What Is Zone Coverage Throw Rate?
Zone coverage throw rate measures the percentage of pass attempts thrown against zone coverage.
Zone Coverage Throw Rate | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Williams |  | QB | 76.6% | 79.4% | 74.8% | - | - | 86.4% | 70.7% |
| 2 | Joe Burrow |  | QB | 74.3% | 75.5% | 74.8% | 77.2% | - | 74.6% | 73.8% |
| 3 | Justin Herbert |  | QB | 73.8% | 64.5% | 65.9% | 75.6% | - | 67.5% | 77.4% |
| 4 | Jared Goff |  | QB | 73.4% | 40.0% | 65.5% | 70.8% | - | 69.5% | 77.5% |
| 5 | Brock Purdy |  | QB | 72.9% | 61.5% | 76.5% | 70.8% | - | 72.0% | 73.8% |
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Who leads the NFL in zone coverage throw rate in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, Caleb Williams of Chicago leads all NFL players in zone coverage throw rate with 76.6%. Joe Burrow of Cincinnati is second with 74.3%, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers third with 73.8%, Jared Goff of Detroit fourth with 73.4% & Brock Purdy of San Francisco fifth with 72.9%. Williams's rate puts him 2.3 percentage points clear of second place & 15.9 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Only 6.2 percentage points separate first from tenth. Drake Maye of New England is sixth with 71.8%, Michael Penix Jr. of Atlanta seventh with 70.6%, Geno Smith of the New York Jets eighth with 70.5%, Jalon Daniels of Tampa Bay ninth with 70.4% & Bo Nix of Denver tenth with 70.4%.
Drake Maye of New England ranks sixth on the season at 71.8% but has led the league in zone coverage throw rate over the last three weeks at 79.3%. Josh Allen of Buffalo ranks 11th with 70.3%, Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams 12th with 69.5%, Deshaun Watson of Cleveland 13th with 69.2%, Daniel Jones of Indianapolis 14th with 68.9%, Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia 15th with 68.8%, Jordan Love of Green Bay 16th with 68.7%, Tanner McKee of Philadelphia 17th with 68.4% & Trevor Lawrence of Jacksonville 18th with 68.2%.
Nine players sit inside 1.8 percentage points of each other from seventh to 15th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Sam Darnold of Seattle is 19th with 67.3%, Malik Willis of Miami 20th with 66.3%, Kyler Murray of Minnesota 21st with 65.6%, Dak Prescott of Dallas 22nd with 64.9%, Jameis Winston of the New York Giants 23rd with 63.5%, Tyler Shough of New Orleans 24th with 63.0% & Kirk Cousins of Las Vegas 25th with 60.7%. 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. Zone coverage throw rate measures the percentage of pass attempts thrown against zone coverage. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
