2021 NFL QB → Receiver Connections

Every quarterback-to-receiver pair with 2 or more targets per team game. Matthew Stafford to Cooper Kupp leads with 1,947 yards.

Top Connections

Rk	Quarterback	Receiver	Team	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD	INT	EPA/Tgt
1	Matthew Stafford	Cooper Kupp WR	LA	190	145	1,947	16	4	+0.60
2	Kirk Cousins	Justin Jefferson WR	MIN	156	102	1,558	10	2	+0.54
3	Aaron Rodgers	Davante Adams WR	GB	155	117	1,511	11	2	+0.50
4	Joe Burrow	Ja'Marr Chase WR	CIN	123	79	1,429	13	6	+0.54
5	Josh Allen	Stefon Diggs WR	BUF	164	103	1,225	10	6	+0.20
6	Patrick Mahomes	Tyreek Hill WR	KC	155	108	1,206	9	3	+0.38
7	Jimmy Garoppolo	Deebo Samuel Sr. WR	SF	98	67	1,169	3	4	+0.49
8	Justin Herbert	Mike Williams WR	LAC	128	76	1,146	9	1	+0.52
9	Justin Herbert	Keenan Allen WR	LAC	157	106	1,138	6	5	+0.20
10	Patrick Mahomes	Travis Kelce TE	KC	131	91	1,118	9	5	+0.39
11	Joe Burrow	Tee Higgins WR	CIN	110	74	1,091	6	2	+0.52
12	Tom Brady	Chris Godwin Jr. WR	TB	125	97	1,088	5	2	+0.28
13	Ben Roethlisberger	Diontae Johnson WR	PIT	156	100	1,078	8	3	+0.18
14	Carson Wentz	Michael Pittman WR	IND	127	87	1,072	6	3	+0.37
15	Derek Carr	Hunter Renfrow WR	LV	127	103	1,038	9	1	+0.41
16	Tom Brady	Mike Evans WR	TB	114	74	1,035	14	3	+0.58
17	Matt Ryan	Kyle Pitts TE	ATL	109	68	1,026	1	4	+0.28
18	Dak Prescott	CeeDee Lamb WR	DAL	111	73	990	6	6	+0.20
19	Russell Wilson	Tyler Lockett WR	SEA	80	56	979	8	2	+0.54
20	Taylor Heinicke	Terry McLaurin WR	WAS	123	72	962	5	4	+0.05
21	Jimmy Garoppolo	George Kittle TE	SF	90	70	881	6	5	+0.28
22	Ryan Tannehill	A.J. Brown WR	TEN	105	63	869	5	2	+0.32
23	Jalen Hurts	DeVonta Smith WR	PHI	96	59	860	5	1	+0.29
24	Mac Jones	Jakobi Meyers WR	NE	125	82	855	1	3	+0.12
25	Ben Roethlisberger	Chase Claypool WR	PIT	105	59	848	2	3	+0.09
26	Lamar Jackson	Marquise Brown WR	BAL	98	66	836	6	2	+0.25
27	Trevor Lawrence	Marvin Jones WR	JAX	120	73	832	4	3	+0.21
28	Joe Burrow	Tyler Boyd WR	CIN	94	67	828	5	4	+0.22
29	Tom Brady	Rob Gronkowski TE	TB	89	55	802	6	0	+0.37
30	Matthew Stafford	Van Jefferson WR	LA	87	50	802	6	1	+0.40
31	Dak Prescott	Dalton Schultz TE	DAL	97	76	797	8	1	+0.51
32	Sam Darnold	DJ Moore WR	CAR	111	63	788	3	5	+0.02
33	Kyler Murray	Christian Kirk WR	ARI	81	59	786	5	2	+0.53
34	Matt Ryan	Russell Gage WR	ATL	92	66	771	4	3	+0.23
35	Kyler Murray	A.J. Green WR	ARI	80	49	766	3	2	+0.35
36	Tua Tagovailoa	Jaylen Waddle WR	MIA	97	72	758	6	4	+0.24
37	Dak Prescott	Amari Cooper WR	DAL	91	60	743	7	0	+0.46
38	Lamar Jackson	Mark Andrews TE	BAL	90	58	742	5	6	+0.23
39	Davis Mills	Brandin Cooks WR	HOU	97	69	736	5	2	+0.16
40	Kirk Cousins	Adam Thielen WR	MIN	94	67	726	10	2	+0.26
41	Jalen Hurts	Dallas Goedert TE	PHI	70	50	725	2	1	+0.60
42	Russell Wilson	DK Metcalf WR	SEA	108	58	716	8	2	+0.13
43	Jimmy Garoppolo	Brandon Aiyuk WR	SF	73	50	700	5	0	+0.48
44	Mac Jones	Kendrick Bourne WR	NE	66	52	698	5	1	+0.53
45	Josh Allen	Cole Beasley WR	BUF	112	82	693	1	3	+0.05
46	Jared Goff	Amon-Ra St. Brown WR	DET	93	69	692	3	1	+0.34
47	Patrick Mahomes	Mecole Hardman WR	KC	82	58	685	2	1	+0.26
48	Derek Carr	Darren Waller TE	LV	92	54	661	2	2	+0.13
49	Justin Herbert	Austin Ekeler RB	LAC	94	70	647	8	2	-0.02
50	Teddy Bridgewater	Courtland Sutton WR	DEN	78	49	638	2	2	+0.31
51	Josh Allen	Emmanuel Sanders WR	BUF	72	42	626	4	1	+0.36
52	Trevor Lawrence	Laviska Shenault Jr. WR	JAX	100	63	619	0	2	+0.04
53	Mac Jones	Hunter Henry TE	NE	75	50	603	9	2	+0.46
54	Kirk Cousins	K.J. Osborn WR	MIN	75	46	594	6	3	+0.17
55	Josh Allen	Dawson Knox TE	BUF	71	49	587	9	1	+0.47
56	Teddy Bridgewater	Tim Patrick WR	DEN	64	42	579	4	2	+0.46
57	Kyler Murray	DeAndre Hopkins WR	ARI	64	42	572	8	0	+0.66
58	Derek Carr	Bryan Edwards WR	LV	59	34	571	3	0	+0.31
59	Patrick Mahomes	Byron Pringle WR	KC	60	42	568	5	0	+0.61
60	Justin Herbert	Jared Cook TE	LAC	83	48	564	4	4	+0.05
61	Matthew Stafford	Tyler Higbee TE	LA	85	61	560	5	3	+0.05
62	Matthew Stafford	Robert Woods WR	LA	68	45	556	4	1	+0.45
63	Matt Ryan	Cordarrelle Patterson RB	ATL	69	52	548	5	1	+0.28
64	Kirk Cousins	Tyler Conklin TE	MIN	78	56	546	3	0	+0.16
65	Derek Carr	Zay Jones WR	LV	70	47	546	1	5	+0.09
66	Josh Allen	Gabe Davis WR	BUF	61	34	542	6	2	+0.32
67	Jared Goff	T.J. Hockenson TE	DET	76	55	532	4	3	+0.08
68	Justin Fields	Darnell Mooney WR	CHI	65	35	523	2	6	+0.01
69	Tom Brady	Antonio Brown WR	TB	61	41	522	4	1	+0.52
70	Dak Prescott	Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR	DAL	58	42	518	5	1	+0.47
71	Jalen Hurts	Quez Watkins WR	PHI	51	34	501	0	3	+0.24
72	Tua Tagovailoa	Mike Gesicki TE	MIA	69	47	499	1	2	+0.14
73	Baker Mayfield	Donovan Peoples-Jones WR	CLE	45	26	495	3	3	+0.47
74	Tyler Huntley	Mark Andrews TE	BAL	53	41	494	3	3	+0.52
75	Joe Burrow	C.J. Uzomah TE	CIN	63	49	493	5	1	+0.31
76	Jared Goff	Kalif Raymond WR	DET	64	44	489	3	0	+0.27
77	Teddy Bridgewater	Noah Fant TE	DEN	66	50	487	3	0	+0.21
78	Aaron Rodgers	Allen Lazard WR	GB	57	38	486	7	0	+0.55
79	Ryan Tannehill	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR	TEN	57	38	476	4	0	+0.38
80	Andy Dalton	Darnell Mooney WR	CHI	66	41	475	2	2	+0.03
81	Derek Carr	Henry Ruggs III WR	LV	36	24	469	2	0	+0.86
82	Ben Roethlisberger	Pat Freiermuth TE	PIT	70	55	466	7	0	+0.40
83	Tom Brady	Leonard Fournette RB	TB	84	69	454	2	2	-0.01
84	Justin Herbert	Jalen Guyton WR	LAC	48	31	448	3	0	+0.56
85	Patrick Mahomes	Darrel Williams RB	KC	56	46	446	2	0	+0.37
86	Dak Prescott	Michael Gallup WR	DAL	62	35	445	2	0	+0.30
87	Jared Goff	D'Andre Swift RB	DET	71	57	443	2	1	-0.04
88	Baker Mayfield	Jarvis Landry WR	CLE	67	38	443	1	5	-0.21
89	Ben Roethlisberger	Najee Harris RB	PIT	90	70	439	3	0	-0.07
90	Ryan Tannehill	Julio Jones WR	TEN	48	31	434	1	2	+0.32
91	Trevor Lawrence	Laquon Treadwell WR	JAX	51	33	434	1	1	+0.45
92	Russell Wilson	Gerald Everett TE	SEA	55	42	420	4	1	+0.21
93	Mac Jones	Nelson Agholor WR	NE	62	35	418	2	3	-0.01
94	Aaron Rodgers	Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR	GB	52	24	411	3	1	+0.22
95	Baker Mayfield	David Njoku TE	CLE	43	28	411	4	1	+0.44
96	Matt Ryan	Olamide Zaccheaus WR	ATL	52	31	406	3	2	+0.25
97	Kyler Murray	Zach Ertz TE	ARI	59	40	401	1	3	-0.05
98	Taylor Heinicke	J.D. McKissic RB	WAS	52	43	397	2	1	+0.28
99	Aaron Rodgers	Aaron Jones RB	GB	63	52	391	6	0	+0.18
100	Mac Jones	Brandon Bolden RB	NE	48	40	390	2	1	+0.39
101	Carson Wentz	Zach Pascal WR	IND	67	37	379	3	1	-0.18
102	Derek Carr	Foster Moreau TE	LV	44	30	373	3	2	-0.02
103	Daniel Jones	Kenny Golladay WR	NYG	41	23	372	0	0	+0.33
104	Zach Wilson	Braxton Berrios WR	NYJ	56	39	372	1	1	+0.12
105	Teddy Bridgewater	Jerry Jeudy WR	DEN	44	32	365	0	1	+0.34
106	Carson Wentz	Jonathan Taylor RB	IND	51	40	360	2	0	+0.10
107	Tua Tagovailoa	DeVante Parker WR	MIA	48	27	354	1	0	+0.20
108	Justin Herbert	Josh Palmer WR	LAC	49	33	353	4	2	+0.26
109	Taylor Heinicke	Adam Humphries WR	WAS	51	35	350	0	2	-0.11
110	Kyler Murray	Rondale Moore WR	ARI	44	36	349	1	2	-0.02
111	Derek Carr	Josh Jacobs RB	LV	64	54	348	0	1	-0.09
112	Lamar Jackson	Sammy Watkins WR	BAL	42	24	346	1	1	-0.12
113	Davis Mills	Nico Collins WR	HOU	46	25	345	1	1	-0.03
114	Tom Brady	Tyler Johnson WR	TB	52	34	338	0	0	+0.07
115	Carson Wentz	T.Y. Hilton WR	IND	37	23	331	3	0	+0.55
116	Justin Fields	Cole Kmet TE	CHI	52	32	330	0	0	-0.11
117	Zach Wilson	Corey Davis WR	NYJ	40	22	317	3	4	-0.04
118	Carson Wentz	Mo Alie-Cox TE	IND	45	24	316	4	1	+0.20
119	Sam Darnold	Robbie Chosen WR	CAR	66	31	311	3	5	-0.38
120	Kyler Murray	Chase Edmonds RB	ARI	53	43	311	0	0	-0.08
121	Justin Fields	Allen Robinson WR	CHI	45	26	308	0	3	+0.21
122	Matthew Stafford	Odell Beckham Jr. WR	LA	48	27	305	5	3	+0.17
123	Daniel Jones	Sterling Shepard WR	NYG	42	31	305	1	1	+0.26
124	Baker Mayfield	Austin Hooper TE	CLE	57	36	303	3	1	+0.30
125	Carson Wentz	Jack Doyle TE	IND	42	29	302	3	1	+0.34
126	Ryan Tannehill	Chester Rogers WR	TEN	43	30	301	1	1	+0.07
127	Carson Wentz	Nyheim Hines RB	IND	57	40	300	1	0	+0.08
128	Tyrod Taylor	Brandin Cooks WR	HOU	36	21	299	1	1	+0.25
129	Mac Jones	Jonnu Smith TE	NE	45	28	294	1	2	-0.22
130	Dak Prescott	Tony Pollard RB	DAL	42	35	292	0	0	+0.17
131	Ryan Tannehill	Anthony Firkser TE	TEN	43	34	291	2	2	+0.23
132	Derek Carr	Kenyan Drake RB	LV	40	30	291	1	0	+0.13
133	Trevor Lawrence	Dan Arnold TE	JAX	39	26	291	0	0	-0.01
134	Daniel Jones	Kadarius Toney WR	NYG	40	29	283	0	0	+0.34
135	Cam Newton	DJ Moore WR	CAR	38	23	282	1	1	+0.15
136	Matt Ryan	Calvin Ridley WR	ATL	52	31	281	2	1	+0.15
137	Jacoby Brissett	Mike Gesicki TE	MIA	43	26	281	1	1	+0.20
138	Taylor Heinicke	DeAndre Carter WR	WAS	38	21	279	3	2	+0.33
139	Teddy Bridgewater	Javonte Williams RB	DEN	45	35	277	3	0	+0.22
140	Jalen Hurts	Jalen Reagor WR	PHI	53	30	273	2	2	-0.20
141	Ben Roethlisberger	James Washington WR	PIT	37	22	270	1	1	-0.16
142	Joe Burrow	Joe Mixon RB	CIN	47	41	268	3	0	+0.12
143	Daniel Jones	Darius Slayton WR	NYG	36	19	267	1	2	-0.14
144	Matt Ryan	Mike Davis RB	ATL	58	44	259	1	0	-0.40
145	Jacoby Brissett	Jaylen Waddle WR	MIA	43	32	257	0	3	-0.06
146	Patrick Mahomes	Demarcus Robinson WR	KC	39	24	257	3	0	+0.26
147	Baker Mayfield	Rashard Higgins WR	CLE	38	20	253	1	1	+0.22
148	Dak Prescott	Ezekiel Elliott RB	DAL	59	43	250	2	1	-0.05
149	Taylor Heinicke	Antonio Gibson RB	WAS	42	34	248	3	0	+0.08
150	Jameis Winston	Alvin Kamara RB	NO	34	26	247	4	0	+0.36
151	Tom Brady	Cameron Brate TE	TB	57	30	245	4	0	-0.04
152	Trevor Lawrence	James O'Shaughnessy TE	JAX	34	24	244	0	0	+0.04
153	Ryan Tannehill	Jeremy McNichols RB	TEN	38	28	240	1	0	+0.16
154	Daniel Jones	Evan Engram TE	NYG	44	28	236	2	1	-0.21
155	Taylor Heinicke	Ricky Seals-Jones TE	WAS	41	25	234	2	0	-0.08
156	Andy Dalton	Cole Kmet TE	CHI	35	24	233	0	1	-0.05
157	Jimmy Garoppolo	Jauan Jennings WR	SF	35	21	233	4	1	+0.42
158	Matt Ryan	Tajae Sharpe WR	ATL	36	25	230	0	0	+0.20
159	Trevor Lawrence	Jamal Agnew WR	JAX	39	24	229	1	0	+0.17
160	Zach Wilson	Jamison Crowder WR	NYJ	39	26	225	1	1	+0.12
161	Trevor Lawrence	James Robinson RB	JAX	46	31	222	0	0	-0.08
162	Josh Allen	Devin Singletary RB	BUF	47	38	216	1	1	-0.03
163	Kirk Cousins	Alexander Mattison RB	MIN	34	28	215	1	0	-0.03
164	Ben Roethlisberger	Ray-Ray McCloud WR	PIT	54	30	214	0	2	-0.25
165	Trevor Lawrence	Tavon Austin WR	JAX	37	24	213	1	3	-0.25
166	Jalen Hurts	Kenny Gainwell RB	PHI	38	24	211	1	0	+0.07
167	Ryan Tannehill	Geoff Swaim TE	TEN	40	31	210	3	0	+0.23
168	Zach Wilson	Elijah Moore WR	NYJ	42	19	202	1	2	-0.33
169	Kirk Cousins	Dalvin Cook RB	MIN	45	30	200	0	0	-0.07
170	Matthew Stafford	Darrell Henderson RB	LA	40	29	176	3	0	-0.19
171	Sam Darnold	Chuba Hubbard RB	CAR	34	23	166	1	1	-0.25
172	Tyler Huntley	Marquise Brown WR	BAL	39	20	128	0	1	-0.25
173	Tua Tagovailoa	Myles Gaskin RB	MIA	35	26	107	2	0	-0.17

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