Usage, season to date

2026 NFL target share leaders

Targets, target share, air yards and WOPR for every WR, TE and RB.

The leaderboard

Usage through Week 4

Position

Weeks

Min. games

Find a player or team

Running backs, receivers and tight ends ranked by target share, Weeks 1–4, 2+ games — 318 players.

Small sample: 4 weeks at most, so one game moves any average here by up to a quarter.

Swipe for air yards, WOPR, snaps and PPR

2026 NFL usage leaders, running backs, receivers and tight ends, Weeks 1–4, ranked by target share. Column headers re-sort the table.
#	Player	Pos	G
1	Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA	WR	4	37.3%	42	10.5	49.0%	0.90	83%	116.7
2	Trey McBrideARI	TE	4	32.3%	46	11.5	28.0%	0.69	89%	69.2
3	CeeDee LambDAL	WR	4	31.3%	46	11.5	44.3%	0.78	81%	112.2
4	Isaiah LikelyNYG	TE	4	31.0%	35	8.8	22.3%	0.63	67%	53.0
5	Carnell TateTEN	WR	4	29.8%	32	8.0	46.5%	0.77	84%	46.8
6	Amon-Ra St. BrownDET	WR	4	29.5%	46	11.5	32.0%	0.66	89%	91.3
7	Michael WilsonARI	WR	4	29.3%	44	11.0	44.8%	0.75	92%	56.8
8	Chris OlaveNO	WR	4	28.8%	48	12.0	44.3%	0.74	85%	90.1
9	Garrett WilsonNYJ	WR	4	28.0%	31	7.8	37.5%	0.69	89%	63.0
10	Drake LondonATL	WR	4	27.5%	25	6.3	39.8%	0.70	86%	57.4
11	Malik WashingtonMIA	WR	4	27.5%	28	7.0	28.3%	0.61	86%	38.1
12	Tetairoa McMillanCAR	WR	4	27.0%	39	9.8	32.3%	0.63	87%	74.5
13	Parker WashingtonJAX	WR	4	26.0%	26	6.5	38.0%	0.65	76%	51.1
14	Davante AdamsLAR	WR	4	25.0%	38	9.5	41.0%	0.66	74%	73.0
15	Tee HigginsCIN	WR	4	24.8%	39	9.8	47.3%	0.70	79%	71.1
16	Matthew GoldenGB	WR	4	24.5%	37	9.3	39.5%	0.64	85%	58.0
17	T.J. HockensonMIN	TE	4	24.5%	26	6.5	23.5%	0.53	76%	47.5
18	Stefon DiggsWAS	WR	4	24.3%	31	7.8	20.3%	0.51	60%	53.0
19	DeVonta SmithPHI	WR	3/4	24.3%	27	6.8	33.8%	0.60	94%	48.5
20	Malik NabersNYG	WR	4	24.3%	26	6.5	25.8%	0.54	70%	44.8
21	KC ConcepcionCLE	WR	4	24.3%	28	7.0	21.3%	0.51	78%	30.3
22	Mark AndrewsBAL	TE	4	23.8%	24	6.0	18.5%	0.48	63%	38.9
23	Luther Burden IIICHI	WR	4	23.3%	29	7.3	28.0%	0.55	62%	46.9
24	DK MetcalfPIT	WR	4	22.5%	33	8.3	33.8%	0.58	96%	43.3
25	Zay FlowersBAL	WR	3/4	22.3%	22	5.5	25.5%	0.51	45%	67.2
26	Josh DownsIND	WR	4	22.3%	28	7.0	30.5%	0.55	79%	37.2
27	Jordan AddisonMIN	WR	4	22.3%	22	5.5	32.8%	0.57	91%	33.2
28	Christian WatsonGB	WR	4	22.0%	32	8.0	25.3%	0.51	79%	77.1
29	Mike EvansSF	WR	4	21.5%	24	6.0	35.3%	0.57	55%	50.3
30	Tyler WarrenIND	TE	4	21.5%	27	6.8	7.3%	0.38	90%	48.5
31	Bijan RobinsonATL	RB	4	21.3%	18	4.5	-10.5%	0.24	65%	105.4
32	Jaylen WaddleDEN	WR	4	21.0%	26	6.5	32.8%	0.55	69%	43.9
33	George KittleSF	TE	4	20.5%	22	5.5	22.3%	0.46	68%	64.4
34	George PickensDAL	WR	4	20.3%	28	7.0	31.3%	0.52	83%	40.5
35	Khalil ShakirBUF	WR	4	20.3%	23	5.8	13.8%	0.40	63%	30.6
36	Christian McCaffreySF	RB	4	19.8%	22	5.5	5.3%	0.33	66%	74.0
37	Ja'Marr ChaseCIN	WR	4	19.8%	28	7.0	25.8%	0.47	76%	60.2
38	Harold Fannin Jr.CLE	TE	4	19.8%	23	5.8	20.5%	0.44	86%	50.3
39	Kalif RaymondCHI	WR	4	19.8%	23	5.8	13.0%	0.39	62%	49.0
40	Justin JeffersonMIN	WR	3/4	19.8%	17	4.3	27.5%	0.49	68%	44.9
41	Emeka EgbukaTB	WR	4	19.5%	24	6.0	29.0%	0.50	85%	36.1
42	Sam LaPortaDET	TE	4	19.3%	32	8.0	13.5%	0.38	88%	56.8
43	Cade OttonTB	TE	4	19.3%	23	5.8	17.0%	0.41	94%	30.7
44	Xavier HutchinsonHOU	WR	4	19.3%	26	6.5	24.0%	0.46	56%	29.0
45	Wan'Dale RobinsonTEN	WR	4	19.0%	23	5.8	15.0%	0.39	66%	40.4
46	Dontayvion WicksPHI	WR	4	19.0%	20	5.0	28.8%	0.49	83%	37.7
47	Denzel BostonCLE	WR	4	18.8%	22	5.5	49.8%	0.63	92%	55.4
48	Brenton StrangeJAX	TE	4	18.8%	18	4.5	18.5%	0.41	79%	36.7
49	Xavier WorthyKC	WR	4	18.8%	22	5.5	22.3%	0.44	80%	33.3
50	Jahmyr GibbsDET	RB	4	18.5%	28	7.0	3.5%	0.30	78%	116.0

Showing 50 of 318.

G is games with a stat line; 2/3 means he played 2 of his team's 3, and every share and per-game number counts the missed game as zero. /G is per team game.

Tgt % target share · Tgt targets · Air % air-yards share · WOPR 1.5 × Tgt % + 0.7 × Air % · Snap % offensive snaps · PPR total points in the window.

Snap % averages only the games with a published snap count: 4 of the 1100 games in this view don't have one yet, and none is estimated.

About this board

Who is getting the ball

Who is actually getting the ball — targets, target share, air yards and WOPR for every receiver, tight end and running back, plus carries for the backs. Opportunity comes before points, and it holds steadier week to week than touchdowns do.

The target share lead belongs to Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR, 37.3%), Trey McBride (TE, 32.3%) and CeeDee Lamb (WR, 31.3%); the busiest running back is Derrick Henry (22.3 carries a game). Tap any column to re-rank, or switch the position and the weeks above.

Through Week 4, usage as of Oct 8, 2026.

Method

What each column measures

Target share is his targets divided by his team's targets that game. Air-yards share is the same for air yards — how far his targets traveled past the line of scrimmage — so it goes negative for a player targeted behind the line. WOPR (weighted opportunity rating) folds the two into one number: 1.5 × target share + 0.7 × air-yards share.

Snap % is the share of his team's offensive snaps he was on the field for — the widest measure of a role, because it counts the plays where the ball went somewhere else.

Every average is per team game. A game his team played without him in the box score counts as zero targets, zero carries and zero share — the league's stat feed writes a line for anyone who records a stat, so no line means no touch. That is also what a season share means: his slice of everything his team threw. The G column shows it: 2/3 means he played two of his team's three games. A bye is never counted, and neither is a game his team has not played yet.

Snap % is the one exception. Snap counts arrive after the box score, so the latest week is often blank for a day or two. A missing count is left out of his average rather than guessed, and a dash means none of his games in that window has one yet.

The windows are calendar weeks. Season is every week so far; Last 3 is the three most recent weeks; Wk 4 is the latest week alone. A team on bye inside a window simply has one game fewer in it. The minimum-games filter defaults to half the window's weeks, rounded up, so one big afternoon does not top the season board.

The honest part

What usage can't tell you

Early-season samples are small. Through the first few weeks a season average is two or three games, and one game plan, blowout or injury moves it by a third or more. Read the early board as a lead, not a verdict.

A share is only as big as the offense. A quarter of a pass-heavy team's targets is more balls than a quarter of a run-first team's. The targets-per-game column shows the raw volume behind every share.

Opportunity is not production. Usage tells you who is being given the chances; for who has cashed them in, see the fantasy points leaders. For whose role just jumped among players most leagues left on waivers, see the waiver wire risers.

Waiver wire risers — this week's biggest snap, target and carry jumps on the waiver wire.
Fantasy points leaders — the season-to-date scoring leaderboard, by position and format.
NFL injury report — who is out, doubtful and questionable this week.
Fantasy point calculator — score any stat line in Standard, Half-PPR or PPR.

Free weekly cheat sheet

Get the weekly usage leaders in your inbox.

Two short emails a week in season. Tuesday: the waiver adds worth a claim, the defenses and kickers worth streaming, and who’s gaining targets. Saturday: injury report changes, line moves, wind and the close start/sit calls. No spam, unsubscribe any time.

We’ll email you once to confirm. See our privacy policy.

Next step

Targets are volume. See who gets them near the goal line.

2026 red-zone and goal-line usage: targets inside the 20 and 10, carries inside the 20 and 5, team share and TDs — season or last 3 weeks.

Open the red zone report

Chalk & Sharp, our AI start/sit assistant, is coming soon