What Is Average Depth of Target?
Average Depth of Target (aDOT) measures the average distance downfield where a player is targeted.
Average Depth of Target | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devontez Walker |  | WR | 23.6 | - | 28.0 | 16.8 | - | 24.3 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Josh Palmer |  | WR | 23.5 | 47.0 | - | - | - | 21.8 | 27.3 |
| 3 | Deion Burks |  | WR | 19.6 | -6.0 | 9.3 | 19.6 | - | 16.5 | 20.7 |
| 4 | Tez Johnson |  | WR | 19.6 | - | 7.2 | 10.5 | - | 20.2 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Tyquan ThorntonInjured ReserveRoster status |  | WR | 18.7 | - | - | - | - | 24.2 | 16.0 |
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Who leads the NFL in average depth of target in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, Devontez Walker of Baltimore leads all NFL players in average depth of target (aDOT) with 23.6. Josh Palmer of Buffalo is second with 23.5 & Deion Burks of Indianapolis third with 19.6. Walker's aDOT average puts him 0.1 yards clear of second place & 8.8 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
New England has two players inside the top ten. Tez Johnson of Tampa Bay is fourth with 19.6, Tyquan Thornton of Kansas City fifth with 18.7, Romeo Doubs of New England sixth with 17.6, Kyle Williams of New England seventh with 17.6, Treylon Burks of Washington eighth with 17.6, Adonai Mitchell of the New York Jets ninth with 17.6 & Jonathan Mingo of Dallas tenth with 17.1.
Jonathan Mingo of Dallas ranks tenth on the season at 17.1 but has led the league in average depth of target over the last three weeks at 45.0. Dyami Brown of Washington ranks 11th with 16.9, Jahan Dotson of Atlanta 12th with 16.4, Ted Hurst III of Tampa Bay 13th with 16.1, Jordan Watkins of San Francisco 14th with 16.0, Marvin Harrison Jr. of Houston 15th with 15.9, Malik Benson of Las Vegas 16th with 15.7 & Davante Adams of the Los Angeles Rams 17th with 15.5.
The last seven players in the ranking sit inside 0.4 yards of each other. Jared Wayne of Miami is 18th with 15.4, Roman Wilson of Pittsburgh 19th with 15.2, Keon Coleman of Buffalo 20th with 15.1, DJ Moore of Buffalo 21st with 15.0, Troy Franklin of Denver 22nd with 15.0, Jameson Williams of Detroit 23rd with 14.9, Mack Hollins of New England 24th with 14.9 & Denzel Boston of Cleveland 25th with 14.8. Buffalo, New England, Tampa Bay & Washington are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 259 NFL players in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 8 targets is applied. Average Depth of Target (aDOT) measures the average distance downfield where a player is targeted. aDOT figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
