2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · through Week 6

NFL target share leaders, 2026

By Kevin Chovanec · Updated Oct 20, 2026

Who gets the ball. The top 40 pass catchers by share of their team's targets, Weeks 1–6. Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads at 35.1% (66 of 188 Seahawks targets).

Through Week 6 (Monday night included). Updated every Tuesday during the season.

Target share leaders through Week 6

Minimum 3 games. Shares are of the team's targets and air yards in the games the player played.
#	Player	Pos	Team	Games	Targets	Target share	Air-yard share	WOPR	Snap %
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	6	66	35.1%	48.4%	0.87	85%
2	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	4	41	32.8%	48.3%	0.83	87%
3	Puka Nacua	WR	LA	4	52	31.9%	40.6%	0.76	84%
4	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	5	42	31.1%	34.4%	0.71	61%
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	5	57	30.3%	31.0%	0.67	88%
6	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	6	61	29.6%	35.0%	0.69	76%
7	Drake London	WR	ATL	6	46	28.7%	43.9%	0.74	90%
8	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	6	69	28.7%	38.6%	0.70	78%
9	Isaiah Likely	TE	NYG	6	59	28.6%	24.3%	0.60	73%
10	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	6	48	28.6%	38.7%	0.70	91%
11	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	6	65	28.5%	22.4%	0.58	90%
12	Malik Washington	WR	MIA	5	36	28.1%	31.9%	0.65	85%
13	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	4	43	28.1%	34.7%	0.66	82%
14	Chris Olave	WR	NO	6	61	27.1%	44.3%	0.72	82%
15	Carnell Tate	WR	TEN	6	44	26.7%	50.8%	0.76	81%
16	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	5	48	26.4%	32.3%	0.62	84%
17	Emeka Egbuka	WR	TB	6	49	26.2%	34.9%	0.64	86%
18	Parker Washington	WR	JAX	6	46	25.8%	41.2%	0.68	76%
19	Matthew Golden	WR	GB	6	57	25.8%	40.9%	0.67	83%
20	Michael Wilson	WR	ARI	6	58	25.4%	38.1%	0.65	90%
21	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	4	24	25.0%	35.7%	0.63	73%
22	Jalen Coker	WR	CAR	4	35	24.5%	28.9%	0.57	68%
23	DK Metcalf	WR	PIT	6	52	23.9%	38.5%	0.63	95%
24	Mike Evans	WR	SF	6	39	23.5%	42.7%	0.65	54%
25	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	4	30	23.4%	34.1%	0.59	71%
26	Stefon Diggs	WR	WAS	5	38	23.2%	20.6%	0.49	60%
27	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	5	43	23.1%	42.5%	0.64	77%
28	Keenan Allen	WR	IND	5	40	22.9%	19.7%	0.48	61%
29	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	TEN	6	37	22.4%	19.0%	0.47	66%
30	Jaylen Waddle	WR	DEN	6	38	22.2%	36.7%	0.59	68%
31	Luther Burden III	WR	CHI	6	43	22.2%	28.0%	0.53	60%
32	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	4	22	22.0%	37.4%	0.59	91%
33	Christian Watson	WR	GB	6	48	21.7%	32.6%	0.55	80%
34	George Kittle	TE	SF	6	36	21.7%	21.5%	0.48	75%
35	Tyler Warren	TE	IND	5	36	21.7%	11.7%	0.41	91%
36	George Pickens	WR	DAL	6	52	21.7%	33.1%	0.56	85%
37	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	6	35	21.1%	5.0%	0.35	72%
38	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	5	27	20.9%	19.8%	0.45	61%
39	Josh Downs	WR	IND	6	42	20.6%	28.0%	0.51	81%
40	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	5	38	20.4%	25.9%	0.49	78%

How to read this

Target share is the player's targets divided by his team's targets in the games he played. A target is a pass attempt with an intended receiver; sacks and throwaways don't count.

Air-yard share is the same idea for air yards, the distance a pass travels past the line of scrimmage. A high air-yard share means the targets are downfield.

WOPR (weighted opportunity rating) combines the two: 1.5 × target share + 0.7 × air-yard share. It's a quick read on how much of a passing game runs through one player.

Snap % is his average share of offensive snaps in the games he played.

Data and method

nflverse play-by-play and snap counts, regular season, Weeks 1–6. Players who changed teams are listed by team. Every player's target total was matched against nflverse's own weekly player stats before this page was built.

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