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2020 NFL Deep Attempt Rate Leaders

The share of attempts thrown 20 or more air yards.

The 2020 leaders: Tom Brady (15.5%), Aaron Rodgers (14.9%), Drew Lock (14.5%).

Deep Attempt Rate

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 35 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksDeep%
1Tom BradyQBTB61063115.5%
2Aaron RodgersQBGB52656714.9%
3Drew LockQBDEN44348114.5%
4Nick FolesQBCHI31233214.2%
5Matt RyanQBATL62668212.7%
6Kyler MurrayQBARI55862712.5%
7Matthew StaffordQBDET52857512.5%
8Carson WentzQBPHI43750812.4%
9Derek CarrQBLV51756212.3%
10Patrick MahomesQBKC58864912.1%
11Lamar JacksonQBBAL37645112.1%
12Baker MayfieldQBCLE48653212.1%
13Josh AllenQBBUF57262711.7%
14Kirk CousinsQBMIN51656911.5%
15Joe BurrowQBCIN40444911.5%
16Russell WilsonQBSEA55865711.5%
17Deshaun WatsonQBHOU54465311.4%
18Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR49255811.0%
19Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT60862411.0%
20Justin HerbertQBLAC59564811.0%
21Tua TagovailoaQBMIA29032310.8%
22Sam DarnoldQBNYJ36442210.5%
23Gardner MinshewQBJAX32737710.4%
24Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI29733210.1%
25Alex SmithQBWAS2522779.9%
26Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS2412689.6%
27Philip RiversQBIND5435609.3%
28Daniel JonesQBNYG4485139.0%
29Jared GoffQBLA5525958.9%
30Andy DaltonQBDAL3333728.7%
31Ryan TannehillQBTEN4815258.1%
32Cam NewtonQBNE3684177.7%
33Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA2672957.5%
34Nick MullensQBSF3263476.1%
35Drew BreesQBNO3904034.6%

More 2020 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 Average Depth of Target 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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