Pressure, Coverage & Traits

The trenches, charted.

Which quarterbacks take the most heat and how they hold up under it, which coverage defenders quarterbacks can't beat, and the athletic testing behind the prospects.

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Source window · Season 2025 · combine 2025

QB pressure

Most pressured passers

Quarterbacks who take the most heat, and how it shows up in bad throws and sacks.

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1	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	8	39.3%	18.6%	23	53
2	Justin Herbert	LAC	16	28.9%	13.9%	54	143
3	Cam Ward	TEN	17	27.6%	18.4%	55	138
4	Justin Fields	NYJ	9	27.5%	13.6%	27	59
5	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	10	26.7%	20.0%	27	70
6	Tyrod Taylor	NYJ	6	25.7%	10.6%	14	50
7	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	13	25.6%	23.8%	43	104
8	Russell Wilson	NYG	6	25.5%	27.4%	10	27
9	Riley Leonard	IND	5	25.4%	5.2%	2	10
10	Quinn Ewers	MIA	4	24.7%	15.9%	8	21
11	Caleb Williams	CHI	17	24.2%	19.1%	24	164
12	Bryce Young	CAR	16	24.0%	17.0%	27	127
13	Jaxson Dart	NYG	12	24.0%	14.4%	35	101
14	Tyler Huntley	BAL	4	24.0%	10.6%	8	21
15	Jared Goff	DET	17	23.9%	14.6%	38	147
16	Carson Wentz	MIN	5	23.5%	20.8%	19	43
17	Lamar Jackson	BAL	13	23.1%	17.1%	36	118
18	Geno Smith	LV	15	22.5%	11.2%	55	146
19	Kenny Pickett	LV	6	22.2%	9.5%	8	3
20	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	14	22.0%	15.7%	30	85
21	C.J. Stroud	HOU	14	21.9%	18.7%	23	132
22	Kirk Cousins	ATL	10	21.8%	15.7%	13	70
23	Brady Cook	NYJ	5	21.6%	24.6%	19	46
24	Marcus Mariota	WAS	10	21.5%	14.9%	16	72
25	Joe Burrow	CIN	8	21.3%	5.3%	17	48
26	Jake Browning	CIN	5	21.2%	13.0%	9	23
27	Drake Maye	NE	17	21.1%	12.9%	47	158
28	Brock Purdy	SF	9	20.9%	12.1%	11	59
29	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	17	20.8%	13.8%	41	158
30	Max Brosmer	MIN	6	20.6%	10.0%	14	20

Coverage

Lockdown defenders

The defenders quarterbacks have the least success throwing at this season.

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1	James Pierre	PIT	35	42.9%	3.7	51.2	10.2%
2	Donte Jackson	LAC	43	44.2%	6.9	59.4	19.0%
3	Joey Porter Jr.	PIT	65	49.2%	5.1	59.7	11.2%
4	Ernest Jones	SEA	61	68.9%	6.9	63.9	6.9%
5	Derek Stingley Jr.	HOU	67	43.3%	6.2	64.8	7.4%
6	D.J. Reed	DET	50	54.0%	7.6	65.0	4.4%
7	Derwin James	LAC	48	60.4%	6.1	65.4	7.7%
8	Jamel Dean	TB	58	48.3%	7.1	66.4	1.2%
9	Quinyon Mitchell	PHI	82	45.1%	5.4	67.1	4.1%
10	Brandon Jones	DEN	46	54.3%	6.9	68.6	7.9%
11	Antonio Johnson	JAX	46	60.9%	7.1	69.8	2.3%
12	Jalen Pitre	HOU	59	66.1%	7.1	70.5	11.6%
13	Zack Baun	PHI	53	62.3%	4.1	71.6	8.7%
14	Billy Bowman	ATL	27	66.7%	8.1	71.6	16.3%
15	Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	ARI	26	61.5%	7.9	71.9	7.6%
16	Jaylinn Hawkins	NE	35	57.1%	7.8	72.0	8.6%
17	Riq Woolen	SEA	71	54.9%	4.9	72.0	11.5%
18	Xavier McKinney	GB	39	56.4%	7.2	72.0	5.5%
19	Rasul Douglas	MIA	74	55.4%	5.8	72.2	4.6%
20	Jevon Holland	NYG	35	51.4%	6.8	72.3	2.6%
21	Cooper DeJean	PHI	78	60.3%	7.2	72.4	6.0%
22	Patrick Surtain II	DEN	61	54.1%	5.0	72.4	9.5%
23	Omar Speights	LA	44	63.6%	4.9	72.9	2.0%
24	Nohl Williams	KC	39	53.8%	7.1	73.0	7.2%
25	Fred Warner	SF	26	57.7%	5.5	73.3	10.2%
26	Jaycee Horn	CAR	64	48.4%	7.5	73.5	28.6%
27	Devin Bush Jr.	CLE	44	72.7%	5.4	73.6	7.7%
28	Rock Ya-Sin	DET	54	51.9%	5.6	74.0	1.7%
29	Cordale Flott	NYG	67	52.2%	6.9	74.3	8.3%
30	Jarrian Jones	JAX	53	58.5%	6.1	74.6	5.0%

Athletic testing · class of 2025

Fastest 40 in the latest class

The latest draft class's combine testing — speed, jumps, and agility. Traits to weigh against the tape, not proof on their own.

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1	Maxwell Hairston	CB	Kentucky	183	4.28	39.5	129	—	—
2	Matthew Golden	WR	Texas	191	4.29	—	—	—	—
3	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	WR	Tennessee	205	4.30	33.0	126	—	—
4	Darien Porter	CB	Iowa St.	195	4.30	36.5	131	6.71	4.04
5	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	Virginia Tech	206	4.32	40.5	130	—	4.41
6	Caleb Ransaw	CB	Tulane	197	4.33	40.0	129	—	—
7	Chimere Dike	WR	Florida	196	4.34	38.5	128	6.82	4.27
8	Joshua Lane	WR	Virginia Tech	191	4.34	40.0	132	6.75	4.12
9	Jacob Parrish	CB	Kansas St.	191	4.35	37.5	129	—	—
10	Arian Smith	WR	Georgia	179	4.36	38.0	127	6.82	4.19
11	Tai Felton	WR	Maryland	183	4.37	39.5	130	—	—
12	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	Auburn	190	4.37	34.5	124	—	—
13	Nick Emmanwori	SAF	South Carolina	220	4.38	43.0	138	—	—
14	Jahdae Barron	CB	Texas	194	4.39	35.0	123	—	—
15	Jaylin Noel	WR	Iowa St.	194	4.39	41.5	134	6.82	4.17
16	Brashard Smith	RB	SMU	194	4.39	32.5	117	—	—
17	RJ Harvey	RB	Central Florida	205	4.40	38.0	127	—	4.34
18	Dominic Lovett	WR	Georgia	185	4.40	33.5	120	—	4.27
19	Justin Walley	CB	Minnesota	190	4.40	—	—	—	—
20	Kyle Williams	WR	Washington St.	190	4.40	36.5	119	—	—
21	Tory Horton	WR	Colorado St.	196	4.41	37.5	—	—	—
22	Luther Burden III	WR	Missouri	206	4.41	—	—	—	—
23	Decarrion McWilliams	CB	Central Florida	191	4.41	34.0	—	—	—
24	Trevor Etienne	RB	Georgia	198	4.42	35.0	124	—	—
25	Billy Bowman Jr.	SAF	Oklahoma	192	4.42	35.5	123	—	—
26	Jalen Royals	WR	Utah St.	205	4.42	—	—	—	—
27	Trey Amos	CB	Mississippi	195	4.43	32.5	126	—	—
28	DJ Giddens	RB	Kansas St.	212	4.43	39.5	130	—	4.33
29	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	Ohio St.	202	4.43	38.5	128	—	—
30	Bilhal Kone	CB	Western Michigan	190	4.43	31.5	124	—	—
31	Isaac TeSlaa	WR	Arkansas	214	4.43	39.5	129	6.85	4.05
32	Elic Ayomanor	WR	Stanford	206	4.44	38.5	127	—	—
33	Jarquez Hunter	RB	Auburn	204	4.44	33.5	120	—	—
34	Upton Stout	CB	Western Kentucky	181	4.44	37.5	128	—	4.29
35	Andrew Mukuba	SAF	Texas	186	4.45	—	—	—	—
36	Jaylin Smith	CB	USC	187	4.45	32.5	122	—	—
37	Craig Woodson	SAF	California	200	4.45	36.0	127	—	—
38	Omarion Hampton	RB	North Carolina	221	4.46	38.0	130	—	4.40
39	Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	Colorado	174	4.46	38.0	128	—	4.41
40	Kaden Prather	WR	Maryland	204	4.46	30.0	114	—	—
41	LaJohntay Wester	WR	Colorado	163	4.46	32.0	121	—	—
42	Jayden Higgins	WR	Iowa St.	214	4.47	39.0	128	—	—
43	James Pearce Jr.	EDGE	Tennessee	245	4.47	31.0	123	—	—
44	Denzel Burke	CB	Ohio St.	186	4.48	—	—	—	—
45	Quinshon Judkins	RB	Ohio St.	221	4.48	38.5	132	—	—
46	Quincy Riley	CB	Louisville	194	4.48	—	—	—	—
47	Jonas Sanker	SAF	Virginia	206	4.48	36.5	128	—	—
48	Savion Williams	WR	TCU	222	4.48	—	—	—	—
49	Jason Marshall Jr.	CB	Florida	194	4.49	37.5	125	—	—
50	R.J. Mickens	SAF	Clemson	199	4.49	41.5	121	—	—

Athletic testing · all-time

Fastest 40 on record

The fastest forties on record, across every class.

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1	Xavier Worthy	WR	Texas	2024	165	4.21	41.0	131	—	—
2	Donte' Stallworth	WR	Tennessee	2002	197	4.22	—	—	—	—
3	John Ross	WR	Washington	2017	188	4.22	37.0	133	—	—
4	Kalon Barnes	CB	Baylor	2022	183	4.23	—	—	—	—
5	Chris Johnson	RB	East Carolina	2008	197	4.24	35.0	130	—	—
6	Dri Archer	WR	Kent State	2014	173	4.26	38.0	122	6.86	4.06
7	Tariq Woolen	CB	Texas-San Antonio	2022	205	4.26	42.0	—	—	—
8	DJ Turner	CB	Michigan	2023	178	4.26	38.5	131	—	—
9	Brenen Thompson	WR	Mississippi St.	—	164	4.26	—	—	—	—
10	Stanford Routt	CB	Houston	2005	193	4.27	36.5	129	6.63	3.90
11	Marquise Goodwin	WR	Texas	2013	183	4.27	—	132	—	—
12	Henry Ruggs III	WR	Alabama	2020	188	4.27	42.0	131	—	—
13	Anthony Schwartz	WR	Auburn	2021	186	4.27	32.0	123	7.13	4.25
14	Lorenzo Styles Jr.	SAF	Ohio St.	—	194	4.27	39.0	—	—	—
15	Jerome Mathis	WR	Kansas State	2005	181	4.28	35.5	123	—	—

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