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Top 5 NFL QB TD Percentage of 2026 Countdown · Gil I Am

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back. We're jumping right into today's explainer and we
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  Speaker 1: are talking about the ultimate drive finishers. We are counting
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  Speaker 1: down the top five NFL quarterbacks who turn the absolute
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  Speaker 1: highest percentage of their pass attempts into touchdowns last season.
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  Speaker 1: It's a metric that really separates the good from the
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  Speaker 1: truly elite. So let's get right into it now. Right
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  Speaker 1: off the bat, we've got to draw a hard line
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  Speaker 1: between volume stats and true efficiency. We're not talking about
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  Speaker 1: total touchdown passes here, and we're definitely not just looking
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  Speaker 1: at raw passing yards. Look, a quarterback can throw for
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  Speaker 1: over four thousand yards but take way too many attempts
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  Speaker 1: to actually get there. Instead, we are laser focused on
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  Speaker 1: true passing efficiency. So what exactly is touchdown percentage? Well,
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  Speaker 1: it's the ultimate metric for measuring how efficiently a qualified
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  Speaker 1: quarterback finishes drives through the air. It answers a really
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  Speaker 1: simple but absolutely vital question when you drop back to pass,
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  Speaker 1: how often does it actually result in six points? And
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  Speaker 1: just to keep our data clean and accurate, the quarterback
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  Speaker 1: on our list today all had to meet the NFL's
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  Speaker 1: passing attempt minimum to qualify. Moving into our first group,
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  Speaker 1: the young guns. These are the rising stars in the
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  Speaker 1: red zone. We're starting our countdown at number five, and
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  Speaker 1: the benchmark to even make this elite list sits at
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  Speaker 1: a super impressive six point three percent. In securing that
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  Speaker 1: number five spot, it's Drake May. What's wild about this
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  Speaker 1: is that May pulled this off in just his first
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  Speaker 1: season as an NFL starter. I mean, think about the
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  Speaker 1: pressure of adapting to professional defenses, the sheer speed of
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  Speaker 1: the game in those insanely complex NFL playbooks. Despite all
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  Speaker 1: of that, May showed incredible confidence, especially when it mattered
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  Speaker 1: most right inside the red zone. Hitting that six point
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  Speaker 1: three percent mark means he threw a touchdown on more
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  Speaker 1: than six out of every hundred pass attempts. He's already
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  Speaker 1: showcasing veteran level poise stepping up and executing those high
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  Speaker 1: stakes throws where the field really compresses. Honestly, if he
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  Speaker 1: continues developing at this pace, the metric strongly hints that
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  Speaker 1: we're looking at the very beginning of a long, long
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  Speaker 1: run among the league's truly elite passers. Moving on up,
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  Speaker 1: we see a nice jump inefficiency to a rock solid
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  Speaker 1: six point six percent for our number four spot, coming
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  Speaker 1: in at Number four is Joe Burrow. Over the last
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  Speaker 1: few years, Burrow has totally cemented himself as one of
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  Speaker 1: football's premier tacticians. His spot on this list is a
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  Speaker 1: huge testament to how methodically he breaks down a defense.
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  Speaker 1: Acting is one of the most accurate and efficient decision
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  Speaker 1: makers in the game today. So how does he do it?
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  Speaker 1: Burrow hits that six point six percent mark through just
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  Speaker 1: elite anticipation, perfect timing, and this almost telepathic chemistry with
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  Speaker 1: his receivers. He literally knows exactly where his guys are
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  Speaker 1: going to be before they even get there. This touchdown
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  Speaker 1: percentage reflects his amazing ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities
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  Speaker 1: while keeping the entire offense under complete control. Make no mistake,
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  Speaker 1: when Burrow is healthy, Cincinnati is absolutely one of the
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  Speaker 1: most dangerous passing attacks in the NFL. Now, let's move
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  Speaker 1: in to our next group, the modern dual threats, showing
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  Speaker 1: how vastly different styles can result in the exact same efficiency.
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  Speaker 1: Get this, Both of our next quarterbacks are tied at
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  Speaker 1: numbers three and two, achieving an absolutely outstanding seven point
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  Speaker 1: zero percent touchdown rate. Hitting seven percent is a massive
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  Speaker 1: milestone in today's NFL. Coming in at number three is
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  Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. Now, when most people think of Lamar, they
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  Speaker 1: immediately think of his incredible dynamic running ability, But the
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  Speaker 1: data shows us that his passing efficiency just continues to
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  Speaker 1: improve every single season. His seven point zero percent touchdown
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  Speaker 1: rate proves he has become just as lethal through the
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  Speaker 1: air as he is with his legs. Defenses have to
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  Speaker 1: account for absolutely everything he does, which makes him one
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  Speaker 1: of the absolute toughest quarterbacks to defend in all of football.
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  Speaker 1: Sharing that impressive seven point zero percent mark. Right at
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  Speaker 1: number two is Brock Purdy. Purdy just consistently silences the
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  Speaker 1: doubters with this outstanding efficiency. In San Francisco's offense, he
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  Speaker 1: excels by making lightning quick decisions, distributing the football with
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  Speaker 1: pinpoint accuracy, and demonstrating absolute excellence in the red zone. Honestly,
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  Speaker 1: whether the critics like it or not, the numbers simply
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  Speaker 1: continue to back up just how effective he really is.
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  Speaker 1: This tie perfectly illustrates the beauty of the modern quarterback position.
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  Speaker 1: On one side, you've got Jackson, right, the ultimate dynamic
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  Speaker 1: runner who just bends defenses to his will. And then
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  Speaker 1: on the other side you have Purty a remarkably quick
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  Speaker 1: processor who operates his system flawlessly. They take entirely different
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  Speaker 1: paths to get there, but both of them maximize every
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  Speaker 1: single opportunity, making them two of the most efficient drive
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  Speaker 1: finishers in the entire league. Finally, we reach the top
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  Speaker 1: of our list with a veteran masterclass in experience and intelligence.
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  Speaker 2: Leading all qualified passers last season is a truly incredible
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  Speaker 2: seven point seven percent touchdown rate. That is a massive
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  Speaker 2: leap from the rest of the pack, putting this top
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  Speaker 2: spot in a tier entirely of its own.
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  Speaker 1: Taking that number one spot sufficient touchdown passer in the
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  Speaker 1: league is Matthew Stafford. Even after nearly two decades in
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  Speaker 1: the NFL, Stafford keeps proving that he can still play
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  Speaker 1: at an absolutely elite level. He didn't just top this list,
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  Speaker 1: you guys, he ran away with it. So what makes
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  Speaker 1: Stafford so incredibly efficient? Well, he's always possessed one of
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  Speaker 1: the strongest arms in football, sure, But what makes him
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  Speaker 1: truly special right now is his sheer willingness to attack
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  Speaker 1: tight throwing windows. You combine that with his veteran experience,
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  Speaker 1: deep football intelligence, and just an unparalleled ability to deliver
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  Speaker 1: under pressure, and you've got the perfect recipe for the
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  Speaker 1: league's highest touchdown rate. He simply sees the field differently
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  Speaker 1: and has the raw arm talent to exploit the narrowest
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  Speaker 1: of gaps. Let's step back for a moment and blow
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  Speaker 1: the final whistle to rank the elite. Here is your
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  Speaker 1: clean recap of the top five. We've got Drake May
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  Speaker 1: starting us off at six point three percent, climbing all
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  Speaker 1: the way up to Stafford's towering seven point seven percent.
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  Speaker 1: As we established earlier, touchdown percentage doesn't tell the whole
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  Speaker 1: story of an NFL season, undeniably reveals the absolute best
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  Speaker 1: at finishing drives through the air. These are the guys
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  Speaker 1: you want dropping back when you absolutely positively need six points,
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  Speaker 1: Which brings us to the most important part of this explainer,
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  Speaker 1: and that's your perspective. Who do you think was the
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  Speaker 1: most impressive passer last season? Does Matthew Stafford truly deserve
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  Speaker 1: that undisputed top spot, Can Joe Burrow reclaim number one
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  Speaker 1: next year? Or will Lamar Jackson or Brock Purty completely
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  Speaker 1: take over the throne. Let me know your thoughts and predictions.
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  Speaker 1: If you enjoyed this focus look at the numbers, be
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  Speaker 1: sure to engage with this explainer so you never miss
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  Speaker 1: another deep dive. Thanks for learning with me today, and
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  Speaker 1: I'll catch you next time.