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2018 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Passing yards per pass attempt.

The 2018 leaders: Ryan Fitzpatrick (9.6), Patrick Mahomes (8.8), Philip Rivers (8.5).

Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/A
1Ryan FitzpatrickQBTB2462839.6
2Patrick MahomesQBKC5806338.8
3Philip RiversQBLAC5085458.5
4Jared GoffQBLA5616128.4
5Nick MullensQBSF2742888.3
6Deshaun WatsonQBHOU5056198.2
7Drew BreesQBNO4895108.2
8Matt RyanQBATL6086668.1
9Russell WilsonQBSEA4274998.1
10Jameis WinstonQBTB3784407.9
11Carson WentzQBPHI4014467.7
12Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865257.7
13Tom BradyQBNE5705947.6
14Marcus MariotaQBTEN3314077.6
15Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6757087.6
16Eli ManningQBNYG5766267.5
17Aaron RodgersQBGB5976777.4
18Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI4344937.4
19Dak PrescottQBDAL5266117.4
20Derek CarrQBLV5536057.3
21Ryan TannehillQBMIA2743157.2
22Cam NewtonQBCAR4715237.2
23Andrew LuckQBIND6396767.2
24Kirk CousinsQBMIN6066607.1
25Andy DaltonQBCIN3653957.0
26Sam DarnoldQBNYJ4144586.9
27Matthew StaffordQBDET5556076.8
28Blake BortlesQBJAX4034736.7
29Alex SmithQBWAS3283696.6
30Case KeenumQBDEN5866306.6
31Joe FlaccoQBBAL3793966.5
32Josh AllenQBBUF3193946.4
33Josh RosenQBARI3934515.8

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