ANY/A, adjusted net yards per attempt, is one of the most useful simple passing stats. It needs nothing beyond the box score, and it tracks how well a passing game produces points better than completion percentage or yards per attempt alone.
The formula
ANY/A = (passing yards + 20 × touchdowns − 45 × interceptions − sack yards) ÷ (pass attempts + sacks)
- Yards per attempt is the base: how far the passing game moves the ball on each throw.
- +20 per touchdown rewards finishing drives. A touchdown is worth more than the yards it gained.
- −45 per interception charges the cost of giving the ball away, often with good field position for the other team.
- Sacks count as attempts that lose yards, so a quarterback who takes them is charged for them.
The weights come from research on how many yards a touchdown and an interception are worth in points. They are a standard part of football analytics, published long before this site.
Related rates
- NY/A, net yards per attempt: (yards − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). ANY/A without the touchdown and interception adjustments.
- AY/A, adjusted yards per attempt: (yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT) ÷ attempts. ANY/A without sacks.
- Y/A, yards per attempt: the simplest of the four.
How to read it
For an NFL starter, an ANY/A around 6.0 is about average, 7.0 is very good, and 7.5 or higher is a top-five season. Below 5.0 is a struggle. Because it charges interceptions heavily, one bad afternoon can move a backup's ANY/A a long way; look for a full season of attempts before drawing conclusions.
ANY/A vs EPA per dropback
ANY/A and EPA per dropback usually rank quarterbacks in a similar order. EPA goes further: it knows the down, distance and field position of every play, so it credits third-down conversions and treats a late interception in a lost game differently from one that sets up a short field. ANY/A is the better choice when you only have a box score, which is why we show it on every quarterback table and every ranking.