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2017 NFL Average Depth of Target Leaders

Average air yards per pass attempt: how far past the line of scrimmage the ball was thrown, caught or not.

The 2017 leaders: Jameis Winston (10.7), Carson Wentz (9.9), Russell Wilson (9.9).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 32 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Jameis WinstonQBTB44249510.7
2Carson WentzQBPHI4404989.9
3Russell WilsonQBSEA5536459.9
4Carson PalmerQBARI2672909.4
5Tom BradyQBNE5816229.1
6DeShone KizerQBCLE4765589.0
7Matt RyanQBATL5295679.0
8Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT5625899.0
9Marcus MariotaQBTEN4535018.9
10Trevor SiemianQBDEN3494068.7
11Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4205068.6
12Cam NewtonQBCAR4925568.5
13Philip RiversQBLAC5755938.3
14Derek CarrQBLV5155448.3
15Jay CutlerQBMIA4294558.2
16Andy DaltonQBCIN4965458.2
17Dak PrescottQBDAL4905528.1
18Matthew StaffordQBDET5656298.0
19Jared GoffQBLA4775107.9
20Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI3303807.8
21Blake BortlesQBJAX5235707.8
22Josh McCownQBNYJ3974457.8
23Kirk CousinsQBWAS5406047.7
24Alex SmithQBKC5055727.7
25Brett HundleyQBGB3163667.6
26Case KeenumQBMIN4815227.6
27Jacoby BrissettQBIND4695587.5
28Eli ManningQBNYG5716087.3
29C.J. BeathardQBSF2242547.3
30Aaron RodgersQBGB2382756.9
31Joe FlaccoQBBAL5495796.7
32Drew BreesQBNO5365586.4

More 2017 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate Win Probability Added EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Scrambles QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing) Turnovers Turnover Rate per Play

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