2016 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Matt Ryan led the NFL in yards per attempt with 9.26 in 2016, 1.03 ahead of Tom Brady (8.23). It stands 16th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Led the whole NFL in 2016 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons

9.26 Yards per Attempt 1.03 clear of Tom Brady

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Matt Ryan	ATL	9.26	16	534	4,944	38
2	Tom Brady	NE	8.23	12	432	3,554	28
3	Kirk Cousins	WAS	8.11	16	606	4,917	25
4	Dak Prescott	DAL	7.99	16	459	3,667	23
5	Andrew Luck	IND	7.78	15	545	4,240	31
6	Drew Brees	NO	7.74	16	673	5,208	37
7	Russell Wilson	SEA	7.73	16	546	4,219	21
8	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	7.70	13	389	2,995	19
9	Marcus Mariota	TEN	7.60	15	451	3,426	26
10	Philip Rivers	LAC	7.59	16	578	4,386	33
11	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	7.50	14	509	3,819	29
12	Andy Dalton	CIN	7.47	16	563	4,206	18
13	Matthew Stafford	DET	7.28	16	594	4,327	24
14	Aaron Rodgers	GB	7.26	16	610	4,428	40
15	Jameis Winston	TB	7.21	16	567	4,090	28
16	Alex Smith	KC	7.16	15	489	3,502	15
17	Carson Palmer	ARI	7.09	15	597	4,233	26
18	Derek Carr	LV	7.03	15	560	3,937	28
19	Sam Bradford	MIN	7.02	15	552	3,877	20
20	Trevor Siemian	DEN	7.00	14	486	3,401	18
21	Tyrod Taylor	BUF	6.93	15	436	3,023	17
22	Cam Newton	CAR	6.88	15	510	3,509	19
23	Case Keenum	LA	6.84	10	322	2,201	9
24	Colin Kaepernick	SF	6.77	11	331	2,241	16
25	Eli Manning	NYG	6.73	16	598	4,027	26
26	Ryan Fitzpatrick	NYJ	6.72	14	403	2,710	12
27	Joe Flacco	BAL	6.42	16	672	4,317	20
28	Blake Bortles	JAX	6.25	16	625	3,905	23
29	Carson Wentz	PHI	6.23	16	607	3,782	16
30	Brock Osweiler	HOU	5.80	15	510	2,957	15