Defensive: Passing · Pass adj net yds per att (allowed)
Jacksonville Jaguars — Pass adj net yds per att (allowed), 2026
- Value6.00
- Rank#15 of 32
- League average6.24
- Rank in 2025#5 of 32
What Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) is
Adjusted net yards per attempt allowed: opponent passing yards, plus 20 for each touchdown allowed, minus 45 for each interception, minus sack yards, divided by attempts plus sacks. Touchdowns, interceptions and sacks all priced in — the most complete single pass-defense number here.
Lower is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.
Through Week 6 of 2026, the Seahawks lead at 3.60; the league average is 6.24.
League snapshot — 2026
All 32 teams, lower is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA | 3.60 | 5 |
| 2 | MIN | 3.80 | 5 |
| 3 | GB | 4.20 | 5 |
| 4 | LAR | 5.00 | 5 |
| 5 | DEN | 5.20 | 5 |
| 6 | SF | 5.20 | 5 |
| 7 | KC | 5.30 | 4 |
| 8 | NYG | 5.40 | 5 |
| 9 | NYJ | 5.40 | 5 |
| 10 | CAR | 5.80 | 4 |
| 11 | CIN | 5.80 | 5 |
| 12 | CLE | 5.80 | 5 |
| 13 | NE | 5.80 | 5 |
| 14 | BAL | 6.00 | 5 |
| 15 | JAX | 6.00 | 5 |
| 16 | LAC | 6.10 | 5 |
| 17 | PIT | 6.10 | 5 |
| 18 | TB | 6.10 | 5 |
| 19 | ATL | 6.20 | 5 |
| 20 | HOU | 6.20 | 5 |
| 21 | PHI | 6.40 | 5 |
| 22 | DET | 7.00 | 5 |
| 23 | TEN | 7.00 | 5 |
| 24 | LV | 7.10 | 5 |
| 25 | WAS | 7.10 | 5 |
| 26 | NO | 7.20 | 5 |
| 27 | BUF | 7.40 | 5 |
| 28 | CHI | 7.50 | 5 |
| 29 | IND | 7.90 | 5 |
| 30 | MIA | 7.90 | 5 |
| 31 | ARI | 8.90 | 5 |
| 32 | DAL | 9.20 | 5 |
At a glance — 2026
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2026
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA | 3.60 | -2.64 | 100% |
| 2 | MIN | 3.80 | -2.44 | 96.8% |
| 3 | GB | 4.20 | -2.04 | 93.5% |
| 4 | LAR | 5.00 | -1.24 | 90.3% |
| 5 | DEN | 5.20 | -1.04 | 87.1% |
| 6 | SF | 5.20 | -1.04 | 83.9% |
| 7 | KC | 5.30 | -0.94 | 80.6% |
| 8 | NYG | 5.40 | -0.84 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NYJ | 5.40 | -0.84 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CAR | 5.80 | -0.44 | 71% |
| 11 | CIN | 5.80 | -0.44 | 67.7% |
| 12 | CLE | 5.80 | -0.44 | 64.5% |
| 13 | NE | 5.80 | -0.44 | 61.3% |
| 14 | BAL | 6.00 | -0.24 | 58.1% |
| 15 | JAX | 6.00 | -0.24 | 54.8% |
| 16 | LAC | 6.10 | -0.14 | 51.6% |
| 17 | PIT | 6.10 | -0.14 | 48.4% |
| 18 | TB | 6.10 | -0.14 | 45.2% |
| 19 | ATL | 6.20 | -0.04 | 41.9% |
| 20 | HOU | 6.20 | -0.04 | 38.7% |
| 21 | PHI | 6.40 | 0.16 | 35.5% |
| 22 | DET | 7.00 | 0.76 | 32.3% |
| 23 | TEN | 7.00 | 0.76 | 29% |
| 24 | LV | 7.10 | 0.86 | 25.8% |
| 25 | WAS | 7.10 | 0.86 | 22.6% |
| 26 | NO | 7.20 | 0.96 | 19.4% |
| 27 | BUF | 7.40 | 1.16 | 16.1% |
| 28 | CHI | 7.50 | 1.26 | 12.9% |
| 29 | IND | 7.90 | 1.66 | 9.7% |
| 30 | MIA | 7.90 | 1.66 | 6.5% |
| 31 | ARI | 8.90 | 2.66 | 3.2% |
| 32 | DAL | 9.20 | 2.96 | 0% |
Does Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 879–699–37 ATS (55.7%) across 2020–2025, #46 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2020 (158–96, 62.2%); its worst 2023 (130–128, 50.4%).
For picks, this is a strong signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.
| Season | Games | ATS record | ATS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 256 | 158–96–2 | 62.2% |
| 2021 | 272 | 148–122–2 | 54.8% |
| 2022 | 271 | 145–119–7 | 54.9% |
| 2023 | 272 | 130–128–14 | 50.4% |
| 2024 | 272 | 144–119–9 | 54.8% |
| 2025 | 272 | 154–115–3 | 57.2% |
Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025
Seahawks lead at 3.60 — they ranked #1 last year. Cowboys are last at 9.20 — #31 last year.
The league average is 6.24, up 0.18 from 6.06 last year.
Biggest riser: Jets, #32 → #9. Biggest faller: Bills, #6 → #27.
Spread between first and last: 5.60; 25 teams are within 1.27 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025
Biggest movers from last season.
YoY by team — 2026 vs 2025
| Rank | Team | 2026 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 7.40 | 4.90 | +2.50 |
| 2 | ARI | 8.90 | 6.80 | +2.10 |
| 3 | IND | 7.90 | 6.10 | +1.80 |
| 4 | HOU | 6.20 | 4.60 | +1.60 |
| 5 | LAC | 6.10 | 4.60 | +1.50 |
| 6 | CHI | 7.50 | 6.10 | +1.40 |
| 7 | NO | 7.20 | 5.80 | +1.40 |
| 8 | PHI | 6.40 | 5.10 | +1.30 |
| 9 | JAX | 6.00 | 4.80 | +1.20 |
| 10 | DAL | 9.20 | 8.00 | +1.20 |
| 11 | MIA | 7.90 | 7.00 | +0.90 |
| 12 | DET | 7.00 | 6.20 | +0.80 |
| 13 | LV | 7.10 | 6.30 | +0.80 |
| 14 | ATL | 6.20 | 5.50 | +0.70 |
| 15 | CLE | 5.80 | 5.30 | +0.50 |
| 16 | DEN | 5.20 | 4.70 | +0.50 |
| 17 | CAR | 5.80 | 5.90 | −0.10 |
| 18 | NE | 5.80 | 5.90 | −0.10 |
| 19 | PIT | 6.10 | 6.20 | −0.10 |
| 20 | BAL | 6.00 | 6.40 | −0.40 |
| 21 | LAR | 5.00 | 5.50 | −0.50 |
| 22 | WAS | 7.10 | 7.60 | −0.50 |
| 23 | TEN | 7.00 | 7.60 | −0.60 |
| 24 | TB | 6.10 | 6.70 | −0.60 |
| 25 | KC | 5.30 | 6.00 | −0.70 |
| 26 | NYG | 5.40 | 6.30 | −0.90 |
| 27 | SEA | 3.60 | 4.50 | −0.90 |
| 28 | CIN | 5.80 | 7.10 | −1.30 |
| 29 | MIN | 3.80 | 5.30 | −1.50 |
| 30 | GB | 4.20 | 5.90 | −1.70 |
| 31 | SF | 5.20 | 7.10 | −1.90 |
| 32 | NYJ | 5.40 | 8.10 | −2.70 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 5.39 | +0.29 | 5.70 | 3.80 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 4.90 | 7.40 |
| 2 | SEA | 5.49 | −0.41 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.80 | 4.50 | 3.60 |
| 3 | LAR | 5.57 | +0.08 | 4.60 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| 4 | DEN | 5.57 | −0.19 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 5.10 | 6.60 | 5.30 | 4.70 | 5.20 |
| 5 | GB | 5.64 | −0.19 | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 6.40 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 |
| 6 | SF | 5.70 | +0.03 | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.20 | 4.60 | 5.90 | 7.10 | 5.20 |
| 7 | NE | 5.73 | +0.11 | 6.20 | 4.50 | 5.20 | 5.70 | 6.80 | 5.90 | 5.80 |
| 8 | PIT | 5.73 | +0.18 | 4.70 | 5.70 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 6.10 |
| 9 | MIN | 5.74 | −0.47 | 7.20 | 6.10 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 3.80 |
| 10 | PHI | 5.76 | −0.11 | 6.90 | 6.10 | 4.40 | 6.60 | 4.80 | 5.10 | 6.40 |
| 11 | NO | 5.77 | +0.25 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 5.80 | 7.20 |
| 12 | CLE | 5.79 | −0.05 | 6.60 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 | 7.20 | 5.30 | 5.80 |
| 13 | KC | 5.80 | −0.13 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 4.90 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 5.30 |
| 14 | BAL | 5.94 | −0.03 | 5.60 | 7.60 | 5.80 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 6.00 |
| 15 | LAC | 5.94 | −0.17 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 6.80 | 5.40 | 4.60 | 6.10 |
| 16 | HOU | 6.04 | −0.34 | 7.90 | 6.70 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 5.30 | 4.60 | 6.20 |
| 17 | NYG | 6.06 | −0.00 | 6.10 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 5.70 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 5.40 |
| 18 | TB | 6.06 | +0.16 | 5.80 | 5.30 | 5.80 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 6.70 | 6.10 |
| 19 | NYJ | 6.21 | −0.13 | 7.30 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.30 | 5.90 | 8.10 | 5.40 |
| 20 | CAR | 6.27 | −0.07 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 5.80 | 7.30 | 5.90 | 5.80 |
| 21 | IND | 6.36 | +0.21 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 7.90 |
| 22 | CIN | 6.39 | −0.07 | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.10 | 5.80 |
| 23 | MIA | 6.39 | +0.27 | 6.20 | 5.60 | 6.30 | 5.80 | 5.90 | 7.00 | 7.90 |
| 24 | ATL | 6.47 | −0.24 | 7.40 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 6.20 |
| 25 | JAX | 6.49 | −0.31 | 7.90 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 7.60 | 4.80 | 6.00 |
| 26 | CHI | 6.59 | +0.04 | 6.60 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 5.70 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.50 |
| 27 | LV | 6.59 | −0.04 | 7.20 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 5.60 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 7.10 |
| 28 | DAL | 6.60 | +0.48 | 7.10 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 6.50 | 8.00 | 9.20 |
| 29 | TEN | 6.64 | +0.12 | 6.90 | 5.90 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.60 | 7.00 |
| 30 | WAS | 6.66 | +0.29 | 4.80 | 7.10 | 6.00 | 7.70 | 6.30 | 7.60 | 7.10 |
| 31 | ARI | 6.77 | +0.37 | 5.90 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 6.80 | 8.90 |
| 32 | DET | 6.93 | −0.30 | 8.60 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.40 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 7.00 |
Multi-year heatmap
32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.
| Team | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.80 | 4.50 | 3.60 |
| MIN | 7.20 | 6.10 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 3.80 |
| GB | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 6.40 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 |
| LAR | 4.60 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| DEN | 6.20 | 5.90 | 5.10 | 6.60 | 5.30 | 4.70 | 5.20 |
| SF | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.20 | 4.60 | 5.90 | 7.10 | 5.20 |
| KC | 6.20 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 4.90 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 5.30 |
| NYG | 6.10 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 5.70 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 5.40 |
| NYJ | 7.30 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.30 | 5.90 | 8.10 | 5.40 |
| CAR | 6.60 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 5.80 | 7.30 | 5.90 | 5.80 |
| CIN | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.10 | 5.80 |
| CLE | 6.60 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 | 7.20 | 5.30 | 5.80 |
| NE | 6.20 | 4.50 | 5.20 | 5.70 | 6.80 | 5.90 | 5.80 |
| BAL | 5.60 | 7.60 | 5.80 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 6.00 |
| JAX | 7.90 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 7.60 | 4.80 | 6.00 |
| LAC | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 6.80 | 5.40 | 4.60 | 6.10 |
| PIT | 4.70 | 5.70 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 6.10 |
| TB | 5.80 | 5.30 | 5.80 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 6.70 | 6.10 |
| ATL | 7.40 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 6.20 |
| HOU | 7.90 | 6.70 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 5.30 | 4.60 | 6.20 |
| PHI | 6.90 | 6.10 | 4.40 | 6.60 | 4.80 | 5.10 | 6.40 |
| DET | 8.60 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.40 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 7.00 |
| TEN | 6.90 | 5.90 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.60 | 7.00 |
| LV | 7.20 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 5.60 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 7.10 |
| WAS | 4.80 | 7.10 | 6.00 | 7.70 | 6.30 | 7.60 | 7.10 |
| NO | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 5.80 | 7.20 |
| BUF | 5.70 | 3.80 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 4.90 | 7.40 |
| CHI | 6.60 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 5.70 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.50 |
| IND | 6.10 | 6.00 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 7.90 |
| MIA | 6.20 | 5.60 | 6.30 | 5.80 | 5.90 | 7.00 | 7.90 |
| ARI | 5.90 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 6.80 | 8.90 |
| DAL | 7.10 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 6.50 | 8.00 | 9.20 |
Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) since 2018
Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (4.10), 2019 Patriots (3.50), 2020 Rams (4.60), 2021 Bills (3.80), 2022 Eagles (4.40), 2023 Ravens (4.10), 2024 Eagles (4.80), 2025 Seahawks (4.50), 2026 Seahawks (3.60).
Eagles have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.
The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 3.50; the worst Cowboys 2026 at 9.20.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_passing_pass_adj_net_yds_per_att
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Passing
- Data source
- P only
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.