I did a Feed post a few weeks ago in which I ranked all of the ‘starting caliber’ QBs in the NFL based off of 9 separate metrics from the 2025 season. I had to include 2024 season stats for just a couple of the QBs to get a larger sample size, though.
After thinking about it a bit, that seems somewhat unfair. Plus, in light of the new QB Index metric that was recently unveiled, which I disagree with on many levels, I decided to do a ranking for all the QBs using a composite of both the ’24 & ’25 seasons combined…as opposed to just considering ’25 stats for most of the QBs. This gives us a larger sample size for all, which should result in a better overall unbiased picture.
I analyzed all QBs that met the minimum threshold of 1,000 total yards across the ’24 & ’25 seasons combined. I added a 10th metric this time, too. The following stats were considered: Games, Win%, Total TD/Turnover Ratio, Completion%, Total Yards/Snap, Passer Rating, QBR, PFF Grade, NFL Buzz Score & Pro Football Reference (PFR) Average Value (AV)…
Games – I awarded 1 point for regular season Games Started, 1.1 for PlayOff starts & 1.2 for SuperBowl starts. I awarded 0.1 for Games played in (non-starts) & 0.2 for PlayOff Games played in.
TD/TO Ratio – I used Total TDs (Passing, Rushing & Receiving) vs. Total Turnovers (INTs & Fumbles Lost).
Yards/Snap – I considered Total Yards (Passing, Rushing & Receiving). I calculated it per Snap, instead of per Game, for more accuracy.
Passer Rating – I used an online Passer Rating Calculator to 3 decimal points.
QBR – I took the stats from ESPN & calculated the weighted average based on Passing & Rushing Attempts.
PFF Grade, NFL Buzz Score & PFR AV – I took the weighted average based on Snaps.
I only considered PlayOff stats when they helped a QB’s score for a particular metric in a season. This was possible for most metrics, though it appeared to have minimal effects. However, NFL Buzz Score always considers PlayOff performance, while AV only uses regular season stats.
I converted each stat to a scale of 0-100% to get the percentile. I then calculated the average to arrive at one number so each QB could be ranked.
Considering 2 full seasons of commonly used stats definitely had an impact on the rankings. A total of 54 QBs met the minimum threshold. The named starters are in regular font, while the rest are in italics. Players w/only one season of stats are noted w/an asterick*. The following are the results:
QB Rankings
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BUF J.Allen @ 92.457%
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BAL L.Jackson @ 87.881%
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CIN J.Burrow @ 84.021%
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DET J.Goff @ 83.282%
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MIA M.Willis @ 82.135%
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LAR M.Stafford @ 79.507%
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NE D.Maye @ 77.75%
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PHI J.Hurts @ 77.327%
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WAS J.Daniels @ 76.968%
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LAC J.Herbert @ 76.413%
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SEA S.Darnold @ 75.662%
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GB J.Love @ 73.976%
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KC P.Mahomes @ 72.928%
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SF B.Purdy @ 71.76%
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TB B.Mayfield @ 71.244%
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DEN B.Nix @ 68.14%
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DAL D.Prescott @ 65.489%
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MIN K.Murray @ 63.594%
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JAX T.Lawrence @ 61.903%
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HOU CJ Stroud @ 59.027%
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PIT A.Rodgers @ 57.785%
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CHI C.Williams @ 56.611%
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NYJ G.Smith @ 55.141%
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NO T.Shough @ 53.965%*
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IND D.Jones @ 53.135%
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ATL T.Tagovailoa @ 52.009%
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LV K.Cousins @ 49.431%
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NYG J.Dart @ 49.093%*
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CAR B.Young @ 48.126%
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SF M.Jones @ 47.622%
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WAS M.Mariota @ 46.478%
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KC J.Fields @ 44.383%
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HOU D.Mills @ 43.929%
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NYG J.Winston @ 39.473%
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ARI J.Brissett @ 38.57%
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ATL M.Penix Jr @ 36.333%
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BAL T.Huntley @ 35.51%
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CIN J.Flacco @ 35.509%
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GB T.Taylor @ 30.061%
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MIN C.Wentz @ 29.441%
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LV A.O’Connell @ 28.982%
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PHI A.Dalton @ 26.496%
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NO S.Rattler @ 26.16%
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PIT M.Rudolph @ 25.623%
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MIN JJ McCarthy @ 24.671%*
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ARI G.Minshew II @ 23.519%
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TEN C.Ward @ 22.79%*
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TEN W.Levis @ 21.29%*
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IND A.Richardson @ 19.612%
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ATL C.Rush @ 18.941%
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CLE D.Watson @ 15.825%*
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SEA D.Lock @ 14.611%
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CLE D.Gabriel @ 13.899%*
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CLE S.Sanders @ 9.736%*
The Browns are just pitiful. Malik Willis appears to have greatly benefitted from a small sample size. Jalen Hurts coming in at #8 was a pleasant surprise (no back-ups ahead of him either)…also nice seeing Dak where he belongs, at #17 😁
