Perimeter (Outside) Target Rate | NFL Advanced Stats

	Player	Position
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	40.4%	37.5%	38.6%	38.2%	-	40.0%	40.7%
2	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	38.1%	20.0%	33.3%	36.1%	-	38.9%	37.5%
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	37.9%	64.3%	41.5%	38.6%	-	47.8%	29.8%
4	CeeDee Lamb	WR	37.3%	57.1%	38.3%	39.0%	-	28.1%	43.5%
5	Puka Nacua	WR	34.4%	37.5%	38.4%	-	-	40.5%	25.5%

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What Is Perimeter Target Rate?

Perimeter target rate is the percentage of a receiver's outside routes that ended with a pass thrown his way. Dividing by routes rather than snaps is what makes it a measure of trust rather than deployment: a receiver can lead the league in boundary snaps and still rank poorly here if the quarterback is not looking his way. Outside rates generally run below slot rates, because boundary routes take longer to develop and are thrown into tighter coverage, so compare a receiver to other perimeter players rather than across the two boards. Slot and perimeter rates are each computed against their own route total and are not two halves of one number.

Who has the highest perimeter (outside) target rate in the NFL in 2026?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle tops the 2026 NFL perimeter (outside) target rate ranking at 40.4%, through games played October 30, 2026. Next are Wan'Dale Robinson of Tennessee second at 38.1% & Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit third at 37.9%. Smith-Njigba's rate puts him 2.3 percentage points clear of second place & 12.6 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Only 7.9 percentage points separate first from tenth. Next are CeeDee Lamb of Dallas fourth at 37.3%, Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams fifth at 34.4%, DeVonta Smith of Philadelphia sixth at 33.3%, DJ Moore of Buffalo & Stefon Diggs of Washington tied for seventh at 32.6%, Mike Evans of San Francisco ninth at 32.5% & John Metchie III of Carolina tenth at 32.5%.

Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit ranks third on the season at 37.9% but has led the league in perimeter (outside) target rate over the last three weeks at 41.5%. Next are Mack Hollins of New England 11th at 32.1%, Drake London of Atlanta 12th at 31.7%, Jalen Coker of Carolina 13th at 30.7%, Carnell Tate of Tennessee 14th at 30.3%, Khalil Shakir of Buffalo 15th at 30.2%, KC Concepcion of Cleveland 16th at 30.2% & Malik Nabers of the New York Giants 17th at 29.9%.

Nine players sit inside 1.6 percentage points of each other from 14th to 22nd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Next are Luther Burden III of Chicago 18th at 29.9%, Cody White of Las Vegas 19th at 29.2%, A.J. Brown of New England 20th at 28.8%, Matthew Golden of Green Bay 21st at 28.8%, Justin Jefferson of Minnesota 22nd at 28.7%, Jaylin Noel of Houston 23rd at 28.2%, Tre Harris of the Los Angeles Chargers 24th at 28.1% & Keenan Allen of Indianapolis 25th at 27.8%. Buffalo, Carolina, New England & Tennessee are the only teams with two players in the top 25. One rank inside the top 25 is shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

Of the 121 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. A minimum of 31 routes is applied. Perimeter target rate is the percentage of a receiver's outside routes 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.