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2023 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 2023 leaders: Will Levis (10.6), C.J. Stroud (9.1), Josh Allen (8.7).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 32 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Will LevisQBTEN25529010.6
2C.J. StroudQBHOU4995549.1
3Josh AllenQBBUF5796498.7
4Jalen HurtsQBPHI5386228.6
5Baker MayfieldQBTB5666368.6
6Jordan LoveQBGB5796318.5
7Lamar JacksonQBBAL4575598.4
8Brock PurdyQBSF4444868.2
9Desmond RidderQBATL3884368.2
10Trevor LawrenceQBJAX5646408.2
11Justin FieldsQBCHI3704578.0
12Joshua DobbsQBARI4174818.0
13Derek CarrQBNO5485887.8
14Matthew StaffordQBLA5215627.8
15Dak PrescottQBDAL5906567.8
16Tua TagovailoaQBMIA5606037.7
17Justin HerbertQBLAC4565167.7
18Bryce YoungQBCAR5276197.6
19Sam HowellQBWAS6127097.5
20Aidan O'ConnellQBLV3433667.5
21Zach WilsonQBNYJ3684367.3
22Gardner MinshewQBIND4905457.3
23Kirk CousinsQBMIN3113297.3
24Kyler MurrayQBARI2683017.2
25Russell WilsonQBDEN4475247.2
26Kenny PickettQBPIT3243607.1
27Geno SmithQBSEA4995467.1
28Mac JonesQBNE3453797.0
29Jared GoffQBDET6056386.8
30Patrick MahomesQBKC5976726.5
31Joe BurrowQBCIN3654026.5
32Jake BrowningQBCIN2432836.4

More 2023 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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