Defensive QB Dropbacks | NFL Team Stats


1	49.0	53.0	48.0	49.0	-	54.5	45.3	37.6
2	44.5	41.0	43.7	44.8	-	39.7	49.3	37.1
3	44.0	41.0	46.7	44.4	-	41.7	46.3	31.5
4	43.4	48.0	46.7	43.4	-	45.5	42.0	33.1
5	41.0	34.0	43.3	42.6	-	47.7	34.3	36.4
6	40.8	57.0	46.7	42.8	-	43.3	38.3	36.1
7	40.7	43.0	44.7	42.2	-	39.7	41.7	36.6
8	40.5	57.0	40.3	42.0	-	48.7	32.3	40.9
9	40.4	44.0	45.3	40.4	-	36.7	46.0	34.3
10	39.8	43.0	47.0	40.0	-	45.3	34.3	36.9
11	39.0	45.0	41.3	41.0	-	42.5	32.0	37.2
11	39.0	34.0	32.7	39.0	-	32.0	43.7	35.9
13	38.8	35.0	45.0	40.6	-	36.0	44.5	41.5
13	38.8	37.0	38.0	39.8	-	38.0	39.3	41.0
13	38.8	38.0	39.7	41.8	-	44.7	33.0	33.2
16	38.5	52.0	41.7	38.8	-	37.8	40.0	37.9
17	37.8	51.0	36.7	37.2	-	32.7	43.0	33.2
17	37.8	52.0	44.7	40.2	-	37.0	38.7	40.5
19	37.0	35.0	38.3	36.6	-	38.0	36.5	34.1
20	36.8	36.0	36.0	36.8	-	35.7	38.0	34.9
21	36.0	39.0	37.3	35.8	-	39.7	33.3	34.8
22	35.8	26.0	30.7	35.8	-	33.0	37.7	30.9
23	35.7	30.0	35.3	34.4	-	39.3	32.0	40.8
24	35.5	50.0	39.7	37.4	-	34.7	36.3	35.2
24	35.5	32.0	36.3	35.4	-	35.8	35.0	36.7
26	34.7	23.0	32.3	35.8	-	27.7	41.7	40.8
27	34.2	44.0	36.0	34.4	-	31.7	36.7	37.4
28	33.8	35.0	32.0	33.4	-	33.5	34.5	38.9
29	32.4	35.0	37.0	32.0	-	27.0	39.7	35.1
30	32.3	37.0	34.7	31.8	-	30.0	33.5	36.5
31	31.5	32.0	29.0	30.0	-	33.3	29.7	34.6
32	31.4	33.0	33.7	31.4	-	29.0	33.0	34.9

What Are Defensive QB Dropbacks?

Defensive QB dropbacks counts the opponent dropbacks a defense rushed against -- the play population behind our defensive pressure metrics. Defenses that see heavy passing volume naturally accumulate more raw pressures while their rates stay comparable. Game script drives this number as much as scheme: teams that play with leads force opponents into pass-heavy scripts and face more dropbacks.

Which teams have the highest defensive QB dropbacks in the NFL in 2026?

Through games played October 23, 2026, Detroit has the highest defensive QB dropbacks in the NFL at 49.0. Atlanta is second at 44.5, Buffalo third at 44.0, Carolina fourth at 43.4 & Washington fifth at 41.0. Detroit's total is 4.5 dropbacks above second place & 13.5 dropbacks above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 9.2 dropbacks separate first from tenth. Green Bay is sixth at 40.8, Houston seventh at 40.7, Denver eighth at 40.5, Kansas City ninth at 40.4 & Philadelphia tenth at 39.8.

Four separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. San Francisco & Cincinnati are tied 11th at 39.0 & Jacksonville, Baltimore and Cleveland tied 13th at 38.8. Tampa Bay is 16th at 38.5. New Orleans & Pittsburgh are tied 17th at 37.8.

All 8 teams are within 1.2 dropbacks of each other. The New York Jets are 19th at 37.0, Las Vegas 20th at 36.8, New England 21st at 36.0, Minnesota 22nd at 35.8 & Seattle 23rd at 35.7. Tennessee & the New York Giants are tied 24th at 35.5.

How this ranking is measured

The ranking above covers the top 25 of 32 NFL teams in the 2026 regular season. Defensive QB dropbacks counts the opponent dropbacks a defense rushed against -- the play population behind our defensive pressure metrics. Figures are as of October 23, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.