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2020 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 2020 leaders: Tom Brady (9.1), Deshaun Watson (8.9), Carson Wentz (8.9).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 35 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Tom BradyQBTB6106319.1
2Deshaun WatsonQBHOU5446538.9
3Carson WentzQBPHI4375088.9
4Matthew StaffordQBDET5285758.9
5Drew LockQBDEN4434818.9
6Lamar JacksonQBBAL3764518.7
7Russell WilsonQBSEA5586578.6
8Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865328.6
9Joe BurrowQBCIN4044498.6
10Matt RyanQBATL6266828.6
11Josh AllenQBBUF5726278.5
12Patrick MahomesQBKC5886498.4
13Ryan TannehillQBTEN4815258.4
14Derek CarrQBLV5175628.2
15Nick FolesQBCHI3123328.1
16Kirk CousinsQBMIN5165698.0
17Kyler MurrayQBARI5586277.9
18Aaron RodgersQBGB5265677.9
19Gardner MinshewQBJAX3273777.8
20Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI2973327.8
21Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA2672957.8
22Sam DarnoldQBNYJ3644227.7
23Daniel JonesQBNYG4485137.6
24Tua TagovailoaQBMIA2903237.6
25Justin HerbertQBLAC5956487.4
26Philip RiversQBIND5435607.2
27Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR4925587.2
28Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6086246.9
29Andy DaltonQBDAL3333726.9
30Cam NewtonQBNE3684176.8
31Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS2412686.8
32Jared GoffQBLA5525956.5
33Nick MullensQBSF3263476.3
34Drew BreesQBNO3904036.1
35Alex SmithQBWAS2522775.1

More 2020 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 Deep Attempt Rate 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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