Los Angeles Chargers Yards per Attempt Leaders

Career totals with the Chargers and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 14: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. AFL seasons (1960-1969) are not loaded, so franchise totals start in 1970. San Diego Chargers 1970-2016.

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Philip Rivers holds the Chargers career record with 7.81 yards per attempt. The single-season record is 8.75, by Philip Rivers in 2009.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP% Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD% INT INT% SK

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs 14 pass attempts per team game with the club, a career 1,500+ pass attempts with the club.

All-time Chargers leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	Y/A	G
1	Philip Rivers	2004–2019	7.81	228
2	Dan Fouts	1973–1987	7.68	181
3	Justin Herbert	2020–2026	7.22	96
4	Stan Humphries	1992–1997	6.85	79
5	Drew Brees	2001–2005	6.83	59

Single-season Chargers records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	Y/A	G
1	Philip Rivers	2009	8.75	16
2	Dan Fouts	1983	8.75	10
3	Dan Fouts	1982	8.74	9
4	Philip Rivers	2010	8.71	16
5	Philip Rivers	2018	8.48	16
6	Dan Fouts	1985	8.46	14
7	Philip Rivers	2008	8.38	16
8	Philip Rivers	2013	8.23	16
9	Dan Fouts	1980	8.01	16
10	Philip Rivers	2011	7.95	16
11	Drew Brees	2004	7.90	15
12	Dan Fouts	1981	7.89	16
13	Dan Fouts	1978	7.87	15
14	Philip Rivers	2017	7.85	16
15	Philip Rivers	2019	7.81	16
16	Dan Fouts	1979	7.70	16
17	Justin Herbert	2024	7.68	17
18	Philip Rivers	2016	7.59	16
19	Philip Rivers	2014	7.52	16
20	Justin Herbert	2021	7.46	17
21	Stan Humphries	1992	7.39	16
22	Dan Fouts	1984	7.38	13
23	Philip Rivers	2006	7.36	16
24	Dan Fouts	1974	7.31	11
25	John Hadl	1970	7.30	14