| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba |  | WR | 57.4 | 12.1 | 24.6 | 32.3 | - | 25.4 | 32.0 |
| 2 | Mike EvansOut: RibsPractice: Did Not ParticipateWeek 7 report · updated Oct 22 |  | WR | 38.2 | - | - | - | - | 20.4 | 17.8 |
| 3 | Chris Olave |  | WR | 37.3 | -1.5 | 2.4 | 16.4 | - | 15.8 | 21.4 |
| 4 | Tee Higgins |  | WR | 35.9 | 12.2 | 20.1 | 34.4 | - | 9.1 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Drake London |  | WR | 35.2 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 30.4 | - | 15.1 | 20.1 |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle tops the 2026 NFL total receiving EPA ranking at 57.4, through games played October 30, 2026. Next are Mike Evans of San Francisco second at 38.2 & Chris Olave of New Orleans third at 37.3. Smith-Njigba's total puts him 19.3 clear of second place & 39.3 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Only 32.4 separate first from tenth. Next are Tee Higgins of Cincinnati fourth at 35.9, Drake London of Atlanta fifth at 35.2, Zay Flowers of Baltimore sixth at 32.7, Christian Watson of Green Bay seventh at 29.9, CeeDee Lamb of Dallas eighth at 28.7, Keon Coleman of Buffalo ninth at 25.7 & Tetairoa McMillan of Carolina tenth at 25.0.
Three separate eighth from ninth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Next are Devaughn Vele of New Orleans 11th at 24.8, Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets 12th at 24.4, Ja'Marr Chase of Cincinnati 13th at 23.4, George Pickens of Dallas 14th at 23.1, Tre Tucker of Las Vegas 15th at 22.7, Nico Collins of Houston 16th at 22.6 & Jameson Williams of Detroit 17th at 22.6.
Eight players sit inside 2.2 of each other from 12th to 19th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Next are Justin Jefferson of Minnesota 18th at 22.3, Davante Adams of the Los Angeles Rams 19th at 22.2, Jaylin Noel of Houston 20th at 19.5, Parker Washington of Jacksonville 21st at 19.5, Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit 22nd at 19.2, Tyquan Thornton of Kansas City 23rd at 18.9, Rashod Bateman of Baltimore 24th at 18.8 & Rome Odunze of Chicago 25th at 18.2. Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston & New Orleans are the only teams with two players in the top 25.
Of the 115 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. A minimum of 11 plays is applied. Total receiving EPA is the cumulative expected points added on all targets for a receiver throughout the season. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
