Right-Aligned Targets Allowed | NFL Advanced Stats

	Player	Position
1	Keisean Nixon	DB	51	-	20	31	-	24	27
2	Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	44	3	14	28	-	29	15
3	Riq Woolen	CB	43	5	22	35	-	28	15
4	Nate Wiggins	CB	39	7	16	29	-	15	24
5	Azareye'h Thomas	CB	36	4	16	27	-	11	25

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What Are Right-Aligned Targets Allowed?

Right-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 right -- which is the defense's left side of the field. Read next to Left-Aligned Targets Allowed to see whether a defender's workload is genuinely split by side or concentrated on one -- most true left/right corners show a clear lean, since they are drawn to a boundary rather than to a receiver. Pair this with Right-Aligned Target Rate Allowed before concluding anything from volume alone.

Who has the most right-aligned targets allowed in the NFL in 2026?

The top player in right-aligned targets allowed is Keisean Nixon of Green Bay, at 51 through games played October 30, 2026. Derek Stingley Jr. of Houston ranks second at 44, with Riq Woolen of Philadelphia third at 43. Nixon's total puts him 7 right-aligned targets clear of second place & 33 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Keisean Nixon of Green Bay is the highest-ranked defensive back on the board at 51 right-aligned targets, first overall. Nate Wiggins of Baltimore ranks fourth at 39, with Azareye'h Thomas of the New York Jets & Denzel Ward of Cleveland tied for fifth at 36, Jarrian Jones of Jacksonville & Jaylon Johnson of Chicago tied for seventh at 33, Zyon McCollum of Tampa Bay ranks ninth at 31 & Mike Hughes of Atlanta tenth at 29.

Jarrian Jones of Jacksonville ranks seventh on the season at 33 but has led the league in right-aligned targets allowed over the last three weeks at 24. Charvarius Ward of Indianapolis, Asante Samuel Jr. of Pittsburgh & Eric Stokes of Las Vegas are tied 11th at 28, with Will Lee III of Carolina, Greg Newsome II of the New York Giants & DaRon Bland of Dallas tied 14th at 23 & Rasul Douglas of Washington ranks 17th at 22.

The last seven players in the ranking sit inside 2 right-aligned targets of each other. Josh Jobe of Seattle ranks 18th at 21, with Cordale Flott of Tennessee, Renardo Green of San Francisco & Christian Gonzalez of New England tied 19th at 20, Myles Harden of Cleveland & Nohl Williams of Kansas City tied 22nd at 19 and Riley Moss of Denver & Javon Bullard of Green Bay tied 24th at 18. Cleveland & Green Bay are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Twenty-three of the 25 are cornerbacks; the only defensive back is Nixon first; the only safety is Bullard 24th. Seven ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

41 NFL players are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. A minimum of 72 routes is applied. Right-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 right -- which is the defense's left side of the field. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.