highest passing yards per attempt 2018 to 2021 minimum 1000 attempts

Between the 2018 and 2021 seasons, Jimmy Garoppolo had the most passing yards per attempt when throwing 1,000+ pass attempts, with 8.4 yards.

Interpreted as:
highest passing yards per attempt by a player 2018 to 2021 minimum 1000 passing attempts
NAMEAVGATTGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
8.4
1,146
40
777
67.8
9,602
240.1
59
33
98.7
5.1
2.9
89
612
2Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
8.3
1,544
47
1,060
68.7
12,840
273.2
85
28
104.7
5.5
1.8
155
934
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8.1
2,310
62
1,528
66.1
18,707
301.7
151
36
106.2
6.5
1.6
93
591
4Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
8.0
1,642
48
1,106
67.4
13,092
272.8
79
43
96.6
4.8
2.6
85
544
5Jameis Winston
J. Winston
7.9
1,176
38
726
61.7
9,346
245.9
66
47
88.7
5.6
4.0
87
519
6Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.9
1,257
38
920
73.2
9,913
260.9
83
15
113.0
6.6
1.2
42
299
7Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
7.8
1,021
33
661
64.7
7,999
242.4
50
33
91.5
4.9
3.2
69
352
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.8
1,901
62
1,264
66.5
14,883
240.0
131
31
106.3
6.9
1.6
179
1,241
9Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
7.8
1,572
56
1,049
66.7
12,274
219.2
93
36
100.4
5.9
2.3
137
991
10Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
7.8
1,940
53
1,305
67.3
15,092
284.8
98
33
100.3
5.1
1.7
119
708
11Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
7.7
1,975
57
1,297
65.7
15,246
267.5
107
43
98.0
5.4
2.2
126
889
12Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
7.7
2,127
63
1,453
68.3
16,387
260.1
124
36
103.5
5.8
1.7
135
921
13Derek Carr
D. Carr
7.7
2,209
65
1,518
68.7
17,010
261.7
90
41
97.3
4.1
1.9
146
874
14Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
7.6
2,223
64
1,463
65.8
16,858
263.4
136
15
106.1
6.1
0.7
135
1,007
15Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
7.5
1,329
58
852
64.1
9,967
171.8
84
31
98.1
6.3
2.3
106
527
16Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
7.4
2,410
64
1,612
66.9
17,939
280.3
107
44
96.0
4.4
1.8
171
1,143
17Jared Goff
J. Goff
7.4
2,233
61
1,460
65.4
16,523
270.9
93
49
92.1
4.2
2.2
113
834
18Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
7.4
1,267
32
839
66.2
9,350
292.2
69
25
97.9
5.4
2.0
63
432
19Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
7.3
1,924
60
1,185
61.6
14,125
235.4
92
56
87.8
4.8
2.9
134
889
20Tom Brady
T. Brady
7.3
2,512
65
1,634
65.0
18,361
282.5
136
43
97.7
5.4
1.7
91
619
21Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
7.3
1,137
43
772
67.9
8,287
192.7
43
21
93.9
3.8
1.8
76
513
22Kyler Murray
K. Murray
7.3
1,581
46
1,057
66.9
11,480
249.6
70
34
93.9
4.4
2.2
106
771
23Josh Allen
J. Allen
7.1
1,999
61
1,245
62.3
14,114
231.4
103
46
91.0
5.2
2.3
118
773
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
6.9
1,054
39
681
64.6
7,308
187.4
36
29
84.7
3.4
2.8
76
534
25Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
6.8
1,961
56
1,240
63.2
13,296
237.4
91
36
90.8
4.6
1.8
150
985
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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AFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
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9
1
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12
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13
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6
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7
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8
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8
9
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8
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9
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11
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14
3
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12
5
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14
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