NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

With reference to the 2024 campaign, Jaxon Smith-Njigba sits in first place in yards per pass attempt with 35.0. In 2nd place is AJ Cole III, having a yards per pass attempt total of 34.0. Earning a total of 24.0, Adonai Mitchell ranks in the third position. With the 4th and 5th spot are Justin Jefferson (22.0) and Cedrick Wilson Jr. (21.0).

2024 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Jaxon Smith-Njigba 35.0
2nd AJ Cole III 34.0
3rd Adonai Mitchell 24.0
4th Justin Jefferson 22.0
5th Cedrick Wilson Jr. 21.0
6th Nick Mullens 19.0
7th Kyle Allen 19.0
8th Jack Fox 17.0
9th Courtland Sutton 15.0
10th Stefon Diggs 13.0
11th Carson Wentz 10.0
12th Malik Willis 9.7
13th Taylor Heinicke 9.3
14th Lamar Jackson 8.9
15th Jared Goff 8.5
16th Brock Purdy 8.4
17th Sam Darnold 8.3
18th Jordan Love 8.3
19th Jalen Hurts 8.1
20th Russell Wilson 8.1
21st Josh Allen 8.0
22nd Baker Mayfield 7.8
23rd Marcus Mariota 7.8
24th Kirk Cousins 7.7
25th Jayden Daniels 7.7
26th Derek Carr 7.7
27th Michael Penix 7.6
28th Joe Burrow 7.5
29th Geno Smith 7.5
30th Matthew Stafford 7.4

2022 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Taysom Hill 12.6
2nd Jordan Love 9.3
3rd Nick Mullens 9.0
4th Tua Tagovailoa 8.9
5th Sam Howell 8.9
6th Gardner Minshew II 8.7
7th Teddy Bridgewater 8.6
8th Bailey Zappe 8.5
9th Sam Darnold 8.2
10th Patrick Mahomes 8.1
11th Brock Purdy 8.1
12th Jalen Hurts 8.0
13th Jimmy Garoppolo 7.9
14th Jarrett Stidham 7.9
15th Ryan Tannehill 7.8
16th Jared Goff 7.6
17th Josh Allen 7.6
18th Andy Dalton 7.6
19th Geno Smith 7.5
20th Jameis Winston 7.5
21st Joe Burrow 7.4
22nd Marcus Mariota 7.4
23rd Russell Wilson 7.3
24th Dak Prescott 7.3
25th Taylor Heinicke 7.2
26th Kirk Cousins 7.1
27th Jacoby Brissett 7.1
28th Justin Fields 7.1
29th Trevor Siemian 7.1
30th Trevor Lawrence 7.0

2021 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Cedrick Wilson Jr. 29.3
2nd Brian Hoyer 20.6
3rd Cooper Rush 9.0
4th Joe Burrow 8.9
5th Jimmy Garoppolo 8.6
6th Trey Lance 8.5
7th Matthew Stafford 8.1
8th Joe Flacco 8.0
9th Kyler Murray 7.9
10th Russell Wilson 7.8
11th Derek Carr 7.7
12th Aaron Rodgers 7.7
13th Justin Herbert 7.5
14th Dak Prescott 7.5
15th Kirk Cousins 7.5
16th Lamar Jackson 7.5
17th Colt McCoy 7.5
18th Josh Johnson 7.5
19th Tom Brady 7.4
20th Patrick Mahomes 7.4
21st Geno Smith 7.4
22nd Mac Jones 7.3
23rd Jalen Hurts 7.3
24th Jameis Winston 7.3
25th Taysom Hill 7.3
26th Gardner Minshew II 7.3
27th Teddy Bridgewater 7.2
28th Baker Mayfield 7.2
29th Mike White 7.2
30th Matt Ryan 7.1

2020 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Matt Barkley 9.4
2nd Trace McSorley 9.0
3rd Deshaun Watson 8.9
4th Blaine Gabbert 8.9
5th Dak Prescott 8.4
6th Kirk Cousins 8.3
7th Aaron Rodgers 8.2
8th Patrick Mahomes 8.1
9th Marcus Mariota 8.1
10th Josh Allen 7.9
11th Derek Carr 7.9
12th Ryan Tannehill 7.9
13th Ryan Fitzpatrick 7.8
14th Jimmy Garoppolo 7.8
15th Philip Rivers 7.7
16th Matthew Stafford 7.7
17th Taysom Hill 7.7
18th Tom Brady 7.6
19th Teddy Bridgewater 7.6
20th C.J. Beathard 7.6
21st Russell Wilson 7.5
22nd Drew Brees 7.5
23rd Nick Mullens 7.5
24th Mason Rudolph 7.5
25th Brett Rypien 7.4
26th Matt Ryan 7.3
27th Justin Herbert 7.3
28th Baker Mayfield 7.3
29th Lamar Jackson 7.3
30th Jared Goff 7.2

2019 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Ryan Tannehill 9.6
2nd Matt Schaub 8.7
3rd Matthew Stafford 8.6
4th Jimmy Garoppolo 8.4
5th Patrick Mahomes 8.3
6th Jameis Winston 8.2
7th Dak Prescott 8.2
8th Kirk Cousins 8.1
9th Russell Wilson 8.0
10th Derek Carr 7.9
11th Drew Brees 7.9
12th Philip Rivers 7.8
13th Deshaun Watson 7.8
14th Lamar Jackson 7.8
15th Marcus Mariota 7.5
16th Jared Goff 7.4
17th Matt Ryan 7.3
18th Baker Mayfield 7.2
19th Matt Moore 7.2
20th Teddy Bridgewater 7.1
21st Eli Manning 7.1
22nd Aaron Rodgers 7.0
23rd Ryan Fitzpatrick 7.0
24th Gardner Minshew II 7.0
25th Joe Flacco 7.0
26th Matt Barkley 7.0
27th Kyler Murray 6.9
28th Sam Darnold 6.9
29th Case Keenum 6.9
30th Kyle Allen 6.8

2018 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Odell Beckham Jr. 53.0
2nd Ryan Fitzpatrick 9.6
3rd Matt Barkley 9.3
4th Patrick Mahomes 8.8
5th Kyle Allen 8.6
6th Philip Rivers 8.5
7th Jared Goff 8.4
8th Nick Mullens 8.3
9th Mike Glennon 8.3
10th Deshaun Watson 8.2
11th Drew Brees 8.2
12th Matt Ryan 8.1
13th Russell Wilson 8.1
14th Jimmy Garoppolo 8.1
15th Jameis Winston 7.9
16th Baker Mayfield 7.7
17th Carson Wentz 7.7
18th Ben Roethlisberger 7.6
19th Tom Brady 7.6
20th Marcus Mariota 7.6
21st Eli Manning 7.5
22nd Aaron Rodgers 7.4
23rd Dak Prescott 7.4
24th Mitchell Trubisky 7.4
25th C.J. Beathard 7.4
26th Derek Carr 7.3
27th Andrew Luck 7.2
28th Cam Newton 7.2
29th Ryan Tannehill 7.2
30th Nick Foles 7.2

2017 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Sam Bradford 8.9
2nd Jimmy Garoppolo 8.8
3rd Landry Jones 8.5
4th Deshaun Watson 8.3
5th Drew Brees 8.1
6th Patrick Mahomes 8.1
7th Alex Smith 8.0
8th Jared Goff 8.0
9th Tom Brady 7.9
10th Philip Rivers 7.9
11th Matthew Stafford 7.9
12th Jameis Winston 7.9
13th Matt Ryan 7.7
14th Ben Roethlisberger 7.6
15th Kirk Cousins 7.6
16th Carson Wentz 7.5
17th Case Keenum 7.4
18th Josh McCown 7.4
19th Carson Palmer 7.4
20th Russell Wilson 7.2
21st Marcus Mariota 7.1
22nd Scott Tolzien 7.1
23rd Blake Bortles 7.0
24th Aaron Rodgers 7.0
25th Kevin Hogan 6.9
26th Derek Carr 6.8
27th Dak Prescott 6.8
28th Ryan Fitzpatrick 6.8
29th Matt Moore 6.8
30th Andy Dalton 6.7

2016 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Matt Ryan 9.3
2nd Geno Smith 9.0
3rd Derek Anderson 8.5
4th Matt Moore 8.3
5th Tom Brady 8.2
6th Kirk Cousins 8.1
7th Trevone Boykin 8.1
8th Dak Prescott 8.0
9th Jimmy Garoppolo 8.0
10th Andrew Luck 7.8
11th Drew Brees 7.7
12th Russell Wilson 7.7
13th Ryan Tannehill 7.7
14th Jay Cutler 7.7
15th Philip Rivers 7.6
16th Marcus Mariota 7.6
17th Charlie Whitehurst 7.6
18th Andy Dalton 7.5
19th Ben Roethlisberger 7.5
20th Matt Barkley 7.5
21st Nick Foles 7.5
22nd Aaron Rodgers 7.3
23rd Matthew Stafford 7.3
24th Jacoby Brissett 7.3
25th Jameis Winston 7.2
26th Alex Smith 7.2
27th Brian Hoyer 7.2
28th Carson Palmer 7.1
29th Cody Kessler 7.1
30th Connor Cook 7.1

2015 NFL Yards Per Pass Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Colt McCoy 11.6
2nd Landry Jones 9.3
3rd Carson Palmer 8.7
4th Luke McCown 8.6
5th Ben Roethlisberger 8.4
6th Andy Dalton 8.4
7th Russell Wilson 8.3
8th Tyrod Taylor 8.0
9th Drew Brees 7.8
10th Cam Newton 7.8
11th Kirk Cousins 7.7
12th Tom Brady 7.6
13th Jameis Winston 7.6
14th Jay Cutler 7.6
15th Marcus Mariota 7.6
16th Matt Ryan 7.5
17th Brandon Weeden 7.5
18th Kellen Moore 7.5
19th Alex Smith 7.4
20th Blake Bortles 7.3
21st Tony Romo 7.3
22nd Philip Rivers 7.2
23rd Eli Manning 7.2
24th Matthew Stafford 7.2
25th Ryan Tannehill 7.2
26th Teddy Bridgewater 7.2
27th Josh McCown 7.2
28th Blaine Gabbert 7.2
29th Brock Osweiler 7.2
30th A.J. McCarron 7.2