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2022 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Passing yards per pass attempt.

The 2022 leaders: Tua Tagovailoa (8.9), Patrick Mahomes (8.1), Jalen Hurts (8.0).

Yards per Attempt

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 33 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/A
1Tua TagovailoaQBMIA4004308.9
2Patrick MahomesQBKC6487208.1
3Jalen HurtsQBPHI4605418.0
4Jimmy GaroppoloQBSF3083297.9
5Ryan TannehillQBTEN3253707.8
6Andy DaltonQBNO3784147.6
7Jared GoffQBDET5876247.6
8Josh AllenQBBUF5676507.6
9Geno SmithQBSEA5726507.5
10Marcus MariotaQBATL3003517.4
11Joe BurrowQBCIN6066737.4
12Russell WilsonQBDEN4835657.3
13Dak PrescottQBDAL3944297.3
14Taylor HeinickeQBWAS2592897.2
15Kirk CousinsQBMIN6436987.1
16Jacoby BrissettQBCLE3694137.1
17Justin FieldsQBCHI3184397.1
18Trevor LawrenceQBJAX5846337.0
19Derek CarrQBLV5025437.0
20Zach WilsonQBNYJ2422787.0
21Matthew StaffordQBLA3033376.9
22Lamar JacksonQBBAL3263776.9
23Aaron RodgersQBGB5425856.8
24Daniel JonesQBNYG4725656.8
25Mac JonesQBNE4424946.8
26Justin HerbertQBLAC6997576.8
27Matt RyanQBIND4615086.6
28Davis MillsQBHOU4795266.5
29Baker MayfieldQBCAR3353856.5
30Tom BradyQBTB7337566.4
31Carson WentzQBWAS2763146.4
32Kenny PickettQBPIT3894436.2
33Kyler MurrayQBARI3904376.1

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