What Is Target Rate vs. Zone?
Target rate allowed vs. zone measures the percentage of zone coverage routes that result in a target.
Target Rate Allowed vs. Zone | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalen King |  | CB | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | - | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| 2 | Cam Taylor-BrittInjured ReserveRoster status |  | CB | 4.2% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| 3 | Avieon TerrellQuestionable: IllnessPractice: Limited ParticipationWeek 8 report · updated Oct 29 |  | CB | 5.1% | - | 0.0% | 2.2% | - | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| 4 | DJ Turner II |  | CB | 6.6% | 8.3% | 6.3% | 6.0% | - | 7.4% | 6.1% |
| 5 | Caleb Downs |  | SAF | 7.5% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 10.3% | - | 5.1% | 10.7% |
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Who has the lowest target rate allowed vs. zone in the NFL in 2026?
The player with the lowest target rate allowed vs. zone is Kalen King of Arizona, at 2.2% through games played November 3, 2026. Cam Taylor-Britt of Indianapolis ranks second at 4.2%, with Avieon Terrell of Atlanta third at 5.1%. King's rate puts him 2.0 percentage points clear of second place & 8.5 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Caleb Downs of Dallas is the highest-ranked safety on the board at 7.5%, fifth overall. DJ Turner II of Cincinnati ranks fourth at 6.6%, with Kristian Fulton of Kansas City sixth at 7.6%, Fabian Moreau of Washington seventh at 7.7%, Donte Jackson of the Los Angeles Chargers eighth at 8.3%, Sydney Brown of Atlanta ninth at 8.5% & Nehemiah Pritchett of Seattle tenth at 8.6%.
Cam Taylor-Britt of Indianapolis ranks second on the season at 4.2% but has the league's lowest target rate allowed vs. zone over the last three weeks at 0.0%. Joey Porter Jr. of Dallas ranks 11th at 8.8%, with Tre'von Moehrig of Carolina 12th at 9.0%, Deommodore Lenoir of San Francisco 13th at 9.0%, Dee Alford of Buffalo 14th at 9.3%, Nick Cross of Washington 15th at 9.7% and Chau Smith-Wade of Carolina & Chidobe Awuzie of Baltimore are tied 16th at 9.8%.
Nine players sit inside five tenths of a percentage point from 16th to 24th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Antonio Johnson of Jacksonville ranks 18th at 9.8%, with Jahdae Barron of Denver 19th at 9.9%, Keyon Martin of Baltimore 20th at 10.0%, Jaycee Horn of Carolina 21st at 10.2%, Emmanuel Forbes of the Los Angeles Rams 22nd at 10.2%, Derek Stingley Jr. of Houston 23rd at 10.2%, Pat Surtain II of Denver 24th at 10.3% & Cam Hart of the Los Angeles Chargers 25th at 10.7%. Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Dallas, Denver, Washington & the Los Angeles Chargers are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25. Twenty of the 25 are cornerbacks; the five safeties are Downs fifth, Brown ninth, Moehrig 12th, Cross 15th & Johnson 18th. One rank inside the top 25 is shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
193 NFL players are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above, ranked lowest first. A minimum of 44 routes is applied. Target rate allowed vs. zone measures the percentage of zone coverage routes that result in a target. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
