yardage

From yard + -age.

yardage (countable and uncountable, plural yardages)

1. An amount or length measured in yards.
   • 2026, Tom Knisley, “Exploring S- and Z-Twist”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 42:

     I used a yardage counter to tell me that I had about 400 yards of each thread.

2. The use of a yard, or the fee charged for it.
3. (American football) Territory.
   • 2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 April 2020:

     Aiyuk a junior college transfer excels in grabbing yardage after the catch. No, like, really excels. In mid-October, according a story by The Athletic, Aiyuk was averaging more yards after the catch (13.6) than Jerry Jeudy was averaging per catch

• day-ager, drayage