qb with highest yards per attempt career min 5 starts

Brock Purdy has averaged the most career yards per attempt by a quarterback with 5+ games, with 7.5 yards per attempt.

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	NAME	AVG	GS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	PASS AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	7.5	51	55	1,038	1,524	68.1	13,145	8.6	239.0	98	39	105.6	6.4	2.6	86	475
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	7.0	265	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	71,940	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
3	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	6.9	131	131	3,198	4,831	66.2	37,248	7.7	284.3	276	88	100.8	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
4	Kurt Warner K. Warner	6.9	116	124	2,666	4,070	65.5	32,344	7.9	260.8	208	128	93.7	5.1	3.1	260	1,669
5	Tony Romo T. Romo	6.9	127	156	2,829	4,335	65.3	34,183	7.9	219.1	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	6.8	286	287	7,142	10,551	67.7	80,358	7.6	280.0	571	243	98.7	5.4	2.3	420	2,991
7	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	6.8	154	160	3,095	5,173	59.8	40,182	7.8	251.1	240	216	82.4	4.6	4.2	293	2,076
8	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	6.8	243	247	5,335	8,226	64.9	63,984	7.8	259.0	425	212	95.0	5.2	2.6	470	2,879
9	Drake Maye D. Maye	6.8	36	37	720	1,044	69.0	8,454	8.1	228.5	59	26	101.8	5.7	2.5	94	489
10	Steve Young S. Young	6.8	143	169	2,667	4,149	64.3	33,124	8.0	196.0	232	107	96.8	5.6	2.6	358	2,055
11	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	6.7	111	120	1,938	2,984	64.9	23,575	7.9	196.5	193	57	102.7	6.5	1.9	235	1,311
12	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	6.7	64	85	1,304	1,936	67.4	15,828	8.2	186.2	96	52	97.6	5.0	2.7	140	936
13	Dan Marino D. Marino	6.7	240	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	61,361	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
14	Jordan Love J. Love	6.7	54	63	1,116	1,752	63.7	13,219	7.5	209.8	94	35	96.2	5.4	2.0	81	597
15	Nick Mullens N. Mullens	6.6	20	39	533	808	66.0	6,448	8.0	165.3	34	31	88.3	4.2	3.8	48	371
16	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	6.6	93	155	2,148	3,348	64.2	25,467	7.6	164.3	136	91	89.5	4.1	2.7	180	1,245
17	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	6.6	145	145	3,347	5,005	66.9	37,628	7.5	259.5	253	97	97.9	5.1	1.9	294	1,773
18	Jared Goff J. Goff	6.6	156	156	3,568	5,415	65.9	41,107	7.6	263.5	268	102	97.3	4.9	1.9	297	2,161
19	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	6.6	173	180	4,069	6,112	66.6	46,282	7.6	257.1	312	136	96.9	5.1	2.2	353	2,536
20	Sage Rosenfels S. Rosenfels	6.6	12	44	351	562	62.5	4,156	7.4	94.5	30	29	81.2	5.3	5.2	19	127
21	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	6.6	16	18	298	491	60.7	3,701	7.5	205.6	18	7	90.3	3.7	1.4	26	171
22	Trent Green T. Green	6.5	113	120	2,266	3,740	60.6	28,475	7.6	237.3	162	114	86.0	4.3	3.0	259	1,621
23	Tom Brady T. Brady	6.5	333	335	7,753	12,050	64.3	89,214	7.4	266.3	649	212	97.2	5.4	1.8	565	3,576
24	Joe Montana J. Montana	6.5	164	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	40,551	7.5	211.2	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
25	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	6.5	247	249	5,440	8,443	64.4	64,088	7.6	257.4	418	211	93.5	5.0	2.5	554	3,670

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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

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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

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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