Left-Aligned Target Rate | NFL Advanced Stats

	Player	Position
1	Mike Evans	WR	41.4%	-	-	-	-	38.9%	45.5%
2	Puka Nacua	WR	41.0%	50.0%	45.5%	-	-	45.9%	33.3%
3	Keenan Allen	WR	36.5%	20.0%	36.4%	-	-	42.4%	30.0%
4	CeeDee Lamb	WR	35.4%	55.6%	35.7%	37.5%	-	29.0%	38.5%
5	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	34.5%	50.0%	33.3%	32.6%	-	36.0%	33.3%

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What Is Left-Aligned Target Rate?

Left-aligned target rate is the percentage of a receiver's routes run on the offense's left that ended with a pass thrown his way. Dividing by routes from that side rather than by snaps or team attempts isolates trust from opportunity: a receiver who is targeted at a high rate on the left is the read there, independent of how often the offense actually lines him up on that side. Read it beside Right-Aligned Target Rate rather than assuming the two should match -- side preference is real for both receivers and the corners who cover them. Left and right are derived from the charted formation order and resolve on about 98% of WR/slot routes; this split is independent of Slot Target Rate on Slot & Perimeter+ and the two do not combine into one number.

Which players lead the NFL in left-aligned target rate in 2026?

Mike Evans of San Francisco is the 2026 NFL leader in left-aligned target rate at 41.4%, through games played October 30, 2026. Second is Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams at 41.0%, then Keenan Allen of Indianapolis third at 36.5%. Evans's rate puts him 0.4 percentage points clear of second place & 16.4 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Only 10.3 percentage points separate first from tenth. Fourth is CeeDee Lamb of Dallas at 35.4%, then Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle fifth at 34.5%, Parker Washington of Jacksonville sixth at 33.8%, Justin Jefferson of Minnesota seventh at 32.7%, Malik Nabers of the New York Giants eighth at 32.5%, Zay Flowers of Baltimore ninth at 32.4% & Stefon Diggs of Washington tenth at 31.1%.

Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams ranks second on the season at 41.0% but has led the league in left-aligned target rate over the last three weeks at 45.5%. Cody White of Las Vegas is 11th at 31.1%, then Jaylen Waddle of Denver 12th at 30.4%, Chris Olave of New Orleans 13th at 30.3%, Carnell Tate of Tennessee 14th at 30.2%, Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit 15th at 30.0%, Christian Watson of Green Bay 16th at 29.9% & KC Concepcion of Cleveland 17th at 29.3%.

Eight players sit inside 1.8 percentage points of each other from tenth to 17th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Emeka Egbuka of Tampa Bay is 18th at 28.2%, then Matthew Golden of Green Bay 19th at 27.9%, Drake London of Atlanta 20th at 27.5%, A.J. Brown of New England 21st at 27.0%, Malik Washington of Miami 22nd at 26.3%, Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets 23rd at 25.8%, Xavier Hutchinson of Houston 24th at 25.6% & Tyquan Thornton of Kansas City 25th at 25.0%. Green Bay is the only team with two players in the top 25.

How this ranking is measured

These 25 are drawn from 119 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 30 routes is applied. Left-aligned target rate is the percentage of a receiver's routes run on the offense's left that ended with a pass thrown his way. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.