Alex Tanney or Marcus Mariota? The NFL Stat Breakdown

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Alex Tanney vs Marcus Mariota. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Marcus Mariota takes 4 categories while Alex Tanney claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the QB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Marcus Mariota's Passing Yards of 18,173 compared to Alex Tanney's 100 represents a 18073% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Tanney falls 99.8% below the career average of 52000 in this category while Marcus Mariota exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Marcus Mariota's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Attempt, where Alex Tanney posts 6.7 against Marcus Mariota's 7.5 — a gap of just 11.9%. Alex Tanney can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Attempt is the statistical ammunition for the Alex Tanney side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

The verdict favors Marcus Mariota — 4 categories to 3 — but Alex Tanney makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Alex Tanney has real statistical ammunition particularly in Yards Per Attempt where the gap narrows to just 11.9%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.