2026 season · WR leaderboards
2026 season
Leaders appear
after week 1.
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.
2026 season starts September 10, 2026; leaders appear after week 1
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Yards Per Target leaders, all positions
Yards Per Target by position: tight ends · running backs
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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.