What Are Targets Per Route Run vs. Man?
Targets per route run allowed vs. man measures the rate of targets per route defended in man coverage.
Targets per Route Run Allowed vs. Man | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quan Martin |  | SAF | 0.00 | - | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1 | Nick Cross | | SAF | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Julius BrentsQuestionable: NeckPractice: Full ParticipationWeek 8 report · updated Oct 29 |  | CB | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.06 | - | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Javon Bullard |  | SAF | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.08 | - | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Christian Roland-Wallace |  | CB | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | - | 0.08 | 0.04 |
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Who has the lowest targets per route run allowed vs. man in the NFL in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, Quan Martin of Washington & Nick Cross of Washington are tied for the lowest targets per route run allowed vs. man in the NFL at 0.00. Julius Brents of Miami is third with 0.05. A gap of 0.12 targets separates the leaders from the 25th-ranked player.
Quan Martin of Washington is the highest-ranked safety on the board at 0.00 targets, first overall, & the first Washington player inside the top ten. Javon Bullard of Green Bay is fourth with 0.05, Christian Roland-Wallace of Kansas City fifth with 0.05, Mike Jackson of Carolina sixth with 0.06, Micah Robinson of Tennessee seventh with 0.07, Cobie Durant of Dallas eighth with 0.08, Cole Bishop of Buffalo ninth with 0.08 & Julian Love of Seattle tenth with 0.08.
A gap of 0.01 targets separates fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Billy Bowman Jr. of Atlanta ranks 11th with 0.09, Denzel Burke of Arizona 12th with 0.10, Chau Smith-Wade of Carolina 13th with 0.10, Jourdan Lewis of Jacksonville 14th with 0.11, Jalen Ramsey of Pittsburgh 15th with 0.11, Reed Blankenship of Houston 16th with 0.11 & Denzel Ward of Cleveland 17th with 0.11.
Twelve players sit inside 0.01 targets of each other from 14th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Tyson Campbell of Cleveland & Christian Benford of Buffalo are tied 18th with 0.12, Craig Woodson of New England, Nick Emmanwori of Seattle & Carrington Valentine of Green Bay tied 20th with 0.12, Joshua Williams of Tennessee is 23rd with 0.12, Ji'Ayir Brown of San Francisco 24th with 0.12 & Sauce Gardner of Indianapolis 25th with 0.12. Buffalo, Carolina, Cleveland, Green Bay, Seattle, Tennessee & Washington are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Fifteen of the 25 are cornerbacks; the nine safeties are Martin first, Cross first, Bullard fourth, Bishop ninth, Love 10th, Blankenship 16th, Woodson 20th, Emmanwori 20th & Brown 24th; the only defensive back is Valentine 20th. Three ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 193 NFL players in the 2026 regular season, ranked lowest first. A minimum of 44 routes is applied. Targets per route run allowed vs. man measures the rate of targets per route defended in man coverage. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
