NFL Air Yards Leaders 2026: Which QBs Throw Deepest

#PlayerTeamATTCMP%xCMP%CPOETime to throwIntended air ydsCompleted air ydsAir yds diffAir yds to sticksAggressive %Longest completion air ydsYDSTDINTRating
1Bryce YoungCAR12159.555.54.03.0210.27.7-2.51.112.453.99397296.4
2Lamar JacksonBAL7669.763.36.53.1410.27.5-2.71.113.255.074541113.1
3Malik WillisMIA8657.059.6-2.62.9310.15.9-4.30.320.952.46271274.1
4Matthew StaffordLAR11160.458.61.72.7710.07.4-2.60.916.245.08726488.1
5Josh AllenBUF8665.163.51.62.9810.07.9-2.11.510.545.378652104.1
6Justin HerbertLAC8859.162.8-3.82.849.56.2-3.30.013.638.96273473.4
7Kyler MurrayMIN3452.951.91.02.809.55.2-4.3-1.314.750.81861254.3
8Trevor LawrenceJAX8166.759.57.12.829.58.5-0.90.013.643.961672107.8
9Jayden DanielsWSH5156.959.6-2.83.259.34.6-4.70.415.741.32603090.3
10C.J. StroudHOU12060.057.03.02.979.36.8-2.50.520.046.27943088.0
11Drake MayeNE8063.861.42.43.049.26.5-2.6-0.111.350.65851658.6
12Marcus MariotaWSH4763.862.11.82.919.16.1-3.00.614.940.429440109.7
13Jordan LoveGB12452.461.4-9.02.499.17.1-2.00.115.351.48446283.5
14Baker MayfieldTB9663.563.40.12.998.93.9-4.9-0.912.550.66152280.0
15Jalen HurtsPHI8764.464.5-0.13.268.77.6-1.1-0.68.053.26205390.2
16Kirk CousinsLV9267.463.73.72.818.76.8-1.90.014.149.766193107.2
17Jaxson DartNYG3476.566.69.92.638.66.1-2.5-0.220.638.525030125.9
18Aaron RodgersPIT11358.460.4-2.02.898.34.2-4.0-0.414.244.87004281.0
19Carson WentzMIN3959.067.0-8.02.618.37.5-0.70.012.857.227630106.4
20Jameis WinstonNYG4951.060.2-9.12.728.25.2-3.0-2.224.533.82290155.6
21Dak PrescottDAL10569.563.65.92.697.96.2-1.7-0.318.150.073071107.2
22Drew LockSEA4872.964.18.82.777.76.1-1.6-1.316.747.642240127.3
23Geno SmithNYJ10275.562.612.92.947.65.3-2.3-2.118.649.078340110.0
24Tyler ShoughNO13268.965.43.52.667.56.2-1.3-1.214.451.19178399.2
25Brock PurdySF8372.364.77.52.967.46.7-0.7-0.714.551.578991133.1
26Caleb WilliamsCHI5565.562.23.33.427.45.5-1.9-2.714.555.04072192.0
27Jared GoffDET10970.667.23.42.827.25.9-1.3-1.721.137.080280116.1
28Sam DarnoldSEA4768.161.76.43.247.16.8-0.3-2.017.037.139242104.2
29Michael Penix Jr.ATL2572.066.06.02.277.04.7-2.3-2.04.037.625611101.4
30Bo NixDEN9360.264.1-3.92.926.95.1-1.8-2.214.051.66054380.3
31Joe BurrowCIN10370.968.32.52.546.66.2-0.4-1.911.749.574361106.6
32Deshaun WatsonCLE8268.372.1-3.82.916.64.6-2.0-3.312.262.658751104.1
33Daniel JonesIND9866.364.22.12.806.54.8-1.7-2.217.351.86113380.8
34Case KeenumCHI3470.669.51.12.416.45.1-1.3-1.114.738.124720110.8
35Jacoby BrissettARI11770.165.84.32.626.44.5-1.9-2.114.543.06524191.5
36Cam WardTEN8862.564.3-1.82.876.34.0-2.3-2.96.831.85042180.9
37Patrick MahomesKC9868.468.4-0.12.605.84.4-1.4-2.75.156.981272108.9
38Cooper RushATL3956.473.0-16.52.455.42.5-2.8-5.07.736.42291442.5

Advanced passing stats from BALLDONTLIE, 2026 regular season to date, minimum 20 attempts. Updated through the week.

How to Read Air Yards

Intended air yards is how far past the line of scrimmage a quarterback’s passes travel on average, whether completed or not, so it shows who pushes the ball downfield. Completed air yards counts only completions. Air yards to sticks compares each throw with the first down marker: a positive number means his average pass goes past the sticks. Quarterbacks need 20 attempts to appear.

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