws, given pass depth, pressure, and receiver separation. Positive means more accurate than the throws warranted.

Time to Throw

Seconds from snap to release, averaged across attempts. A proxy for how quickly the QB processes and how well the protection holds.

Aggressiveness

Percentage of throws made into tight coverage — a defender within one yard of the receiver when the ball arrives.

Intended Air Yards

How far past the line of scrimmage a pass was thrown, whether or not it was caught. Averaged, it measures a passer's downfield ambition.

Rush Yards Over Expected (RYOE)

Yards gained above the expectation derived from blocking, defender locations, and field position at the handoff. Isolates the back's contribution from the offensive line's.

Rushing Efficiency

Total distance the ball carrier traveled divided by the net yards gained downfield. A lower number means a more direct, north-south path.