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2019 College Adjusted 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.

AY/A = (yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT) ÷ attempts. Like ANY/A without sacks.

The 2019 leaders: Tua Tagovailoa (13.35), Jalen Hurts (12.77), Joe Burrow (12.31).

Adjusted Yards per Attempt

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 109 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAY/A
1Tua TagovailoaQBALA25224613.35
2Jalen HurtsQBOU31031812.77
3Joe BurrowQBLSU43944512.31
4Justin FieldsQBOSU30832412.04
5Tyler HuntleyQBUTAH27829211.32
6Tanner MorganQBMINN28930511.30
7Trevor LawrenceQBCLEM33734210.36
8Brady WhiteQBMEM37038510.31
9Layne HatcherQBARST25928210.10
10Jayden DanielsQBASU3103379.67
11Dillon GabrielQBUCF3753919.65
12Sam HowellQBUNC3884199.62
13Kedon SlovisQBUSC3623759.38
14Stephen CalvertQBLIB3964229.31
15Justin HerbertQBORE4084279.19
16Nathan RourkeQBOHIO3113279.17
17Hank BachmeierQBBOIS1932049.12
18Dustin CrumQBKENT2863209.10
19Kyle TraskQBFLA3153319.03
20Sean CliffordQBPSU2993159.00
21Jack CoanQBWIS3043148.88
22Charlie BrewerQBBAY3483698.85
23Levi LewisQBUL3513648.84
24Jarrett GuarantanoQBTENN2262368.79
25J'Mar SmithQBLT3393578.77
26Jake LutonQBORST3583838.77
27Shane BuecheleQBSMU4434468.76
28Brock PurdyQBISU4454578.75
29Chris ReynoldsQBCLT2672818.75
30Shea PattersonQBMICH3443608.72
31Peyton RamseyQBIU2662828.67
32Jarren WilliamsQBMIA2562818.61
33Ian BookQBND3713738.56
34Chase GarbersQBCAL1842038.51
35Chris RobisonQBFAU4354538.46
36Zac ThomasQBAPP3343498.43
37Josh LoveQBSJSU4804908.43
38Anthony GordonQBWSU6476478.36
39Sam EhlingerQBTEX4364638.34
40Drew PlittQBBALL3703938.33
41Kaleb BarkerQBTROY4604788.21
42Patrick O'BrienQBCSU3383578.13
43Jett DuffeyQBTTU3673808.11
44Jamie NewmanQBWAKE3343488.09
45Davis MillsQBSTAN2402518.07
46Quinten DormadyQBCMU2682778.05
47Jacob EasonQBWASH3733858.05
48Mike Glass IIIQBEMU3413568.01
49Jon WassinkQBWMU3713868.00
50Jake FrommQBUGA3553627.96
51Asher O'HaraQBMTSU3333477.91
52James BlackmanQBFSU2662867.89
53Jack AbrahamQBUSM3823967.89
54Mason FineQBUNT4144387.88
55Skylar ThompsonQBKSU2832947.80
56Cole McDonaldQBHAW4654777.73
57Kelly BryantQBMIZ2923087.69
58Spencer SandersQBOKST2472617.65
59Holton AhlersQBECU4424567.60
60Zach SmithQBTLSA4294637.59
61Ty StoreyQBWKU2943077.56
62Tyler Johnston IIIQBUAB2152177.53
63Caleb EvansQBULM3893997.48
64Tommy DeVitoQBSYR3373797.46
65James MorganQBFIU3193267.44
66Dan EllingtonQBGAST3293047.28
67Nate StanleyQBIOWA3723917.27
68Zach WilsonQBBYU2792917.22
69Fred PaytonQBCCU1881957.16
70Carter StanleyQBKU3703877.15
71Dorian Thompson-RobinsonQBUCLA3623827.13
72Brett GabbertQBM-OH2853057.10
73Adrian MartinezQBNEB2512696.98
74Justin McMillanQBTULN2963176.96
75Kellen MondQBTA&M4004196.94
76Brandon PetersQBILL2382546.87
77Isaiah GreenQBMRSH3133336.84
78Bo NixQBAUB3513626.83
79Tevaka TuiotiQBUNM1952046.82
80Kai LocksleyQBUTEP1812026.76
81Bryce PerkinsQBUVA4564926.75
82Jorge ReynaQBFRES3643826.75
83Ross BowersQBNIU2873016.69
84Steven MontezQBCOLO4054206.66
85Anthony RussoQBTEM3994076.66
86Desmond RidderQBCIN3013166.66
87Kenyon ObladQBUNLV3083226.61
88Khalil TateQBARIZ2662816.54
89Ryan AgnewQBSDSU3403556.38
90Brian LewerkeQBMSU3984126.38
91Kato NelsonQBAKR2793196.35
92Jordan LoveQBUSU4344486.23
93Jack PlummerQBPUR2422636.05
94Josh JacksonQBMD2072306.01
95Riley NealQBVAN2582755.97
96Kenny PickettQBPITT4304465.89
97Austin KendallQBWVU3043145.85
98Jordan McCloudQBUSF2242495.84
99Max DugganQBTCU3383625.83
100Ryan HilinskiQBSC4064195.79

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