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2018 NFL Adjusted Yards per Attempt Leaders

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

The 2018 leaders: Patrick Mahomes (9.58), Drew Brees (9.01), Russell Wilson (8.98).

Adjusted Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAY/A
1Patrick MahomesQBKC5806339.58
2Drew BreesQBNO4895109.01
3Russell WilsonQBSEA4274998.98
4Ryan FitzpatrickQBTB2462838.80
5Matt RyanQBATL6086668.73
6Philip RiversQBLAC5085458.68
7Jared GoffQBLA5616128.53
8Deshaun WatsonQBHOU5056198.48
9Aaron RodgersQBGB5976778.13
10Carson WentzQBPHI4014467.93
11Tom BradyQBNE5705947.79
12Nick MullensQBSF2742887.62
13Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6757087.54
14Dak PrescottQBDAL5266117.54
15Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865257.48
16Andrew LuckQBIND6396767.35
17Kirk CousinsQBMIN6066607.34
18Eli ManningQBNYG5766267.33
19Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI4344937.29
20Jameis WinstonQBTB3784407.25
21Marcus MariotaQBTEN3314077.21
22Derek CarrQBLV5536057.20
23Ryan TannehillQBMIA2743156.99
24Cam NewtonQBCAR4715236.99
25Andy DaltonQBCIN3653956.82
26Matthew StaffordQBDET5556076.67
27Alex SmithQBWAS3283696.57
28Joe FlaccoQBBAL3793966.42
29Blake BortlesQBJAX4034736.16
30Sam DarnoldQBNYJ4144586.11
31Case KeenumQBDEN5866306.10
32Josh AllenQBBUF3193945.34
33Josh RosenQBARI3934514.75

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