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2021 NFL Deep Attempt Rate Leaders

The share of attempts thrown 20 or more air yards.

The 2021 leaders: Russell Wilson (18.5%), Justin Fields (15.7%), Kyler Murray (15.4%).

Deep Attempt Rate

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 31 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksDeep%
1Russell WilsonQBSEA40045618.5%
2Justin FieldsQBCHI27034915.7%
3Kyler MurrayQBARI48154115.4%
4Jalen HurtsQBPHI43250614.7%
5Baker MayfieldQBCLE41848414.4%
6Lamar JacksonQBBAL38246514.3%
7Kirk CousinsQBMIN56159914.0%
8Aaron RodgersQBGB53157513.6%
9Taylor HeinickeQBWAS49456913.0%
10Derek CarrQBLV62668013.0%
11Tom BradyQBTB71974912.7%
12Teddy BridgewaterQBDEN42647212.4%
13Matthew StaffordQBLA60163912.1%
14Mac JonesQBNE52156312.1%
15Dak PrescottQBDAL59664612.1%
16Joe BurrowQBCIN52058912.0%
17Patrick MahomesQBKC65873211.6%
18Josh AllenQBBUF64671811.5%
19Zach WilsonQBNYJ38344211.3%
20Trevor LawrenceQBJAX60266311.2%
21Carson WentzQBIND51657410.9%
22Sam DarnoldQBCAR40646410.6%
23Davis MillsQBHOU39443310.5%
24Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT60564410.4%
25Justin HerbertQBLAC67273810.4%
26Jared GoffQBDET4945359.2%
27Ryan TannehillQBTEN5315968.5%
28Jimmy GaroppoloQBSF4414738.4%
29Matt RyanQBATL5606168.2%
30Daniel JonesQBNYG3614057.5%
31Tua TagovailoaQBMIA3884257.5%

More 2021 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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