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2016 NFL Adjusted Yards per Attempt Leaders

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

The 2016 leaders: Matt Ryan (10.09), Tom Brady (9.31), Dak Prescott (8.60).

Adjusted Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAY/A
1Matt RyanQBATL53458710.09
2Tom BradyQBNE4324589.31
3Dak PrescottQBDAL4595098.60
4Aaron RodgersQBGB6106868.05
5Kirk CousinsQBWAS6066358.05
6Marcus MariotaQBTEN4514947.85
7Andrew LuckQBIND5456247.84
8Drew BreesQBNO6736967.84
9Russell WilsonQBSEA5466197.59
10Derek CarrQBLV5605917.55
11Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT5095267.49
12Andy DaltonQBCIN5636247.47
13Sam BradfordQBMIN5525967.34
14Matthew StaffordQBDET5946537.34
15Ryan TannehillQBMIA3894307.29
16Colin KaepernickQBSF3314017.19
17Philip RiversQBLAC5786197.10
18Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4365267.09
19Alex SmithQBKC4895377.04
20Carson PalmerQBARI5976396.91
21Trevor SiemianQBDEN4865306.81
22Jameis WinstonQBTB5676306.77
23Eli ManningQBNYG5986226.40
24Cam NewtonQBCAR5105546.39
25Joe FlaccoQBBAL6727076.01
26Case KeenumQBLA3223535.86
27Blake BortlesQBJAX6256945.83
28Carson WentzQBPHI6076575.72
29Ryan FitzpatrickQBNYJ4034405.42
30Brock OsweilerQBHOU5105504.97

More 2016 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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