nfl passing yards per attempt leaders since 2014

Since 2014, Brock Purdy has averaged the most passing yards per attempt, with 8.6 yards.

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	NAME	AVG	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	8.6	51	964	1,409	68.4	12,177	238.8	89	38	104.9	6.3	2.7	81	446
2	Tony Romo T. Romo	8.2	20	390	560	69.6	4,618	230.9	40	16	106.4	7.1	2.9	35	250
3	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	8.2	85	1,304	1,936	67.4	15,828	186.2	96	52	97.6	5.0	2.7	140	936
4	Drake Maye D. Maye	8.0	32	616	885	69.6	7,056	220.5	47	22	100.7	5.3	2.5	87	457
5	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	7.9	118	1,908	2,944	64.8	23,167	196.3	189	57	102.2	6.4	1.9	233	1,298
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.8	101	2,661	3,752	70.9	29,277	289.9	208	66	104.8	5.5	1.8	149	1,049
7	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	7.8	75	1,567	2,357	66.5	18,347	244.6	126	49	99.1	5.3	2.1	251	1,467
8	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	7.7	44	1,011	1,625	62.2	12,508	284.3	81	35	93.6	5.0	2.2	96	641
9	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	7.7	128	3,140	4,747	66.1	36,505	285.2	272	86	100.8	5.7	1.8	222	1,435
10	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	7.7	115	2,689	4,118	65.3	31,615	274.9	204	108	94.1	5.0	2.6	220	1,342
11	Jameis Winston J. Winston	7.6	109	1,992	3,270	60.9	24,903	228.5	156	114	86.0	4.8	3.5	224	1,384
12	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	7.6	173	3,442	5,320	64.7	40,491	234.1	301	95	99.1	5.7	1.8	493	3,274
13	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	7.6	168	3,860	5,755	67.1	43,793	260.7	296	124	97.9	5.1	2.2	339	2,433
14	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	7.6	140	3,458	5,176	66.8	39,320	280.9	228	106	95.6	4.4	2.0	331	2,232
15	Jared Goff J. Goff	7.6	153	3,492	5,301	65.9	40,155	262.5	262	102	97.0	4.9	1.9	291	2,114
16	Jordan Love J. Love	7.6	59	1,018	1,597	63.7	12,067	204.5	87	32	96.5	5.4	2.0	75	572
17	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	7.6	141	3,232	4,824	67.0	36,443	258.5	249	93	98.6	5.2	1.9	289	1,750
18	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	7.5	180	4,114	6,322	65.1	47,541	264.1	318	125	96.2	5.0	2.0	410	2,682
19	Peyton Manning P. Manning	7.5	26	593	928	63.9	6,976	268.3	48	32	89.5	5.2	3.4	33	213
20	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	7.5	78	1,647	2,421	68.0	18,166	232.9	120	59	96.4	5.0	2.4	141	971
21	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	7.5	123	2,426	3,692	65.7	27,674	225.0	180	85	94.7	4.9	2.3	322	2,432
22	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	7.5	105	1,511	2,405	62.8	17,990	171.3	108	62	89.8	4.5	2.6	205	1,334
23	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	7.5	95	1,582	2,455	64.4	18,358	193.2	115	47	94.6	4.7	1.9	189	1,147
24	C.J. Stroud	7.4	48	984	1,547	63.6	11,503	239.6	64	25	93.1	4.1	1.6	120	984
25	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	7.4	79	1,966	2,872	68.5	21,271	269.3	160	52	101.0	5.6	1.8	219	1,465

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Team Leaders

PASS

492

Purdy

RUSH

91

McCaffrey

REC

103

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

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OPP PPG

10.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

134.5

8th

PASS YDS/G

246.0

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	2	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	.500
Rams	1	1	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 2

Final

49ers

2 - 0

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

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

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

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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	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	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