What Is Man Coverage Throw Rate?
Man coverage throw rate measures the percentage of pass attempts thrown against man coverage.
Man Coverage Throw Rate | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers |  | QB | 56.5% | 62.5% | 47.5% | 58.4% | - | 57.8% | 55.4% |
| 2 | Jacoby Brissett |  | QB | 48.5% | 69.6% | 50.0% | 56.1% | - | 45.9% | 50.3% |
| 3 | Jayden Daniels |  | QB | 44.1% | 58.6% | 50.5% | - | - | 63.6% | 32.2% |
| 4 | Tyler Huntley |  | QB | 42.3% | 75.0% | 43.5% | 42.3% | - | 34.9% | 47.1% |
| 5 | Bryce Young |  | QB | 42.0% | 12.2% | 37.0% | 40.3% | - | 50.5% | 36.6% |
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Who leads the NFL in man coverage throw rate in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, Aaron Rodgers of Pittsburgh leads all NFL players in man coverage throw rate with 56.5%. Jacoby Brissett of Arizona is second with 48.5%, Jayden Daniels of Washington third with 44.1%, Tyler Huntley of Baltimore fourth with 42.3% & Bryce Young of Carolina fifth with 42.0%. Rodgers's rate puts him 8.0 percentage points clear of second place & 26.8 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Only 17.2 percentage points separate first from tenth. Baker Mayfield of Tampa Bay is sixth with 41.8%, C.J. Stroud of Houston seventh with 41.0%, Cam Ward of Tennessee eighth with 39.6%, Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City ninth with 39.5% & Kirk Cousins of Las Vegas tenth with 39.3%.
Cam Ward of Tennessee ranks eighth on the season at 39.6% but has led the league in man coverage throw rate over the last three weeks at 53.2%. Tyler Shough of New Orleans ranks 11th with 37.0%, Jameis Winston of the New York Giants 12th with 36.5%, Dak Prescott of Dallas 13th with 35.1%, Kyler Murray of Minnesota 14th with 34.4%, Malik Willis of Miami 15th with 33.7%, Sam Darnold of Seattle 16th with 32.7%, Trevor Lawrence of Jacksonville 17th with 31.8% & Tanner McKee of Philadelphia 18th with 31.6%.
Eight players sit inside 1.8 percentage points of each other from 17th to 24th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Jordan Love of Green Bay is 19th with 31.3%, Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia 20th with 31.2%, Daniel Jones of Indianapolis 21st with 31.1%, Deshaun Watson of Cleveland 22nd with 30.8%, Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams 23rd with 30.8%, Bo Nix of Denver 24th with 30.0% & Josh Allen of Buffalo 25th with 29.7%. Philadelphia is the only team with two players in the top 25.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 34 NFL players in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 118 dropbacks is applied. Man coverage throw rate measures the percentage of pass attempts thrown against man coverage. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
