lowest yards per attempt nfl history minimum 1000 pass attempts since 1970

Since 1970, Bobby Douglass has the fewest passing yards per passing attempt when throwing 1,000+ pass attempts, with 5.55.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	YDS/ATT	ATT	YDS	GP	CMP	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bobby Douglass B. Douglass	5.55	1,030	5,720	80	439	42.6	5.6	71.5	31	56	48.1	3.0	5.4	143	1,023
2	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	5.79	2,538	14,693	81	1,424	56.1	5.8	181.4	79	85	69.4	3.1	3.3	124	770
3	Kent Graham K. Graham	5.83	1,339	7,801	81	694	51.8	5.8	96.3	39	33	69.0	2.9	2.5	100	679
4	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	5.84	1,799	10,506	119	886	49.2	5.8	88.3	55	108	52.6	3.1	6.0	172	1,514
5	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	5.86	2,043	11,969	80	1,088	53.3	5.9	149.6	50	76	63.5	2.4	3.7	199	1,038
6	Kyle Boller K. Boller	5.88	1,519	8,931	67	861	56.7	5.9	133.3	48	54	69.5	3.2	3.6	123	802
7	Steve Walsh S. Walsh	5.98	1,317	7,875	80	713	54.1	6.0	98.4	40	50	66.4	3.0	3.8	40	274
8	Blaine Gabbert B. Gabbert	6.05	1,568	9,487	69	882	56.3	6.1	137.5	51	50	71.7	3.3	3.2	141	942
9	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	6.06	3,055	18,515	140	1,556	50.9	6.1	132.3	103	161	59.1	3.4	5.3	246	2,229
10	Jim Miller J. Miller	6.11	1,046	6,387	37	610	58.3	6.1	172.6	36	31	75.2	3.4	3.0	40	238
11	Bryce Young B. Young	6.11	1,462	8,939	48	899	61.5	6.1	186.2	55	31	82.5	3.8	2.1	122	888
12	Mike Glennon M. Glennon	6.12	1,147	7,025	40	689	60.1	6.1	175.6	47	35	78.6	4.1	3.1	83	612
13	Steve Bono S. Bono	6.14	1,701	10,439	88	934	54.9	6.1	118.6	62	42	75.3	3.6	2.5	76	565
14	Scott Brunner S. Brunner	6.17	1,046	6,457	73	512	48.9	6.2	88.5	29	54	56.3	2.8	5.2	71	518
15	Mark Malone M. Malone	6.17	1,648	10,175	73	839	50.9	6.2	139.4	60	81	61.9	3.6	4.9	86	671
16	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	6.19	2,267	14,038	95	1,217	53.7	6.2	147.8	92	74	72.5	4.1	3.3	154	1,156
17	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	6.23	1,644	10,243	67	873	53.1	6.2	152.9	42	69	63.3	2.6	4.2	103	717
18	Mike Pagel M. Pagel	6.24	1,509	9,414	132	756	50.1	6.2	71.3	49	63	63.3	3.2	4.2	115	837
19	Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	6.25	2,358	14,746	125	1,316	55.8	6.3	118.0	77	84	70.7	3.3	3.6	170	1,048
20	Dave Brown D. Brown	6.27	1,634	10,248	73	892	54.6	6.3	140.4	44	58	67.9	2.7	3.5	181	1,005
21	Christian Ponder C. Ponder	6.3	1,057	6,658	38	632	59.8	6.3	175.2	38	36	75.9	3.6	3.4	95	501
22	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	6.3	1,004	6,325	38	572	57.0	6.3	166.4	23	25	73.1	2.3	2.5	113	875
23	Billy Joe Tolliver B. Joe Tolliver	6.3	1,707	10,760	79	891	52.2	6.3	136.2	59	64	67.7	3.5	3.7	125	877
24	Randy Wright R. Wright	6.35	1,119	7,106	46	602	53.8	6.4	154.5	31	57	61.4	2.8	5.1	85	603
25	Brock Osweiler B. Osweiler	6.37	1,165	7,418	49	697	59.8	6.4	151.4	37	31	78.0	3.2	2.7	79	559

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More NFL News

Chicago Bears QB Tyson Bagent returns to practice and could face Philadelphia on Monday

Sep 26, 2026

49ers star pass rusher Nick Bosa will miss a few games after hurting his calf

Sep 25, 2026

QB Sam Darnold to return for the Seahawks against the Commanders following glute injury

Sep 25, 2026

Broncos get a boost as tailbacks J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey appear ready to lead charge against Rams

Sep 25, 2026

Nick Chubb runs full circle and retires with Browns, who sign beloved running back to 1-day contract

Sep 25, 2026

Chicago Bears gearing up for Philadelphia Eagles without QB Caleb Williams or backup Tyson Bagent

Sep 25, 2026

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

169

Swift

REC

124

Raymond

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

4th

OPP PPG

23.0

16th

RUSH YDS/G

212.5

1st

PASS YDS/G

230.5

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	2	0	1.000
Bears	1	1	.500
Lions	1	1	.500
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM

Last Game

Vikings

2 - 0

Final

Bears

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

Watson

4

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000