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2019 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 2019 leaders: Matthew Stafford (10.8), Jameis Winston (10.4), Ryan Tannehill (9.7).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 32 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Matthew StaffordQBDET29131610.8
2Jameis WinstonQBTB62670410.4
3Ryan TannehillQBTEN2863299.7
4Dak PrescottQBDAL5966389.4
5Russell WilsonQBSEA5166069.4
6Josh AllenQBBUF4615409.3
7Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA5025749.0
8Deshaun WatsonQBHOU4955809.0
9Lamar JacksonQBBAL4014598.9
10Patrick MahomesQBKC4845248.8
11Aaron RodgersQBGB5696308.8
12Philip RiversQBLAC5916288.6
13Sam DarnoldQBNYJ4414818.6
14Baker MayfieldQBCLE5345898.5
15Matt RyanQBATL6166858.2
16Andy DaltonQBCIN5285688.2
17Kyle AllenQBCAR4895538.2
18Carson WentzQBPHI6076718.1
19Mason RudolphQBPIT2833088.1
20Daniel JonesQBNYG4595248.0
21Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI5165738.0
22Jacoby BrissettQBIND4475038.0
23Jared GoffQBLA6266577.7
24Kirk CousinsQBMIN4444817.6
25Kyler MurrayQBARI5426147.5
26Tom BradyQBNE6136437.5
27Gardner MinshewQBJAX4705527.4
28Case KeenumQBWAS2472636.9
29Joe FlaccoQBDEN2622926.8
30Derek CarrQBLV5135546.6
31Jimmy GaroppoloQBSF4765226.6
32Drew BreesQBNO3783856.5

More 2019 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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