YAC is a very important factor for a successful passing game. Today, I wanted to look at and provide data on new Pittsburgh quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, along with former Steeler Kenny Pickett in 2023, for comparison.
Using data from Sports Info Solutions (SIS), I calculated YAC Percentages (YAC/total yards) to see which NFL quarterbacks benefited from playmaking from their receivers once the ball was in their hands. This will include players with a minimum of 250 regular season dropbacks.
Here are the 2023 regular season results:
Unlike my recent air yard percentage study, where the three quarterbacks were in the bottom half of the league, we see the other side of the coin was being in the top third of the league in YAC and the primary avenue to their pass yardage in 2023.