2021 average qb passing yards

Quarterbacks had a passing average of 7.1 yards per attempt in 2021.

NAMEPOSITIONAVGSEASONGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
Quarterback
7.4
2021
17
485
719
67.5
5,316
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
Quarterback
7.5
2021
16
372
561
66.3
4,221
263.8
33
7
103.1
5.9
1.2
28
197
3Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
Quarterback
6.4
2021
8
149
236
63.1
1,515
189.4
8
9
76.9
3.4
3.8
18
143
4Chase Daniel
C. Daniel
Quarterback
2021
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
5Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
Quarterback
2.2
2021
1
3
6
50.0
13
13.0
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
1
2
6Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
Quarterback
8.0
2021
2
27
42
64.3
338
169.0
3
0
113.0
7.1
0.0
2
13
7Nick Foles
N. Foles
Quarterback
7.1
2021
1
24
35
68.6
250
250.0
1
0
98.5
2.9
0.0
4
21
8Blaine Gabbert
B. Gabbert
Quarterback
6.1
2021
6
7
11
63.6
67
11.2
0
0
80.5
0.0
0.0
1
10
9Mike Glennon
M. Glennon
Quarterback
4.7
2021
6
90
167
53.9
790
131.7
4
10
49.7
2.4
6.0
9
68
10Chad Henne
C. Henne
Quarterback
5.1
2021
4
11
16
68.8
82
20.5
0
0
80.7
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Brian Hoyer
B. Hoyer
Quarterback
20.6
2021
5
9
11
81.8
227
45.4
1
0
149.1
9.1
0.0
0
0
12Josh Johnson
J. Johnson
Quarterback
7.5
2021
4
57
85
67.1
638
159.5
5
2
99.0
5.9
2.4
3
23
13Case Keenum
C. Keenum
Quarterback
6.4
2021
7
47
72
65.3
462
66.0
3
1
91.3
4.2
1.4
5
29
14Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
Quarterback
7.5
2021
8
74
99
74.7
740
92.5
3
1
101.4
3.0
1.0
6
40
15Cam Newton
C. Newton
Quarterback
5.4
2021
8
69
126
54.8
684
85.5
4
5
64.4
3.2
4.0
10
83
16Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
Quarterback
7.7
2021
16
366
531
68.9
4,115
257.2
37
4
111.9
7.0
0.8
30
188
17Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
Quarterback
6.2
2021
16
390
605
64.5
3,740
233.8
22
10
86.8
3.6
1.7
38
232
18Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
Quarterback
7.1
2021
17
375
560
67.0
3,968
233.4
20
12
90.4
3.6
2.1
40
274
19Geno Smith
G. Smith
Quarterback
7.4
2021
4
65
95
68.4
702
175.5
5
1
103.0
5.3
1.1
13
117
20Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
Quarterback
8.1
2021
17
404
601
67.2
4,886
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
21Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
Quarterback
7.0
2021
17
357
531
67.2
3,734
219.6
21
14
89.6
4.0
2.6
47
327
22Tyrod Taylor
T. Taylor
Quarterback
6.4
2021
6
91
150
60.7
966
161.0
5
5
76.7
3.3
3.3
13
119
23Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
Quarterback
7.8
2021
14
259
400
64.8
3,113
222.4
25
6
103.1
6.3
1.5
33
266
24Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
Quarterback
7.2
2021
14
285
426
66.9
3,052
218.0
18
7
94.9
4.2
1.6
31
211
25Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
Quarterback
8.6
2021
15
301
441
68.3
3,810
254.0
20
12
98.7
4.5
2.7
29
201
Total7.169312,09618,66064.8132,281190.983643990.84.52.41,2398,567
Average7.18.3144.0222.164.81574.8190.910.05.290.84.52.414.8102.0
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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9
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11
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3
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12
5
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5
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14
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