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2026 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 2026 leaders: Malik Willis (10.4), Lamar Jackson (10.4), C.J. Stroud (9.5).

Average Depth of Target

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1Malik WillisQBMIA13016010.4
2Lamar JacksonQBBAL9611110.4
3C.J. StroudQBHOU2192379.5
4Jameis WinstonQBNYG1581789.2
5Bryce YoungQBCAR2012179.2
6Drake MayeQBNE1832149.0
7Josh AllenQBBUF1712008.9
8Baker MayfieldQBTB961188.9
9Jordan LoveQBGB2262408.8
10Jayden DanielsQBWAS1161438.5
11Kirk CousinsQBLV2132218.4
12Matthew StaffordQBLA2492608.3
13Trevor LawrenceQBJAX1842008.2
14Daniel JonesQBIND2182398.1
15Brock PurdyQBSF1711908.0
16Jared GoffQBDET1912077.9
17Justin HerbertQBLAC1802197.8
18Tyler ShoughQBNO2352557.8
19Aaron RodgersQBPIT2332527.7
20Jalen HurtsQBPHI1541797.5
21Michael Penix Jr.QBATL1101227.4
22Dak PrescottQBDAL2462657.4
23Sam DarnoldQBSEA1491667.3
24Deshaun WatsonQBCLE1742207.3
25Joe BurrowQBCIN1892047.2
26Geno SmithQBNYJ1772047.1
27Jacoby BrissettQBARI2342496.9
28Cam WardQBTEN1771996.9
29Caleb WilliamsQBCHI911116.4
30Kyler MurrayQBMIN1011226.3
31Patrick MahomesQBKC1581746.3
32Jalon DanielsQBTB981236.1
33Bo NixQBDEN1892024.9

More 2026 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 Deep Attempt Rate 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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