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Quarterback Impact

37 ranked 2018 season

NFL quarterback rankings by impact score — passing efficiency, volume, and overall on-field value for the current season. Pair with FantasyHQ fantasy QB rankings for draft boards.

Leaders Patrick Mahomes · Drew Brees · Jared Goff

2018 NFL Quarterback Leaders

2018 NFL Quarterback impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
# Player Team Impact Grade ANY/A CPOE TD% Sacks W G
1
Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes KC · QB
KC
92.2
A 8.5222 4.4722 0.0825 26 12 16
2
Drew Brees
Drew Brees NO · QB
NO
88.6
B 8.1174 6.1961 0.0628 17 12 15
3
Jared Goff
Jared Goff LAR · QB
LAR
82.6
B 7.2639 1.5095 0.0555 33 13 16
4
Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers LAC · QB
LAC
82.6
B 7.1812 3.6399 0.0577 32 11 16
5
Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan ATL · QB
ATL
82.4
B 7.2649 4.3514 0.0513 42 6 16
6
Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger PIT · QB
PIT
81.9
B 6.8183 1.7624 0.0488 24 9 16
7
Andrew Luck
Andrew Luck IND · QB
IND
81.3
B 6.6986 1.046 0.0565 18 9 16
8
Carson Wentz
Carson Wentz PHI · QB
PHI
80.4
B 6.7926 6.1098 0.0495 31 5 11
9
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Fitzpatrick TB · QB
TB
80.4
B 7.3454 5.0987 0.0553 14 2 8
10
Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson SEA · QB
SEA
80.3
B 6.5111 6.6897 0.0714 51 7 16
11
Tom Brady
Tom Brady NE · QB
NE
80.2
B 6.9949 0.9578 0.0475 21 11 16
12
Mitchell Trubisky
Mitchell Trubisky CHI · QB
CHI
79.6
B 6.229 2.0603 0.0508 24 11 14
13
Deshaun Watson
Deshaun Watson HOU · QB
HOU
77.8
C 6.278 4.7654 0.0451 62 10 16
14
Jameis Winston
Jameis Winston TB · QB
TB
77.7
C 6.062 0.8724 0.047 27 3 11
15
Andy Dalton
Andy Dalton CIN · QB
CIN
77.0
C 6.1809 -2.6334 0.0557 21 4 11
16
Cam Newton
Cam Newton CAR · QB
CAR
76.2
C 5.7022 2.3471 0.0468 29 5 14
17
Nick Foles
Nick Foles PHI · QB
PHI
75.4
C 6.2547 5.7201 0.0345 9 3 5
18
Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield CLE · QB
CLE
75.2
C 6.4086 0.8367 0.052 25 6 14
19
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers GB · QB
GB
75.0
C 6.3979 -0.6499 0.036 49 4 16
20
Nick Mullens
Nick Mullens SF · QB
SF
74.7
C 6.25 0.6952 0.0391 17 2 8
21
Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins MIN · QB
MIN
74.2
C 6.3061 2.7159 0.0471 40 8 16
22
Marcus Mariota
Marcus Mariota TEN · QB
TEN
74.2
C 5.3003 3.4241 0.0308 42 8 14
23
Derek Carr
Derek Carr LV · QB
LV
74.1
C 5.8231 3.5474 0.032 51 2 16
24
Dak Prescott
Dak Prescott DAL · QB
DAL
74.0
C 5.7787 1.4715 0.0384 56 7 16
25
Joe Flacco
Joe Flacco BAL · QB
BAL
71.9
C 5.8202 -2.1569 0.0307 16 4 9
26
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson BAL · QB
BAL
71.6
C 5.298 -7.0263 0.0275 16 6 16
27
Alex Smith
Alex Smith WAS · QB
WAS
70.9
C 5.5754 -1.9524 0.0327 22 6 10
28
Eli Manning
Eli Manning NYG · QB
NYG
70.2
C 5.6928 0.298 0.035 47 6 16
29
Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford DET · QB
DET
70.1
C 5.6567 -1.8105 0.034 40 7 16
30
C. J. Beathard
C. J. Beathard SF · QB
SF
69.4
D 4.6776 -6.5503 0.0476 18 0 5
31
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Tannehill MIA · QB
MIA
68.1
D 5.2006 -0.8307 0.0594 35 4 11
32
Josh Allen
Josh Allen BUF · QB
BUF
67.5
D 4.2418 -6.8283 0.028 28 4 12
33
Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold NYJ · QB
NYJ
67.3
D 4.8561 -4.7722 0.039 30 4 13
34
Blake Bortles
Blake Bortles JAX · QB
JAX
66.3
D 5.084 -6.7891 0.0299 31 3 13
35
Case Keenum
Case Keenum DEN · QB
DEN
66.3
D 4.969 -1.8933 0.026 34 5 16
36
Jeff Driskel
Jeff Driskel CIN · QB
CIN
63.7
D 3.3665 -7.9156 0.0204 16 1 8
37
Josh Rosen
Josh Rosen ARI · QB
ARI
56.3
F 3.2317 -9.5997 0.0267 45 4 14
What are NFL quarterback impact rankings?
FantasyHQ quarterback impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.
Who leads the 2018 NFL quarterback impact rankings?
The current leaders are Patrick Mahomes, Drew Brees, Jared Goff.
How often are NFL quarterback impact rankings updated?
Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.
Are these the same as fantasy football quarterback rankings?
No. These boards rank quarterbacks by on-field impact score. For fantasy football quarterback rankings (PPR, Half-PPR, Standard, redraft, and dynasty), open FantasyHQ fantasy rankings at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/rankings/qb.
Where can I find quarterback sleepers for fantasy drafts?
Use FantasyHQ quarterback sleepers at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/sleepers/qb for late-round upside, then cross-check this impact board and fantasy rankings before you draft.