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2018 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 2018 leaders: Josh Allen (11.0), Jameis Winston (10.8), Ryan Fitzpatrick (10.3).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 33 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Josh AllenQBBUF31939411.0
2Jameis WinstonQBTB37844010.8
3Ryan FitzpatrickQBTB24628310.3
4Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865259.3
5Sam DarnoldQBNYJ4144589.3
6Russell WilsonQBSEA4274999.1
7Patrick MahomesQBKC5806339.1
8Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI4344938.9
9Aaron RodgersQBGB5976778.8
10Jared GoffQBLA5616128.7
11Deshaun WatsonQBHOU5056198.7
12Joe FlaccoQBBAL3793968.6
13Matt RyanQBATL6086668.6
14Josh RosenQBARI3934518.3
15Ryan TannehillQBMIA2743158.2
16Alex SmithQBWAS3283698.2
17Andy DaltonQBCIN3653958.1
18Tom BradyQBNE5705947.9
19Carson WentzQBPHI4014467.8
20Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6757087.8
21Philip RiversQBLAC5085457.8
22Marcus MariotaQBTEN3314077.6
23Dak PrescottQBDAL5266117.6
24Andrew LuckQBIND6396767.5
25Case KeenumQBDEN5866307.5
26Eli ManningQBNYG5766267.4
27Kirk CousinsQBMIN6066607.3
28Cam NewtonQBCAR4715237.2
29Blake BortlesQBJAX4034737.2
30Drew BreesQBNO4895107.2
31Nick MullensQBSF2742887.0
32Matthew StaffordQBDET5556076.9
33Derek CarrQBLV5536056.9

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