Understanding the QB Radar Chart
Maybe I should have done this before my last post
As I am having a lot of fun doing 2026 QB class evaluations, I figured I should explain my favorite part of it all: the radar charts.
What is a radar chart?
A radar chart is a way to quickly and effectively present information, especially when trying to show how a player compares across multiple statistics and their percentiles in those statistics. It has become one of the default ways of showing player stats in the other football (soccer) for how easily it conveys data, and was popularized by Ted Knutson and the team at Statsbomb.
Why use them?
Radar charts give a quick and easy look at the kind of player you are looking for. The statistics represent different archetypes at QB. Do you have a scrambling QB, a pocket passer, or a mobile QB? Does the QB play a high or low variance game?
However, there are a few things to remember when looking at these charts. All this represents is statistical output, and if you were to have players on other teams or in different situations, it would most likely affect all the numbers.
This is only a tool to help evaluate players and add extra context to a holistic evaluation.
The Stats and the Data Set
The data is all sourced from PFF and includes all QBs who played FBS football from 2014 to the present with at least six games played in a given year and at least as many dropbacks as Army’s starting QB.
Accuracy Percent: aka adjusted completion percentage - the % of aimed passes thrown on target (completions + drops / aimed)
Completion Percentage: Completions / Pass attempts
Average depth of target: How far the ball is thrown on each attempt
Big time throw rate: the % of attempts that are BTTs (a pass with excellent ball location and timing, generally thrown further down the field and/or into a tighter window)
PFF OFF: PFF proprietary rating of a QBs total impact on offensive success and productivity
PFF Pass: PFF proprietary rating of a QBs passing impact on offensive success and productivity
PFF Run: PFF proprietary rating of a QBs running impact on offensive success and productivity
Pressure to sack rate: Percentage of Pressures Turned into Sacks, the closer to the middle the number is the better
Yards per attempt: Y’all can figure this one out
Turnover worthy play rate: a pass that has a high percentage chance to be intercepted, or a poor job of taking care of the ball and fumbling
Some fun charts and archetypes
Gunslinger ^
Insurance adjuster ^
All Around Superstar ^
Run first ^
I could share more but I’ll save those for another time. Look out soon for a scouting profile on LaNorris Sellers and feel free to share or subscribe if you enjoy!