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2026 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Passing yards per pass attempt.

The 2026 leaders: Lamar Jackson (10.1), Josh Allen (8.8), Michael Penix Jr. (8.6).

Yards per Attempt

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/A
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL9611110.1
2Josh AllenQBBUF1712008.8
3Michael Penix Jr.QBATL1101228.6
4Brock PurdyQBSF1711908.5
5Patrick MahomesQBKC1581748.3
6Trevor LawrenceQBJAX1842008.0
7Drake MayeQBNE1832148.0
8C.J. StroudQBHOU2192377.8
9Caleb WilliamsQBCHI911117.8
10Jared GoffQBDET1912077.8
11Bryce YoungQBCAR2012177.7
12Geno SmithQBNYJ1772047.5
13Jordan LoveQBGB2262407.5
14Kirk CousinsQBLV2132217.4
15Matthew StaffordQBLA2492607.2
16Joe BurrowQBCIN1892047.2
17Sam DarnoldQBSEA1491666.9
18Deshaun WatsonQBCLE1742206.7
19Dak PrescottQBDAL2462656.7
20Kyler MurrayQBMIN1011226.6
21Jayden DanielsQBWAS1161436.5
22Malik WillisQBMIA1301606.5
23Baker MayfieldQBTB961186.4
24Aaron RodgersQBPIT2332526.4
25Justin HerbertQBLAC1802196.3
26Tyler ShoughQBNO2352556.1
27Jalen HurtsQBPHI1541796.1
28Jameis WinstonQBNYG1581786.1
29Daniel JonesQBIND2182395.9
30Jacoby BrissettQBARI2342495.7
31Cam WardQBTEN1771995.6
32Bo NixQBDEN1892025.6
33Jalon DanielsQBTB981235.1

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