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2016 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 2016 leaders: Cam Newton (10.4), Jameis Winston (10.2), Marcus Mariota (9.7).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 30 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Cam NewtonQBCAR51055410.4
2Jameis WinstonQBTB56763010.2
3Marcus MariotaQBTEN4514949.7
4Carson PalmerQBARI5976399.5
5Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4365269.4
6Ryan FitzpatrickQBNYJ4034409.0
7Kirk CousinsQBWAS6066358.7
8Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT5095268.7
9Aaron RodgersQBGB6106868.7
10Russell WilsonQBSEA5466198.7
11Matt RyanQBATL5345878.6
12Brock OsweilerQBHOU5105508.6
13Philip RiversQBLAC5786198.4
14Trevor SiemianQBDEN4865308.4
15Andrew LuckQBIND5456248.3
16Blake BortlesQBJAX6256948.2
17Dak PrescottQBDAL4595098.2
18Colin KaepernickQBSF3314018.1
19Ryan TannehillQBMIA3894307.9
20Andy DaltonQBCIN5636247.9
21Eli ManningQBNYG5986227.9
22Derek CarrQBLV5605917.8
23Tom BradyQBNE4324587.8
24Case KeenumQBLA3223537.7
25Matthew StaffordQBDET5946537.5
26Joe FlaccoQBBAL6727077.5
27Carson WentzQBPHI6076577.5
28Drew BreesQBNO6736967.2
29Alex SmithQBKC4895376.8
30Sam BradfordQBMIN5525966.4

More 2016 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate Win Probability Added EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Scrambles QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing) Turnovers Turnover Rate per Play

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