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2016 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Passing yards per pass attempt.

The 2016 leaders: Matt Ryan (9.3), Tom Brady (8.2), Kirk Cousins (8.1).

Yards per Attempt

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 30 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/A
1Matt RyanQBATL5345879.3
2Tom BradyQBNE4324588.2
3Kirk CousinsQBWAS6066358.1
4Dak PrescottQBDAL4595098.0
5Andrew LuckQBIND5456247.8
6Drew BreesQBNO6736967.7
7Russell WilsonQBSEA5466197.7
8Ryan TannehillQBMIA3894307.7
9Marcus MariotaQBTEN4514947.6
10Philip RiversQBLAC5786197.6
11Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT5095267.5
12Andy DaltonQBCIN5636247.5
13Matthew StaffordQBDET5946537.3
14Aaron RodgersQBGB6106867.3
15Jameis WinstonQBTB5676307.2
16Alex SmithQBKC4895377.2
17Carson PalmerQBARI5976397.1
18Derek CarrQBLV5605917.0
19Sam BradfordQBMIN5525967.0
20Trevor SiemianQBDEN4865307.0
21Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4365266.9
22Cam NewtonQBCAR5105546.9
23Case KeenumQBLA3223536.8
24Colin KaepernickQBSF3314016.8
25Eli ManningQBNYG5986226.7
26Ryan FitzpatrickQBNYJ4034406.7
27Joe FlaccoQBBAL6727076.4
28Blake BortlesQBJAX6256946.2
29Carson WentzQBPHI6076576.2
30Brock OsweilerQBHOU5105505.8

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