2016 Leaders in Adjusted Catch Yards per Team Pass Attempt

by Chase Stuart on March 14, 2017

Dez Bryant had a “down” year by most standards last season. He ranked 51st with just 796 receiving yards, and only moves up to 33rd in receiving yards per game (the Cowboys star missed three full games). But Dallas ranked 31st in team pass attempts last season, which significantly impacted Bryant’s ability to produce strong receiving numbers.

In terms of pro-rated Adjusted Catch Yards per Team Pass Attempt, Bryant ranked 9th (he ranked 11th in pro-rated receiving yards per Team Pass Attempt). What do I mean by that? Well, Adjusted Catch Yards are simply receiving yards with a 5-yard bonus for receptions and a 20-yard bonus for receiving touchdowns. Team pass attempts are just passes plus sacks for each team (the Cowboys had 511; the Dolphins were last with 507). And pro-rated? That multiplies the number of team pass attempts by a player’s number of games played, divided by 16.

Here were the leaders in this metric last season. You won’t be too surprised to learn that the leaders were Julio Jones, A.J. Green, and Antonio Brown, arguably the three best receivers in the NFL in 2016.

Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	Rec	Yds	TD	ACY	Tm PassAtt	ACY/TPA	Pro ACY/TPA
1	Julio Jones	ATL	27	WR	14	83	1409	6	1944	574	3.39	3.87
2	A.J. Green	CIN	28	WR	10	66	964	4	1374	604	2.27	3.64
3	Antonio Brown	PIT	28	WR	15	106	1284	12	2054	617	3.33	3.55
4	Odell Beckham	NYG	24	WR	16	101	1367	10	2072	620	3.34	3.34
5	Mike Evans	TAM	23	WR	16	96	1321	12	2041	613	3.33	3.33
6	Jarvis Landry	MIA	24	WR	16	94	1136	4	1686	507	3.33	3.33
7	T.Y. Hilton	IND	27	WR	16	91	1448	6	2023	628	3.22	3.22
8	Jordy Nelson	GNB	31	WR	16	97	1257	14	2022	655	3.09	3.09
9	Dez Bryant	DAL	28	WR	13	50	796	8	1206	511	2.36	2.90
10	Julian Edelman	NWE	30	WR	16	98	1106	3	1656	574	2.89	2.89
11	Doug Baldwin	SEA	28	WR	16	94	1128	7	1738	609	2.85	2.85
12	Travis Kelce	KAN	27	TE	16	85	1125	4	1630	578	2.82	2.82
13	Rishard Matthews	TEN	27	WR	16	65	945	9	1450	532	2.73	2.73
14	Stefon Diggs	MIN	23	WR	13	84	903	3	1383	626	2.21	2.72
15	Amari Cooper	OAK	22	WR	16	83	1153	5	1668	614	2.72	2.72
16	Michael Thomas	NOR	23	WR	15	92	1137	9	1777	701	2.53	2.70
17	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	29	WR	16	90	1083	5	1633	610	2.68	2.68
18	Kenny Britt	LAR	28	WR	15	68	1002	5	1442	585	2.46	2.63
19	Michael Crabtree	OAK	29	WR	16	89	1003	8	1608	614	2.62	2.62
20	Cole Beasley	DAL	27	wr	16	75	833	5	1308	511	2.56	2.56
21	Greg Olsen	CAR	31	TE	16	80	1073	3	1533	599	2.56	2.56
22	Golden Tate	DET	28	WR	16	91	1077	4	1612	631	2.55	2.55
23	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	26	WR	12	52	821	2	1121	587	1.91	2.55
24	Delanie Walker	TEN	32	TE	15	65	800	7	1265	532	2.38	2.54
25	Cameron Meredith	CHI	24	WR	14	66	888	4	1298	587	2.21	2.53
26	Rob Gronkowski	NWE	27	te	8	25	540	3	725	574	1.26	2.53
27	Tyrell Williams	SDG	24	WR	16	69	1059	7	1544	616	2.51	2.51
28	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	29	WR	16	79	1032	5	1527	610	2.50	2.50
29	Davante Adams	GNB	24	WR	16	75	997	12	1612	655	2.46	2.46
30	Brandin Cooks	NOR	23	WR	16	78	1173	8	1723	701	2.46	2.46
31	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	33	WR	16	107	1023	6	1678	687	2.44	2.44
32	Jordan Reed	WAS	26	TE	12	66	686	6	1136	630	1.80	2.40
33	Pierre Garcon	WAS	30	WR	16	79	1041	3	1496	630	2.37	2.37
34	Sammy Watkins	BUF	23	WR	8	28	430	2	610	520	1.17	2.35
35	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	25	WR	16	63	941	7	1396	599	2.33	2.33
36	Terrelle Pryor	CLE	27	WR	16	77	1007	4	1472	633	2.33	2.33
37	DeVante Parker	MIA	23	WR	15	56	744	4	1104	507	2.18	2.32
38	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	24	WR	16	78	954	4	1424	615	2.32	2.32
39	Zach Ertz	PHI	26	TE	14	78	816	4	1286	642	2.00	2.29
40	Adam Thielen	MIN	26	WR	16	69	967	5	1412	626	2.26	2.26
41	Jimmy Graham	SEA	30	TE	16	65	923	6	1368	609	2.25	2.25
42	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	27	TE	16	83	840	7	1395	626	2.23	2.23
43	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	24	RB	12	75	616	2	1031	617	1.67	2.23
44	Jordan Matthews	PHI	24	WR	14	73	804	3	1229	642	1.91	2.19
45	Zach Miller	CHI	32	TE	10	47	486	4	801	587	1.36	2.18
46	Marvin Jones	DET	26	WR	15	55	930	4	1285	631	2.04	2.17
47	Brandon LaFell	CIN	30	WR	16	64	862	6	1302	604	2.16	2.16
48	Tyler Eifert	CIN	26	te	8	29	394	5	639	604	1.06	2.12
49	Robert Woods	BUF	24	WR	13	51	613	1	888	520	1.71	2.10
50	Quincy Enunwa	NYJ	24	WR	16	58	857	4	1227	585	2.10	2.10
51	Brandon Marshall	NYJ	32	WR	15	59	788	3	1143	585	1.95	2.08
52	Allen Robinson	JAX	23	WR	16	73	883	6	1368	660	2.07	2.07
53	Mike Wallace	BAL	30	WR	16	72	1017	4	1457	712	2.05	2.05
54	Steve Smith	BAL	37	WR	14	70	799	5	1249	712	1.75	2.00
55	David Johnson	ARI	25	RB	16	80	879	4	1359	687	1.98	1.98
56	Jeremy Kerley	SFO	28	WR	16	64	667	3	1047	538	1.95	1.95
57	Marqise Lee	JAX	25	wr	16	63	851	3	1226	660	1.86	1.86

As for Dez, his 2016 performance was in line with his other years, excepting his particularly dominant 2014 campaign.

Year	Age	G	Rec	Yds	TD	ACY	Tm Pass Att	Prort ACY/TPA
2010	22	12	45	561	6	906	607	1.99
2011	23	15	63	928	9	1423	609	2.49
2012	24	16	92	1382	12	2082	694	3.00
2013	25	16	93	1233	13	1958	621	3.15
2014	26	16	88	1320	16	2080	506	4.11
2015	27	9	31	401	3	616	561	1.95
2016	28	13	50	796	8	1206	511	2.90

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