What Are Yards Per Team Pass Attempt?
Yards per team pass attempt measures a receiver's yards relative to total team passing attempts.
Yards per Team Pass Attempt | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba |  | WR | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | - | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 2 | Drake London |  | WR | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | - | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Tee Higgins |  | WR | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | - | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 4 | Zay Flowers |  | WR | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | - | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 5 | Mike EvansQuestionable: RibsPractice: Did Not ParticipateSet by admin |  | WR | 2.3 | - | - | - | - | 3.1 | 1.5 |
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Which players lead the NFL in yards per team pass attempt in 2026?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle is the 2026 NFL leader in yards per team pass attempt at 3.6, through games played November 3, 2026. Second is Drake London of Atlanta at 2.6, then Tee Higgins of Cincinnati third at 2.6. Smith-Njigba's average puts him 1.0 yards clear of second place & 2.0 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
George Kittle of San Francisco is the highest-ranked tight end on the board at 2.0 yards, 13th overall. Fourth is Zay Flowers of Baltimore at 2.4, then Mike Evans of San Francisco fifth at 2.3, CeeDee Lamb of Dallas sixth at 2.3, Malik Nabers of the New York Giants seventh at 2.3, Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit eighth at 2.2, Chris Olave of New Orleans ninth at 2.2 & Christian Watson of Green Bay tenth at 2.2.
A gap of 0.2 yards separates tenth from 11th, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Parker Washington of Jacksonville is 11th at 2.0, then Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets 12th at 2.0, George Kittle of San Francisco 13th at 2.0, Tetairoa McMillan of Carolina 14th at 2.0, Matthew Golden of Green Bay 15th at 1.9, Luther Burden III of Chicago 16th at 1.9 & Dalton Kincaid of Buffalo 17th at 1.8.
Nine players sit inside 0.2 yards of each other from 17th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Brock Bowers of Las Vegas is 18th at 1.8, then Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams 19th at 1.8, Ja'Marr Chase of Cincinnati 20th at 1.8, George Pickens of Dallas 21st at 1.7, Travis Kelce of Kansas City 22nd at 1.7, Jameson Williams of Detroit 23rd at 1.7, Rome Odunze of Chicago 24th at 1.7 & Malik Washington of Miami 25th at 1.6. Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Green Bay & San Francisco are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Twenty-one of the 25 are wide receivers; the four tight ends are Kittle 13th, Kincaid 17th, Bowers 18th & Kelce 22nd.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 259 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 8 targets is applied. Yards per team pass attempt measures a receiver's yards relative to total team passing attempts. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
