Herbert was sacked on 10.9% of dropbacks
Justin Herbert took a sack on 10.9% of dropbacks (13 sacks on 119), 2nd-highest of 18 qualified QBs, in the 2021–2026 playoffss (covered history).
- Window
- The 2021–2026 playoffss (covered history)
- Games
- 3
- Denominator
- 119 dropbacks (attempts + sacks)
- Cohort
- 18 qualified QBs
- Sacks are not solely the quarterback's fault: protection, scheme and receivers all contribute.
Source & definition
Definition: Sacks taken divided by dropbacks, where dropbacks = pass attempts + sacks taken. Scrambles are not counted as dropbacks because the source weekly stats do not expose them.
Fields: stats_player_week.sacks_suffered, stats_player_week.attempts
Provider: nflverse data releases (schedules, weekly team/player stats, play-by-play) · dataset nflverse-2026-10-20-run2
Calculation: qb.sack_rate@1 · rules v1 · template v1 · computed Oct 20, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Qualification: ranked only with at least 100 dropbacks (attempts + sacks); this entity qualified.