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2017 NFL Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Leaders

ANY/A = (yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). A standard all-in-one passing rate: it rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and counts sacks.

How to read it. 6.0 is about average; 7.5 and up is elite.

The 2017 leaders: Jared Goff (7.72), Drew Brees (7.71), Alex Smith (7.65).

Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksANY/A
1Jared GoffQBLA4775107.72
2Drew BreesQBNO5365587.71
3Alex SmithQBKC5055727.65
4Philip RiversQBLAC5755937.60
5Tom BradyQBNE5816227.56
6Carson WentzQBPHI4404987.43
7Case KeenumQBMIN4815227.03
8Matthew StaffordQBDET5656297.01
9Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT5625896.95
10Matt RyanQBATL5295676.87
11Jameis WinstonQBTB4424956.70
12Russell WilsonQBSEA5536456.45
13Kirk CousinsQBWAS5406046.38
14Blake BortlesQBJAX5235706.21
15Derek CarrQBLV5155446.07
16Josh McCownQBNYJ3974456.00
17Aaron RodgersQBGB2382755.99
18Carson PalmerQBARI2672905.86
19Dak PrescottQBDAL4905525.74
20Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4205065.67
21Andy DaltonQBCIN4965455.65
22Marcus MariotaQBTEN4535015.51
23Cam NewtonQBCAR4925565.28
24Jacoby BrissettQBIND4695585.26
25Eli ManningQBNYG5716085.10
26Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI3303805.05
27Jay CutlerQBMIA4294555.04
28Joe FlaccoQBBAL5495794.71
29C.J. BeathardQBSF2242544.52
30Trevor SiemianQBDEN3494064.38
31Brett HundleyQBGB3163663.71
32DeShone KizerQBCLE4765583.69

More 2017 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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