NFL Adjusted Net Yards per Pass Attempt Year-by-Year Leaders
All-Time Adjusted Net Yards per Pass Attempt Leaders
Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard.
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Leaders
| Year | Player | Tm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drake Maye (23) | 8.26 | NWE |
| 2024 | Lamar Jackson (27) | 9.38 | BAL |
| 2023 | Brock Purdy (24) | 9.01 | SFO |
| 2022 | Tua Tagovailoa (24) | 8.37 | MIA |
| 2021 | Aaron Rodgers (38) | 8.00 | GNB |
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers (37) | 8.89 | GNB |
| 2019 | Ryan Tannehill (31) | 8.52 | TEN |
| 2018 | Patrick Mahomes (23) | 8.89 | KAN |
| 2017 | Jared Goff (23) | 7.72 | LAR |
| 2016 | Matt Ryan (31) | 9.03 | ATL |
| 2015 | Carson Palmer (36) | 8.41 | ARI |
| 2014 | Aaron Rodgers (31) | 8.65 | GNB |
| 2013 | Nick Foles (24) | 9.18 | PHI |
| 2012 | Peyton Manning+ (36) | 7.89 | DEN |
| 2011 | Aaron Rodgers (28) | 9.39 | GNB |
| 2010 | Tom Brady (33) | 8.25 | NWE |
| 2009 | Drew Brees+ (30) | 8.31 | NOR |
| 2008 | Philip Rivers (27) | 8.04 | SDG |
| 2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 8.88 | NWE |
| 2006 | Peyton Manning+ (30) | 7.93 | IND |
| 2005 | Peyton Manning+ (29) | 8.03 | IND |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning+ (28) | 9.78 | IND |
| 2003 | Steve McNair (30) | 7.81 | TEN |
| 2002 | Marc Bulger (25) | 7.67 | STL |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner+ (30) | 7.41 | STL |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner+ (29) | 7.97 | STL |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 8.31 | STL |
| 1998 | Randall Cunningham (35) | 8.54 | MIN |
| 1997 | Steve Young+ (36) | 7.47 | SFO |
| 1996 | Dan Marino+ (35) | 6.65 | MIA |
| 1995 | Brett Favre+ (26) | 7.25 | GNB |
| 1994 | Steve Young+ (33) | 8.24 | SFO |
| 1993 | Steve Young+ (32) | 7.55 | SFO |
| 1992 | Steve Young+ (31) | 8.12 | SFO |
| 1991 | Mark Rypien (29) | 8.34 | WAS |
| 1990 | Steve DeBerg (36) | 7.58 | KAN |
| 1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 8.31 | SFO |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason (27) | 7.79 | CIN |
| 1987 | Bernie Kosar (24) | 7.15 | CLE |
| 1986 | Tommy Kramer (31) | 7.08 | MIN |
| 1985 | Dan Fouts+ (34) | 7.02 | SDG |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 8.94 | MIA |
| 1983 | Dan Marino+ (22) | 7.39 | MIA |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts+ (31) | 7.70 | SDG |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson (32) | 7.43 | CIN |
| 1980 | Ron Jaworski (29) | 6.94 | PHI |
| 1979 | Roger Staubach+ (37) | 6.82 | DAL |
| 1978 | Roger Staubach+ (36) | 6.18 | DAL |
| 1977 | Roger Staubach+ (35) | 6.03 | DAL |
| 1976 | Bert Jones (25) | 7.78 | BAL |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson (26) | 6.96 | CIN |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler+ (29) | 7.04 | OAK |
| 1973 | John Hadl (33) | 6.64 | RAM |
| 1972 | Joe Namath+ (29) | 6.42 | NYJ |
| 1971 | Roger Staubach+ (29) | 7.81 | DAL |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 7.52 | SFO |
| 1969 | Greg Cook (23) | 6.48 | CIN |
| 1969 | Craig Morton (26) | 6.38 | DAL |
| 1968 | Len Dawson+ (33) | 7.78 | KAN |
| 1968 | Earl Morrall (34) | 7.28 | BAL |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 6.62 | WAS |
| 1967 | John Hadl (27) | 6.34 | SDG |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 8.01 | GNB |
| 1966 | Len Dawson+ (31) | 7.72 | KAN |
| 1965 | Rudy Bukich (35) | 7.19 | CHI |
| 1965 | John Hadl (25) | 5.47 | SDG |
| 1964 | Johnny Unitas+ (31) | 7.84 | BAL |
| 1964 | John Hadl (24) | 6.03 | SDG |
| 1963 | Y.A. Tittle+ (37) | 7.75 | NYG |
| 1963 | Tobin Rote (35) | 6.67 | SDG |
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