Left-Aligned Targets Allowed | NFL Advanced Stats

	Player	Position
1	Brandon Cisse	CB	46	-	17	29	-	25	21
2	Jacob Parrish	CB	43	5	27	40	-	20	23
3	Brandon Stephens	CB	40	4	14	26	-	20	20
4	Quinyon Mitchell	CB	37	3	18	30	-	19	18
4	Marlon Humphrey	CB	37	6	13	22	-	14	23

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What Are Left-Aligned Targets Allowed?

Left-aligned targets allowed counts how many passes were thrown at the receiver a defender was covering when that receiver lined up on the OFFENSE's left -- which is the defense's right side of the field. About a third of starting outside corners travel with a receiver rather than sticking to one side, but most do not: across 2025, of 97 defenders with at least 200 charted perimeter coverage snaps, the average share taken from his more common side was 66.7%, and 30 of the 97 topped 70%. A defender who is genuinely side-loyal will show a real gap between his left and right totals; one who travels will look similar on both. This is a volume number, so pair it with Left-Aligned Target Rate Allowed, which controls for how many left-side routes he actually defended.

Which players lead the NFL in left-aligned targets allowed in 2026?

Brandon Cisse of Green Bay is the 2026 NFL leader in left-aligned targets allowed at 46, through games played October 30, 2026. Second is Jacob Parrish of Tampa Bay at 43, then Brandon Stephens of the New York Jets third at 40. Cisse's total puts him 3 left-aligned targets clear of second place & 29 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Daxton Hill of Cincinnati is the highest-ranked defensive back on the board at 20 left-aligned targets, 17th overall. Quinyon Mitchell of Philadelphia, Marlon Humphrey of Baltimore & Kamari Lassiter of Houston are tied for fourth at 37, then Tyson Campbell of Cleveland seventh at 30, Sauce Gardner of Indianapolis eighth at 27, C.J. Henderson of Atlanta ninth at 24 & Amik Robertson of Washington, Roger McCreary of Detroit, Deonte Banks of the New York Giants and Tyrique Stevenson of Chicago are tied for tenth at 23.

Jacob Parrish of Tampa Bay ranks second on the season at 43 but has led the league in left-aligned targets allowed over the last three weeks at 27. Mansoor Delane of Kansas City, Jarrian Jones of Jacksonville & Hezekiah Masses of Las Vegas are tied 14th at 21, then Daxton Hill of Cincinnati 17th at 20.

All 9 players are within 3 left-aligned targets of each other. Quincy Riley of New Orleans, DaRon Bland of Dallas & Josh Jobe of Seattle are tied 18th at 19, then Renardo Green of San Francisco, Jamel Dean of Pittsburgh & Alontae Taylor of Tennessee tied 21st at 18 and Christian Benford of Buffalo & Cam Hart of the Los Angeles Chargers tied 24th at 17. Twenty-four of the 25 are cornerbacks; the only defensive back is Hill 17th. Six ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

These 25 are drawn from 42 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 74 routes is applied. Left-aligned targets allowed counts how many passes were thrown at the receiver a defender was covering when that receiver lined up on the OFFENSE's left -- which is the defense's right side of the field. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.