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2018 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 2018 leaders: Patrick Mahomes (8.89), Drew Brees (8.47), Ryan Fitzpatrick (8.04).

Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 33 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksANY/A
1Patrick MahomesQBKC5806338.89
2Drew BreesQBNO4895108.47
3Ryan FitzpatrickQBTB2462838.04
4Philip RiversQBLAC5085457.79
5Matt RyanQBATL6086667.71
6Jared GoffQBLA5616127.69
7Russell WilsonQBSEA4274997.28
8Tom BradyQBNE5705947.26
9Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6757087.04
10Aaron RodgersQBGB5976776.96
11Andrew LuckQBIND6396766.95
12Carson WentzQBPHI4014466.89
13Deshaun WatsonQBHOU5056196.87
14Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865256.77
15Nick MullensQBSF2742886.74
16Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI4344936.59
17Kirk CousinsQBMIN6066606.48
18Jameis WinstonQBTB3784406.38
19Dak PrescottQBDAL5266116.22
20Eli ManningQBNYG5766266.21
21Cam NewtonQBCAR4715236.15
22Derek CarrQBLV5536056.09
23Andy DaltonQBCIN3653956.05
24Joe FlaccoQBBAL3793965.96
25Alex SmithQBWAS3283695.81
26Matthew StaffordQBDET5556075.79
27Marcus MariotaQBTEN3314075.75
28Case KeenumQBDEN5866305.39
29Blake BortlesQBJAX4034735.32
30Ryan TannehillQBMIA2743155.29
31Sam DarnoldQBNYJ4144585.24
32Josh AllenQBBUF3193944.30
33Josh RosenQBARI3934513.53

More 2018 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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