highest passing yards per attempt 1987

Wade Wilson averaged the most passing yards per attempt in 1987, with 8.0 yards.

Interpreted as:
highest passing yards per attempt with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a player 1987
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Wade Wilson
W. Wilson
8.0
1987
12
140
264
53.0
2,106
175.5
14
13
76.7
5.3
4.9
26
194
2Phil Simms
P. Simms
7.9
1987
9
163
282
57.8
2,230
247.8
17
9
90.0
6.0
3.2
35
225
3Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
7.8
1987
7
125
210
59.5
1,639
234.1
12
8
87.4
5.7
3.8
22
136
4John Elway
J. Elway
7.8
1987
12
224
410
54.6
3,198
266.5
19
12
83.4
4.6
2.9
20
138
5Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
7.8
1987
12
241
389
62.0
3,033
252.8
22
9
95.4
5.7
2.3
22
129
6Marc Wilson
M. Wilson
7.8
1987
15
152
266
57.1
2,070
138.0
12
8
84.6
4.5
3.0
33
238
7Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
7.7
1987
11
154
273
56.4
2,107
191.5
15
9
85.8
5.5
3.3
22
161
8Joe Montana
J. Montana
7.7
1987
13
266
398
66.8
3,054
234.9
31
13
102.1
7.8
3.3
22
158
9Warren Moon
W. Moon
7.6
1987
12
184
368
50.0
2,806
233.8
21
18
74.2
5.7
4.9
25
198
10Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
7.5
1987
12
240
440
54.5
3,321
276.8
16
19
73.1
3.6
4.3
26
209
11Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
7.3
1987
12
275
463
59.4
3,387
282.3
24
12
88.5
5.2
2.6
48
350
12Dan Marino
D. Marino
7.3
1987
12
263
444
59.2
3,245
270.4
26
13
89.2
5.9
2.9
9
77
13Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
7.2
1987
12
178
294
60.5
2,131
177.6
23
15
87.6
7.8
5.1
27
247
14Danny White
D. White
7.2
1987
11
215
362
59.4
2,617
237.9
12
17
73.2
3.3
4.7
44
353
15Bobby Hebert
B. Hebert
7.2
1987
12
164
294
55.8
2,119
176.6
15
9
82.9
5.1
3.1
20
119
16Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
7.0
1987
11
129
267
48.3
1,878
170.7
12
10
71.0
4.5
3.7
17
149
17Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
6.9
1987
10
128
229
55.9
1,587
158.7
6
6
75.4
2.6
2.6
13
100
18Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
6.9
1987
11
206
364
56.6
2,517
228.8
10
15
70.0
2.7
4.1
24
176
19Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
6.9
1987
12
159
275
57.8
1,891
157.6
14
7
85.3
5.1
2.5
20
185
20Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
6.9
1987
12
223
406
54.9
2,786
232.2
23
12
83.0
5.7
3.0
54
380
21Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
6.9
1987
12
234
393
59.5
2,696
224.7
13
8
82.8
3.3
2.0
50
364
22Jim Everett
J. Everett
6.8
1987
11
162
302
53.6
2,064
187.6
10
13
68.4
3.3
4.3
17
139
23Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
6.7
1987
12
250
419
59.7
2,798
233.2
19
11
83.8
4.5
2.6
27
239
24Scott Campbell
S. Campbell
6.6
1987
12
136
260
52.3
1,728
144.0
11
14
65.0
4.2
5.4
25
178
25Chuck Long
C. Long
6.2
1987
12
232
416
55.8
2,598
216.5
11
20
63.4
2.6
4.8
17
127
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