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2023 NFL Net Yards per Attempt Leaders

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

The 2023 leaders: Brock Purdy (8.74), Tua Tagovailoa (7.56), C.J. Stroud (7.03).

Net Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksNY/A
1Brock PurdyQBSF4444868.74
2Tua TagovailoaQBMIA5606037.56
3C.J. StroudQBHOU4995547.03
4Lamar JacksonQBBAL4575597.00
5Jared GoffQBDET6056386.89
6Josh AllenQBBUF5796496.89
7Matthew StaffordQBLA5215626.82
8Dak PrescottQBDAL5906566.77
9Kirk CousinsQBMIN3113296.77
10Jake BrowningQBCIN2432836.62
11Jordan LoveQBGB5796316.43
12Patrick MahomesQBKC5976726.41
13Geno SmithQBSEA4995466.40
14Jalen HurtsQBPHI5386226.33
15Trevor LawrenceQBJAX5646406.33
16Derek CarrQBNO5485886.32
17Desmond RidderQBATL3884366.30
18Baker MayfieldQBTB5666366.29
19Justin HerbertQBLAC4565165.98
20Gardner MinshewQBIND4905455.95
21Kyler MurrayQBARI2683015.87
22Will LevisQBTEN2552905.73
23Russell WilsonQBDEN4475245.72
24Aidan O'ConnellQBLV3433665.57
25Justin FieldsQBCHI3704575.50
26Joe BurrowQBCIN3654025.47
27Kenny PickettQBPIT3243605.47
28Mac JonesQBNE3453795.43
29Sam HowellQBWAS6127095.17
30Joshua DobbsQBARI4174815.03
31Zach WilsonQBNYJ3684364.66
32Bryce YoungQBCAR5276194.07

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