Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt Career Leaders and Records

Minimum 325 pass completions.
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Leaders

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Leaders Table
Rk Player AY/A From To School
1Tua Tagovailoa*12.720172019Alabama
2Mac Jones*12.520182020Alabama
3Grayson McCall*11.720192022Coastal Carolina
4C.J. Stroud*11.220202022Ohio State
5Kyler Murray*11.120152018Oklahoma
6Justin Fields*10.720182020Ohio State
7Bryce Petty*10.620112014Baylor
8Hendon Hooker*10.620182022Tennessee
9Baker Mayfield*10.620132017Oklahoma
10Ryan Dinwiddie*10.620002003Boise State
11Sam Bradford*10.620072009Oklahoma
12Marcus Mariota*10.520122014Oregon
13Joe Burrow*10.520152019LSU
14Tim Tebow*10.420062009Florida
15Dwayne Haskins*10.320172018Ohio State
16Caleb Williams*10.320212022USC
17Kyle Trask*1020182020Florida
18Sam Howell*9.920192021North Carolina
19Bryce Young*9.920202022Alabama
20Mason Rudolph*9.920142017Oklahoma State
21Alex Smith*9.920022004Utah
22Kaleb Eleby*9.820182021Western Michigan
23Kellen Moore*9.820082011Boise State
24Bailey Zappe*9.820212021Western Kentucky
25Trevor Lawrence*9.820182020Clemson
26Jalen Hurts*9.720162019Oklahoma
27Omar Jacobs*9.720032005Bowling Green State
28Zach Wilson*9.720182020Brigham Young
29Will Grier*9.720152018West Virginia
30Seth Russell*9.720132016Baylor
31Logan Woodside*9.620132017Toledo
32A.J. McCarron*9.620102013Alabama
33Danny Wuerffel9.619931996Florida
34Jordan Ta'amu9.620172018Ole Miss
35Stefan Lefors*9.620012004Louisville
36Matt Johnson*9.620122015Bowling Green State
37Dillon Gabriel*9.520192022Oklahoma
38Stetson Bennett*9.520192022Georgia
39K.J. Jefferson*9.520192022Arkansas
40Ty Detmer9.519881991Brigham Young
41Andrew Luck*9.520092011Stanford
42Colt Brennan*9.420052007Hawaii
43Jameis Winston*9.420132014Florida State
44Brian Brohm*9.420042007Louisville
45Johnny Manziel*9.420122013Texas A&M
46Robert Griffin III*9.420082011Baylor
47Jaren Hall*9.420182022Brigham Young
48Matt Leinart*9.320032005USC
49Donovan McNabb9.319951998Syracuse
50John Dutton9.319941997Nevada
51Steve Sarkisian9.319951996Brigham Young
52Aaron Murray*9.320102013Georgia
53David Fales*9.320122013San Jose State
54Troy Smith*9.320032006Ohio State
55Riley Ferguson*9.320162017Memphis
56Drake Maye*9.320212022North Carolina
57Dustin Crum*9.220172021Kent State
58Jake Waters*9.220132014Kansas State
59Matt Corral*9.220182021Ole Miss
60Chad Pennington*9.219971999Marshall
61Greg McElroy*9.220072010Alabama
62Jake Fromm*9.120172019Georgia
63Jim McMahon9.119771981Brigham Young
64Billy Blanton9.119931996San Diego State
65Zach Terrell*9.120132016Western Michigan
66Ryan Mallett*9.120072010Arkansas
67Brandon Doughty*9.120112015Western Kentucky
68Case Keenum*9.120072011Houston
69Chris Weinke919972000Florida State
70Mitch Trubisky*920142016North Carolina
71Jarrett Stidham*920152018Auburn
72Cody Kessler*8.920122015USC
73Jake Haener*8.920182022Fresno State
74Teddy Bridgewater*8.920112013Louisville
75Trent Dilfer*8.919911993Fresno State
76Joe Germaine*8.919961998Ohio State
77Brady White*8.920152020Memphis
78Joe Ganz*8.920062008Nebraska
79Malik Cunningham*8.820182022Louisville
80Connor Shaw*8.820102013South Carolina
81Blake Bortles*8.820112013UCF
82Justin Herbert*8.820162019Oregon
83Darron Thomas*8.820082011Oregon
84Zach Mettenberger*8.820112013LSU
85Carson Wentz8.820122015North Dakota State
86Tajh Boyd*8.820102013Clemson
87Tanner Morgan*8.820182022Minnesota
88Patrick Mahomes*8.820142016Texas Tech
89Kurtis Rourke*8.720192022Ohio
90Vinny Testaverde8.719821986Miami (FL)
91Deshaun Watson*8.720142016Clemson
92Sam Darnold*8.720152017USC
93Casey Thompson*8.720192022Nebraska
94Brett Rypien*8.720152018Boise State
95Ken Dorsey*8.719992002Miami (FL)
96Dylan Hopkins*8.720192022UAB
97Kevin Hogan*8.720122015Stanford
98Quinton Flowers*8.720142017South Florida
99Tim Rattay8.719971999Louisiana Tech
100Nathan Rourke*8.720172019Ohio
101Brandon Weeden*8.720082011Oklahoma State
102Geno Smith*8.720092012West Virginia
103Todd Centeio*8.720172022James Madison
104Nate Davis*8.720062008Ball State
105Bruce Gradkowski*8.620022005Toledo
106Brad Kaaya*8.620142016Miami (FL)
107Aaron Rodgers*8.620032004California
108Chuck Hartlieb*8.619851988Iowa
109Jordan Travis*8.620182022Florida State
110Tyler Huntley*8.620162019Utah
111D'Eriq King*8.620162021Miami (FL)
112David Carr*8.619972001Fresno State
113Malik Willis*8.620172021Liberty
114Byron Leftwich*8.619982002Marshall
115Chad Kelly*8.620132016Ole Miss
116Brendon Kay*8.620092013Cincinnati
117Josh Wallwork8.619951996Wyoming
118Derek Carr*8.620092013Fresno State
119Tyler Van Dyke*8.620202022Miami (FL)
120Ryan Leaf*8.619951997Washington State
121Tanner Mordecai*8.620182022SMU
122Nic Shimonek*8.620152017Texas Tech
123Jason White*8.519992004Oklahoma
124Brett Gabbert*8.520192022Miami (OH)
125Paul Smith*8.520032007Tulsa
126Koy Detmer8.519921996Colorado
127Jake Browning*8.520152018Washington
128Daunte Culpepper8.519961998UCF
129Trace McSorley*8.520152018Penn State
130Lamar Jackson*8.520152017Louisville
131Kevin Kolb*8.520032006Houston
132Nick Stevens*8.520142017Colorado State
133DeShone Kizer*8.520152016Notre Dame
134Seth Henigan*8.520212022Memphis
135Scott Tolzien*8.520082010Wisconsin
136Danny White8.519711973Arizona State
137JaMarcus Russell*8.420042006LSU
138Russell Wilson*8.420082011Wisconsin
139Spencer Rattler*8.420192022South Carolina
140Graham Harrell*8.420052008Texas Tech
141Ben Roethlisberger*8.420012003Miami (OH)
142Kaleb Barker*8.420162019Troy
143Christian Chapman*8.420152018San Diego State
144Driphus Jackson*8.420122015Rice
145J.T. Barrett*8.420142017Ohio State
146Brock Purdy*8.420182021Iowa State
147Colin Kaepernick*8.420072010Nevada
148Austin Reed*8.420222022Western Kentucky
149Levi Lewis*8.420172021Louisiana
150McKenzie Milton*8.420162021Florida State
151Braxton Miller*8.420112015Ohio State
152Anthony Gordon*8.320182019Washington State
153Sam Hartman*8.320182022Wake Forest
154Nate Sudfeld*8.320122015Indiana
155Jason Campbell*8.320012004Auburn
156John Walsh8.319911994Brigham Young
157Dan Persa*8.320082011Northwestern
158Bryn Renner*8.320102013North Carolina
159Scott McBrien*8.320002003Maryland
160Brett Hundley*8.320122014UCLA
161Dak Prescott*8.320122015Mississippi State
162Mike Glass III*8.320182019Eastern Michigan
163Buck Pierce8.320012004New Mexico State
164Peyton Manning8.319941997Tennessee
165Cole McDonald*8.320172019Hawaii
166Ian Book*8.320172020Notre Dame
167Garrett Grayson*8.320112014Colorado State
168Rick Mirer8.319891992Notre Dame
169Max Hall*8.320072009Brigham Young
170Jayden Daniels*8.320192022LSU
171E.J. Manuel*8.320092012Florida State
172Michael Pratt*8.320202022Tulane
173Joe Hamilton8.319961999Georgia Tech
174Shawn Moore8.319871990Virginia
175Zac Robinson*8.320062009Oklahoma State
176Cameron Rising*8.220202022Utah
177Grant Hedrick*8.220112014Boise State
178Shaun Carney*8.220042007Air Force
179Chandler Harnish*8.220082011Northern Illinois
180Connor Cook*8.220122015Michigan State
181Desmond Ridder*8.220182021Cincinnati
182Tyler Bray*8.220102012Tennessee
183Taylor Kelly*8.220112014Arizona State
184Sam Ehlinger*8.220172020Texas
185Jim Harbaugh*8.219831986Michigan
186Drew Hare*8.220132016Northern Illinois
187Colt McCoy*8.220062009Texas
188Skylar Thompson*8.220172021Kansas State
189Rex Grossman*8.220002002Florida
190Taylor Lamb*8.220142017Appalachian State
191Troy Aikman*8.219841988UCLA
192Cade McNown*8.219951998UCLA
193Dylan Thompson*8.220112014South Carolina
194Justice Hansen*8.220162018Arkansas State
195Nathan Peterman*8.220132016Pitt
196Clayton Tune*8.220182022Houston
197Max Johnson*8.220202022Texas A&M
198Jack Coan*8.220172021Notre Dame
199Shea Patterson*8.120162019Michigan
200Mike White*8.120132017Western Kentucky
201Gunner Kiel*8.120142016Cincinnati
202Moses Moreno8.119941997Colorado State
203Jared Goff*8.120132015California
204Chris Reynolds*8.120182022Charlotte
205Nick Florence*8.120092012Baylor
206Robbie Bosco8.119831985Brigham Young
207Bryant Moniz*8.120092011Hawaii
208Steve Young8.119811983Brigham Young
209Marcus McMaryion*8.120152018Fresno State
210Don McPherson8.119841987Syracuse
211Sean Clifford*8.120182022Penn State
212Philip Rivers*8.120002003North Carolina State
213Chuck Long*8.119811985Iowa
214Frank Harris*8.120192022UTSA
215Brent Stockstill*8.120142018Middle Tennessee State
216Skyler Howard*8.120142016West Virginia
217Tyrod Taylor*8.120072010Virginia Tech
218Bryan Cupito*8.120022006Minnesota
219G.J. Kinne*8.120092011Tulsa
220Kirk Cousins*8.120082011Michigan State
221Josh Haldi*8.120012004Northern Illinois
222Gus Ragland*8.120152018Miami (OH)
223Tyler Wilson*8.120082012Arkansas
224J.J. Joe8.119901993Baylor
225Mike Fouts8.119951996Utah
226Nick Arbuckle*8.120142015Georgia State
227Rudy Carpenter*820052008Arizona State
228Chris Robison*820182020Florida Atlantic
229George Godsey819982001Georgia Tech
230Wayne Cook*819911994UCLA
231Austin Aune*820192022North Texas
232Max Duggan*820192022TCU
233Todd Collins*819911994Michigan
234Zac Thomas*820172020Appalachian State
235Dan McGwire*819861990San Diego State
236Jordan Lynch*820102013Northern Illinois
237Rakeem Cato*820112014Marshall
238Kordell Stewart819911994Colorado
239David Greene*820012004Georgia
240Rob Johnson*819911994USC
241Cody Hodges*820022005Texas Tech
242Drew Lock*820152018Missouri
243Matt Barkley*820092012USC
244Josh Rosen*820152017UCLA
245Carson Strong*820182021Nevada
246Dorian Thompson-Robinson*820182022UCLA
247Feleipe Franks*820172020Arkansas
248Daryll Clark*820062009Penn State
249Michael Penix Jr.*820182022Washington
250DeQuan Finn*820192022Toledo