Average depth of throw: quarterbacks ranked

How far past the line of scrimmage the ball travels, on average. It is a style, not a skill.

Why the box score misses it: Yards per attempt blends depth with everything else.

Best so far: Lamar Jackson (BAL), 10.4 yds. A typical quarterback is 8.0 yds. Players need at least 40 dropbacks to qualify, so nobody is ranked on a handful of plays.

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

38 of 38 quarterbacks

Depth leaders among quarterbacks
Player
1
Lamar JacksonQB · BALElite
10.4 yds94–
2
Malik WillisQB · MIAElite
10.3 yds127–
3
C.J. StroudQB · HOUElite
10.0 yds176–
4
Josh AllenQB · BUFElite
9.8 yds118–
5
Matthew StaffordQB · LARWell above typical
9.7 yds158–
6
Jameis WinstonQB · NYGWell above typical
9.7 yds130–
7
Drake MayeQB · NEWell above typical
9.4 yds148–
8
Bryce YoungQB · CARWell above typical
9.0 yds157–
9
Jayden DanielsQB · WASWell above typical
8.9 yds75–
10
Baker MayfieldQB · TBWell above typical
8.9 yds95–
11
Marcus MariotaQB · WASAbove typical
8.9 yds51–
12
Jordan LoveQB · GBAbove typical
8.9 yds183–
13
Justin HerbertQB · LACAbove typical
8.7 yds139–
14
Aaron RodgersQB · PITAbove typical
8.6 yds181–
15
Caleb WilliamsQB · CHIAbove typical
8.4 yds53–
16
Kirk CousinsQB · LVTypical
8.3 yds168–
17
Brock PurdyQB · SFTypical
8.1 yds138–
18
Tyler ShoughQB · NOTypical
8.0 yds201–
19
Trevor LawrenceQB · JAXTypical
8.0 yds139–
20
Jared GoffQB · DETTypical
7.9 yds188–
21
Drew LockQB · SEATypical
7.6 yds48–
22
Jalen HurtsQB · PHITypical
7.6 yds152–
23
Dak PrescottQB · DALTypical
7.6 yds186–
24
Case KeenumQB · CHIBelow typical
7.4 yds53–
25
Daniel JonesQB · INDBelow typical
7.3 yds174–
26
Deshaun WatsonQB · CLEBelow typical
7.3 yds146–
27
Jacoby BrissettQB · ARIBelow typical
7.2 yds196–
28
Joe BurrowQB · CINBelow typical
7.2 yds188–
29
Cam WardQB · TENWell below typical
7.0 yds153–
30
Sam DarnoldQB · SEAWell below typical
7.0 yds93–
31
Tyson BagentQB · CHIWell below typical
7.0 yds62–
32
Patrick MahomesQB · KCWell below typical
6.9 yds125–
33
Geno SmithQB · NYJWell below typical
6.6 yds143–
34
Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATLWell below typical
6.5 yds76–
35
Kyler MurrayQB · MINAmong the weakest
6.4 yds99–
36
Jalon DanielsQB · TBAmong the weakest
6.0 yds55–
37
Bo NixQB · DENAmong the weakest
5.2 yds159–
38
Tyler HuntleyQB · BALAmong the weakest
3.7 yds41–
How to read this table
  • The number on the left is the league rank among quarterbacks, even when the list is filtered to one team.
  • “Against the league” draws each player on the same strip: the ends are the 10th-best and 90th-best player, the shaded stretch is the middle half, and the tick is the median. Right is always better.
  • “Lately” is the change in grade between a player's last 2 games and the games before them. The tag says whether the change is bigger than what a few plays could cause.
  • Tick “Show the box score” to put the traditional totals next to the advanced number and sort by either.

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