best quarterback of 2020s in yards per attempt

Between the 2020 and 2029 seasons, Brock Purdy had the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback, with 8.8 yards.

Interpreted as:
best quarterback of 2020s in passing yards with a minimum of 7 passing attempts per team game per attempt
NAMEAVGGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
8.8
43
789
1,168
67.6
10,304
239.6
71
31
104.3
6.1
2.7
73
422
2Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
8.1
41
739
1,099
67.2
8,882
216.6
52
31
95.8
4.7
2.8
75
494
3Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
7.8
80
1,444
2,210
65.3
17,326
216.6
139
43
102.1
6.3
1.9
177
993
4Drake Maye
D. Maye
7.8
25
477
693
68.8
5,406
216.2
36
16
99.6
5.2
2.3
71
401
5Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
7.7
10
186
273
68.1
2,104
210.4
13
8
94.6
4.8
2.9
15
67
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
7.7
16
369
543
68.0
4,169
260.6
24
11
97.0
4.4
2.0
19
118
7Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
7.6
84
1,863
2,843
65.5
21,614
257.3
151
56
97.9
5.3
2.0
170
1,221
8Jordan Love
J. Love
7.6
53
914
1,418
64.5
10,714
202.2
75
28
96.7
5.3
2.0
64
486
9Josh Allen
J. Allen
7.6
94
2,084
3,174
65.7
23,980
255.1
183
72
98.0
5.8
2.3
151
882
10Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
7.6
75
1,712
2,559
66.9
19,321
257.6
135
56
97.8
5.3
2.2
162
1,116
11Jared Goff
J. Goff
7.5
91
2,125
3,129
67.9
23,608
259.4
158
57
99.4
5.0
1.8
165
1,175
12Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
7.5
88
1,455
2,247
64.8
16,951
192.6
102
40
95.2
4.5
1.8
178
1,092
13Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.5
12
275
390
70.5
2,942
245.2
24
6
106.4
6.2
1.5
13
89
14Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
7.5
75
1,600
2,349
68.1
17,629
235.1
117
57
96.6
5.0
2.4
132
909
15C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
7.5
40
816
1,273
64.1
9,537
238.4
54
22
93.7
4.2
1.7
107
887
16Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
7.5
69
1,693
2,486
68.1
18,600
269.6
139
53
99.8
5.6
2.1
137
808
17Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
7.5
55
1,033
1,567
65.9
11,705
212.8
71
34
94.2
4.5
2.2
136
968
18Derek Carr
D. Carr
7.5
75
1,645
2,472
66.5
18,452
246.0
114
50
95.6
4.6
2.0
132
848
19Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
7.4
92
2,316
3,479
66.6
25,917
281.7
187
63
99.0
5.4
1.8
163
1,048
20Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
7.4
39
682
1,012
67.4
7,530
193.1
37
22
92.4
3.7
2.2
71
482
21Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
7.4
35
723
1,101
65.7
8,188
233.9
52
19
96.3
4.7
1.7
119
675
22Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
7.4
71
1,769
2,583
68.5
19,190
270.3
142
46
101.0
5.5
1.8
201
1,344
23Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
7.4
68
1,138
1,799
63.3
13,279
195.3
81
50
89.0
4.5
2.8
145
958
24Jake Browning
J. Browning
7.4
17
252
368
68.5
2,707
159.2
18
15
89.1
4.9
4.1
33
229
25Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.4
77
1,515
2,343
64.7
17,232
223.8
126
46
96.4
5.4
2.0
223
1,478
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

23.7

14th

OPP PPG

22.9

16th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

28th

PASS YDS/G

267.0

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727
49ers 49ers
7
4
0
.636
Cardinals Cardinals
3
8
0
.273
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
11/30
SF SF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
TEN TEN
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

7 - 4

41

Final

22

ARI Cardinals

3 - 7

Sun 16 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM