Dillon Gabriel has 7 TDs to just 2 INTs on the season, but here’s why those numbers are misleading.
Per PFF, these are the quarterbacks with the highest turnover-worthy play (TWP) rates in the NFL:
5.4% - Spencer Rattler, Saints
5.1% - Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins
4.6% - Dillon Gabriel, Browns
Gabriel is putting the ball in harm’s way at the 3rd-highest rate. But if you look at other numbers—like total dropbacks and big-time throw (BTT) rates—it becomes clear he’s the WORST quarterback in this area.
Here are the stats and where each player ranks among 29 qualifying QBs:
Rattler:
- 291 dropbacks (15th)
- 17 TWP (2nd)
- 5.4 TWP% (1st)
- 11 BTT (T-7th)
- 4.0 BTT% (T-14th)
Tagovailoa:
- 329 dropbacks (9th)
- 18 TWP (1st)
- 5.1 TWP% (2nd)
- 15 BTT (T-4th)
- 4.8 BTT% (9th)
Gabriel:
- 203 dropbacks (29th)
- 10 TWP (T-7th)
- 4.6 TWP% (3rd)
- 3 BTT (29th)
- 1.6 BTT% (29th)
Dillon Gabriel has recorded 10 TWP on 126 fewer dropbacks than Tua. And unlike Tua, who has the 4th-most BTT in the league, Gabriel has just 3 BTT on the year.
So Dillon has the 3rd-most TWP and the fewest BTT in the NFL. Talk about a recipe for gross football.
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