2026 NFL QB → Receiver Connections

Every quarterback-to-receiver pair with 2 or more targets per team game. Tyler Shough to Chris Olave leads with 580 yards.

Top Connections

Rk	Quarterback	Receiver	Team	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD	INT	EPA/Tgt
1	Tyler Shough	Chris Olave WR	NO	61	43	580	2	1	+0.64
2	Dak Prescott	CeeDee Lamb WR	DAL	69	48	577	4	2	+0.35
3	Jordan Love	Christian Watson WR	GB	48	29	538	6	1	+0.50
4	Jordan Love	Matthew Golden WR	GB	57	30	501	3	2	+0.25
5	Matthew Stafford	Davante Adams WR	LA	49	30	480	4	2	+0.45
6	Bryce Young	Tetairoa McMillan WR	CAR	48	32	471	2	0	+0.45
7	Sam Darnold	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR	SEA	45	33	453	3	2	+0.48
8	Michael Penix Jr.	Drake London WR	ATL	35	24	450	0	0	+0.71
9	Dak Prescott	George Pickens WR	DAL	52	33	428	1	0	+0.39
10	Joe Burrow	Tee Higgins WR	CIN	43	27	423	1	0	+0.58
11	Brock Purdy	Mike Evans WR	SF	39	27	420	4	0	+1.02
12	Geno Smith	Garrett Wilson WR	NYJ	48	35	418	3	0	+0.51
13	Matthew Stafford	Puka Nacua WR	LA	52	37	417	1	2	+0.13
14	Trevor Lawrence	Parker Washington WR	JAX	46	26	416	4	1	+0.44
15	Kirk Cousins	Brock Bowers TE	LV	43	28	382	3	0	+0.48
16	Jared Goff	Amon-Ra St. Brown WR	DET	57	37	372	5	0	+0.19
17	Jacoby Brissett	Trey McBride TE	ARI	65	49	361	3	1	+0.19
18	Kirk Cousins	Tre Tucker WR	LV	34	23	355	3	1	+0.54
19	Lamar Jackson	Zay Flowers WR	BAL	19	16	353	2	0	+1.46
20	Deshaun Watson	Denzel Boston WR	CLE	34	17	345	3	1	+0.44
21	Cam Ward	Carnell Tate WR	TEN	44	29	344	1	0	+0.18
22	Brock Purdy	George Kittle TE	SF	36	26	337	5	1	+0.37
23	C.J. Stroud	Jaylin Noel WR	HOU	21	17	334	2	0	+0.96
24	Jameis Winston	Malik Nabers WR	NYG	47	31	330	2	2	+0.06
25	C.J. Stroud	Nico Collins WR	HOU	30	22	323	3	0	+0.80
26	Jacoby Brissett	Michael Wilson WR	ARI	58	33	320	1	4	-0.11
27	Bryce Young	Jalen Coker WR	CAR	35	24	319	2	1	+0.39
28	Aaron Rodgers	DK Metcalf WR	PIT	51	30	318	1	0	+0.04
29	Jared Goff	Sam LaPorta TE	DET	37	27	316	3	0	+0.85
30	Josh Allen	Dalton Kincaid TE	BUF	29	23	315	1	0	+0.34
31	Patrick Mahomes	Travis Kelce TE	KC	27	20	299	2	0	+0.73
32	Tyler Shough	Devaughn Vele WR	NO	43	28	294	2	0	+0.32
33	Daniel Jones	Josh Downs WR	IND	42	24	289	0	2	+0.29
34	Joe Burrow	Ja'Marr Chase WR	CIN	38	27	289	4	0	+0.48
35	Trevor Lawrence	Jakobi Meyers WR	JAX	28	20	285	2	1	+0.56
36	Josh Allen	Keon Coleman WR	BUF	24	19	283	3	1	+1.04
37	Josh Allen	Khalil Shakir WR	BUF	32	22	280	1	0	+0.31
38	Trevor Lawrence	Brenton Strange TE	JAX	33	26	279	1	1	+0.33
39	C.J. Stroud	Dalton Schultz TE	HOU	37	28	277	0	0	+0.22
40	Jared Goff	Jameson Williams WR	DET	29	18	276	2	0	+0.71
41	Kirk Cousins	Michael Mayer TE	LV	34	28	266	1	2	+0.25
42	Drew Lock	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR	SEA	21	16	264	4	0	+1.18
43	Malik Willis	Malik Washington WR	MIA	36	23	262	0	0	-0.01
44	Jalen Hurts	Dontayvion Wicks WR	PHI	27	17	260	1	0	+0.74
45	Aaron Rodgers	Jaylen Warren RB	PIT	30	21	258	1	0	+0.05
46	Jameis Winston	Isaiah Likely TE	NYG	47	28	257	2	2	-0.01
47	Kirk Cousins	Ashton Jeanty RB	LV	36	26	251	2	0	+0.09
48	Jordan Love	Tucker Kraft TE	GB	37	25	249	1	0	+0.21
49	Tyler Shough	Juwan Johnson TE	NO	34	25	248	3	0	+0.22
50	Matthew Stafford	Tyler Higbee TE	LA	29	24	246	1	0	+0.23
51	C.J. Stroud	Xavier Hutchinson WR	HOU	34	18	241	0	1	+0.00
52	Drake Maye	Romeo Doubs WR	NE	23	13	241	3	2	+0.44
53	Jalen Hurts	DeVonta Smith WR	PHI	27	19	235	1	3	+0.05
54	Dak Prescott	Ryan Flournoy WR	DAL	36	23	234	1	1	+0.22
55	Jared Goff	Jahmyr Gibbs RB	DET	34	27	234	2	0	+0.19
56	Drake Maye	DeMario Douglas WR	NE	29	20	233	3	1	+0.54
57	Bo Nix	Jaylen Waddle WR	DEN	38	22	228	1	0	-0.01
58	Aaron Rodgers	Germie Bernard WR	PIT	32	24	227	1	1	+0.02
59	Daniel Jones	Keenan Allen WR	IND	40	26	227	1	1	+0.07
60	Jacoby Brissett	Kendrick Bourne WR	ARI	30	22	225	0	0	+0.35
61	Justin Herbert	Tre Harris WR	LAC	25	15	225	0	0	+0.21
62	Drake Maye	Hunter Henry TE	NE	24	19	225	2	1	+0.50
63	Patrick Mahomes	Tyquan Thornton WR	KC	15	11	219	2	0	+1.27
64	Matthew Stafford	Kyren Williams RB	LA	39	30	217	1	1	-0.10
65	Daniel Jones	Tyler Warren TE	IND	36	30	213	2	0	+0.23
66	Patrick Mahomes	Xavier Worthy WR	KC	29	21	206	1	1	-0.00
67	Michael Penix Jr.	Jahan Dotson WR	ATL	15	8	206	2	1	+0.45
68	Justin Herbert	Ladd McConkey WR	LAC	18	13	200	1	1	+0.66
69	Cam Ward	Wan'Dale Robinson WR	TEN	37	25	198	2	1	+0.07
70	Drake Maye	Mack Hollins WR	NE	19	14	193	0	1	+0.64
71	Patrick Mahomes	Rashee Rice WR	KC	17	13	190	1	1	+0.22
72	Brock Purdy	Christian McCaffrey RB	SF	35	28	190	0	0	-0.09
73	Aaron Rodgers	Roman Wilson WR	PIT	25	14	188	2	2	+0.25
74	Jared Goff	Isaac TeSlaa WR	DET	19	9	187	0	0	+0.32
75	Deshaun Watson	KC Concepcion WR	CLE	35	22	186	0	0	+0.04
76	Aaron Rodgers	Pat Freiermuth TE	PIT	29	21	180	4	0	+0.18
77	Josh Allen	DJ Moore WR	BUF	20	12	178	1	2	+0.32
78	Daniel Jones	Laquon Treadwell WR	IND	24	13	178	0	1	-0.07
79	C.J. Stroud	Kayshon Boutte WR	HOU	21	14	169	0	0	+0.36
80	Deshaun Watson	Harold Fannin Jr. TE	CLE	30	19	166	3	0	+0.20
81	Justin Herbert	Quentin Johnston WR	LAC	22	8	165	0	0	+0.21
82	Daniel Jones	Jonathan Taylor RB	IND	23	15	163	0	0	-0.03
83	Bo Nix	RJ Harvey RB	DEN	26	23	163	0	0	+0.09
84	Joe Burrow	Mike Gesicki TE	CIN	17	12	159	4	0	+0.99
85	Geno Smith	Kenyon Sadiq TE	NYJ	24	15	158	1	1	-0.25
86	Caleb Williams	Luther Burden III WR	CHI	16	13	158	0	1	+0.04
87	Aaron Rodgers	Darnell Washington TE	PIT	22	15	156	2	1	+0.04
88	Josh Allen	Ty Johnson RB	BUF	12	12	155	0	0	+1.35
89	Michael Penix Jr.	Kyle Pitts TE	ATL	18	14	154	3	0	+0.83
90	Lamar Jackson	Rashod Bateman WR	BAL	14	10	153	1	1	+0.64
91	Geno Smith	Isaiah Williams WR	NYJ	14	11	151	1	0	+0.52
92	Deshaun Watson	Jerry Jeudy WR	CLE	19	12	150	0	1	-0.02
93	Bryce Young	Darren Waller TE	CAR	21	13	148	2	1	+0.27
94	Jayden Daniels	Chig Okonkwo TE	WAS	16	13	145	0	0	+0.43
95	Kyler Murray	T.J. Hockenson TE	MIN	19	17	144	0	0	+0.52
96	Lamar Jackson	Mark Andrews TE	BAL	23	17	143	1	0	+0.32
97	Kyler Murray	Jordan Addison WR	MIN	15	9	142	1	1	+0.11
98	Caleb Williams	Kalif Raymond WR	CHI	16	15	142	0	0	+0.74
99	Baker Mayfield	Emeka Egbuka WR	TB	20	13	141	1	0	+0.13
100	Joe Burrow	Dohnte Meyers WR	CIN	18	13	141	0	1	+0.18
101	Carson Wentz	Justin Jefferson WR	MIN	13	9	136	2	0	+0.92
102	Bo Nix	Evan Engram TE	DEN	19	12	134	1	0	+0.16
103	Bo Nix	Pat Bryant WR	DEN	12	9	133	1	0	+0.94
104	Cam Ward	Elic Ayomanor WR	TEN	14	7	133	1	1	+0.07
105	Tyson Bagent	Rome Odunze WR	CHI	12	8	132	0	0	+0.59
106	Jalen Hurts	Darius Cooper WR	PHI	13	7	130	4	0	+0.68
107	Bryce Young	Tommy Tremble TE	CAR	19	15	128	2	0	+0.22
108	Matthew Stafford	Konata Mumpfield WR	LA	16	8	127	1	1	-0.00
109	Malik Willis	Greg Dulcich TE	MIA	17	13	127	0	0	+0.17
110	Jayden Daniels	Terry McLaurin WR	WAS	13	8	127	0	0	+0.63
111	Trevor Lawrence	Bhayshul Tuten RB	JAX	14	13	126	2	0	+0.68
112	Brock Purdy	Deebo Samuel Sr. WR	SF	20	16	126	2	0	+0.39
113	Sam Darnold	Cooper Kupp WR	SEA	20	12	124	1	0	+0.24
114	Joe Burrow	Chase Brown RB	CIN	28	24	124	0	0	-0.39
115	Geno Smith	Adonai Mitchell WR	NYJ	15	9	123	0	0	+0.58
116	Sam Darnold	Rashid Shaheed WR	SEA	19	10	123	0	1	-0.25
117	Bo Nix	Courtland Sutton WR	DEN	28	13	123	1	3	-0.34
118	Jayden Daniels	Stefon Diggs WR	WAS	19	13	121	3	0	+0.60
119	Baker Mayfield	Cade Otton TE	TB	17	11	120	0	0	+0.12
120	Jalen Hurts	Dallas Goedert TE	PHI	16	11	119	2	0	+0.45
121	Tyler Huntley	Zay Flowers WR	BAL	23	16	118	0	0	-0.05
122	Sam Darnold	AJ Barner TE	SEA	21	12	117	0	1	-0.52
123	Trevor Lawrence	Josh Cameron WR	JAX	12	8	117	2	0	+0.71
124	Dak Prescott	Jake Ferguson TE	DAL	24	17	115	3	1	-0.25
125	Tyson Bagent	Luther Burden III WR	CHI	14	9	114	0	1	+0.01
126	Drake Maye	Eli Raridon TE	NE	12	9	112	1	0	+0.53
127	Drake Maye	Rhamondre Stevenson RB	NE	19	15	111	0	0	-0.23
128	Kirk Cousins	Cody White WR	LV	16	7	108	3	0	+0.52
129	Jalen Hurts	Makai Lemon WR	PHI	22	15	108	0	0	-0.06
130	Jameis Winston	Malachi Fields WR	NYG	15	7	107	1	1	-0.07
131	Trevor Lawrence	Brian Thomas Jr. WR	JAX	19	9	105	1	1	+0.14
132	Jalon Daniels	Chris Godwin Jr. WR	TB	18	13	105	0	0	+0.08
133	Marcus Mariota	Terry McLaurin WR	WAS	13	7	103	1	0	+0.42
134	Dak Prescott	Javonte Williams RB	DAL	22	19	103	1	0	+0.01
135	Baker Mayfield	Ted Hurst III WR	TB	12	6	103	1	1	-0.13
136	Justin Herbert	Oronde Gadsden II TE	LAC	21	12	103	1	1	-0.52
137	Deshaun Watson	Quinshon Judkins RB	CLE	19	17	102	0	0	+0.15
138	Cooper Rush	Bijan Robinson RB	ATL	14	11	99	1	2	-0.48
139	Jalon Daniels	Emeka Egbuka WR	TB	29	15	99	1	3	-0.53
140	Drake Maye	Efton Chism III WR	NE	13	8	97	1	1	+0.18
141	Patrick Mahomes	Kenneth Walker III RB	KC	22	14	95	2	0	+0.02
142	Malik Willis	Chris Bell WR	MIA	15	5	92	0	0	-0.09
143	Jayden Daniels	Treylon Burks WR	WAS	12	6	92	0	0	-0.13
144	Matthew Stafford	Blake Corum RB	LA	13	9	91	1	0	+0.27
145	Aaron Rodgers	Michael Pittman WR	PIT	12	7	89	0	1	+0.20
146	Case Keenum	Luther Burden III WR	CHI	13	9	89	1	0	+0.06
147	Josh Allen	James Cook RB	BUF	14	10	89	0	0	+0.22
148	Jacoby Brissett	Marvin Harrison Jr. WR	ARI	13	5	85	1	1	+0.02
149	Bryce Young	Chuba Hubbard RB	CAR	13	11	85	2	0	+0.74
150	Jameis Winston	Darnell Mooney WR	NYG	17	6	82	0	0	-0.10
151	Bryce Young	John Metchie III WR	CAR	13	7	80	1	0	+0.64
152	C.J. Stroud	Woody Marks RB	HOU	16	13	79	0	0	-0.02
153	Justin Herbert	Charlie Kolar TE	LAC	13	9	78	0	0	-0.15
154	Tyler Shough	Alvin Kamara RB	NO	20	15	76	1	0	-0.25
155	Tanner McKee	DeVonta Smith WR	PHI	14	7	75	1	0	-0.03
156	Cam Ward	Tyjae Spears RB	TEN	17	15	75	0	0	-0.18
157	Deshaun Watson	Raheim Sanders RB	CLE	12	11	74	0	0	-0.07
158	Tyler Shough	Noah Fant TE	NO	14	9	73	3	2	-0.30
159	Kyler Murray	Aaron Jones RB	MIN	17	12	72	0	0	-0.25
160	C.J. Stroud	Foster Moreau TE	HOU	14	11	72	3	0	+0.38
161	Tyler Shough	Bryce Lance WR	NO	20	7	66	1	2	-0.66
162	Jalon Daniels	Cade Otton TE	TB	12	8	66	0	0	+0.29
163	C.J. Stroud	Jared Wayne WR	HOU	12	4	65	0	0	-0.30
164	Tyson Bagent	Colston Loveland TE	CHI	14	7	64	0	2	-0.59
165	Matthew Stafford	Terrance Ferguson TE	LA	12	7	63	1	0	-0.03
166	Kirk Cousins	Jalen Nailor WR	LV	15	6	61	0	1	-0.10
167	Baker Mayfield	Bucky Irving RB	TB	15	13	61	0	0	-0.20
168	Cam Ward	Gunnar Helm TE	TEN	13	9	60	0	0	-0.27
169	Matthew Stafford	Colby Parkinson TE	LA	13	9	55	1	0	+0.16
170	Geno Smith	Mason Taylor TE	NYJ	12	9	55	0	0	+0.00
171	Jordan Love	MarShawn Lloyd RB	GB	14	10	55	1	0	-0.02
172	Jacoby Brissett	Tyler Allgeier RB	ARI	14	13	54	0	0	-0.24
173	Drake Maye	A.J. Brown WR	NE	14	6	53	0	0	-0.44
174	Justin Herbert	Keaton Mitchell RB	LAC	15	12	52	1	0	+0.27
175	Tyler Shough	Travis Etienne RB	NO	13	11	51	0	0	-0.03
176	Malik Willis	De'Von Achane RB	MIA	12	7	49	0	0	+0.01
177	Geno Smith	Braelon Allen RB	NYJ	13	9	45	0	0	-0.23
178	Justin Herbert	Kimani Vidal RB	LAC	12	7	43	1	0	-0.04
179	Jacoby Brissett	Jeremiyah Love RB	ARI	14	11	36	1	0	-0.12
180	Malik Willis	Kevin Coleman Jr. WR	MIA	17	5	36	1	2	-0.73
181	Jordan Love	Skyy Moore WR	GB	14	7	35	0	0	-0.29
182	Michael Penix Jr.	Bijan Robinson RB	ATL	12	8	31	0	0	-0.41
183	Cam Ward	Tony Pollard RB	TEN	13	8	24	0	2	-1.29

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