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 8.7 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	8.7	1,466	53	998	68.1	12,692	239.5	95	38	105.7	6.5	2.6	81	446
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	7.9	947	34	652	68.8	7,524	221.3	50	25	99.2	5.3	2.6	91	475
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	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	7.8	2,420	77	1,607	66.4	18,759	243.6	129	50	98.9	5.3	2.1	255	1,492
8	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
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	Jameis Winston J. Winston	7.6	2,786	95	1,712	61.5	21,229	223.5	137	101	86.3	4.9	3.6	204	1,230
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	Jared Goff J. Goff	7.6	5,385	155	3,549	65.9	40,836	263.5	265	102	97.1	4.9	1.9	294	2,139
14	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	7.6	5,093	148	3,408	66.9	38,530	260.3	262	105	97.9	5.1	2.1	308	2,198
15	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
16	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
17	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	7.5	2,421	79	1,647	68.0	18,166	229.9	120	59	96.4	5.0	2.4	141	971
18	C.J. Stroud	7.5	1,605	50	1,021	63.6	12,017	240.3	67	25	93.7	4.2	1.6	125	1,010
19	Jordan Love J. Love	7.5	1,680	61	1,068	63.6	12,576	206.2	91	34	95.9	5.4	2.0	76	573
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	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	7.4	2,507	97	1,610	64.2	18,604	191.8	117	48	94.1	4.7	1.9	195	1,184
24	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	7.4	2,963	81	2,033	68.6	21,981	271.4	164	54	101.0	5.5	1.8	222	1,492
25	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

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1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

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PPG

30.5

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OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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

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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

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

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1,214

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Lamb

491

Olave

481

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Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

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6

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

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119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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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