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NFL Yards Per Target Leaders 2025

Kayshon Boutte (WR, NE) led the NFL in yards per target in 2025 at 11.98. 155 players with 40+ targets qualified. Source: nflverse.

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Yards per target is what a team got back every time it threw at a player, whether or not he caught it. Because the denominator is targets rather than catches, drops and contested misses count against him, which is exactly what you want when judging efficiency.

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NFL Yards Per Target leaders, 2025 season (40+ targets minimum)
Rank	Player	Pos	Team	Yards Per Target	Targets	Receptions	Rec Yards	Games
1	Kayshon Boutte	WR	NE	11.98	46	33	551	14
2	Alec Pierce	WR	IND	11.94	84	47	1,003	15
3	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	11.65	49	39	571	12
4	Christian Watson	WR	GB	11.11	55	35	611	10
5	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	11.11	44	32	489	8
6	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	11.00	163	119	1,793	17
7	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	10.95	102	65	1,117	17
8	Luther Burden III	WR	CHI	10.87	60	47	652	15
9	George Pickens	WR	DAL	10.43	137	93	1,429	17
10	Kendrick Bourne	WR	SF	10.40	53	37	551	14
11	Puka Nacua	WR	LA	10.33	166	129	1,715	16
12	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	10.26	118	86	1,211	17
13	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	9.98	49	40	489	9
14	Ricky Pearsall	WR	SF	9.96	53	36	528	9
15	Stefon Diggs	WR	NE	9.93	102	85	1,013	17
16	DeMario Douglas	WR	NE	9.72	46	31	447	16
17	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	9.70	60	38	582	10
18	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	LAC	9.62	69	49	664	15
19	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	9.31	120	71	1,117	15
20	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	9.21	117	75	1,077	13
21	Jalen Coker	WR	CAR	9.16	43	33	394	11
22	George Kittle	TE	SF	9.10	69	57	628	11
23	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	9.10	100	64	910	16
24	Brenton Strange	TE	JAX	9.00	60	46	540	12
25	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	9.00	54	41	486	15
26	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	8.92	113	77	1,008	17
27	Parker Washington	WR	JAX	8.92	95	58	847	16
28	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	8.83	87	60	768	17
29	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	8.75	84	51	735	13
30	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO	8.72	102	77	889	17
31	Colston Loveland	TE	CHI	8.70	82	58	713	16
32	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	8.63	98	59	846	15
33	DK Metcalf	WR	PIT	8.59	99	59	850	15
34	Darius Slayton	WR	NYG	8.54	63	37	538	14
35	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	8.52	85	55	724	16
36	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF	8.51	49	36	417	16
37	Ryan Flournoy	WR	DAL	8.48	56	40	475	15
38	Cooper Kupp	WR	SEA	8.47	70	47	593	16
39	Darnell Washington	TE	PIT	8.47	43	31	364	13
40	Mack Hollins	WR	NE	8.46	65	46	550	14
41	Jalen Nailor	WR	MIN	8.38	53	29	444	17
42	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	8.33	73	41	608	12
43	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	8.31	122	70	1,014	17
44	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	8.29	121	78	1,003	15
45	Drake London	WR	ATL	8.21	112	68	919	12
46	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	8.20	124	74	1,017	17
47	Matthew Golden	WR	GB	8.20	44	29	361	14
48	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	8.15	172	117	1,401	17
49	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	8.02	85	50	682	17
50	Michael Wilson	WR	ARI	7.98	126	78	1,006	17

Showing the top 50 of 155 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.

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Who led the NFL in yards per target in 2025?

Kayshon Boutte (WR, NE) led the NFL in yards per target in 2025 at 11.98. Alec Pierce (WR, IND) was next at 11.94.

What is yards per target?

How many players qualified for the 2025 yards per target leaderboard?

155 players with 40+ targets qualified for the 2025 yards per target leaderboard. The table above lists the top 50.

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Stats as of September 2, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.

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