highest yards per passing attempt in nfl history

Otto Graham has averaged the most career passing yards per attempt, with 8.6 yards.

Interpreted as:
highest yards with a minimum of 1500 passing attempts by a player per passing attempt in NFL history
NAMEAVGATTGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Otto Graham
O. Graham
8.6
1,565
72
872
55.7
13,499
187.5
88
94
78.2
5.6
6.0
2Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
8.4
1,744
128
904
51.8
14,686
114.7
137
132
75.0
7.9
7.6
3Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
8.2
1,936
83
1,304
67.4
15,828
190.7
96
52
97.6
5.0
2.7
140
936
4Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
8.2
2,895
140
1,553
53.6
23,611
168.7
173
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
5Steve Young
S. Young
8.0
4,149
169
2,667
64.3
33,124
196.0
232
107
96.8
5.6
2.6
358
2,055
6Kurt Warner
K. Warner
7.9
4,070
124
2,666
65.5
32,344
260.8
208
128
93.7
5.1
3.1
260
1,669
7Tony Romo
T. Romo
7.9
4,335
156
2,829
65.3
34,183
219.1
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
8Ed Brown
E. Brown
7.9
1,987
154
949
47.8
15,600
101.3
102
138
62.8
5.1
6.9
9Bart Starr
B. Starr
7.8
3,149
196
1,808
57.4
24,718
126.1
152
138
80.5
4.8
4.4
59
533
10Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
7.8
2,704
108
1,764
65.2
21,132
195.7
180
50
103.5
6.7
1.8
209
1,127
11Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
7.8
8,134
244
5,277
64.9
63,440
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
12Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
7.8
2,305
73
1,527
66.2
17,904
245.3
123
48
98.8
5.3
2.1
244
1,432
13Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
7.8
5,186
211
2,830
54.6
40,239
190.7
290
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
14Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
7.7
2,689
255
1,379
51.3
20,809
81.6
161
148
74.1
6.0
5.5
58
487
15Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
7.7
4,453
120
2,967
66.6
34,451
287.1
262
78
102.2
5.9
1.8
198
1,304
16Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
7.7
5,604
181
3,297
58.8
43,040
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
17Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.7
6,113
204
3,948
64.6
46,921
230.0
353
114
99.4
5.8
1.9
568
3,736
18Len Dawson
L. Dawson
7.7
3,741
211
2,136
57.1
28,711
136.1
239
183
82.6
6.4
4.9
167
1,423
19Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
7.7
2,958
131
1,685
57.0
22,700
173.3
153
109
83.4
5.2
3.7
313
2,154
20Peyton Manning
P. Manning
7.7
9,380
266
6,125
65.3
71,940
270.5
539
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
21Jameis Winston
J. Winston
7.6
3,177
105
1,944
61.2
24,225
230.7
154
111
86.4
4.8
3.5
219
1,372
22Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
7.6
8,453
255
5,511
65.2
64,441
252.7
519
121
102.7
6.1
1.4
583
3,989
23Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
7.6
5,668
166
3,794
66.9
43,181
260.1
288
126
97.3
5.1
2.2
333
2,413
24Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.6
10,551
287
7,142
67.7
80,358
280.0
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
25Trent Green
T. Green
7.6
3,740
120
2,266
60.6
28,475
237.3
162
114
86.0
4.3
3.0
259
1,621
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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4
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32

NE Patriots

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

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6
2
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.750
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2
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.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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.571
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NFC EastWLTPCT
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2
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.750
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1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
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4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
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2
0
.714
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2
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9/3
DAL DAL
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LAC LAC
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NYJ NYJ
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9/6
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