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Bad throws: quarterbacks ranked

The share of his attempts that Pro Football Reference's charters called a bad throw: off target, not just incomplete. Fewer is better.

Why the box score misses it: An incompletion also blames him for a drop or a throwaway.

Best so far: Sam Darnold (SEA), 7.3%. A typical quarterback is 14.0%. Players need at least 40 dropbacks to qualify, so nobody is ranked on a handful of plays. Lower is better.

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

38 of 38 quarterbacks

Bad throws leaders among quarterbacks
Player
1
Sam DarnoldQB · SEAElite
7.3%68–
2
Geno SmithQB · NYJElite
7.9%127–
3
Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATLElite
8.7%46–
4
Trevor LawrenceQB · JAXElite
9.2%109+5.8grade points upWithin the noise
5
Drake MayeQB · NEWell above typical
10.3%126−12.5grade points downLeaning that way
6
Caleb WilliamsQB · CHIWell above typical
10.3%58–
7
Kyler MurrayQB · MINWell above typical
10.4%77+14.8grade points upLeaning that way
8
Jacoby BrissettQB · ARIWell above typical
11.5%157+16.7grade points upA clear change
9
Joe BurrowQB · CINWell above typical
11.5%165−1.4grade points down
10
Tyson BagentQB · CHIWell above typical
11.6%43–
11
Jalon DanielsQB · TBAbove typical
11.9%59–
12
Drew LockQB · SEAAbove typical
12.0%50–
13
Daniel JonesQB · INDAbove typical
12.3%138−2.3grade points down
14
Brock PurdyQB · SFAbove typical
12.6%111−26.2grade points downA clear change
15
Deshaun WatsonQB · CLEAbove typical
12.7%126+13.5grade points upLeaning that way
16
Marcus MariotaQB · WASTypical
13.0%54–
17
Jared GoffQB · DETTypical
13.2%167−8.3grade points downLeaning that way
18
Josh AllenQB · BUFTypical
13.2%129even
19
Patrick MahomesQB · KCTypical
13.6%132−5.8grade points downWithin the noise
20
Tyler ShoughQB · NOTypical
14.3%189−5.7grade points downLeaning that way
21
Dak PrescottQB · DALTypical
14.4%194+12.1grade points upLeaning that way
22
Matthew StaffordQB · LARTypical
14.6%164−2.8grade points down
23
Kirk CousinsQB · LVTypical
14.9%148−16.4grade points downA clear change
24
Jayden DanielsQB · WASBelow typical
15.4%52–
25
C.J. StroudQB · HOUBelow typical
15.5%155+9.4grade points upWithin the noise
26
Bryce YoungQB · CARBelow typical
15.6%167−13.5grade points downA clear change
27
Lamar JacksonQB · BALBelow typical
15.8%101–
28
Cam WardQB · TENBelow typical
16.0%125+30.0grade points upA clear change
29
Malik WillisQB · MIAWell below typical
16.8%113–
30
Justin HerbertQB · LACWell below typical
17.3%127−5.7grade points downWithin the noise
31
Baker MayfieldQB · TBWell below typical
17.6%108–
32
Carson WentzQB · MINWell below typical
17.8%45–
33
Bo NixQB · DENWell below typical
17.9%140+1.6grade points up
34
Aaron RodgersQB · PITWell below typical
18.9%164−3.2grade points downWithin the noise
35
Jalen HurtsQB · PHIAmong the weakest
19.4%124−19.1grade points downA clear change
36
Jameis WinstonQB · NYGAmong the weakest
19.5%87+20.6grade points upLeaning that way
37
Cooper RushQB · ATLAmong the weakest
20.9%43–
38
Jordan LoveQB · GBAmong the weakest
21.3%160+18.2grade points upWithin the noise
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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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

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