What Are Routes vs Man?
Routes vs Man records the total routes run by a player against man coverage.
Routes vs Man | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DK Metcalf |  | WR | 159 | 14 | 45 | 97 | - | 72 | 87 |
| 2 | Trey McBride |  | TE | 153 | 29 | 64 | 114 | - | 57 | 96 |
| 3 | Michael Wilson | | WR | 147 | 26 | 59 | 106 | - | 53 | 94 |
| 4 | Kendrick BourneOutSet by admin | | WR | 115 | 14 | 40 | 82 | - | 41 | 74 |
| 5 | Tetairoa McMillan |  | WR | 111 | 5 | 35 | 77 | - | 54 | 57 |
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Who leads the NFL in routes vs man in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, DK Metcalf of Pittsburgh leads all NFL players in routes vs man with 159. Trey McBride of Arizona is second with 153 & Michael Wilson of Arizona third with 147. Metcalf's total puts him 6 routes clear of second place & 77 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Trey McBride of Arizona is the highest-ranked tight end on the board at 153 routes, second overall, & the first Arizona player inside the top ten. Kendrick Bourne of Arizona is fourth with 115, Tetairoa McMillan of Carolina fifth with 111, Pat Freiermuth of Pittsburgh sixth with 108, Devaughn Vele of New Orleans seventh with 103, Germie Bernard of Pittsburgh eighth with 98, George Pickens of Dallas ninth with 94 & Malik Nabers of the New York Giants tenth with 93.
Trey McBride of Arizona ranks second on the season at 153 but has led the league in routes vs man over the last three weeks at 64. Isaiah Likely of the New York Giants ranks 11th with 92, Tre Tucker of Las Vegas 12th with 91, Brock Bowers of Las Vegas, Chris Olave of New Orleans & Christian Watson of Green Bay are tied 13th with 90 and CeeDee Lamb of Dallas & Jaylen Warren of Pittsburgh tied 16th with 88.
The last seven players in the ranking sit inside 4 routes of each other. Matthew Golden of Green Bay is 18th with 87, Xavier Worthy of Kansas City 19th with 86, Josh Downs of Indianapolis 20th with 85, Wan'Dale Robinson of Tennessee 21st with 83 & Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle, Michael Mayer of Las Vegas, Bryce Lance of New Orleans and Rashod Bateman of Baltimore are tied 22nd with 82. Arizona, Dallas, Green Bay, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Pittsburgh & the New York Giants are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25. Nineteen of the 25 are wide receivers; the five tight ends are McBride second, Freiermuth sixth, Likely 11th, Bowers 13th & Mayer 22nd; the only running back is Warren 16th. Three ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 294 NFL players in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 35 routes is applied. Routes vs Man records the total routes run by a player against man coverage. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
