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2026 NFL Net Yards per Attempt Leaders

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

The 2026 leaders: Lamar Jackson (8.77), Brock Purdy (8.13), Josh Allen (7.83).

Net Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksNY/A
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL961118.77
2Brock PurdyQBSF1711908.13
3Josh AllenQBBUF1712007.83
4Patrick MahomesQBKC1581747.75
5Michael Penix Jr.QBATL1101227.46
6Drake MayeQBNE1832147.29
7Trevor LawrenceQBJAX1842007.26
8C.J. StroudQBHOU2192376.96
9Bryce YoungQBCAR2012176.94
10Kirk CousinsQBLV2132216.94
11Jared GoffQBDET1912076.92
12Jordan LoveQBGB2262406.76
13Matthew StaffordQBLA2492606.64
14Joe BurrowQBCIN1892046.57
15Caleb WilliamsQBCHI911116.49
16Dak PrescottQBDAL2462656.34
17Geno SmithQBNYJ1772046.01
18Sam DarnoldQBSEA1491665.75
19Jayden DanielsQBWAS1161435.52
20Tyler ShoughQBNO2352555.42
21Kyler MurrayQBMIN1011225.40
22Malik WillisQBMIA1301605.33
23Aaron RodgersQBPIT2332525.27
24Deshaun WatsonQBCLE1742205.26
25Daniel JonesQBIND2182395.15
26Jameis WinstonQBNYG1581785.14
27Jacoby BrissettQBARI2342495.12
28Bo NixQBDEN1892025.12
29Jalen HurtsQBPHI1541795.11
30Baker MayfieldQBTB961185.09
31Justin HerbertQBLAC1802195.02
32Cam WardQBTEN1771994.93
33Jalon DanielsQBTB981234.06

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