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2017 NFL Adjusted Yards per Attempt Leaders

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

The 2017 leaders: Alex Smith (8.59), Jared Goff (8.49), Tom Brady (8.36).

Adjusted Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAY/A
1Alex SmithQBKC5055728.59
2Jared GoffQBLA4775108.49
3Tom BradyQBNE5816228.36
4Carson WentzQBPHI4404988.28
5Drew BreesQBNO5365588.27
6Matthew StaffordQBDET5656298.10
7Philip RiversQBLAC5755938.04
8Jameis WinstonQBTB4424957.67
9Case KeenumQBMIN4815227.63
10Russell WilsonQBSEA5536457.54
11Kirk CousinsQBWAS5406047.50
12Matt RyanQBATL5295677.48
13Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT5625897.45
14Josh McCownQBNYJ3974457.26
15Aaron RodgersQBGB2382757.25
16Carson PalmerQBARI2672906.90
17Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4205066.90
18Blake BortlesQBJAX5235706.73
19Andy DaltonQBCIN4965456.61
20Derek CarrQBLV5155446.51
21Jacoby BrissettQBIND4695586.49
22Dak PrescottQBDAL4905526.49
23Marcus MariotaQBTEN4535016.22
24Cam NewtonQBCAR4925566.14
25Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI3303806.12
26Eli ManningQBNYG5716085.71
27Jay CutlerQBMIA4294555.63
28C.J. BeathardQBSF2242545.54
29Trevor SiemianQBDEN3494065.43
30Joe FlaccoQBBAL5495795.31
31Brett HundleyQBGB3163664.67
32DeShone KizerQBCLE4765584.46

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