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Otto Graham has averaged the most career passing yards per attempt, with 8.6 yards.

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  • Assumption:1,500+ ATT
  • Data note: Yards Per Attempt, Passing Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEAVGATTGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Otto Graham
O. Graham
8.6
1,565
72
872
55.7
13,499
187.5
88
94
78.2
5.6
6.0
2Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
8.6
1,589
57
1,082
68.1
13,665
239.7
101
42
104.8
6.4
2.6
89
494
3Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
8.4
1,744
128
904
51.8
14,686
114.7
137
132
75.0
7.9
7.6
4Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
8.2
1,936
85
1,304
67.4
15,828
186.2
96
52
97.6
5.0
2.7
140
936
5Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
8.2
2,895
140
1,553
53.6
23,611
168.7
173
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
6Steve Young
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
7Kurt Warner
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
8Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
7.9
2,985
121
1,938
64.9
23,575
194.8
193
57
102.7
6.5
1.9
235
1,311
9Tony Romo
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
10Ed Brown
E. Brown
7.9
1,987
154
949
47.8
15,600
101.3
102
138
62.8
5.1
6.9
11Bart Starr
B. Starr
7.8
3,149
196
1,808
57.4
24,718
126.1
152
138
80.5
4.8
4.4
59
533
12Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
7.8
8,226
247
5,335
64.9
63,984
259.0
425
212
95.0
5.2
2.6
470
2,879
13Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
7.8
5,186
211
2,830
54.6
40,239
190.7
290
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
14Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
7.7
2,689
255
1,379
51.3
20,809
81.6
161
148
74.1
6.0
5.5
58
487
15Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
7.7
2,554
81
1,690
66.2
19,710
243.3
130
51
98.0
5.1
2.0
277
1,606
16Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
7.7
4,936
134
3,270
66.2
37,976
283.4
281
89
100.8
5.7
1.8
229
1,478
17Dan Fouts
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
18Len Dawson
L. Dawson
7.7
3,741
211
2,136
57.1
28,711
136.1
239
183
82.6
6.4
4.9
167
1,423
19Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.7
6,120
205
3,951
64.6
46,966
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
20Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
7.7
2,958
131
1,685
57.0
22,700
173.3
153
109
83.4
5.2
3.7
313
2,154
21Peyton Manning
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
22Drew Brees
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
23Trent Green
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
24Matt Schaub
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
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
7.6
5,497
159
3,625
65.9
41,756
262.6
271
104
97.2
4.9
1.9
305
2,203

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