Is yards per attempt a good stat?
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Is yards per attempt a good stat?
Yards per Attempt is the basic statistic around which the passing game should be measured. You can’t really “game” the system to get a high yards per attempt average; the way to finish among the league leaders in Y/A is simply by being very good.
What is a good completion rate for a quarterback?
Typically, the best quarterbacks will complete over 70\% of their passes. Completion percentage can be further divided to show a quarterback’s effectiveness on long passes versus short passes.
What is yards per attempt?
Adjusted yards per attempt, or AY/A, is a statistic that measures the average yardage of a quarterback’s passing attempts while accounting for touchdowns and interceptions.
What is a good yards per carry?
The best running backs average in the National Football League over five yards per carry. Good running backs average about four and a half yards per carry, and average running backs average around four yards per carry. The best thing about yards per carry is that averages have been relatively unchanged over time.
What is the average yards per completion in the NFL?
NFL Team Yards per Completion
| Rank | Team | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 10.9 |
| 2 | LA Rams | 10.2 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 9.3 |
| 4 | Las Vegas | 11.4 |
What qualities make a good quarterback?
The quarterback should have outstanding athletic ability, be superbly coordinated, mentally alert and physically strong. These physical qualities can be enhanced with practice and drills. There are other qualities that are inherent and although they can be fine-tuned, your quarterback will either have them or not.
How important is completion percentage?
Completion percentage is a really important indicator of QB success. Better QB play does track with completion percentage. Indeed, if we look at the 252 QBs who had QB ratings higher than 150 – which represents very good, but not elite, QB play – only 5 of those QBs (2.0\%) had completion percentages below 59.2.
Who has the most yards per carry all time?
Jamaal Charles
Career Leaders In Yards Per Carry (Era-Adjusted)
| Rk | Name | YPC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaal Charles | 5.49 |
| 2 | Jim Brown | 5.22 |
| 3 | Barry Sanders | 4.99 |
| 4 | Gale Sayers | 5 |
Who leads NFL in yards per completion?
NFL Team Yards per Completion
| Rank | Team | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 12.2 |
| 2 | LA Rams | 11.9 |
| 3 | Las Vegas | 11.7 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 11.3 |
Who has the most yards per completion?
Leaders
| Rank | Player | Y/C |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Namath+ | 45.6 |
| 2 | Jim Kelly+ | 44.0 |
| Don Gault | 44.0 | |
| 4 | Adrian Burk | 40.0 |