NFL Receiving Leaders

Comprehensive receiving statistics including EPA, target share, and efficiency metrics

Season EPA Target Detail Target Share
Player
GP
Targets
Recs
Yards
YPC
YPG
TDs
1st Downs
Total
/ Game
/ Catch
/ Target
/ Route
Target Rate
Catch Rate
CROE
aDOT
All
3rd Down
Red Zone
Jaxon Smith-Njigba headshot
J. Smith-Njigba
SEA25
11
107
80
1,313
16.4
119.4
7
57
+67.9
+6.2
+0.85
+0.63
74.8%
+14.88%
12.6
37.4%
32.5%
29.7%
George Pickens headshot
G. Pickens
DAL25
11
92
67
1,054
15.7
95.8
8
57
+81.7
+7.4
+1.22
+0.89
72.8%
+13.38%
12.0
23.1%
21.8%
20.0%
Puka Nacua headshot
P. Nacua
LAR25
10
98
80
947
11.8
94.7
4
48
+62.9
+6.3
+0.79
+0.64
81.6%
+13.65%
9.1
29.6%
30.0%
14.5%
Amon-Ra St. Brown headshot
A. St. Brown
DET25
11
107
75
884
11.8
80.4
9
45
+39.5
+3.6
+0.53
+0.37
70.1%
+2.82%
8.7
31.8%
32.6%
42.6%
Ja'Marr Chase headshot
J. Chase
CIN25
10
117
79
861
10.9
86.1
5
43
+24.3
+2.4
+0.31
+0.21
67.5%
+1.20%
8.6
32.7%
32.5%
34.0%
Drake London headshot
D. London
ATL25
9
95
60
810
13.5
90.0
6
39
+22.7
+2.5
+0.38
+0.24
63.2%
-0.31%
10.2
33.2%
27.4%
41.9%
Trey McBride headshot
T. McBride
ARI25
11
110
80
797
10.0
72.5
7
44
+52.8
+4.8
+0.66
+0.48
72.7%
+4.23%
6.7
27.0%
24.2%
29.7%
Justin Jefferson headshot
J. Jefferson
MIN25
11
100
60
795
13.3
72.3
2
34
-13.5
-1.2
-0.22
-0.13
60.0%
-1.73%
11.3
30.4%
32.0%
22.2%
Wan'Dale Robinson headshot
W. Robinson
NYG25
12
103
66
794
12.0
66.2
3
31
+18.9
+1.6
+0.29
+0.18
64.1%
-0.71%
8.7
27.8%
33.3%
17.0%
Tetairoa McMillan headshot
T. McMillan
CAR25
12
96
56
783
14.0
65.3
5
45
+19.2
+1.6
+0.34
+0.20
58.3%
-1.36%
11.1
26.7%
35.1%
21.9%
Christian McCaffrey headshot
C. McCaffrey
SF25
12
103
81
765
9.4
63.8
5
39
+36.4
+3.0
+0.45
+0.35
78.6%
+2.99%
2.5
25.2%
23.5%
29.5%
Zay Flowers headshot
Z. Flowers
BAL25
11
78
58
761
13.1
69.2
1
31
+30.3
+2.8
+0.52
+0.39
74.4%
+8.56%
8.9
28.2%
23.5%
18.9%
DeVonta Smith headshot
D. Smith
PHI25
11
79
55
754
13.7
68.5
3
32
+46.4
+4.2
+0.84
+0.59
69.6%
+8.83%
12.3
26.9%
35.9%
23.5%
Emeka Egbuka headshot
E. Egbuka
TB25
11
94
48
749
15.6
68.1
6
28
+14.9
+1.4
+0.31
+0.16
51.1%
-11.64%
11.9
25.6%
27.2%
26.0%
Chris Olave headshot
C. Olave
NO25
11
108
69
734
10.6
66.7
4
31
+13.6
+1.2
+0.20
+0.13
63.9%
-0.69%
10.8
29.0%
34.0%
26.3%
Jaylen Waddle headshot
J. Waddle
MIA25
11
73
49
722
14.7
65.6
5
35
+39.1
+3.6
+0.80
+0.54
67.1%
+6.40%
13.2
22.7%
19.7%
21.3%
Nico Collins headshot
N. Collins
HOU25
10
86
52
697
13.4
69.7
4
31
+15.4
+1.5
+0.30
+0.18
60.5%
-0.66%
11.3
24.9%
23.5%
28.3%
Stefon Diggs headshot
S. Diggs
NE25
12
75
61
679
11.1
56.6
3
35
+42.9
+3.6
+0.70
+0.57
81.3%
+15.97%
8.8
21.9%
26.6%
22.7%
Travis Kelce headshot
T. Kelce
KC25
11
73
54
674
12.5
61.3
4
35
+38.1
+3.5
+0.71
+0.52
74.0%
+5.39%
6.3
18.8%
15.7%
16.4%
Tyler Warren headshot
T. Warren
IND25
11
75
55
662
12.0
60.2
3
32
+33.4
+3.0
+0.61
+0.45
73.3%
+2.00%
5.1
21.4%
17.9%
26.8%
Rome Odunze headshot
R. Odunze
CHI25
11
85
42
653
15.5
59.4
6
36
+23.3
+2.1
+0.56
+0.27
49.4%
-8.19%
14.1
24.2%
30.8%
27.3%
Courtland Sutton headshot
C. Sutton
DEN25
11
75
45
649
14.4
59.0
4
32
+32.3
+2.9
+0.72
+0.43
60.0%
+1.45%
12.2
20.2%
28.9%
17.3%
Ladd McConkey headshot
L. McConkey
LAC25
11
84
54
644
11.9
58.5
4
29
+10.5
+1.0
+0.19
+0.13
64.3%
-2.26%
8.9
22.3%
21.1%
19.6%
CeeDee Lamb headshot
C. Lamb
DAL25
7
72
44
632
14.4
90.3
2
25
+5.1
+0.7
+0.12
+0.07
61.1%
-1.08%
12.1
28.5%
32.8%
24.4%
Davante Adams headshot
D. Adams
LAR25
11
94
48
631
13.1
57.4
12
40
+18.6
+1.7
+0.39
+0.20
51.1%
-6.53%
12.5
25.8%
34.1%
36.6%
Alec Pierce headshot
A. Pierce
IND25
9
54
29
611
21.1
67.9
1
25
+26.3
+2.9
+0.91
+0.49
53.7%
+0.77%
20.0
19.0%
17.2%
6.5%
Michael Pittman headshot
M. Pittman
IND25
11
81
59
607
10.3
55.2
7
36
+30.1
+2.7
+0.51
+0.37
72.8%
+6.88%
7.7
23.1%
19.2%
25.0%
Keenan Allen headshot
K. Allen
LAC25
11
86
56
592
10.6
53.8
4
36
+28.9
+2.6
+0.52
+0.34
65.1%
+0.47%
8.6
22.8%
36.8%
23.2%
Tee Higgins headshot
T. Higgins
CIN25
11
71
40
575
14.4
52.3
7
28
+23.9
+2.2
+0.60
+0.34
56.3%
-0.66%
12.7
18.1%
24.7%
20.8%
DK Metcalf headshot
D. Metcalf
PIT25
11
70
42
573
13.6
52.1
5
28
+14.8
+1.3
+0.35
+0.21
60.0%
-4.04%
10.2
21.7%
17.6%
19.6%
A.J. Brown headshot
A. Brown
PHI25
10
75
46
567
12.3
56.7
4
24
+21.7
+2.2
+0.47
+0.29
61.3%
+0.02%
11.4
27.4%
28.4%
34.5%
Jameson Williams headshot
J. Williams
DET25
11
53
31
562
18.1
51.1
5
26
+25.2
+2.3
+0.81
+0.48
58.5%
-2.64%
13.9
15.7%
21.7%
8.5%
Bijan Robinson headshot
B. Robinson
ATL25
11
61
49
543
11.1
49.4
2
22
+21.1
+1.9
+0.43
+0.35
80.3%
+2.57%
1.3
18.2%
15.7%
27.3%
Juwan Johnson headshot
J. Johnson
NO25
11
67
49
537
11.0
48.8
3
26
+19.3
+1.8
+0.39
+0.29
73.1%
+2.94%
7.4
18.0%
19.1%
18.4%
Hunter Henry headshot
H. Henry
NE25
12
63
41
537
13.1
44.8
5
29
+22.7
+1.9
+0.55
+0.36
65.1%
+0.25%
8.4
18.4%
19.1%
29.5%
Michael Wilson headshot
M. Wilson
ARI25
11
71
47
534
11.4
48.5
1
26
+22.7
+2.1
+0.48
+0.32
66.2%
+2.82%
10.8
17.4%
22.1%
10.8%
Khalil Shakir headshot
K. Shakir
BUF25
11
72
54
531
9.8
48.3
3
23
+7.4
+0.7
+0.14
+0.10
75.0%
+1.64%
3.9
21.9%
26.9%
23.8%
Tre Tucker headshot
T. Tucker
OAK25
11
64
41
530
12.9
48.2
5
24
+17.7
+1.6
+0.43
+0.28
64.1%
-2.78%
10.3
18.6%
11.1%
15.9%
Rashid Shaheed headshot
R. Shaheed
SEA25
12
74
47
529
11.3
44.1
2
23
-2.0
-0.2
-0.04
-0.03
63.5%
-0.43%
11.6
19.4%
14.6%
17.0%
Marvin Harrison Jr. headshot
M. Harrison
ARI25
9
63
34
525
15.4
58.3
4
25
+28.4
+3.2
+0.83
+0.45
54.0%
-4.81%
12.3
20.7%
17.6%
19.0%
Romeo Doubs headshot
R. Doubs
GB25
11
68
41
522
12.7
47.5
4
31
+18.1
+1.6
+0.44
+0.27
60.3%
+0.90%
12.6
21.6%
20.9%
26.1%
Brock Bowers headshot
B. Bowers
OAK25
8
65
45
510
11.3
63.8
3
24
+13.8
+1.7
+0.31
+0.21
69.2%
+1.63%
6.9
24.2%
23.9%
36.4%
Troy Franklin headshot
T. Franklin
DEN25
11
84
46
509
11.1
46.3
5
24
-0.2
-0.0
-0.01
-0.00
54.8%
-3.06%
13.6
22.6%
18.4%
32.7%
Jakobi Meyers headshot
J. Meyers
JAX25
10
64
45
507
11.3
50.7
1
24
+1.1
+0.1
+0.02
+0.02
70.3%
+4.91%
9.3
21.5%
29.3%
17.3%
Oronde Gadsden II headshot
O. Gadsden
LAC25
9
49
37
507
13.7
56.3
2
20
+16.1
+1.8
+0.43
+0.33
75.5%
+10.67%
8.3
15.5%
13.4%
23.5%
Quentin Johnston headshot
Q. Johnston
LAC25
9
65
37
502
13.6
55.8
6
18
+5.9
+0.7
+0.16
+0.09
56.9%
-6.24%
10.4
20.6%
19.5%
23.8%
Dalton Schultz headshot
D. Schultz
HOU25
11
73
52
497
9.6
45.2
1
26
+22.8
+2.1
+0.44
+0.31
71.2%
+3.10%
6.8
19.0%
24.0%
13.8%
Sam LaPorta headshot
S. LaPorta
DET25
9
49
40
489
12.2
54.3
3
23
+36.4
+4.0
+0.91
+0.74
81.6%
+12.58%
5.7
18.6%
20.0%
14.3%
Tucker Kraft headshot
T. Kraft
GB25
8
44
32
489
15.3
61.1
6
22
+39.1
+4.9
+1.22
+0.89
72.7%
+3.27%
4.6
18.7%
20.0%
31.6%
Kendrick Bourne headshot
K. Bourne
SF25
9
42
31
482
15.5
53.6
0
23
+25.4
+2.8
+0.82
+0.60
73.8%
+9.46%
10.9
13.2%
11.4%
4.4%
DJ Moore headshot
D. Moore
CHI25
11
58
36
474
13.2
43.1
3
22
+11.1
+1.0
+0.31
+0.19
62.1%
-1.32%
10.5
16.5%
15.4%
13.6%
Deebo Samuel Sr. headshot
D. Samuel
WAS25
10
69
53
470
8.9
47.0
5
19
+16.1
+1.6
+0.30
+0.23
76.8%
+6.42%
5.3
26.3%
17.2%
40.0%
Harold Fannin Jr. headshot
H. Fannin
CLE25
11
70
48
462
9.6
42.0
2
21
+3.8
+0.3
+0.08
+0.05
68.6%
-0.91%
5.7
19.4%
19.8%
15.9%
Jake Ferguson headshot
J. Ferguson
DAL25
11
77
65
460
7.1
41.8
7
23
+15.7
+1.4
+0.24
+0.20
84.4%
+11.31%
4.2
19.3%
16.8%
27.1%
Kyle Pitts headshot
K. Pitts
ATL25
11
67
49
459
9.4
41.7
1
23
-4.2
-0.4
-0.08
-0.06
73.1%
+2.66%
7.5
19.9%
24.1%
15.2%
Dalton Kincaid headshot
D. Kincaid
BUF25
8
37
29
448
15.4
56.0
4
21
+32.1
+4.0
+1.11
+0.87
78.4%
+15.59%
9.3
15.4%
19.3%
16.7%
Kayshon Boutte headshot
K. Boutte
NE25
10
33
25
446
17.8
44.6
5
21
+34.9
+3.5
+1.40
+1.06
75.8%
+21.40%
16.4
11.7%
14.5%
5.1%
Marquise Brown headshot
M. Brown
KC25
11
58
39
439
11.3
39.9
4
23
+21.2
+1.9
+0.54
+0.37
67.2%
+3.32%
9.9
14.9%
18.1%
13.4%
Theo Johnson headshot
T. Johnson
NYG25
12
60
39
427
10.9
35.6
5
22
+13.9
+1.2
+0.36
+0.23
65.0%
+0.67%
7.7
16.2%
20.7%
27.7%
Parker Washington headshot
P. Washington
JAX25
10
62
35
421
12.0
42.1
3
22
+2.4
+0.2
+0.07
+0.04
56.5%
-3.35%
11.1
18.6%
22.9%
23.4%
Brian Thomas Jr. headshot
B. Thomas
JAX25
8
60
30
420
14.0
52.5
1
19
-0.0
-0.0
-0.00
-0.00
50.0%
-9.65%
12.8
21.0%
27.4%
12.1%
Jauan Jennings headshot
J. Jennings
SF25
10
65
37
419
11.3
41.9
4
21
-14.0
-1.4
-0.38
-0.21
56.9%
-4.71%
9.9
20.1%
27.7%
24.5%
Mack Hollins headshot
M. Hollins
NE25
11
44
32
417
13.0
37.9
2
22
+23.0
+2.1
+0.72
+0.52
72.7%
+11.86%
12.4
14.0%
12.5%
12.2%
Cooper Kupp headshot
C. Kupp
SEA25
10
46
31
414
13.4
41.4
1
18
+6.7
+0.7
+0.22
+0.14
67.4%
-0.76%
7.9
17.6%
25.7%
11.4%
Jordan Addison headshot
J. Addison
MIN25
8
53
28
412
14.7
51.5
3
18
+7.4
+0.9
+0.26
+0.14
52.8%
-4.39%
14.0
20.2%
10.5%
24.4%
Cade Otton headshot
C. Otton
TB25
10
61
41
402
9.8
40.2
0
18
-2.0
-0.2
-0.05
-0.03
67.2%
-5.48%
5.2
18.0%
14.3%
6.8%
Jerry Jeudy headshot
J. Jeudy
CLE25
11
76
32
395
12.3
35.9
1
21
-35.0
-3.2
-1.09
-0.46
42.1%
-15.13%
11.9
21.1%
26.4%
20.5%
Garrett Wilson headshot
G. Wilson
NYJ25
7
60
36
395
11.0
56.4
4
18
-2.1
-0.3
-0.06
-0.03
60.0%
-2.68%
8.9
33.7%
37.8%
21.7%
Rashee Rice headshot
R. Rice
KC25
5
48
34
394
11.6
78.8
3
21
+21.7
+4.3
+0.64
+0.45
70.8%
+1.84%
4.8
26.2%
21.1%
45.2%
Zach Ertz headshot
Z. Ertz
WAS25
11
58
39
387
9.9
35.2
4
18
+6.0
+0.5
+0.15
+0.10
67.2%
+3.25%
8.9
19.8%
19.7%
25.0%
Colston Loveland headshot
C. Loveland
CHI25
10
39
28
378
13.5
37.8
3
16
+24.7
+2.5
+0.88
+0.63
71.8%
+8.79%
8.9
12.4%
16.3%
20.0%
Chig Okonkwo headshot
C. Okonkwo
TEN25
11
46
35
377
10.8
34.3
0
16
+8.2
+0.7
+0.23
+0.18
76.1%
+2.04%
5.4
13.2%
8.9%
3.3%
Jahmyr Gibbs headshot
J. Gibbs
DET25
11
55
48
376
7.8
34.2
3
17
+10.3
+0.9
+0.22
+0.19
87.3%
+7.47%
-0.3
16.3%
15.2%
17.0%
Dallas Goedert headshot
D. Goedert
PHI25
10
52
38
376
9.9
37.6
7
21
+21.5
+2.1
+0.57
+0.41
73.1%
+3.81%
8.0
19.0%
12.9%
20.6%
Tyquan Thornton headshot
T. Thornton
KC25
9
31
15
372
24.8
41.3
3
12
+20.9
+2.3
+1.39
+0.67
48.4%
+8.22%
27.3
9.4%
15.3%
7.3%
DeMario Douglas headshot
D. Douglas
NE25
11
36
24
369
15.4
33.5
3
14
+25.0
+2.3
+1.04
+0.70
66.7%
+5.24%
9.7
11.0%
11.2%
15.0%
Darius Slayton headshot
D. Slayton
NYG25
9
36
24
366
15.3
40.7
0
12
+11.0
+1.2
+0.46
+0.31
66.7%
+6.61%
14.4
12.8%
6.4%
7.9%
De'Von Achane headshot
D. Achane
MIA25
11
71
54
363
6.7
33.0
4
17
-14.1
-1.3
-0.26
-0.20
76.1%
-3.00%
0.3
22.1%
22.4%
19.1%
Sterling Shepard headshot
S. Shepard
TB25
11
51
37
361
9.8
32.8
1
17
-3.3
-0.3
-0.09
-0.06
72.5%
+6.03%
7.8
13.9%
21.7%
14.0%
Xavier Worthy headshot
X. Worthy
KC25
9
53
31
340
11.0
37.8
1
15
+8.6
+1.0
+0.28
+0.16
58.5%
-1.82%
13.0
16.3%
12.1%
9.8%
Elic Ayomanor headshot
E. Ayomanor
TEN25
10
59
28
334
11.9
33.4
2
20
-0.7
-0.1
-0.03
-0.01
47.5%
-12.52%
12.9
19.0%
22.8%
20.0%
Ricky Pearsall headshot
R. Pearsall
SF25
6
35
23
333
14.5
55.5
0
18
+9.1
+1.5
+0.39
+0.26
65.7%
+11.74%
15.2
17.1%
25.5%
10.3%
Keon Coleman headshot
K. Coleman
BUF25
9
51
32
330
10.3
36.7
3
22
+4.8
+0.5
+0.15
+0.10
62.7%
+3.80%
11.3
19.2%
14.1%
17.9%
George Kittle headshot
G. Kittle
SF25
7
40
33
329
10.0
47.0
5
20
+30.0
+4.3
+0.91
+0.75
82.5%
+15.06%
6.3
19.0%
18.5%
22.5%
AJ Barner headshot
A. Barner
SEA25
10
41
33
324
9.8
32.4
4
16
+11.7
+1.2
+0.35
+0.29
80.5%
+11.60%
4.9
15.0%
14.9%
22.9%
Josh Downs headshot
J. Downs
IND25
10
54
38
319
8.4
31.9
3
23
+11.7
+1.2
+0.31
+0.22
70.4%
+4.02%
6.7
17.0%
26.8%
20.4%
Jalen Nailor headshot
J. Nailor
MIN25
11
39
20
318
15.9
28.9
2
16
+10.1
+0.9
+0.51
+0.26
51.3%
-4.86%
12.5
11.9%
17.3%
20.4%
Andrei Iosivas headshot
A. Iosivas
CIN25
9
42
23
317
13.8
35.2
1
16
+6.0
+0.7
+0.26
+0.14
54.8%
-9.39%
10.4
12.2%
15.0%
11.6%
Calvin Ridley headshot
C. Ridley
TEN25
7
36
17
303
17.8
43.3
0
13
+12.2
+1.7
+0.72
+0.34
47.2%
-13.11%
12.6
16.4%
20.0%
11.8%
Breece Hall headshot
B. Hall
NYJ25
10
37
28
301
10.8
30.1
1
10
+10.3
+1.0
+0.37
+0.28
75.7%
-0.53%
0.9
13.4%
7.6%
13.5%
T.J. Hockenson headshot
T. Hockenson
MIN25
11
51
38
299
7.9
27.2
2
14
+5.1
+0.5
+0.13
+0.10
74.5%
+0.13%
4.5
15.5%
12.0%
14.8%
JuJu Smith-Schuster headshot
J. Smith-Schuster
KC25
10
32
26
299
11.5
29.9
1
16
+8.8
+0.9
+0.34
+0.27
81.3%
+11.01%
5.9
9.2%
9.5%
12.9%
Travis Hunter headshot
T. Hunter
JAX25
7
45
28
298
10.6
42.6
1
12
-2.3
-0.3
-0.08
-0.05
62.2%
-4.66%
7.9
17.8%
16.7%
17.9%
Darnell Mooney headshot
D. Mooney
ATL25
9
45
19
298
15.7
33.1
1
16
+1.0
+0.1
+0.05
+0.02
42.2%
-15.42%
15.5
17.1%
20.3%
11.5%
Pat Freiermuth headshot
P. Freiermuth
PIT25
10
32
26
298
11.5
29.8
4
12
+13.9
+1.4
+0.53
+0.43
81.3%
+10.91%
5.6
10.7%
10.6%
15.4%
Mason Taylor headshot
M. Taylor
NYJ25
11
54
37
297
8.0
27.0
1
18
+11.8
+1.1
+0.32
+0.22
68.5%
+0.61%
5.4
18.4%
16.4%
23.7%
Brenton Strange headshot
B. Strange
JAX25
6
29
25
297
11.9
49.5
0
14
+19.3
+3.2
+0.77
+0.67
86.2%
+14.69%
6.7
14.9%
19.1%
3.2%
Luther Burden III headshot
L. Burden
CHI25
10
28
22
295
13.4
29.5
1
11
+9.0
+0.9
+0.41
+0.32
78.6%
+6.90%
7.8
8.9%
7.2%
7.9%
Jayden Higgins headshot
J. Higgins
HOU25
11
46
27
294
10.9
26.7
4
17
+8.1
+0.7
+0.30
+0.18
58.7%
-0.17%
12.1
12.0%
8.3%
13.8%
David Njoku headshot
D. Njoku
CLE25
9
45
30
288
9.6
32.0
3
10
-3.7
-0.4
-0.12
-0.08
66.7%
-3.74%
5.6
13.9%
14.4%
19.0%

NFL Receiving Leaders & Advanced Statistics

Current Season Overview

The 2025 NFL season has showcased exceptional receiving talent across all positions. Our receiving leaders tracker allows you to sort by traditional statistics like receiving yards, receptions, and touchdowns, as well as advanced analytics like total Expected Points Added (EPA)EPA per target, EPA per route run, catch rate over expected (CROE), and average depth of target (aDOT).

Here are the current leaders for receiving yards and total EPA, representing the most popular traditional and advanced statistics respectively:

2025 Receiving Leaders

PlayerTeamYardsRecs
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Seahawks
131380
George Pickens
Cowboys
105467
Puka Nacua
Rams
94780
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Lions
88475
Ja'Marr Chase
Bengals
86179
Drake London
Falcons
81060
Trey McBride
Cardinals
79780
Justin Jefferson
Vikings
79560
Wan'Dale Robinson
Giants
79466
Tetairoa McMillan
Panthers
78356
PlayerTeamTotal EPAEPA / Target
George Pickens
Cowboys
81.70.89
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Seahawks
67.90.63
Puka Nacua
Rams
62.90.64
Trey McBride
Cardinals
52.80.48
DeVonta Smith
Eagles
46.40.59
Stefon Diggs
Patriots
42.90.57
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Lions
39.50.37
Tucker Kraft
Packers
39.10.89
Jaylen Waddle
Dolphins
39.10.54
Travis Kelce
Chiefs
38.10.52

Understanding Receiving Statistics

Traditional Season Stats

Traditional receiving statistics are widely used and a foundational way to assess receiver production in a given season. The table above includes the most relevant traditional stats for receivers, including total receiving yards, receptions, targets, touchdowns, and yards per catch. These metrics show pure production and opportunity volume.

Key Traditional Metrics:

  • Total Receiving Yards - Season accumulation of passing yards gained
  • Receptions - Total number of completed targets
  • Targets - Total passing attempts directed at the receiver
  • Receiving Touchdowns - Scoring receptions in the end zone
  • Yards per Reception - Average yards gained per completed catch

Advanced Analytics

Beyond the traditional stats, there are a number of less well known, but highly useful advanced statistics. Here's an overview of the most important advanced stats for receivers:

Expected Points Added (EPA)

EPA stands for Expected Points Added and measures how much a given play increases or decreases a team's expected points based on field position, down, and distance. EPA shows true impact beyond basic statistics by accounting for game situation and field position.

Learn more about Expected Points Added

In the context of receiving, EPA can be calculated from the plays the receiver was involved in. EPA can be calculated from a variety of different perspectives, each creating a different view of receiver performance.

EPA Breakdowns:

  • EPA per Reception - Efficiency metric similar to yards per recepetion.
  • EPA per Target - Measures efficiency like EPA per reception, but also includes the negative effects of incompletions, drops, and interceptions. Recievers with poor on ball skills or who are targeted too frequently will see a large fall off between EPA per reception and EPA per target since they have, on average, more negative plays.
  • EPA per Route - Perhaps the single best metric for evaluating receiver efficiency, EPA per route run takes the added context of EPA per Target, but also considers plays where a receiver is not targeted. In doing so, EPA per route run also encompasses an element of a receiver's ability to create seperation and opportunity for their quarterback. Receivers who see a lot of playing time, but fail to get open and earn targets tend to have a large fall off between EPA per reception and EPA per route run.
  • EPA per Game - EPA per game takes the efficiency measuring ability of EPA per reception, target, or route run, and adds an element of volume. You will see that the best receivers are not only efficient, but also accumulate a lot of total EPA as they sustain efficient production over a volume of plays. EPA per Game is a great metric for total impact.

Target Analysis

Beyond EPA, another area of more advanced analysis is to look at performance based on targets as it can speak to not only the concepts discussed above, but also a receiver's use within an NFL offense.

Catch Rate - Catch rate is the percent of targets that resulted in a catch. Leading receivers tend to convert more of their targets into receptions, which creates a higher catch rate. However, catch rate can be highly sensative to contextual factors. For instance, Running Backs who are mainly targeted on short passes, designed screens, and checkdowns will have higher catch rates because these throws are short and often not contested.

Average Depth of Target (aDOT) - aDOT is the average depth of a receiver's targets. This metric gives context on the types of routes a receiver runs and the types of targets they receive. "Deep Threat" receivers often have high aDOTs, while underneath receivers and running backs tend to have much lower aDOT. This metric is good as a contextual counter balance to catch rate, but it's not perfect.

Catch Rate Over Expected (CROE) - CROE measures the percentage of targets a receiver catches relative to what would be expected based on contextual factors like depth of target. It can be thought of as a combination of catch rate and aDOT, and generally correlates well with receiver quality.

Learn more about Over Expected metrics here

Target Share - The final family of metrics are Target Share, which represent the percent of a team's targets a receiver gets across a variety of contexts. Elite receivers will generally command upwards of 30% target share. Receivers with particular skillsets may also see higher target shares in different contexts, which is why this page includes Target Share on Third Down and Target Share in the Red Zone.