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2016 College Net Yards per Attempt Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

NY/A = (yards − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks).

The 2016 leaders: Baker Mayfield (10.29), Mike White (10.06), Logan Woodside (9.56).

Net Yards per Attempt

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 112 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksNY/A
1Baker MayfieldQBOU33033110.29
2Mike WhiteQBWKU38635310.06
3Logan WoodsideQBTOL3923659.56
4Brett RypienQBBOIS3433419.26
5Zach TerrellQBWMU3493399.23
6Ryan HigginsQBLT4564678.65
7Nathan PetermanQBPITT2882978.63
8Trace McSorleyQBPSU3583728.55
9Jake BrowningQBWASH3533538.54
10Sam DarnoldQBUSC3133108.27
11Mason RudolphQBOKST4164388.12
12Quinton FlowersQBUSF2992718.04
13Nick MullensQBUSM3443557.94
14Mitchell TrubiskyQBUNC4084157.92
15Thomas WoodsonQBAKR2422487.91
16Patrick MahomesQBTTU5916067.87
17Chad KellyQBMISS3283337.81
18Deshaun WatsonQBCLEM4864787.80
19Josh AllenQBWYO3413477.78
20Josh RosenQBUCLA2312417.71
21Skyler HowardQBWVU3783897.66
22David WashingtonQBODU3203067.65
23Jerod EvansQBVT3894067.62
24Lamar JacksonQBLOU3824087.57
25Brad KaayaQBMIA3874037.52
26Wilton SpeightQBMICH2932937.45
27Riley FergusonQBMEM4004217.45
28Phillip WalkerQBTEM3463647.44
29Brent StockstillQBMTSU3633207.44
30Drew LockQBMIZ4344377.42
31Justice HansenQBARST3143217.38
32Austin AllenQBARK3703867.32
33Sean WhiteQBAUB1982107.28
34Deondre FrancoisQBFSU3733927.24
35Jalen HurtsQBALA3373467.24
36DeShone KizerQBND3613827.20
37Jacob ParkQBISU2262387.20
38Stephen JohnsonQBUK2312377.17
39Richard LagowQBIU3994197.15
40Danny EtlingQBLSU2402507.15
41Seth RussellQBBAY2782767.14
42Joshua DobbsQBTENN3193327.13
43Tommy Armstrong Jr.QBNEB2942977.07
44Brogan RobackQBEMU3263307.05
45Ryan FinleyQBNCSU3723837.03
46Dane EvansQBTLSA3974087.01
47Cooper RushQBCMU4164317.01
48Christian ChapmanQBSDSU2372296.93
49Sefo LiufauQBCOLO2902806.91
50Brandon SilversQBTROY4193416.90
51Taylor LambQBAPP2932736.87
52Conner ManningQBGAST3733786.87
53Greg Ward Jr.QBHOU4354476.84
54Matt LinehanQBIDHO3843226.79
55Brandon DawkinsQBARIZ1821716.79
56Kenny HillQBTCU4134306.77
57Dallas DavisQBUSA3263376.77
58Philip NelsonQBECU3473616.77
59Eric DungeyQBSYR3553746.75
60Shane BuecheleQBTEX3914116.73
61Justin HerbertQBORE2552626.69
62Jason DriskelQBFAU3273256.68
63Luke FalkQBWSU5825986.68
64Davis WebbQBCAL6206226.59
65Tyler O'ConnorQBMSU2622756.58
66Dru BrownQBHAW3053116.57
67Mitch LeidnerQBMINN2872986.50
68Bryant ShirreffsQBCONN2833016.45
69Ben HicksQBSMU4224386.43
70Chase LittonQBMRSH3713376.41
71Nick FitzgeraldQBMSST3353426.41
72Troy WilliamsQBUTAH3673836.39
73Andrew FordQBMASS3653916.38
74Trevor KnightQBTA&M3143106.33
75Gardner MinshewQBECU2022076.26
76Alex McGoughQBFIU2862926.24
77J.T. BarrettQBOSU3463566.23
78Manny WilkinsQBASU3113386.22
79Luke Del RioQBFLA2012036.19
80Dalton SturmQBUTSA2732686.11
81Daniel JonesQBDUKE4154366.09
82Riley NealQBBALL3944056.07
83Ryan MetzQBUTEP2011866.04
84Hayden MooreQBCIN2552716.02
85Greg WindhamQBOHIO2492426.02
86Kenny PotterQBSJSU3083415.98
87Clayton ThorsonQBNU4424755.91
88Jacob EasonQBUGA3493565.87
89Kyle ShurmurQBVAN3293525.87
90Anthony JenningsQBUL3023275.80
91James MorganQBBGSU3263015.79
92David BloughQBPUR5185405.79
93Kent MyersQBUSU3623845.78
94Taysom HillQBBYU3743565.68
95Mike FafaulQBUCLA2592625.64
96Tyler RogersQBNMSU4023965.62
97Tyler StehlingQBRICE3163335.62
98C.J. BeathardQBIOWA2783005.52
99Austin ApplebyQBFLA1841985.52
100Jesse ErtzQBKSU2442635.50

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