What Are Yards After Contact Per Attempt?
Yards After Contact per Attempt measures the average yards gained by a quarterback after first contact with a defender on a rushing attempt.
Yards After Contact Per Attempt | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Mariota |  | QB | 1.20 | - | - | - | - | 1.50 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Trevor Lawrence |  | QB | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.15 | - | 1.14 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Case Keenum |  | QB | 0.67 | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Jacoby Brissett |  | QB | 0.62 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.50 | - | 0.20 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Justin Herbert |  | QB | 0.61 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.80 | - | 0.93 | 0.37 |
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Who leads the NFL in yards after contact per attempt in 2026?
The top player in yards after contact per attempt is Marcus Mariota of Washington, at 1.20 through games played November 3, 2026. Trevor Lawrence of Jacksonville ranks second at 1.00, with Case Keenum of Chicago third at 0.67. Mariota's average puts him 0.2 yards clear of second place & 1.03 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Chicago has two players inside the top ten. Jacoby Brissett of Arizona ranks fourth at 0.62, with Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers fifth at 0.61, Tyler Shough of New Orleans sixth at 0.59, Tyler Huntley of Baltimore seventh at 0.53, Tyson Bagent of Chicago eighth at 0.50, Geno Smith of the New York Jets ninth at 0.44 & Deshaun Watson of Cleveland tenth at 0.43.
Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers ranks fifth on the season at 0.61 but has led the league in yards after contact per attempt over the last three weeks at 1.00. Malik Willis of Miami ranks 11th at 0.41, with Daniel Jones of Indianapolis 12th at 0.41, Lamar Jackson of Baltimore 13th at 0.38, Brock Purdy of San Francisco 14th at 0.37, Jameis Winston of the New York Giants & J.J. McCarthy of the New York Giants are tied 15th at 0.33 & Kirk Cousins of Las Vegas ranks 17th at 0.30.
The last seven players in the ranking sit inside 0.05 yards of each other. Josh Allen of Buffalo ranks 18th at 0.26, with Dak Prescott of Dallas 19th at 0.22, Drake Maye of New England & Kyler Murray of Minnesota are tied 20th at 0.20, C.J. Stroud of Houston ranks 22nd at 0.19, Caleb Williams of Chicago 23rd at 0.17 and Jalon Daniels of Tampa Bay & Jordan Love of Green Bay are tied 24th at 0.17. Baltimore, Chicago & the New York Giants are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25. Three ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
40 NFL players are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. A minimum of 47 dropbacks is applied. Yards After Contact per Attempt measures the average yards gained by a quarterback after first contact with a defender on a rushing attempt. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
