Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

Minimum 325 pass completions.
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Leaders

  • Since 1956
  • Minimum 14 pass attempts per school game.
Leaders Table
Year Player AY/A School
2023Jayden Daniels*13.6Louisiana State
2022Hendon Hooker*10.9Tennessee
2021Grayson McCall*13.6Coastal Carolina
2020Kaleb Eleby13Western Michigan
2019Joe Burrow*12.5Louisiana State
2018Kyler Murray*13Oklahoma
2017Baker Mayfield*12.9Oklahoma
2016Baker Mayfield*12.3Oklahoma
2015Vernon Adams*11.2Oregon
2014Marcus Mariota*11.5Oregon
2013Bryce Petty*11.7Baylor
2012A.J. McCarron*10.8Alabama
2011Robert Griffin III*11.8Baylor
2010Cam Newton*11.2Auburn
2009Tim Tebow*9.8Florida
2008Sam Bradford*11.1Oklahoma
2007Tim Tebow*10.4Florida
2006Colt Brennan*11Hawaii
2005Rudy Carpenter*11.1Arizona State
2004Stefan Lefors*11.1Louisville
2003Ryan Dinwiddie*10.5Boise State
2002Brad Banks*9.8Iowa
2001Rex Grossman10.2Florida
2000Bart Hendricks10.7Boise State
1999Joe Hamilton10.3Georgia Tech
1998Shaun King11.2Tulane
1997Cade McNown10.9UCLA
1996Danny Wuerffel10.6Florida
1995Danny Wuerffel10.8Florida
1994Kerry Collins10.5Penn State
1993Trent Dilfer11Fresno State
1992Marvin Graves8.4Syracuse
1991Ty Detmer10.4Brigham Young
1990Shawn Moore9.6Virginia
1989Ty Detmer11Brigham Young
1988Timm Rosenbach9.3Washington State
1987Don McPherson10Syracuse
1986Vinny Testaverde9.7Miami (FL)
1985Kerwin Bell9.5Florida
1984Doug Flutie9.1Boston College
1983Chuck Long10Iowa
1982Tom Ramsey9UCLA
1981Jim McMahon9.1Brigham Young
1980Jim McMahon10.6Brigham Young
1979Brian Broomell9.6Temple
1978Dave Rader9.2Tulsa
1977Doug Williams9.2Grambling State
1976Lloyd Patterson8.8Memphis
1975Bruce Hill9.2Arizona
1974Bob Avellini8Maryland
1973Danny White9.5Arizona State
1972John Hufnagel9.2Penn State
1971Jerry Tagge9.1Nebraska
1970Pat Sullivan8.5Auburn
1969Dennis Dummit8.7UCLA
1968Brian Dowling9.3Yale
1967Ric Zimmerman8.2Harvard
1966Dewey Warren7.7Tennessee
1965Steve Sloan9.5Alabama
1964Jerry Rhome10.2Tulsa
1963Bob Berry9.8Oregon
1962Terry Baker8.9Oregon State
1961Eddie Wilson7.7Arizona
1960Charley Johnson7.5New Mexico State
1959Dick Soergel7Oklahoma State
1958Randy Duncan6.8Iowa
1957Tom Greene5.9Holy Cross
1956Bob Reinhart6.5San Jose State