Which quarterbacks are most accurate under pressure?
Quinn Ewers leads all NFL quarterbacks with 60.7% completion percentage under pressure, on 17 completions and 1 passing touchdown across 4 games.
NFL Quarterback Completion Percentage Under Pressure
Ranked by CMP% · 2025 regular season| # | Player | CMP% | ATT | CMP | YDS | TD | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Ewers Miami Dolphins · #14 | 60.7% | 28 | 17 | 209 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys · #4 | 57.2% | 159 | 91 | 1,163 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Dillon Gabriel Cleveland Browns · #8 | 56.1% | 41 | 23 | 217 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Kenny Pickett Las Vegas Raiders · #15 | 55.6% | 9 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Max Brosmer Minnesota Vikings · #12 | 55.0% | 20 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 4 |
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Pressure strips away rhythm and forces a throw before the mechanics are ready. Accuracy on these snaps says more about pocket composure, anticipation and arm slot consistency than accuracy on clean pockets does, since a rushed base and a closing defender expose flaws that a tidy dropback never will.
High marks here do not always mean a quarterback is pushing the ball downfield. Some of the completions behind this number are checkdowns and screens thrown the instant pressure appears, which protect the stat without stressing a defense. Pair this view with depth of target before crediting someone with beating pressure rather than avoiding it.
The more useful read is trend over time rather than a single season snapshot. A quarterback who holds up here against good defensive fronts is less dependent on a clean offensive line than his overall numbers might suggest, which matters most when evaluating him behind an offensive line shakier than the unit that produced the sample.