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2020 NFL Yards per Completion Leaders

Passing yards per completed pass.

The 2020 leaders: Deshaun Watson (12.6), Kirk Cousins (12.2), Patrick Mahomes (12.2).

Yards per Completion

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/C
1Deshaun WatsonQBHOU54465312.6
2Kirk CousinsQBMIN51656912.2
3Patrick MahomesQBKC58864912.2
4Ryan TannehillQBTEN48152512.1
5Matthew StaffordQBDET52857512.0
6Derek CarrQBLV51756211.8
7Baker MayfieldQBCLE48653211.7
8Aaron RodgersQBGB52656711.6
9Tom BradyQBTB61063111.6
10Nick MullensQBSF32634711.5
11Drew LockQBDEN44348111.5
12Josh AllenQBBUF57262711.5
13Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA26729511.4
14Lamar JacksonQBBAL37645111.4
15Philip RiversQBIND54356011.3
16Matt RyanQBATL62668211.3
17Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR49255811.0
18Cam NewtonQBNE36841711.0
19Russell WilsonQBSEA55865711.0
20Justin HerbertQBLAC59564810.9
21Drew BreesQBNO39040310.7
22Jared GoffQBLA55259510.7
23Kyler MurrayQBARI55862710.6
24Daniel JonesQBNYG44851310.5
25Gardner MinshewQBJAX32737710.5
26Carson WentzQBPHI43750810.4
27Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI29733210.3
28Joe BurrowQBCIN40444910.2
29Sam DarnoldQBNYJ36442210.2
30Andy DaltonQBDAL33337210.0
31Tua TagovailoaQBMIA2903239.8
32Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS2412689.7
33Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6086249.5
34Alex SmithQBWAS2522779.4
35Nick FolesQBCHI3123329.2

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