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.

FanIQ Research · May 11, 2026 · 5 facts, every one from the play-by-play

Career line: 54-of-88 (61.4%), 597 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT — across 4 games with passing attempts in 2 seasons.

Rare

Tanner 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.

Trend

McKee 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.

Split

McKee 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.

Milestone

McKee'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).

Comparison

TD/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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