League Leaders Who Led?

Most NFL Yards per Attempt Titles

Every player who has led his conference in yards per attempt, ranked by how many times. Seasons 1922–2025.

Titles in any category →

Steve Young has led NFL in yards per attempt 6 times, more than anyone else. His titles run from 1991 to 1997.

YDSTDRTGY/ACMP%Y/GCMPATT1DTD%INTINT%SK
# Player Titles Span Best
1 Steve Young Steve Young 6 1991–1997 9.02
2 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach 6 1971–1979 8.92
3 Peyton Manning Peyton Manning 5 1999–2013 9.17
4 Drew Brees Drew Brees 3 2008–2017 8.54
5 Tom Brady Tom Brady 3 2007–2016 8.57
6 Tony Romo Tony Romo 3 2006–2014 8.61
7 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 3 2008–2010 8.75
8 Kurt Warner Kurt Warner 3 1999–2001 9.88
9 Craig Morton Craig Morton 3 1969–1981 8.79
10 Johnny Unitas Johnny Unitas 3 1957–1965 9.26
11 Norm Van Brocklin Norm Van Brocklin 3 1950–1954 10.14
12 Sammy Baugh Sammy Baugh 3 1937–1948 8.25
13 Sid Luckman Sid Luckman 3 1943–1947 10.86
14 Tua Tagovailoa Tua Tagovailoa 2 2022–2023 8.87
15 Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger 2 2005–2014 8.90
16 Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers 2 2010–2011 9.25
17 Daunte Culpepper Daunte Culpepper 2 2003–2004 8.59
18 Steve McNair Steve McNair 2 2001–2003 8.12
19 John Elway John Elway 2 1987–1998 7.88
20 Mark Brunell Mark Brunell 2 1996–1997 7.84
21 Vinny Testaverde Vinny Testaverde 2 1990–1993 7.81
22 Dave Krieg 2 1983–1992 8.80
23 Jim Kelly Jim Kelly 2 1989–1991 8.11
24 Joe Montana Joe Montana 2 1984–1989 9.12
25 Boomer Esiason Boomer Esiason 2 1986–1988 9.21
26 Wade Wilson 2 1987–1988 8.27
27 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 2 1982–1985 8.74
28 Terry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw 2 1977–1978 8.04
29 Ken Stabler Ken Stabler 2 1973–1976 9.41
30 Ken Anderson 2 1974–1975 8.41
31 Bart Starr Bart Starr 2 1966–1967 8.99
32 Milt Plum 2 1958–1960 9.19
33 Otto Graham Otto Graham 2 1953–1955 10.55
34 Bob Waterfield Bob Waterfield 2 1945–1951 9.41
35 Cecil Isbell 2 1941–1942 7.54
36 Drake Maye Drake Maye 1 2025–2025 8.93
37 Sam Darnold Sam Darnold 1 2025–2025 8.49
38 Jared Goff Jared Goff 1 2024–2024 8.59
39 Lamar Jackson Lamar Jackson 1 2024–2024 8.80
40 Brock Purdy Brock Purdy 1 2023–2023 9.64
41 Jalen Hurts Jalen Hurts 1 2022–2022 8.05
42 Jimmy Garoppolo Jimmy Garoppolo 1 2021–2021 8.64
43 Joe Burrow Joe Burrow 1 2021–2021 8.87
44 Deshaun Watson Deshaun Watson 1 2020–2020 8.87
45 Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins 1 2020–2020 8.27
46 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford 1 2019–2019 8.59
47 Ryan Tannehill Ryan Tannehill 1 2019–2019 9.59
48 Patrick Mahomes Patrick Mahomes 1 2018–2018 8.79
49 Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Fitzpatrick 1 2018–2018 9.62
50 Alex Smith Alex Smith 1 2017–2017 8.00
51 Matt Ryan Matt Ryan 1 2016–2016 9.26
52 Andy Dalton Andy Dalton 1 2015–2015 8.42
53 Carson Palmer Carson Palmer 1 2015–2015 8.70
54 Nick Foles Nick Foles 1 2013–2013 9.12
55 Robert Griffin III Robert Griffin III 1 2012–2012 8.14
56 Marc Bulger Marc Bulger 1 2005–2005 8.00
57 Kerry Collins Kerry Collins 1 2002–2002 7.47
58 Trent Green Trent Green 1 2002–2002 7.85
59 Brian Griese Brian Griese 1 2000–2000 8.00
60 Chris Chandler Chris Chandler 1 1998–1998 9.65
61 Brett Favre Brett Favre 1 1995–1995 7.74
62 Jim Harbaugh Jim Harbaugh 1 1995–1995 8.20
63 Jeff Hostetler Jeff Hostetler 1 1994–1994 7.33
64 Jay Schroeder Jay Schroeder 1 1990–1990 8.53
65 Tommy Kramer 1 1986–1986 8.07
66 Phil Simms 1 1985–1985 7.74
67 Dan Marino Dan Marino 1 1984–1984 9.01
68 Lynn Dickey Lynn Dickey 1 1983–1983 9.21
69 Danny White 1 1982–1982 8.42
70 Eric Hipple Eric Hipple 1 1981–1981 8.45
71 Steve Grogan 1 1980–1980 8.09
72 Vince Ferragamo Vince Ferragamo 1 1980–1980 7.92
73 Richard Todd 1 1979–1979 7.96
74 Jim Hart 1 1976–1976 7.59
75 James Harris James Harris 1 1974–1974 7.80
76 Bob Berry 1 1972–1972 7.79
77 Joe Namath Joe Namath 1 1972–1972 8.69
78 Len Dawson Len Dawson 1 1971–1971 8.32
79 Bob Griese Bob Griese 1 1970–1970 8.24
80 Earl Morrall Earl Morrall 1 1968–1968 9.18
81 Y.A. Tittle Y.A. Tittle 1 1963–1963 8.57
82 Sonny Jurgensen Sonny Jurgensen 1 1962–1962 8.91
83 John Brodie John Brodie 1 1961–1961 9.15
84 Charlie Conerly Charlie Conerly 1 1959–1959 8.79
85 Ed Brown Ed Brown 1 1956–1956 9.92
86 Johnny Lujack Johnny Lujack 1 1949–1949 8.52
87 Frank Filchock 1 1944–1944 7.75
88 Davey O'Brien Davey O'Brien 1 1939–1939 6.59
89 Arnie Herber 1 1936–1936 7.16