2026 NFL Receiver Rankings

Ranked by EPA per Target. Qualified: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's minimum for receiving rate leaders). 2026 (through Week 6) regular season.

2026 Leaders

EPA per Target

1Ty Johnson Buffalo Bills+1.35
2Keon Coleman Buffalo Bills+1.04
3Mike Evans San Francisco 49ers+1.02
4Mike Gesicki Cincinnati Bengals+0.99
5Jaylin Noel Houston Texans+0.96

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Receiving Yards

1Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks717
2Chris Olave New Orleans Saints580
3CeeDee Lamb Dallas Cowboys577
4Drake London Atlanta Falcons550
5Christian Watson Green Bay Packers538

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Receptions

1Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks49
2Trey McBride Arizona Cardinals49
3CeeDee Lamb Dallas Cowboys48
4Chris Olave New Orleans Saints43
5Malik Nabers New York Giants41

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Receiving Touchdowns

1Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks7
2Christian Watson Green Bay Packers6
3Isaiah Likely New York Giants5
4Amon-Ra St. Brown Detroit Lions5
5George Kittle San Francisco 49ers5

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Catch Rate Over Expected

1Ty Johnson Buffalo Bills28.3%
2Keon Coleman Buffalo Bills26.0%
3Kalif Raymond Chicago Bears22.3%
4Tyler Allgeier Arizona Cardinals22.1%
5Rachaad White Washington Commanders21.4%

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Target Share

1Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks35.1%
2DeVonta Smith Philadelphia Eagles32.8%
3Puka Nacua Los Angeles Rams31.9%
4Zay Flowers Baltimore Ravens31.1%
5Amon-Ra St. Brown Detroit Lions30.3%

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Yards per Team Pass Attempt

1Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks3.66
2Zay Flowers Baltimore Ravens3.46
3Drake London Atlanta Falcons3.29
4Justin Jefferson Minnesota Vikings2.53
5Puka Nacua Los Angeles Rams2.51

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YAC per Reception

1Jaylen Warren Pittsburgh Steelers14.4
2Ty Johnson Buffalo Bills13.5
3Bhayshul Tuten Jacksonville Jaguars12.6
4Jonathan Taylor Indianapolis Colts12.3
5RJ Harvey Denver Broncos10.0

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100-Yard Receiving Games

1Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks5
2CeeDee Lamb Dallas Cowboys3
3Chris Olave New Orleans Saints3
4Malik Nabers New York Giants3
5Matthew Golden Green Bay Packers3

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Receiver Rankings, All Qualified Receivers

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch%	EPA/Tgt
1	Ty Johnson	RB	BUF	12	12	155	0	100.0%	+1.35
2	Keon Coleman	WR	BUF	24	19	283	3	79.2%	+1.04
3	Mike Evans	WR	SF	39	27	420	4	69.2%	+1.02
4	Mike Gesicki	TE	CIN	17	12	159	4	70.6%	+0.99
5	Jaylin Noel	WR	HOU	21	17	334	2	81.0%	+0.96
6	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	37	27	316	3	73.0%	+0.85
7	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	24	19	258	3	79.2%	+0.84
8	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	30	22	323	3	73.3%	+0.80
9	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	27	20	299	2	74.1%	+0.73
10	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	29	18	276	2	62.1%	+0.71
11	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	66	49	717	7	74.2%	+0.70
12	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL	22	16	233	1	72.7%	+0.69
13	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	JAX	14	13	126	2	92.9%	+0.68
14	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	18	13	200	1	72.2%	+0.66
15	Mack Hollins	WR	NE	20	15	209	0	75.0%	+0.64
16	Chris Olave	WR	NO	61	43	580	2	70.5%	+0.64
17	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	42	32	471	2	76.2%	+0.63
18	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	27	23	202	1	85.2%	+0.63
19	Drake London	WR	ATL	46	31	550	0	67.4%	+0.59
20	Kalif Raymond	WR	CHI	29	26	244	1	89.7%	+0.58
21	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	43	27	423	1	62.8%	+0.58
22	Jakobi Meyers	WR	JAX	28	20	285	2	71.4%	+0.56
23	Tre Tucker	WR	LV	35	24	371	3	68.6%	+0.55
24	Romeo Doubs	WR	NE	24	14	261	3	58.3%	+0.52
25	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	48	35	418	3	72.9%	+0.51
26	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	24	19	225	2	79.2%	+0.50
27	Christian Watson	WR	GB	48	29	538	6	60.4%	+0.50
28	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	PHI	32	19	284	1	59.4%	+0.50
29	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI	24	17	180	2	70.8%	+0.48
30	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	27	15	230	1	55.6%	+0.48
31	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	43	28	382	3	65.1%	+0.48
32	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	38	27	289	4	71.1%	+0.48
33	Davante Adams	WR	LA	49	30	480	4	61.2%	+0.45
34	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	48	32	471	2	66.7%	+0.45
35	Denzel Boston	WR	CLE	34	17	345	3	50.0%	+0.44
36	Parker Washington	WR	JAX	46	26	416	4	56.5%	+0.44
37	DeMario Douglas	WR	NE	30	20	233	3	66.7%	+0.43
38	George Pickens	WR	DAL	52	33	428	1	63.5%	+0.39
39	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	20	16	126	2	80.0%	+0.39
40	Jalen Coker	WR	CAR	35	24	319	2	68.6%	+0.39
41	George Kittle	TE	SF	36	26	337	5	72.2%	+0.37
42	Kayshon Boutte	WR	HOU	21	14	169	0	66.7%	+0.36
43	Antonio Williams	WR	WAS	26	18	205	1	69.2%	+0.36
44	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	69	48	577	4	69.6%	+0.35
45	Kendrick Bourne	WR	ARI	30	22	225	0	73.3%	+0.35
46	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	29	23	315	1	79.3%	+0.34
47	Brenton Strange	TE	JAX	33	26	279	1	78.8%	+0.33
48	Devaughn Vele	WR	NO	43	28	294	2	65.1%	+0.32
49	DJ Moore	WR	BUF	20	12	178	1	60.0%	+0.32
50	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	32	22	280	1	68.8%	+0.31
51	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	33	20	312	0	60.6%	+0.31
52	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	21	18	140	0	85.7%	+0.30
53	Josh Downs	WR	IND	42	24	289	0	57.1%	+0.29
54	Cooper Kupp	WR	SEA	25	16	179	1	64.0%	+0.27
55	Keaton Mitchell	RB	LAC	15	12	52	1	80.0%	+0.27
56	Darren Waller	TE	CAR	21	13	148	2	61.9%	+0.27
57	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL	22	15	169	3	68.2%	+0.26
58	Roman Wilson	WR	PIT	25	14	188	2	56.0%	+0.25
59	Michael Mayer	TE	LV	34	28	266	1	82.4%	+0.25
60	Matthew Golden	WR	GB	57	30	501	3	52.6%	+0.25
61	Stefon Diggs	WR	WAS	38	24	214	4	63.2%	+0.24
62	Chris Godwin Jr.	WR	TB	29	23	216	0	79.3%	+0.23
63	Isaiah Likely	TE	NYG	59	39	383	5	66.1%	+0.23
64	Chig Okonkwo	TE	WAS	20	15	150	0	75.0%	+0.23
65	Tyler Warren	TE	IND	36	30	213	2	83.3%	+0.23
66	Tyler Higbee	TE	LA	29	24	246	1	82.8%	+0.23
67	Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU	37	28	277	0	75.7%	+0.22
68	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO	34	25	248	3	73.5%	+0.22
69	Tommy Tremble	TE	CAR	19	15	128	2	78.9%	+0.22
70	Rashee Rice	WR	KC	17	13	190	1	76.5%	+0.22
71	Ryan Flournoy	WR	DAL	36	23	234	1	63.9%	+0.22
72	Tre Harris	WR	LAC	25	15	225	0	60.0%	+0.21
73	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	61	41	494	2	67.2%	+0.21
74	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	37	25	249	1	67.6%	+0.21
75	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	CLE	30	19	166	3	63.3%	+0.20
76	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	65	49	361	3	75.4%	+0.19
77	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	34	27	234	2	79.4%	+0.19
78	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	57	37	372	5	64.9%	+0.19
79	Cade Otton	TE	TB	29	19	186	0	65.5%	+0.19
80	Carnell Tate	WR	TEN	44	29	344	1	65.9%	+0.18
81	Dohnte Meyers	WR	CIN	18	13	141	0	72.2%	+0.18
82	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	29	21	180	4	72.4%	+0.18
83	Greg Dulcich	TE	MIA	17	13	127	0	76.5%	+0.17
84	Evan Engram	TE	DEN	19	12	134	1	63.2%	+0.16
85	Rachaad White	RB	WAS	15	14	83	2	93.3%	+0.14
86	Puka Nacua	WR	LA	52	37	417	1	71.2%	+0.13
87	Quinshon Judkins	RB	CLE	20	18	102	0	90.0%	+0.13
88	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	26	23	163	0	88.5%	+0.09
89	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	36	26	251	2	72.2%	+0.09
90	Keenan Allen	WR	IND	40	26	227	1	65.0%	+0.07
91	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	TEN	37	25	198	2	67.6%	+0.07
92	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	30	21	258	1	70.0%	+0.05
93	KC Concepcion	WR	CLE	35	22	186	0	62.9%	+0.04
94	Darnell Washington	TE	PIT	22	15	156	2	68.2%	+0.04
95	Luther Burden III	WR	CHI	43	31	361	1	72.1%	+0.04
96	DK Metcalf	WR	PIT	52	30	318	1	57.7%	+0.03
97	Kenneth Walker III	RB	KC	22	14	95	2	63.6%	+0.02
98	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	41	26	310	2	63.4%	+0.02
99	Germie Bernard	WR	PIT	32	24	227	1	75.0%	+0.02
100	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	22	19	103	1	86.4%	+0.01
101	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	HOU	34	18	241	0	52.9%	+0.00
102	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	29	21	206	1	72.4%	-0.00
103	Malik Washington	WR	MIA	36	23	262	0	63.9%	-0.01
104	Jaylen Waddle	WR	DEN	38	22	228	1	57.9%	-0.01
105	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	16	13	79	0	81.2%	-0.02
106	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	19	12	150	0	63.2%	-0.02
107	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	23	15	163	0	65.2%	-0.03
108	Laquon Treadwell	WR	IND	24	13	178	0	54.2%	-0.07
109	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	35	28	190	0	80.0%	-0.09
110	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	33	23	181	1	69.7%	-0.09
111	Kyren Williams	RB	LA	39	30	217	1	76.9%	-0.10
112	Michael Wilson	WR	ARI	58	33	320	1	56.9%	-0.11
113	Malachi Fields	WR	NYG	25	12	165	1	48.0%	-0.14
114	Colston Loveland	TE	CHI	30	19	175	1	63.3%	-0.15
115	Makai Lemon	WR	PHI	28	18	127	0	64.3%	-0.15
116	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	21	17	74	1	81.0%	-0.15
117	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	17	15	75	0	88.2%	-0.18
118	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	19	15	111	0	78.9%	-0.23
119	Tyler Allgeier	RB	ARI	14	13	54	0	92.9%	-0.24
120	Kenyon Sadiq	TE	NYJ	24	15	158	1	62.5%	-0.25
121	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	20	15	76	1	75.0%	-0.25
122	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	24	17	115	3	70.8%	-0.25
123	Emeka Egbuka	WR	TB	49	28	240	2	57.1%	-0.26
124	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	18	12	72	0	66.7%	-0.28
125	Kenny Gainwell	RB	TB	17	12	61	1	70.6%	-0.29
126	Rashid Shaheed	WR	SEA	27	14	162	0	51.9%	-0.31
127	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	28	13	123	1	46.4%	-0.34
128	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	28	24	124	0	85.7%	-0.39
129	AJ Barner	TE	SEA	24	15	138	0	62.5%	-0.39
130	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	27	20	144	1	74.1%	-0.42
131	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	LAC	21	12	103	1	57.1%	-0.52