highest passing yards per attempt qbs with 50 attempts 2021

Joe Burrow averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback when throwing 50+ pass attempts in 2021, with 8.9 yards.

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  • Data note: Yards Per Attempt, Passing Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEAVGATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
8.9
520
2021
16
366
70.4
4,611
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
2Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
8.6
441
2021
15
301
68.3
3,810
254.0
20
12
98.7
4.5
2.7
29
201
3Trey Lance
T. Lance
8.5
71
2021
6
41
57.7
603
100.5
5
2
97.3
7.0
2.8
4
15
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
8.1
601
2021
17
404
67.2
4,886
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
5Kyler Murray
K. Murray
7.9
481
2021
14
333
69.2
3,787
270.5
24
10
100.6
5.0
2.1
31
286
6Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.8
400
2021
14
259
64.8
3,113
222.4
25
6
103.1
6.3
1.5
33
266
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
7.7
531
2021
16
366
68.9
4,115
257.2
37
4
111.9
7.0
0.8
30
188
8Derek Carr
D. Carr
7.7
626
2021
17
428
68.4
4,804
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
9Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
7.5
382
2021
12
246
64.4
2,882
240.2
16
13
87.0
4.2
3.4
38
190
10Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
7.5
561
2021
16
372
66.3
4,221
263.8
33
7
103.1
5.9
1.2
28
197
11Josh Johnson
J. Johnson
7.5
85
2021
TOT
4
57
67.1
638
159.5
5
2
99.0
5.9
2.4
3
23
12Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
7.5
99
2021
8
74
74.7
740
92.5
3
1
101.4
3.0
1.0
6
40
13Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
7.5
596
2021
16
410
68.8
4,449
278.1
37
10
104.2
6.2
1.7
30
144
14Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
7.5
672
2021
17
443
65.9
5,014
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
15Tom Brady
T. Brady
7.4
719
2021
17
485
67.5
5,316
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
16Geno Smith
G. Smith
7.4
95
2021
4
65
68.4
702
175.5
5
1
103.0
5.3
1.1
13
117
17Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
7.4
658
2021
17
436
66.3
4,839
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
18Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
7.3
60
2021
4
41
68.3
439
109.8
4
1
104.8
6.7
1.7
5
31
19Taysom Hill
T. Hill
7.3
134
2021
12
78
58.2
978
81.5
4
5
75.4
3.0
3.7
9
64
20Mac Jones
M. Jones
7.3
521
2021
17
352
67.6
3,801
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
21Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
7.3
432
2021
15
265
61.3
3,144
209.6
16
9
87.2
3.7
2.1
26
150
22Jameis Winston
J. Winston
7.3
161
2021
7
95
59.0
1,170
167.1
14
3
102.8
8.7
1.9
11
69
23Mike White
M. White
7.2
132
2021
4
88
66.7
953
238.3
5
8
75.1
3.8
6.1
4
18
24Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
7.2
418
2021
14
253
60.5
3,010
215.0
17
13
83.1
4.1
3.1
43
269
25Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
7.2
426
2021
14
285
66.9
3,052
218.0
18
7
94.9
4.2
1.6
31
211

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6
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6
2
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2
0
.750
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4
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.556
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5
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6
2
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.750
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5
0
.375
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7
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.222
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