What Are Total Scramble Yards?
Total Scramble Yards records the total yards gained by a quarterback on scrambles. High totals suggest a quarterback who can turn broken plays into meaningful gains.
Total Scramble Yards | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Daniels |  | QB | 235 | 23 | 137 | - | - | 126 | 109 |
| 2 | Drake Maye |  | QB | 218 | 5 | 56 | 137 | - | 71 | 147 |
| 3 | Josh Allen |  | QB | 204 | 13 | 122 | 134 | - | 74 | 130 |
| 3 | Malik Willis |  | QB | 204 | 0 | 110 | 161 | - | 116 | 88 |
| 5 | Deshaun Watson |  | QB | 179 | 3 | 36 | 100 | - | 99 | 80 |
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Which players lead the NFL in total scramble yards in 2026?
Jayden Daniels of Washington is the 2026 NFL leader in total scramble yards at 235, through games played November 3, 2026. Second is Drake Maye of New England at 218, then Josh Allen of Buffalo & Malik Willis of Miami tied for third at 204. Daniels's total puts him 17 yards clear of second place & 182 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Only 126 yards separate first from tenth. Fifth is Deshaun Watson of Cleveland at 179, then Kyler Murray of Minnesota sixth at 157, Brock Purdy of San Francisco seventh at 145, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers eighth at 137, Jalon Daniels of Tampa Bay ninth at 119 & Caleb Williams of Chicago tenth at 109.
Twenty-two yards separate fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Lamar Jackson of Baltimore is 11th at 107, then Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia 12th at 99, Tyler Shough of New Orleans 13th at 95, Dak Prescott of Dallas 14th at 93, Bo Nix of Denver 15th at 92, Cam Ward of Tennessee 16th at 85 & Sam Darnold of Seattle 17th at 74.
All 8 players are within 18 yards of each other. Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City is 18th at 71, then C.J. Stroud of Houston 19th at 69, Baker Mayfield of Tampa Bay 20th at 66, Jacoby Brissett of Arizona 21st at 61, Daniel Jones of Indianapolis 22nd at 56, Joe Burrow of Cincinnati 23rd at 55 and Tyler Huntley of Baltimore & Trevor Lawrence of Jacksonville are tied 24th at 53. Baltimore & Tampa Bay are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Two ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 40 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 47 dropbacks is applied. Total Scramble Yards records the total yards gained by a quarterback on scrambles. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
