highest yards per pass attempt in a single season minimum 400 attempts

Brock Purdy has the most passing yards per attempt with 400+ passing attempts in a season, with 9.6 yards in 2023.

Interpreted as:
highest yards by a player per pass attempt in a single season minimum 400 passing attempts
NAMEAVGATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
9.6
444
2023
16
308
69.4
4,280
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
9.3
534
2016
16
373
69.9
4,944
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
9.2
502
2011
15
343
68.3
4,643
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
4Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
9.2
484
1983
16
289
59.7
4,458
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
5Peyton Manning
P. Manning
9.2
497
2004
16
336
67.6
4,557
284.8
49
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
6Dan Marino
D. Marino
9.0
564
1984
16
362
64.2
5,084
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
7Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
8.9
416
1961
14
235
56.5
3,723
265.9
32
24
88.1
7.7
5.8
8Drake Maye
D. Maye
8.9
492
2025
17
354
72.0
4,394
258.5
31
8
113.5
6.3
1.6
47
201
9Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
8.9
400
2022
13
259
64.8
3,548
272.9
25
8
105.5
6.3
2.0
21
163
10Joe 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
11Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
8.9
544
2020
16
382
70.2
4,823
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
12Kurt Warner
K. Warner
8.8
546
2001
16
375
68.7
4,830
301.9
36
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
13Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
8.8
474
2024
17
316
66.7
4,172
245.4
41
4
119.6
8.6
0.8
23
149
14Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8.8
580
2018
16
383
66.0
5,097
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
15Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
8.8
486
2009
16
317
65.2
4,254
265.9
28
9
104.4
5.8
1.9
25
167
16Kurt Warner
K. Warner
8.7
499
1999
16
325
65.1
4,353
272.1
41
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
17Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
8.7
425
1998
15
259
60.9
3,704
246.9
34
10
106.0
8.0
2.4
20
132
18Steve Young
S. Young
8.7
462
1993
16
314
68.0
4,023
251.4
29
16
101.5
6.3
3.5
31
160
19Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
8.7
541
2010
16
357
66.0
4,710
294.4
30
13
101.8
5.5
2.4
38
227
20Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
8.7
537
2015
16
342
63.7
4,671
291.9
35
11
104.6
6.5
2.0
25
151
21Jimmy 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
22Steve Young
S. Young
8.6
402
1992
16
268
66.7
3,465
216.6
25
7
107.0
6.2
1.7
29
152
23Steve Young
S. Young
8.6
461
1994
16
324
70.3
3,969
248.1
35
10
112.8
7.6
2.2
31
163
24Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
8.6
548
2004
16
379
69.2
4,717
294.8
39
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
8.6
539
2024
17
390
72.4
4,629
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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5
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10
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Jets Jets - e
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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9
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14
3
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11
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3
14
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
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4
13
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6
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8
9
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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14
3
0
.824
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12
5
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.706
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5
0
.706
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14
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