What Is Breakaway Run Percentage (+15 Yards)?
Breakaway Run Percentage (+15 yards) measures the percentage of a quarterback’s rushing attempts that gain 15 or more yards.
Breakaway Run Percentage (+15 Yards) | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. McCarthy |   | QB | 33.3% | 0.0% | - | - | - | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson |  | QB | 31.3% | - | - | - | - | 16.7% | 40.0% |
| 3 | Jameis Winston | | QB | 22.2% | - | - | - | - | 33.3% | 16.7% |
| 4 | Marcus Mariota |  | QB | 20.0% | - | - | - | - | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| 4 | Jayden Daniels | | QB | 20.0% | 0.0% | 23.1% | - | - | 30.0% | 13.3% |
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Who leads the NFL in breakaway run percentage (+15 yards) in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, J.J. McCarthy of the New York Giants leads all NFL players in breakaway run percentage (+15 yards) with 33.3%. Lamar Jackson of Baltimore is second with 31.3% & Jameis Winston of the New York Giants third with 22.2%. McCarthy's rate puts him 2.0 percentage points clear of second place & 29.5 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Washington & the New York Giants each have two players inside the top ten. Marcus Mariota of Washington & Jayden Daniels of Washington are tied for fourth with 20.0%, Tanner McKee of Philadelphia is sixth with 16.7%, Kyler Murray of Minnesota seventh with 15.0%, Drake Maye of New England eighth with 14.3%, Trevor Lawrence of Jacksonville ninth with 11.8% & Jalon Daniels of Tampa Bay, Brock Purdy of San Francisco and Sam Darnold of Seattle are tied for tenth with 11.1%.
Jayden Daniels of Washington ranks fourth on the season at 20.0% but has led the league in breakaway run percentage (+15 yards) over the last three weeks at 23.1%. Josh Allen of Buffalo ranks 13th with 10.6%, Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia 14th with 9.5%, Tyler Shough of New Orleans 15th with 9.1%, Caleb Williams of Chicago 16th with 8.7% & Deshaun Watson of Cleveland 17th with 6.8%.
All 9 players are within 3.0 percentage points of each other. Tyler Huntley of Baltimore & Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City are tied 18th with 6.7%, C.J. Stroud of Houston is 20th with 6.3%, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers 21st with 6.1%, Daniel Jones of Indianapolis 22nd with 4.5%, Bo Nix of Denver 23rd with 4.2% and Jacoby Brissett of Arizona & Cam Ward of Tennessee are tied 24th with 3.8%. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington & the New York Giants are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Four ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 40 NFL players in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 47 dropbacks is applied. Breakaway Run Percentage (+15 yards) measures the percentage of a quarterback’s rushing attempts that gain 15 or more yards. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
