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2018 NFL Deep Attempt Rate Leaders

The share of attempts thrown 20 or more air yards.

The 2018 leaders: Josh Allen (20.4%), Russell Wilson (16.9%), Mitchell Trubisky (15.5%).

Deep Attempt Rate

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksDeep%
1Josh AllenQBBUF31939420.4%
2Russell WilsonQBSEA42749916.9%
3Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI43449315.5%
4Patrick MahomesQBKC58063315.2%
5Baker MayfieldQBCLE48652515.1%
6Ryan FitzpatrickQBTB24628315.0%
7Aaron RodgersQBGB59767714.5%
8Sam DarnoldQBNYJ41445814.3%
9Joe FlaccoQBBAL37939613.6%
10Ryan TannehillQBMIA27431512.8%
11Josh RosenQBARI39345112.5%
12Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT67570812.4%
13Matt RyanQBATL60866612.0%
14Eli ManningQBNYG57662611.8%
15Case KeenumQBDEN58663011.6%
16Deshaun WatsonQBHOU50561911.6%
17Carson WentzQBPHI40144611.3%
18Jared GoffQBLA56161211.3%
19Jameis WinstonQBTB37844011.1%
20Philip RiversQBLAC50854511.0%
21Tom BradyQBNE57059410.9%
22Drew BreesQBNO48951010.8%
23Alex SmithQBWAS32836910.8%
24Andrew LuckQBIND63967610.5%
25Blake BortlesQBJAX40347310.4%
26Kirk CousinsQBMIN60666010.3%
27Marcus MariotaQBTEN33140710.3%
28Dak PrescottQBDAL52661110.3%
29Derek CarrQBLV55360510.3%
30Matthew StaffordQBDET5556079.6%
31Andy DaltonQBCIN3653959.4%
32Cam NewtonQBCAR4715238.3%
33Nick MullensQBSF2742887.4%

More 2018 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 Average Depth of Target 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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