Heading into the summer, excitement is growing around the upcoming 2026 NFL regular season. We have a few months left before football returns, so why not look at which teams are the best prepared for success based on how their quarterbacks performed last season?
PFSN’s QB Impact Metric assigns a numerical score and a letter grade to an individual quarterback’s performance. With 44 quarterbacks eligible for a grade in 2025, we established an analytics-based, objective grading model to measure the quality of QB play around the NFL. The best part? It’s completely free to view, unlike other football grading models out there.
Some of these rankings may surprise you, while others might line up with the national consensus. As far as the most efficient quarterbacks in the NFL go, these are the ten passers who finished with the highest QB Impact Scores in the 2025 regular season.
10) Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
2025 QB Impact Score: 80.1
Joe Burrow’s presence played a big role in the level of success the Cincinnati Bengals had, as they went 5-3 with him in the starting lineup and just 1-8 without him. On a smaller sample size, he had a 52.0% third-down conversion rate that ranked second in the NFL. His 66.8% completion percentage and 226.1 passing yards per game both finished in the top half of the league.
9) Mac Jones, San Francisco 49ers
2025 QB Impact Score: 80.2
Surprised to see Mac Jones here? In the eight games he started in Brock Purdy’s absence, Jones had the San Francisco 49ers’ offense operating like a well-oiled machine. His passing yards per game, net yards per attempt, and third-down conversion rate all placed in the top 12 in the NFL. His consistency across the board places him ahead of other quarterbacks who were stronger in some areas but weaker in others.
8) Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
2025 QB Impact Score: 81.7
The Detroit Lions might have missed the playoffs in 2025, but it sure wasn’t because of their quarterback play. Among other categories, Jared Goff finished in the top six in the NFL in completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, passer rating, and net yards per attempt. Inconsistency on third downs was the only metric dropping him out of that top-six ranking.
7) Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
2025 QB Impact Score: 83.4
The NFL’s leader in passing completions in 2025, Dak Prescott, excelled with a high workload for the Dallas Cowboys. He finished third in the league with 4,552 passing yards and fourth with 30 passing touchdowns, even with CeeDee Lamb missing time due to injury. Other top quarterbacks had higher completion percentages and fewer interceptions, but Prescott was still an impact player.
6) Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
2025 QB Impact Score: 84.4
It may seem a little surprising to see the reigning NFL MVP outside of the top five, but regardless of placement, there’s no denying Matthew Stafford was great in 2025. He led all quarterbacks with 4,707 passing yards and 46 passing touchdowns last season. For reference on how crazy the latter of those numbers is, no other quarterback had 35 passing touchdowns last year.
5) Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts
2025 QB Impact Score: 86.7
For much of his 2025 season before he got hurt, Daniel Jones looked like a legitimate MVP candidate, which was arguably the biggest surprise from the first half of last season. His season ended prematurely, but he ended the year in the top six in completion percentage, net YPA, rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks, and third-down conversion rate.
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4) Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
2025 QB Impact Score: 88.0
Jordan Love might not have had an elite season by basic statistics, but more advanced analytics indicate he’s a much better quarterback than many give him credit for. Among other categories, he ranked sixth-lowest in interception percentage, third in third-down conversion rate, sixth in passer rating, seventh in lowest sack percentage, and tied for eighth in net YPA.
3) Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
2025 QB Impact Score: 90.0
Between passing and rushing touchdowns, Josh Allen scored 39 times, which ranked second in the NFL behind only Matthew Stafford. His rushing ability helps his QB Impact Score, but he had the fourth-best completion percentage at 69.3%, the fourth-best third-down conversion percentage at 44.8%, and the fifth-best passer rating at 102.2. 2025 was another strong season for the 2024 NFL MVP.
2) Drake Maye, New England Patriots
2025 QB Impact Score: 91.1
Drake Maye finished in first place in the NFL with a 72.0% completion rate, a 113.5 passer rating, and 8.5 net yards per attempt. He also finished in the top five in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and quarterback rushing yards. Across all the analytical categories PFSN uses to measure QB Impact Scoring, Maye placed in the top eight in all of them, but with the fewest interceptions thrown.
1) Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
2025 QB Impact Score: 92.1
On a sample size of just nine games, Brock Purdy could’ve arguably evened out if he had a full 17-game schedule. When he was healthy, he was incredible in 2025. He placed in the top six in completion percentage, passing yards per game, net YPA, percentage of throws resulting in a touchdown, and lowest sack percentage. Purdy also led the NFL with a 57.1% third-down conversion rate, making him one of only two quarterbacks to reach 50%.
