What Are Routes vs Zone?
Routes vs Zone records the total routes run by a player against zone coverage.
Routes vs Zone | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew GoldenQuestionable: ShoulderPractice: Limited ParticipationWeek 8 report · updated Oct 28 |  | WR | 190 | 33 | 70 | 113 | - | 107 | 83 |
| 2 | Rome Odunze |  | WR | 188 | 24 | 73 | 127 | - | 96 | 92 |
| 3 | Tee Higgins |  | WR | 184 | 36 | 79 | 148 | - | 92 | 92 |
| 4 | Josh Downs |  | WR | 174 | 27 | 67 | 126 | - | 60 | 114 |
| 5 | Amon-Ra St. Brown |  | WR | 173 | 9 | 52 | 111 | - | 80 | 93 |
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Which players lead the NFL in routes vs zone in 2026?
Matthew Golden of Green Bay is the 2026 NFL leader in routes vs zone at 190, through games played November 3, 2026. Second is Rome Odunze of Chicago at 188, then Tee Higgins of Cincinnati third at 184. Golden's total puts him 2 routes clear of second place & 38 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Sam LaPorta of Detroit is the highest-ranked tight end on the board at 159 routes, 17th overall. Fourth is Josh Downs of Indianapolis at 174, then Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit & Jameson Williams of Detroit tied for fifth at 173, Ja'Marr Chase of Cincinnati is seventh at 172, Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle & Makai Lemon of Philadelphia are tied for eighth at 170 & George Pickens of Dallas is tenth at 167.
Ja'Marr Chase of Cincinnati ranks seventh on the season at 172 but has led the league in routes vs zone over the last three weeks at 85. CeeDee Lamb of Dallas, Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets, Drake London of Atlanta & Christian Watson of Green Bay are tied 11th at 164, then Chris Olave of New Orleans 15th at 163, Denzel Boston of Cleveland 16th at 162 & Sam LaPorta of Detroit 17th at 159.
All 9 players are within 6 routes of each other. Michael Wilson of Arizona & Colston Loveland of Chicago are tied 18th at 158, then Ryan Flournoy of Dallas 20th at 156, Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams & Luther Burden III of Chicago are tied 21st at 154, Tetairoa McMillan of Carolina & Trey McBride of Arizona tied 23rd at 153 & Devaughn Vele of New Orleans is 25th at 152. Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Green Bay & New Orleans are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25. Twenty-two of the 25 are wide receivers; the three tight ends are LaPorta 17th, Loveland 18th & McBride 23rd. Six ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 294 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 35 routes is applied. Routes vs Zone records the total routes run by a player against zone coverage. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
