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2026 NFL Yards per Completion Leaders

Passing yards per completed pass.

The 2026 leaders: Lamar Jackson (14.2), Michael Penix Jr. (13.3), Josh Allen (13.2).

Yards per Completion

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksY/C
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL9611114.2
2Michael Penix Jr.QBATL11012213.3
3Josh AllenQBBUF17120013.2
4Bryce YoungQBCAR20121712.8
5Drake MayeQBNE18321412.5
6Jordan LoveQBGB22624012.5
7Patrick MahomesQBKC15817412.5
8Trevor LawrenceQBJAX18420012.3
9Brock PurdyQBSF17119012.3
10C.J. StroudQBHOU21923712.0
11Kirk CousinsQBLV21322111.7
12Malik WillisQBMIA13016011.6
13Jared GoffQBDET19120711.6
14Sam DarnoldQBSEA14916611.5
15Geno SmithQBNYJ17720411.0
16Matthew StaffordQBLA24926010.9
17Caleb WilliamsQBCHI9111110.8
18Justin HerbertQBLAC18021910.7
19Jameis WinstonQBNYG15817810.6
20Deshaun WatsonQBCLE17422010.6
21Jalen HurtsQBPHI15417910.5
22Aaron RodgersQBPIT23325210.4
23Jayden DanielsQBWAS11614310.1
24Baker MayfieldQBTB9611810.1
25Joe BurrowQBCIN18920410.1
26Dak PrescottQBDAL24626510.1
27Daniel JonesQBIND2182399.9
28Kyler MurrayQBMIN1011229.6
29Tyler ShoughQBNO2352559.4
30Bo NixQBDEN1892029.2
31Cam WardQBTEN1771999.2
32Jacoby BrissettQBARI2342498.5
33Jalon DanielsQBTB981238.3

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