most yards per pass attempt nfl history minimum 1000 pass attempts

Brock Purdy has the most career passing yards per passing attempt when throwing 1,000+ pass attempts, with 8.66.

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	NAME	YDS/ATT	ATT	YDS	GP	CMP	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	8.66	1,466	12,692	53	998	68.1	8.7	239.5	95	38	105.7	6.5	2.6	81	446
2	Otto Graham O. Graham	8.63	1,565	13,499	72	872	55.7	8.6	187.5	88	94	78.2	5.6	6.0
3	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	8.42	1,744	14,686	128	904	51.8	8.4	114.7	137	132	75.0	7.9	7.6
4	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	8.18	1,936	15,828	85	1,304	67.4	8.2	186.2	96	52	97.6	5.0	2.7	140	936
5	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	8.16	2,895	23,611	140	1,553	53.6	8.2	168.7	173	178	75.1	6.0	6.1
6	Steve Young S. Young	7.98	4,149	33,124	169	2,667	64.3	8.0	196.0	232	107	96.8	5.6	2.6	358	2,055
7	Kurt Warner K. Warner	7.95	4,070	32,344	124	2,666	65.5	7.9	260.8	208	128	93.7	5.1	3.1	260	1,669
8	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	7.9	2,984	23,575	120	1,938	64.9	7.9	196.5	193	57	102.7	6.5	1.9	235	1,311
9	Tony Romo T. Romo	7.89	4,335	34,183	156	2,829	65.3	7.9	219.1	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
10	Ed Brown E. Brown	7.85	1,987	15,600	154	949	47.8	7.9	101.3	102	138	62.8	5.1	6.9
11	Bart Starr B. Starr	7.85	3,149	24,718	196	1,808	57.4	7.8	126.1	152	138	80.5	4.8	4.4	59	533
12	Bob Berry B. Berry	7.84	1,173	9,197	78	661	56.4	7.8	117.9	64	64	77.2	5.5	5.5	131	927
13	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	7.78	8,226	63,984	247	5,335	64.9	7.8	259.0	425	212	95.0	5.2	2.6	470	2,879
14	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	7.76	5,186	40,239	211	2,830	54.6	7.8	190.7	290	253	78.2	5.6	4.9	74	590
15	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	7.75	2,420	18,759	77	1,607	66.4	7.8	243.6	129	50	98.9	5.3	2.1	255	1,492
16	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	7.74	2,689	20,809	255	1,379	51.3	7.7	81.6	161	148	74.1	6.0	5.5	58	487
17	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	7.7	4,801	36,976	130	3,175	66.1	7.7	284.4	276	87	100.9	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
18	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	7.68	5,604	43,040	181	3,297	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3	319	2,304
19	Len Dawson L. Dawson	7.67	3,741	28,711	211	2,136	57.1	7.7	136.1	239	183	82.6	6.4	4.9	167	1,423
20	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	7.67	6,120	46,966	205	3,951	64.6	7.7	229.1	353	114	99.3	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
21	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	7.67	2,958	22,700	131	1,685	57.0	7.7	173.3	153	109	83.4	5.2	3.7	313	2,154
22	Peyton Manning P. Manning	7.67	9,380	71,940	266	6,125	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
23	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.62	10,551	80,358	287	7,142	67.7	7.6	280.0	571	243	98.7	5.4	2.3	420	2,991
24	Trent Green T. Green	7.61	3,740	28,475	120	2,266	60.6	7.6	237.3	162	114	86.0	4.3	3.0	259	1,621
25	Jameis Winston J. Winston	7.61	3,321	25,271	111	2,024	60.9	7.6	227.7	159	116	86.0	4.8	3.5	231	1,420

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PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

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PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

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Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

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7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

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Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000