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2021 NFL Adjusted Yards per Attempt Leaders

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

The 2021 leaders: Joe Burrow (8.96), Aaron Rodgers (8.80), Russell Wilson (8.36).

Adjusted Yards per Attempt

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 31 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAY/A
1Joe BurrowQBCIN5205898.96
2Aaron RodgersQBGB5315758.80
3Russell WilsonQBSEA4004568.36
4Jimmy GaroppoloQBSF4414738.32
5Matthew StaffordQBLA6016398.22
6Kirk CousinsQBMIN5615998.14
7Dak PrescottQBDAL5966467.95
8Kyler MurrayQBARI4815417.94
9Tom BradyQBTB7197497.84
10Patrick MahomesQBKC6587327.59
11Justin HerbertQBLAC6727387.59
12Derek CarrQBLV6266807.40
13Carson WentzQBIND5165747.34
14Teddy BridgewaterQBDEN4264727.27
15Jalen HurtsQBPHI4325067.08
16Mac JonesQBNE5215637.02
17Josh AllenQBBUF6467186.89
18Lamar JacksonQBBAL3824656.85
19Matt RyanQBATL5606166.84
20Ryan TannehillQBTEN5315966.64
21Baker MayfieldQBCLE4184846.61
22Jared GoffQBDET4945356.61
23Tua TagovailoaQBMIA3884256.50
24Davis MillsQBHOU3944336.43
25Daniel JonesQBNYG3614056.41
26Taylor HeinickeQBWAS4945696.36
27Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6056446.17
28Justin FieldsQBCHI2703495.78
29Zach WilsonQBNYJ3834425.27
30Sam DarnoldQBCAR4064645.23
31Trevor LawrenceQBJAX6026635.18

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