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2020 NFL Net Yards per Attempt Leaders

NY/A = (yards − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks).

The 2020 leaders: Deshaun Watson (7.64), Aaron Rodgers (7.54), Patrick Mahomes (7.53).

Net Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksNY/A
1Deshaun WatsonQBHOU5446537.64
2Aaron RodgersQBGB5265677.54
3Patrick MahomesQBKC5886497.53
4Josh AllenQBBUF5726277.33
5Derek CarrQBLV5175627.28
6Kirk CousinsQBMIN5165697.22
7Ryan TannehillQBTEN4815257.22
8Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA2672957.21
9Philip RiversQBIND5435607.21
10Tom BradyQBTB6106317.12
11Drew BreesQBNO3904037.08
12Matthew StaffordQBDET5285756.77
13Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR4925586.75
14Nick MullensQBSF3263476.66
15Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865326.64
16Jared GoffQBLA5525956.59
17Justin HerbertQBLAC5956486.57
18Kyler MurrayQBARI5586276.49
19Matt RyanQBATL6266826.48
20Russell WilsonQBSEA5586576.46
21Lamar JacksonQBBAL3764516.41
22Cam NewtonQBNE3684176.17
23Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI2973326.13
24Drew LockQBDEN4434816.08
25Gardner MinshewQBJAX3273775.97
26Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6086245.93
27Joe BurrowQBCIN4044495.64
28Andy DaltonQBDAL3333725.56
29Tua TagovailoaQBMIA2903235.41
30Daniel JonesQBNYG4485135.39
31Alex SmithQBWAS2522775.27
32Nick FolesQBCHI3123325.17
33Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS2412684.97
34Sam DarnoldQBNYJ3644224.95
35Carson WentzQBPHI4375084.71

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