Offensive QB Dropbacks | NFL Team Stats


1	44.7	57.0	50.0	46.4	-	41.7	47.7	40.2
2	44.3	37.0	49.0	47.4	-	38.5	56.0	36.7
3	44.0	43.0	46.0	44.0	-	44.0	44.0	34.4
4	42.7	32.0	36.3	38.6	-	40.7	44.7	39.5
4	42.7	52.0	43.7	42.6	-	37.3	48.0	34.9
6	41.7	35.0	42.3	42.2	-	42.0	41.5	44.0
7	41.4	33.0	40.7	41.4	-	38.5	43.3	36.7
8	40.8	33.0	43.7	40.8	-	47.5	36.3	40.6
9	40.2	44.0	36.3	39.0	-	44.3	36.0	32.6
9	40.2	52.0	39.7	41.0	-	43.5	33.5	37.9
11	40.0	45.0	41.3	40.2	-	38.0	42.0	33.4
12	39.8	50.0	43.7	41.0	-	41.7	38.0	35.6
13	39.7	51.0	48.3	41.0	-	36.0	47.0	36.9
13	39.7	35.0	34.7	39.2	-	45.3	34.0	38.1
15	39.6	39.0	42.3	39.6	-	37.8	42.0	37.9
16	38.8	41.0	43.7	40.4	-	40.7	37.0	35.3
17	38.0	48.0	40.7	39.0	-	37.7	38.3	33.8
18	37.0	37.0	39.3	38.4	-	37.7	36.3	37.7
19	36.7	35.0	36.0	37.6	-	33.3	39.3	36.1
19	36.7	44.0	38.7	37.0	-	32.3	41.0	40.1
21	36.5	57.0	39.3	38.4	-	29.3	43.7	30.6
22	35.0	32.0	30.3	35.0	-	38.7	29.5	40.5
23	34.3	33.0	28.7	36.0	-	41.5	30.8	36.1
24	34.0	38.0	38.3	34.0	-	37.0	32.0	33.8
24	34.0	30.0	34.3	34.2	-	32.7	35.3	39.8
26	33.8	36.0	33.7	34.0	-	35.0	32.7	34.9
27	33.5	43.0	38.3	35.4	-	35.5	29.5	38.0
28	33.3	23.0	33.7	32.2	-	34.7	32.0	38.0
29	33.0	38.0	36.7	33.8	-	35.0	32.0	29.6
30	32.2	34.0	32.0	32.2	-	38.0	28.3	31.4
30	32.2	41.0	34.0	33.4	-	40.0	24.3	34.5
32	31.8	34.0	34.0	31.0	-	30.0	35.5	37.0

What Are Offensive QB Dropbacks?

Offensive QB dropbacks counts the plays on which a team's quarterback dropped back to pass -- the play population behind our pressure metrics. It is the volume base for offensive QB pressures allowed and pressure rate, so heavy-volume passing teams naturally accumulate more raw pressures while their rates stay comparable.

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

Dallas leads the NFL in offensive QB dropbacks at 44.7, through games played October 24, 2026. The Los Angeles Rams are second at 44.3 & Carolina third at 44.0. Dallas's total is 0.4 dropbacks above second place & 10.7 dropbacks above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 4.5 dropbacks separate first from tenth. New Orleans & Pittsburgh are tied for fourth at 42.7. Arizona is sixth at 41.7, Detroit seventh at 41.4 & Cincinnati eighth at 40.8. Green Bay & Tampa Bay are tied for ninth at 40.2.

Five separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Washington is 11th at 40.0 & Indianapolis 12th at 39.8. The New York Giants & Houston are tied 13th at 39.7. Chicago is 15th at 39.6, Las Vegas 16th at 38.8 & Philadelphia 17th at 38.0.

Eight teams sit inside 1.2 dropbacks of each other from eighth to 15th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Cleveland is 18th at 37.0. New England & the Los Angeles Chargers are tied 19th at 36.7. Seattle is 21st at 36.5, Kansas City 22nd at 35.0 & the New York Jets 23rd at 34.3. Minnesota & Denver are tied 24th at 34.0.

How this ranking is measured

These 25 are drawn from 32 NFL teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. Offensive QB dropbacks counts the plays on which a team's quarterback dropped back to pass -- the play population behind our pressure metrics. It is the volume base for offensive QB pressures allowed and pressure rate, so heavy-volume passing teams naturally accumulate more raw pressures while their rates stay comparable. Figures are as of October 24, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.