nfl qb most passing average 2023

Brock Purdy averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback in 2023, with 9.6 yards.

Interpreted as:
NFL qb most passing average with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game 2023
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
9.6
2023
16
308
444
69.4
4,280
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
2Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
8.3
2023
17
388
560
69.3
4,624
272.0
29
14
101.1
5.2
2.5
29
171
3C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
8.2
2023
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
4Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
8.0
2023
16
307
457
67.2
3,678
229.9
24
7
102.7
5.3
1.5
37
218
5Jake Browning
J. Browning
8.0
2023
9
171
243
70.4
1,936
215.1
12
7
98.4
4.9
2.9
24
169
6Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
7.7
2023
17
410
590
69.5
4,516
265.6
36
9
105.9
6.1
1.5
39
255
7Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
7.6
2023
15
326
521
62.6
3,965
264.3
24
11
92.5
4.6
2.1
30
205
8Jared Goff
J. Goff
7.6
2023
17
407
605
67.3
4,575
269.1
30
12
97.9
5.0
2.0
30
197
9Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
7.5
2023
8
216
311
69.5
2,331
291.4
18
5
103.8
5.8
1.6
17
110
10Josh Allen
J. Allen
7.4
2023
17
385
579
66.5
4,306
253.3
29
18
92.2
5.0
3.1
24
152
11Desmond Ridder
D. Ridder
7.3
2023
15
249
388
64.2
2,836
189.1
12
12
83.4
3.1
3.1
31
197
12Geno Smith
G. Smith
7.3
2023
15
323
499
64.7
3,624
241.6
20
9
92.1
4.0
1.8
31
231
13Jordan Love
J. Love
7.2
2023
17
372
579
64.2
4,159
244.6
32
11
96.1
5.5
1.9
30
242
14Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
7.2
2023
17
352
538
65.4
3,858
226.9
23
15
89.1
4.3
2.8
36
222
15Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
7.1
2023
17
364
566
64.3
4,044
237.9
28
10
94.6
4.9
1.8
40
232
16Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
7.1
2023
16
370
564
65.6
4,016
251.0
21
14
88.5
3.7
2.5
35
224
17Will Levis
W. Levis
7.1
2023
9
149
255
58.4
1,808
200.9
8
4
84.2
3.1
1.6
28
185
18Derek Carr
D. Carr
7.1
2023
17
375
548
68.4
3,878
228.1
25
8
97.7
4.6
1.5
31
218
19Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
7.0
2023
16
401
597
67.2
4,183
261.4
27
14
92.6
4.5
2.3
27
186
20Justin Fields
J. Fields
6.9
2023
13
227
370
61.4
2,562
197.1
16
9
86.3
4.3
2.4
44
285
21Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
6.9
2023
13
297
456
65.1
3,134
241.1
20
7
93.2
4.4
1.5
29
233
22Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
6.9
2023
15
297
447
66.4
3,070
204.7
26
8
98.0
5.8
1.8
45
258
23Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
6.7
2023
17
305
490
62.2
3,305
194.4
15
9
84.6
3.1
1.8
34
187
24Kyler Murray
K. Murray
6.7
2023
8
176
268
65.7
1,799
224.9
10
5
89.4
3.7
1.9
18
119
25Aidan O'Connell
A. O'Connell
6.5
2023
11
213
343
62.1
2,218
201.6
12
7
83.9
3.5
2.0
24
173
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

More 49ers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,151

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

1,179

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

REC

890

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey
Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

8th

OPP PPG

22.4

13th

RUSH YDS/G

110.3

22nd

PASS YDS/G

261.9

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers
12
4
0
.750
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
.188
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

11 - 5

38

Final

42

SF 49ers

12 - 4

Sun 28 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - w
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
6
9
0
.400
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
12
4
0
.750
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/27
@
13-42
Sat
9/27
@
18-21
Sat
9/27
@
26-21
Sat
9/27
@
20-27
Sat
9/27
@
25-24

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
@
8:15 PM
Sat
1/3
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM