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2016 NFL Net Yards per Attempt Leaders

NY/A = (yards − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks).

The 2016 leaders: Matt Ryan (8.25), Tom Brady (7.76), Kirk Cousins (7.52).

Net Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksNY/A
1Matt RyanQBATL5345878.25
2Tom BradyQBNE4324587.76
3Kirk CousinsQBWAS6066357.52
4Dak PrescottQBDAL4595097.28
5Drew BreesQBNO6736967.18
6Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT5095266.99
7Marcus MariotaQBTEN4514946.90
8Philip RiversQBLAC5786196.84
9Andrew LuckQBIND5456246.78
10Derek CarrQBLV5605916.70
11Russell WilsonQBSEA5466196.69
12Ryan TannehillQBMIA3894306.65
13Andy DaltonQBCIN5636246.53
14Matthew StaffordQBDET5946536.52
15Alex SmithQBKC4895376.50
16Aaron RodgersQBGB6106866.48
17Jameis WinstonQBTB5676306.40
18Eli ManningQBNYG5986226.28
19Ryan FitzpatrickQBNYJ4034406.23
20Trevor SiemianQBDEN4865306.22
21Carson PalmerQBARI5976396.20
22Sam BradfordQBMIN5525966.11
23Case KeenumQBLA3223535.97
24Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4365265.92
25Cam NewtonQBCAR5105545.92
26Joe FlaccoQBBAL6727075.78
27Blake BortlesQBJAX6256945.63
28Carson WentzQBPHI6076575.58
29Colin KaepernickQBSF3314015.54
30Brock OsweilerQBHOU5105505.12

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