nfl passing yards per attempt leaders since 2021

Since 2021, Brock Purdy has averaged the most passing yards per attempt, with 8.6 yards.

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Assumption:7+ ATT/TG
Data note: Yards Per Attempt, Pass Attempts Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	AVG	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	8.6	55	1,038	1,524	68.1	13,145	239.0	98	39	105.6	6.4	2.6	86	475
2	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	8.1	37	645	959	67.3	7,786	210.4	45	26	96.3	4.7	2.7	64	417
3	Drake Maye D. Maye	8.1	37	720	1,044	69.0	8,454	228.5	59	26	101.8	5.7	2.5	94	489
4	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	8.1	74	1,332	2,037	65.4	16,490	222.8	125	39	102.8	6.1	1.9	167	974
5	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	7.7	69	1,463	2,134	68.6	16,386	237.5	109	55	97.5	5.1	2.6	121	835
6	Jared Goff J. Goff	7.7	87	2,032	2,994	67.9	22,936	263.6	161	47	101.9	5.4	1.6	168	1,213
7	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	7.6	80	1,828	2,788	65.6	21,201	265.0	152	58	97.9	5.5	2.1	150	1,094
8	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	7.6	67	1,127	1,763	63.9	13,367	199.5	85	50	91.2	4.8	2.8	140	939
9	Jordan Love J. Love	7.5	63	1,116	1,752	63.7	13,219	209.8	94	35	96.2	5.4	2.0	81	597
10	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	7.5	18	298	491	60.7	3,701	205.6	18	7	90.3	3.7	1.4	26	171
11	Josh Allen J. Allen	7.5	90	1,893	2,906	65.1	21,899	243.3	162	67	96.7	5.6	2.3	149	910
12	C.J. Stroud	7.5	52	1,071	1,673	64.0	12,590	242.1	71	26	94.5	4.2	1.6	127	1,021
13	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	7.5	72	1,792	2,591	69.2	19,483	270.6	155	49	103.1	6.0	1.9	190	1,261
14	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	7.4	83	1,554	2,399	64.8	17,763	214.0	112	44	94.8	4.7	1.8	183	1,135
15	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	7.4	43	406	647	62.8	4,786	111.3	34	17	91.8	5.3	2.6	53	355
16	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	7.4	76	1,833	2,712	67.6	19,994	263.1	147	57	98.4	5.4	2.1	148	881
17	Jake Browning J. Browning	7.4	17	252	368	68.5	2,707	159.2	18	15	89.1	4.9	4.1	33	229
18	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	7.3	85	2,084	3,144	66.3	23,096	271.7	162	64	96.6	5.2	2.0	157	990
19	Derek Carr D. Carr	7.3	59	1,297	1,955	66.3	14,349	243.2	87	41	94.0	4.5	2.1	106	698
20	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	7.3	71	1,616	2,450	66.0	17,910	252.3	122	52	95.3	5.0	2.1	140	965
21	Teddy Bridgewater T. Bridgewater	7.3	24	342	520	65.8	3,797	158.2	22	11	92.6	4.2	2.1	40	277
22	Geno Smith G. Smith	7.3	74	1,618	2,369	68.3	17,289	233.6	102	54	94.3	4.3	2.3	214	1,598
23	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	7.3	61	1,131	1,785	63.4	13,020	213.4	86	33	93.6	4.8	1.8	176	1,177
24	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	7.3	39	718	1,086	66.1	7,886	202.2	38	27	88.7	3.5	2.5	112	795
25	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	7.2	86	1,996	3,023	66.0	21,625	251.5	137	56	94.3	4.5	1.9	214	1,330

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,460

Purdy

RUSH

350

McCaffrey

REC

420

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

3rd

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

128.2

6th

PASS YDS/G

243.3

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM

Last Game

Commanders

1 - 4 - 1

Final

49ers

6 - 0

Mon 19 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

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Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000