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2020 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Passing yards per pass attempt.

The 2020 leaders: Deshaun Watson (8.9), Kirk Cousins (8.3), Aaron Rodgers (8.2).

Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/A
1Deshaun WatsonQBHOU5446538.9
2Kirk CousinsQBMIN5165698.3
3Aaron RodgersQBGB5265678.2
4Patrick MahomesQBKC5886498.1
5Josh AllenQBBUF5726277.9
6Ryan TannehillQBTEN4815257.9
7Derek CarrQBLV5175627.9
8Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA2672957.8
9Matthew StaffordQBDET5285757.7
10Philip RiversQBIND5435607.7
11Tom BradyQBTB6106317.6
12Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR4925587.6
13Russell WilsonQBSEA5586577.5
14Drew BreesQBNO3904037.5
15Nick MullensQBSF3263477.5
16Lamar JacksonQBBAL3764517.3
17Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865327.3
18Matt RyanQBATL6266827.3
19Justin HerbertQBLAC5956487.3
20Cam NewtonQBNE3684177.2
21Jared GoffQBLA5525957.2
22Kyler MurrayQBARI5586277.1
23Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI2973326.9
24Gardner MinshewQBJAX3273776.9
25Joe BurrowQBCIN4044496.7
26Drew LockQBDEN4434816.6
27Daniel JonesQBNYG4485136.6
28Andy DaltonQBDAL3333726.5
29Alex SmithQBWAS2522776.3
30Tua TagovailoaQBMIA2903236.3
31Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6086246.3
32Sam DarnoldQBNYJ3644226.1
33Carson WentzQBPHI4375086.0
34Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS2412686.0
35Nick FolesQBCHI3123325.9

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