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2024 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Passing yards per pass attempt.

The 2024 leaders: Lamar Jackson (8.8), Jared Goff (8.6), Brock Purdy (8.5).

Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/A
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL4745388.8
2Jared GoffQBDET5395818.6
3Brock PurdyQBSF4555258.5
4Jalen HurtsQBPHI3614378.0
5Jordan LoveQBGB4254518.0
6Sam DarnoldQBMIN5456207.9
7Baker MayfieldQBTB5706517.9
8Kirk CousinsQBATL4534807.7
9Josh AllenQBBUF4835397.7
10Derek CarrQBNO2792957.7
11Justin HerbertQBLAC5045737.7
12Joe BurrowQBCIN6527217.5
13Geno SmithQBSEA5786507.5
14Jayden DanielsQBWAS4805977.4
15Russell WilsonQBPIT3363877.4
16Matthew StaffordQBLA5175477.3
17Trevor LawrenceQBJAX2843147.2
18Tua TagovailoaQBMIA3994257.2
19Jameis WinstonQBCLE2963277.2
20Kyler MurrayQBARI5416117.1
21Joe FlaccoQBIND2482697.1
22C.J. StroudQBHOU5326207.0
23Will LevisQBTEN3013626.9
24Dak PrescottQBDAL2863116.9
25Anthony RichardsonQBIND2642976.9
26Patrick MahomesQBKC5816526.8
27Drake MayeQBNE3384166.7
28Aaron RodgersQBNYJ5846406.7
29Bo NixQBDEN5676406.7
30Aidan O'ConnellQBLV2432556.6
31Gardner MinshewQBLV3063436.6
32Mac JonesQBJAX2622906.4
33Caleb WilliamsQBCHI5626766.3
34Bryce YoungQBCAR3844506.3
35Daniel JonesQBNYG3413816.1
36Cooper RushQBDAL3083246.0

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