NFL Single-Season Net Yards per Pass Attempt Leaders Through 1983

These are the NFL single-season record holders through the 1983 season. See current net yards per pass attempt leaders or select another stat or year:

View Current Leaderboard

Leaders through 1983

Leaders through 1983 Table
Rank Current Player (age) NY/A Year Tm
110Ken Stabler (31)8.171976OAK
211Dan Fouts (31)8.151982SDG
313Dan Fouts (32)8.101983SDG
13Joe Namath (29)8.101972NYJ
415Len Dawson (33)8.051968KAN
519Earl Morrall (34)8.001968BAL
625Lynn Dickey (34)7.921983GNB
728Tobin Rote (35)7.871963SDG
851Joe Namath (25)7.681968NYJ
968Bert Jones (25)7.581976BAL
1078Y.A. Tittle (37)7.521963NYG
1182Bob Berry (29)7.511971ATL
82John Hadl (27)7.511967SDG
82Johnny Unitas (31)7.511964BAL
1287Jack Kemp (29)7.501964BUF
1388Len Dawson (31)7.491966KAN
88Bart Starr (32)7.491966GNB
1492John Hadl (28)7.471968SDG
1595John Brodie (35)7.451970SFO
95Bill Nelsen (27)7.451968CLE
1699John Brodie (30)7.431965SFO
99Dan Fouts (30)7.431981SDG
17102Johnny Unitas (32)7.421965BAL
18118Greg Cook (23)7.341969CIN
19120Steve Grogan (28)7.331981NWE
120Daryle Lamonica (28)7.331969OAK
20127Roger Staubach (29)7.291971DAL
21128Craig Morton (27)7.281970DAL
22134Dan Fouts (29)7.251980SDG
134Joe Namath (24)7.251967NYJ
23139Steve Grogan (27)7.241980NWE
24154Rudy Bukich (35)7.201965CHI
25157Tom Flores (29)7.191966OAK
26164Ken Anderson (32)7.171981CIN
27173Craig Morton (26)7.151969DAL
28177Ken Anderson (26)7.141975CIN
29180John Hadl (24)7.131964SDG
30182Dan Fouts (27)7.121978SDG
31191Terry Bradshaw (31)7.111979PIT
32193Ken Stabler (29)7.101974OAK
33208Terry Bradshaw (33)7.061981PIT
34212Johnny Unitas (33)7.051966BAL
35218Vince Ferragamo (26)7.041980RAM
218Joe Theismann (34)7.041983WAS
218Johnny Unitas (30)7.041963BAL
36222Eric Hipple (24)7.031981DET
37225Jim Hart (31)7.021975STL
38227Ed Brown (35)7.011963PIT
227Johnny Unitas (34)7.011967BAL
227Doug Williams (26)7.011981TAM
39232Joe Namath (26)7.001969NYJ
40240Ken Anderson (33)6.991982CIN
240Bill Nelsen (28)6.991969CLE
41Dan Fouts (28)6.971979SDG
42Dan Marino (22)6.961983MIA
43John Hadl (25)6.951965SDG
Jim Hart (32)6.951976STL
44Ron Jaworski (29)6.941980PHI
45Archie Manning (30)6.931979NOR
Joe Namath (23)6.931966NYJ
46Terry Bradshaw (30)6.921978PIT
47Greg Landry (25)6.911971DET
Fran Tarkenton (27)6.911967NYG
48Steve Grogan (25)6.891978NWE
49Norm Snead (26)6.861965PHI
50Joe Ferguson (31)6.851981BUF
Bart Starr (29)6.851963GNB
51John Hadl (33)6.841973RAM
52Daryle Lamonica (27)6.821968OAK
53Sonny Jurgensen (33)6.811967WAS
54Charley Johnson (34)6.801972DEN
Danny White (29)6.801981DAL
55Brian Sipe (31)6.791980CLE
Richard Todd (26)6.791979NYJ
56Earl Morrall (31)6.781965NYG
57Terry Bradshaw (32)6.771980PIT
Norm Snead (24)6.771963WAS
58Billy Kilmer (33)6.761972WAS
59Terry Bradshaw (29)6.731977PIT
Joe Montana (27)6.731983SFO