Accuracy
Everything always seems to start with arm strength when talking quarterbacks. That’s fine and all, but Pace and other notable GMs have stressed constantly for years that accuracy is more important. Throwing hard means nothing if they can’t consistently hit the receivers. Measuring how accurate a QB is through numbers is difficult though. Normally watching tapes is the best way to judge it. However, there is another method that offers an idea.
Completion percentage by itself doesn’t tell the whole story of whether a quarterback is accurate. Some can beef up that stat through mostly short throw. That is why the average yard per pass attempt is critical to helping in that determination. If the prospect has a high completion rate and a high yards per pass attempt, then it can pretty much be said he’s an accurate passer.
- Mitch Trubisky – 68% completion at 8.4 yards per pass
- Deshaun Watson – 67.5% completion at 8.2 yards per pass
- Patrick Mahomes – 64.6% completion at 8.3 yards per pass
- Deshone Kizer – 60.7% completion at 8.4 yards per pass
- Davis Webb – 62.1% completion at 7.2 yards per pass
- Brad Kaaya – 60.6% completion at 8.4 yards per pass
- Josh Allen – 55.9% completion at 8.6 yards per pass
