Between the 1970 and 2021 seasons, Jimmy Garoppolo had the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback when throwing 1,000+ pass attempts, with 8.4 yards.
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qb with highest career passing yards per attempt 1970 to 2021 minimum 1000 passing attempts| NAME | AVG | ATT | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Garoppolo | 8.4 | 1,418 | 63 | 960 | 67.7 | 11,852 | 188.1 | 71 | 38 | 98.9 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 105 | 720 |
| 2 |  | D. Watson | 8.3 | 1,748 | 54 | 1,186 | 67.8 | 14,539 | 269.2 | 104 | 36 | 104.5 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 174 | 1,050 |
| 3 |  | P. Mahomes | 8.1 | 2,345 | 63 | 1,550 | 66.1 | 18,991 | 301.4 | 151 | 37 | 105.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 95 | 606 |
| 4 |  | S. Young | 8.0 | 4,149 | 169 | 2,667 | 64.3 | 33,124 | 196.0 | 232 | 107 | 96.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 358 | 2,055 |
| 5 |  | K. Warner | 7.9 | 4,070 | 124 | 2,666 | 65.5 | 32,344 | 260.8 | 208 | 128 | 93.7 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 260 | 1,669 |
| 6 |  | T. Romo | 7.9 | 4,335 | 156 | 2,829 | 65.3 | 34,183 | 219.1 | 248 | 117 | 97.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 248 | 1,672 |
| 7 |  | R. Wilson | 7.8 | 4,735 | 158 | 3,079 | 65.0 | 37,059 | 234.6 | 292 | 87 | 101.8 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 427 | 2,838 |
| 8 |  | P. Rivers | 7.8 | 8,134 | 244 | 5,277 | 64.9 | 63,440 | 260.0 | 421 | 209 | 95.2 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 465 | 2,842 |
| 9 |  | A. Rodgers | 7.8 | 7,118 | 213 | 4,651 | 65.3 | 55,360 | 259.9 | 449 | 93 | 104.5 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 498 | 3,338 |
| 10 |  | K. Cousins | 7.7 | 4,223 | 125 | 2,825 | 66.9 | 32,593 | 260.7 | 223 | 91 | 98.6 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 241 | 1,768 |
| 11 |  | J. Winston | 7.7 | 2,720 | 83 | 1,665 | 61.2 | 20,982 | 252.8 | 135 | 91 | 87.8 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 182 | 1,155 |
| 12 |  | D. Fouts | 7.7 | 5,604 | 181 | 3,297 | 58.8 | 43,040 | 237.8 | 254 | 242 | 80.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 319 | 2,304 |
| 13 |  | P. Manning | 7.7 | 9,380 | 266 | 6,125 | 65.3 | 71,940 | 270.5 | 539 | 251 | 96.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 303 | 1,953 |
| 14 |  | R. Staubach | 7.7 | 2,911 | 125 | 1,662 | 57.1 | 22,279 | 178.2 | 152 | 107 | 83.6 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 301 | 2,048 |
| 15 |  | D. Prescott | 7.7 | 2,890 | 85 | 1,925 | 66.6 | 22,117 | 260.2 | 143 | 50 | 98.8 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 176 | 1,036 |
| 16 |  | D. Brees | 7.6 | 10,551 | 287 | 7,142 | 67.7 | 80,358 | 280.0 | 571 | 243 | 98.7 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 420 | 2,991 |
| 17 | | T. Green | 7.6 | 3,740 | 120 | 2,266 | 60.6 | 28,475 | 237.3 | 162 | 114 | 86.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 259 | 1,621 |
| 18 | | M. Schaub | 7.6 | 3,348 | 155 | 2,148 | 64.2 | 25,467 | 164.3 | 136 | 91 | 89.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 180 | 1,245 |
| 19 | | B. Griese | 7.6 | 2,491 | 127 | 1,453 | 58.3 | 18,919 | 149.0 | 146 | 122 | 81.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 234 | 2,029 |
| 20 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 7.6 | 8,443 | 249 | 5,440 | 64.4 | 64,088 | 257.4 | 418 | 211 | 93.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 554 | 3,670 |
| 21 | | D. Culpepper | 7.6 | 3,199 | 105 | 2,016 | 63.0 | 24,153 | 230.0 | 149 | 106 | 87.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 298 | 1,696 |
| 22 |  | J. Montana | 7.5 | 5,391 | 192 | 3,409 | 63.2 | 40,551 | 211.2 | 273 | 139 | 92.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 313 | 2,095 |
| 23 |  | L. Jackson | 7.5 | 1,329 | 58 | 852 | 64.1 | 9,967 | 171.8 | 84 | 31 | 98.1 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 106 | 527 |
| 24 |  | M. Mariota | 7.5 | 1,795 | 74 | 1,128 | 62.8 | 13,437 | 181.6 | 77 | 45 | 89.5 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 155 | 992 |
| 25 | | S. Grogan | 7.5 | 3,593 | 149 | 1,879 | 52.3 | 26,886 | 180.4 | 182 | 208 | 69.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 247 | 1,986 |
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