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QB Index · week 7, 2026

QB Index, week 7: Caleb Williams on top

34 quarterbacks ranked on expected points per dropback, adjusted for pressure, and accuracy against expectation. Who climbed, who fell.

29 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
70Caleb Williams, QB Index No. 1

Our quarterback ranking through week 7. It rewards the two things a quarterback controls most: adding expected points on every dropback, and completing passes more often than the difficulty of the throws predicts. Pressure is taken into account, so a quarterback behind a leaky line isn't punished for it.

Caleb WilliamsNo. 1CHI, index 70
+0.35EPA per dropbackleague median +0.11
34Qualifying QBs15+ dropbacks a game

Top 10 by QB Index

Caleb Williams (CHI)+70Lamar Jackson (BAL)+68.7Josh Allen (BUF)+65Drake Maye (NE)+63.2Brock Purdy (SF)+60.5Joe Burrow (CIN)+60.4Trevor Lawrence (JAX)+60Jared Goff (DET)+58.2Jayden Daniels (WAS)+58.1Bryce Young (CAR)+54.2

The movers

Sam Darnold (SEA) up 7 to 18th. Against Kansas City he averaged +0.51 expected points per dropback, completion over expected by 4.0 points. His season average is now 0.00.

Malik Willis (MIA) up 6 to 26th. Against the Jets he averaged +0.65 expected points per dropback, completion under expected by 4.5 points. His season average is now +0.01.

Bryce Young (CAR) down 4 to 10th. Against Tampa Bay he averaged -0.61 expected points per dropback, completion under expected by 15.7 points. His season average is now +0.11.

Patrick Mahomes (KC) down 3 to 16th. Against Seattle he averaged -0.12 expected points per dropback, completion under expected by 9.8 points. His season average is now +0.13.

Steelers

Aaron Rodgers is 28th of 34: -0.08 expected points per dropback, completion under expected by 1.1 points, pressured on 18% of dropbacks.

The full table

#QuarterbackTeamIndexEPA/dbCPOEPressuredChange
1Caleb WilliamsCHI70+0.35+9.026%–
2Lamar JacksonBAL69+0.38+8.122%–
3Josh AllenBUF65+0.37+5.119%▲1
4Drake MayeNE63+0.26+6.724%▲1
5Brock PurdySF61+0.33+4.313%▼2
6Joe BurrowCIN60+0.23+7.319%▲4
7Trevor LawrenceJAX60+0.27+3.420%–
8Jared GoffDET58+0.30+1.016%–
9Jayden DanielsWAS58+0.14+7.423%▲2
10Bryce YoungCAR54+0.11+0.728%▼4
11Geno SmithNYJ54+0.11+5.220%▲5
12Dak PrescottDAL53+0.14+0.823%▲3
13Michael Penix Jr.ATL52+0.15+0.1–▲5
14C.J. StroudHOU52+0.14+2.317%▼2
15Kirk CousinsLV50+0.13-2.020%▼1
16Patrick MahomesKC50+0.13+0.316%▼3
17Matthew StaffordLA50+0.12+1.515%▲2
18Sam DarnoldSEA49-0.00+0.529%▲7
19Jordan LoveGB49+0.12-3.120%▲2
20Tyler HuntleyBAL48+0.10+1.614%▼3
21Deshaun WatsonCLE48+0.05-0.622%▲2
22Kyler MurrayMIN46+0.01+2.917%▼2
23Tyler ShoughNO46+0.04-0.119%▲1
24Jalen HurtsPHI45-0.03-2.227%▲2
25Jacoby BrissettARI44-0.01+0.717%▼3
26Malik WillisMIA42+0.01-6.924%▲6
27Bo NixDEN41-0.04-2.519%▲2
28Aaron RodgersPIT40-0.08-1.118%–
29Cam WardTEN40-0.11-0.921%▲1
30Baker MayfieldTB39-0.17+0.522%▲4
31Jameis WinstonNYG37-0.08-7.522%▲2
32Jalon DanielsTB36-0.11-6.622%▲3
33Daniel JonesIND36-0.14-4.020%▼2
34Justin HerbertLAC35-0.20-5.726%▲2

Index: 50 is average and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Change is against last week.

How the index works

Expected points added per dropback (sacks and scrambles included), adjusted to the league's average pressure rate, makes up 70%. Completion percentage over expected (CPOE), which accounts for how hard each throw was, makes up 30%. Both are put on the same scale first. Qualifying: 15+ dropbacks a game and at least half the team's games.

Not yet included: DAL@PHI not finished.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play (EPA, CPOE); Pro Football Reference via nflverse (pressures). Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.