What Are Fantasy Points Per Opportunity?
Fantasy Points Per Opportunity measures the average fantasy points a player produces per rushing attempt or target -- no passing attempts included.
Fantasy Points Per Opportunity | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Cooper Jr. |  | WR | 3.8 | - | 3.7 | - | - | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 2 | Nate Adkins |  | TE | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | - | 3.6 | - |
| 3 | Mike Gesicki |  | TE | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | - | 2.7 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Nate Boerkircher |  | TE | 3.0 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 3.2 | - | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| 5 | Tyquan ThorntonInjured ReserveRoster status |  | WR | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | 3.2 |
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Who leads the NFL in fantasy points per opportunity in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, Omar Cooper Jr. of the New York Jets leads all NFL players in fantasy points per opportunity with 3.8. Nate Adkins of Denver is second with 3.6, Mike Gesicki of Cincinnati third with 3.2, Nate Boerkircher of Jacksonville fourth with 3.0 & Tyquan Thornton of Kansas City fifth with 3.0. Cooper's average puts him 0.2 points clear of second place & 1.5 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Nate Adkins of Denver is the highest-ranked tight end on the board at 3.6 points, second overall. Kyle Williams of New England is sixth with 2.9, Foster Moreau of Houston seventh with 2.6, Kyle Juszczyk of San Francisco eighth with 2.5, Caleb Douglas of Miami ninth with 2.5 and Jaylin Noel of Houston & Keon Coleman of Buffalo are tied for tenth with 2.5.
Isaiah Williams of the New York Jets ranks 16th on the season at 2.4 but has led the league in fantasy points per opportunity over the last three weeks at 4.6. Pat Bryant of Denver ranks 12th with 2.5, Josh Cameron of Jacksonville 13th with 2.4, Romeo Doubs of New England 14th with 2.4, Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle 15th with 2.4, Jeremy Ruckert of the New York Jets 17th with 2.4 & Noah Fant of New Orleans 18th with 2.3.
Thirteen players sit inside 0.1 points of each other from 13th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Noah Gray of Kansas City is 19th with 2.3, Tanner Hudson of Cincinnati 20th with 2.3, Josh Palmer of Buffalo 21st with 2.3, Jameson Williams of Detroit 22nd with 2.3, Tee Higgins of Cincinnati 23rd with 2.3, Mike Evans of San Francisco 24th with 2.3 & George Kittle of San Francisco 25th with 2.3. Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, New England, San Francisco & the New York Jets are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25. Fifteen of the 25 are wide receivers; the nine tight ends are Adkins second, Gesicki third, Boerkircher fourth, Moreau seventh, Ruckert 17th, Fant 18th, Gray 19th, Hudson 20th & Kittle 25th; the only fullback is Juszczyk eighth. One rank inside the top 25 is shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 277 NFL players in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 7 targets is applied. Fantasy Points Per Opportunity measures the average fantasy points a player produces per rushing attempt or target -- no passing attempts included. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
