Player
Tanner McKee
QB · Eagles
A 5-to-1 TD/INT rate over 88 attempts is rare for a backup; it's the statistical thread keeping McKee in trade-chip conversations.
Career line: 54-of-88 (61.4%), 597 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT — across 4 games with passing attempts in 2 seasons.
RareTanner McKee career snapshot
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Career C/A | 54/88 |
| Comp% | 61.4% |
| Yards | 597 |
| TD/INT | 5/1 |
| Y/A | 6.8 |
| Games with attempts | 4 |
| Total appearances | 6 |
McKee appeared in 6 games across 2024 and 2025, but only 4 of those involved actual passing attempts. His 88 attempts came in mop-up duty vs Dallas (Week 17, 2024), a Week 18 start vs NYG (2024), a cameo vs Las Vegas (Week 15, 2025), and a Week 18 start vs Washington (2025).
The TD/INT ratio of 5-to-1 is the eye-catcher — an interception rate of 1.1% across 88 attempts is what keeps him in the conversation as a future trade chip.
Why it matters. A 5-to-1 TD/INT rate over 88 attempts is rare for a backup; it's the statistical thread keeping McKee in trade-chip conversations.
Two career starts — both in Week 18 against Washington/NYG with Philly resting starters.
TrendMcKee NFL appearances
| Yr | Wk | Opp | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | DAL | 3/4 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | NYG | 27/41 | 269 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | NYG | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | LV | 3/3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | WAS | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | WAS | 21/40 | 241 | 1 | 1 |
His two real starts are both Week 18 cameos in seasons where Philly had nothing to play for. 2024 Week 18 vs NYG was the breakout: 27-of-41 for 269 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs. 2025 Week 18 vs Washington was the encore: 21-of-40 for 241 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 3 sacks — first career pick and a tougher defensive look.
In 2024 Week 17 vs Dallas, he came in for 4 attempts and threw 2 TDs — a 50% TD-rate cameo that scouts still cite.
Why it matters. The identical Week 18 slot in back-to-back seasons is a quirk that defines his NFL identity: the Eagles' designated end-of-year audition QB.
On short passes: 49-of-72 (68.1%), +0.259 EPA/attempt — top-4 efficiency among backup QBs in 2024-25.
SplitMcKee 2024-25: pass-length split
| Depth | Att | Comp | Comp% | Yds | TD | INT | EPA/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 72 | 49 | 68.1% | 498 | 4 | 0 | +0.259 |
| Deep | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | 99 | 1 | 1 | -0.030 |
| No air yds | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | -31 | 0 | 0 | -1.184 |
EPA/attempt — backup QBs, 50-200 att, 2024-25 (top 5)
| QB | Att | EPA/att |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 63 | +0.563 |
| Malik Willis | 101 | +0.430 |
| Joe Milton III | 53 | +0.234 |
| Tanner McKee | 93 | +0.131 |
| Joshua Dobbs | 58 | +0.104 |
McKee's value is in the short game. On passes classified as 'short', he completed 68.1% with +0.259 EPA per attempt and zero interceptions. His deep ball (16 attempts, 31.3%) is where the limitations show — but for a backup tasked with managing a game, not throwing the ball 40 yards, the short-area efficiency is legitimate.
Overall EPA/attempt of +0.131 ranks 4th of 22 backup QBs with meaningful volume in 2024-25.
Why it matters. EPA per attempt filters out schedule and game-script noise; McKee's +0.131 overall EPA ranks 4th of 22 backup QBs with 50-200 attempts, driven by elite short-area execution.
In Week 17 of 2024, threw 2 TDs on his first 4 NFL attempts — an instant cult-hero arrival.
MilestoneMcKee's first meaningful NFL action was Week 17 of 2024 vs Dallas, coming in late as Jalen Hurts' relief. The line: 3 completions on 4 attempts, 54 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs. A 50% TD rate over a 4-pass sample is the kind of mop-up moment that turned Philly's QB room into a daily-X-feed talking point for weeks.
He followed it the next Sunday with his Week 18 starting debut — 27-of-41 for 269 and 2 more TDs against the Giants. Four touchdowns on his first 45 NFL attempts, no interceptions until almost a year later.
Why it matters. 4 TDs on his first 45 NFL attempts with zero interceptions set a high-efficiency bar that held for nearly a full calendar year before his first pick arrived.
Best TD/INT ratio among all backup QBs with 50-200 attempts in 2023-25: 5.0 — ahead of Gabriel (3.5) and Stick (3.0).
ComparisonTD/INT ratio — backup QBs, 50-200 att, 2023-25 (top 5)
| QB | Att | TD | INT | Ratio | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner McKee | 88 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Dillon Gabriel | 185 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| Easton Stick | 174 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 168 | 10 | 5 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| Jarrett Stidham | 66 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
Among the 21 backup QBs with 50-200 attempts across 2023-25, McKee's 5.0 TD/INT ratio leads the group by a wide margin — Gabriel is next at 3.5, Stick at 3.0. The field average is below 1.0.
The catch is obvious: 88 attempts across garbage-time and rest-starters games is a small sample, and a single additional interception drops the ratio to 2.5. But within the cohort of QBs who have seen similar backup volume, no one has protected the ball better.
Why it matters. TD/INT ratio is the cleanest efficiency signal for low-volume QBs; McKee leading 21 peers by a wide margin is the statistical case for his trade value.
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