quarterback most passing yards per attempt since 2018

Since 2018, Brock Purdy has averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback, with 8.7 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	8.7	53	998	1,466	68.1	12,692	239.5	95	38	105.7	6.5	2.6	81	446
2	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	8.2	62	1,121	1,664	67.4	13,578	219.0	84	47	97.3	5.0	2.8	124	828
3	Drake Maye D. Maye	7.9	34	652	947	68.8	7,524	221.3	50	25	99.2	5.3	2.6	91	475
4	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	7.9	120	1,938	2,984	64.9	23,575	196.5	193	57	102.7	6.5	1.9	235	1,311
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.9	38	920	1,257	73.2	9,913	260.9	83	15	113.0	6.6	1.2	42	299
6	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	7.9	51	1,164	1,734	67.1	13,636	267.4	83	46	95.7	4.8	2.7	90	581
7	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	7.8	33	661	1,021	64.7	7,999	242.4	50	33	91.5	4.9	3.2	69	352
8	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	7.7	78	1,410	2,127	66.3	16,426	210.6	110	49	97.1	5.2	2.3	202	1,459
9	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	7.7	129	3,153	4,766	66.2	36,692	284.4	276	86	101.1	5.8	1.8	222	1,435
10	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	7.7	70	1,481	2,216	66.8	17,060	243.7	110	42	98.5	5.0	1.9	236	1,376
11	Jameis Winston J. Winston	7.7	66	1,085	1,777	61.1	13,635	206.6	90	72	84.9	5.1	4.1	136	784
12	Jared Goff J. Goff	7.6	133	3,141	4,703	66.8	35,943	270.2	232	88	98.2	4.9	1.9	243	1,745
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	7.6	118	2,656	4,075	65.2	30,956	262.3	213	84	96.9	5.2	2.1	242	1,706
14	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	7.6	16	260	426	61.0	3,236	202.3	14	7	88.7	3.3	1.6	18	123
15	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	7.6	112	2,694	4,002	67.3	30,379	271.2	207	78	98.9	5.2	1.9	236	1,442
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	7.5	109	2,136	3,286	65.0	24,790	227.4	192	58	99.8	5.8	1.8	322	2,152
17	Derek Carr D. Carr	7.5	107	2,387	3,538	67.5	26,555	248.2	154	68	96.1	4.4	1.9	212	1,331
18	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	7.5	79	1,647	2,421	68.0	18,166	229.9	120	59	96.4	5.0	2.4	141	971
19	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	7.5	65	746	1,166	64.0	8,743	134.5	53	28	91.8	4.5	2.4	120	760
20	C.J. Stroud	7.5	50	1,021	1,605	63.6	12,017	240.3	67	25	93.7	4.2	1.6	125	1,010
21	Jordan Love J. Love	7.5	61	1,068	1,680	63.6	12,576	206.2	91	34	95.9	5.4	2.0	76	573
22	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	7.5	116	2,655	3,947	67.3	29,520	254.5	210	80	98.6	5.3	2.0	244	1,666
23	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	7.4	97	1,610	2,507	64.2	18,604	191.8	117	48	94.1	4.7	1.9	195	1,184
24	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	7.4	81	2,033	2,963	68.6	21,981	271.4	164	54	101.0	5.5	1.8	222	1,492
25	Josh Allen J. Allen	7.4	132	2,694	4,207	64.0	31,141	235.9	226	97	94.6	5.4	2.3	238	1,498

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

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

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000