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2026 NFL Adjusted Yards per Attempt Leaders

AY/A = (yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT) ÷ attempts. Like ANY/A without sacks.

The 2026 leaders: Lamar Jackson (10.85), Brock Purdy (9.65), Michael Penix Jr. (9.26).

Adjusted Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAY/A
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL9611110.85
2Brock PurdyQBSF1711909.65
3Michael Penix Jr.QBATL1101229.26
4Jared GoffQBDET1912079.03
5Josh AllenQBBUF1712008.80
6Trevor LawrenceQBJAX1842008.59
7Patrick MahomesQBKC1581748.57
8C.J. StroudQBHOU2192378.44
9Bryce YoungQBCAR2012178.35
10Geno SmithQBNYJ1772048.08
11Caleb WilliamsQBCHI911117.99
12Kirk CousinsQBLV2132217.69
13Joe BurrowQBCIN1892047.65
14Jordan LoveQBGB2262407.63
15Drake MayeQBNE1832147.48
16Jayden DanielsQBWAS1161437.41
17Deshaun WatsonQBCLE1742207.03
18Matthew StaffordQBLA2492607.00
19Dak PrescottQBDAL2462656.56
20Aaron RodgersQBPIT2332526.45
21Jalen HurtsQBPHI1541796.22
22Tyler ShoughQBNO2352556.20
23Kyler MurrayQBMIN1011226.06
24Baker MayfieldQBTB961185.89
25Sam DarnoldQBSEA1491665.76
26Jameis WinstonQBNYG1581785.52
27Bo NixQBDEN1892025.47
28Malik WillisQBMIA1301605.45
29Jacoby BrissettQBARI2342495.29
30Cam WardQBTEN1771995.07
31Daniel JonesQBIND2182395.05
32Justin HerbertQBLAC1802194.89
33Jalon DanielsQBTB981233.43

More 2026 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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