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2024 NFL Average Depth of Target Leaders

Average air yards per pass attempt: how far past the line of scrimmage the ball was thrown, caught or not.

The 2024 leaders: Anthony Richardson (12.3), Trevor Lawrence (9.4), Jameis Winston (8.9).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 36 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Anthony RichardsonQBIND26429712.3
2Trevor LawrenceQBJAX2843149.4
3Jameis WinstonQBCLE2963278.9
4Joe FlaccoQBIND2482698.9
5Jordan LoveQBGB4254518.8
6Lamar JacksonQBBAL4745388.8
7Bryce YoungQBCAR3844508.7
8Will LevisQBTEN3013628.7
9Brock PurdyQBSF4555258.7
10Justin HerbertQBLAC5045738.7
11Sam DarnoldQBMIN5456208.5
12Josh AllenQBBUF4835398.3
13C.J. StroudQBHOU5326208.3
14Caleb WilliamsQBCHI5626768.0
15Dak PrescottQBDAL2863118.0
16Russell WilsonQBPIT3363878.0
17Aidan O'ConnellQBLV2432557.9
18Jalen HurtsQBPHI3614377.8
19Derek CarrQBNO2792957.8
20Kirk CousinsQBATL4534807.5
21Matthew StaffordQBLA5175477.5
22Daniel JonesQBNYG3413817.4
23Jayden DanielsQBWAS4805977.4
24Mac JonesQBJAX2622907.4
25Drake MayeQBNE3384167.3
26Bo NixQBDEN5676407.3
27Joe BurrowQBCIN6527217.1
28Baker MayfieldQBTB5706517.0
29Cooper RushQBDAL3083247.0
30Geno SmithQBSEA5786506.9
31Aaron RodgersQBNYJ5846406.9
32Kyler MurrayQBARI5416116.8
33Jared GoffQBDET5395816.4
34Patrick MahomesQBKC5816526.4
35Gardner MinshewQBLV3063436.1
36Tua TagovailoaQBMIA3994255.7

More 2024 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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