what qb has the highest yards per pass attempt with 896 pass attempts since 2016

Since 2016, Brock Purdy has the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback when throwing 896+ pass attempts, with 8.6 yards.

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	NAME	AVG	ATT	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	8.6	1,495	54	1,017	68.0	12,881	238.5	97	39	105.4	6.5	2.6	84	460
2	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	8.2	1,905	74	1,284	67.4	15,640	211.4	95	52	97.7	5.0	2.7	135	900
3	Drake Maye D. Maye	8.1	981	35	678	69.1	7,898	225.7	54	25	101.0	5.5	2.5	92	478
4	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	7.9	2,984	120	1,938	64.9	23,575	196.5	193	57	102.7	6.5	1.9	235	1,311
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.9	2,466	70	1,777	72.1	19,455	277.9	143	38	107.9	5.8	1.5	89	628
6	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	7.8	2,887	83	1,873	64.9	22,537	271.5	144	77	94.2	5.0	2.7	144	889
7	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	7.7	2,516	91	1,671	66.4	19,421	213.4	129	61	96.6	5.1	2.4	231	1,675
8	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	7.7	2,453	78	1,622	66.1	18,914	242.5	130	50	98.5	5.3	2.0	263	1,545
9	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	7.7	4,801	130	3,175	66.1	36,976	284.4	276	87	100.9	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
10	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	7.6	3,934	108	2,636	67.0	30,035	278.1	179	76	96.9	4.6	1.9	270	1,821
11	Jared Goff J. Goff	7.6	5,415	156	3,568	65.9	41,107	263.5	268	102	97.3	4.9	1.9	297	2,161
12	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	7.6	5,234	150	3,415	65.2	39,729	264.9	266	104	96.7	5.1	2.0	326	2,209
13	Jameis Winston J. Winston	7.6	2,840	96	1,745	61.4	21,555	224.5	140	101	86.5	4.9	3.6	206	1,251
14	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	7.6	5,121	149	3,427	66.9	38,773	260.2	263	105	98.0	5.1	2.1	311	2,221
15	Jordan Love J. Love	7.6	1,711	62	1,093	63.9	12,943	208.8	93	34	96.7	5.4	2.0	78	582
16	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	7.5	4,951	144	3,313	66.9	37,370	259.5	252	95	98.3	5.1	1.9	293	1,770
17	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	7.5	4,385	141	2,828	64.5	32,992	234.0	247	80	98.4	5.6	1.8	406	2,767
18	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	7.5	2,424	79	1,649	68.0	18,200	230.4	120	60	96.2	5.0	2.5	141	971
19	C.J. Stroud	7.5	1,639	51	1,047	63.9	12,278	240.7	68	25	94.0	4.1	1.5	127	1,021
20	Andrew Luck A. Luck	7.5	1,184	31	776	65.5	8,833	284.9	70	28	97.6	5.9	2.4	59	402
21	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	7.4	1,587	53	985	62.1	11,812	222.9	69	53	85.4	4.3	3.3	95	467
22	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	7.4	2,070	95	1,303	62.9	15,401	162.1	92	52	89.9	4.4	2.5	170	1,089
23	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	7.4	2,995	82	2,056	68.6	22,171	270.4	168	54	101.3	5.6	1.8	222	1,492
24	Josh Allen J. Allen	7.4	4,207	132	2,694	64.0	31,141	235.9	226	97	94.6	5.4	2.3	238	1,498
25	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	7.4	2,547	98	1,631	64.0	18,824	192.1	118	48	93.8	4.6	1.9	196	1,194

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000