What Is Target Separation vs Zone?
Target Separation vs Zone measures the average separation created on targets against zone coverage.
Target Separation vs Zone | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breece HallQuestionable: QuadricepPractice: Limited ParticipationWeek 8 report · updated Oct 29 |  | RB | 4.15 | - | - | - | - | 3.70 | 4.60 |
| 2 | Jonah Coleman |  | RB | 3.70 | 2.40 | - | - | - | 3.38 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Bhayshul Tuten |  | RB | 3.69 | 5.00 | 3.83 | 3.88 | - | 3.79 | 3.38 |
| 4 | Devin Singletary |   | RB | 3.67 | 2.83 | - | - | - | 3.90 | 3.38 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ruckert | | TE | 3.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 5.00 | 3.17 |
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Who leads the NFL in target separation vs zone in 2026?
The top player in target separation vs zone is Breece Hall of the New York Jets, at 4.15 through games played November 3, 2026. Jonah Coleman of Denver ranks second at 3.70, with Bhayshul Tuten of Jacksonville third at 3.69. Hall's total puts him 0.45 separation clear of second place & 1.19 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Jeremy Ruckert of the New York Jets is the highest-ranked tight end on the board at 3.63 separation, fifth overall, & the second New York Jets player inside the top ten. Devin Singletary of the New York Giants ranks fourth at 3.67, with Tyler Allgeier of Arizona sixth at 3.50, Ty Johnson of Buffalo seventh at 3.47, Bam Knight of Arizona eighth at 3.44, D'Andre Swift of Chicago ninth at 3.43 & Elijah Higgins of Arizona tenth at 3.36.
Tyler Allgeier of Arizona ranks sixth on the season at 3.50 but has led the league in target separation vs zone over the last three weeks at 4.10. James Cook of Buffalo ranks 11th at 3.32, with Jonathan Taylor of Indianapolis 12th at 3.31, RJ Harvey of Denver 13th at 3.30, Josh Cuevas of Baltimore 14th at 3.23, George Holani of Seattle 15th at 3.17, Rashee Rice of Kansas City 16th at 3.12 & Tyjae Spears of Tennessee 17th at 3.09.
Eight players sit inside 0.1 separation of each other from 18th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Jayden Reed of Green Bay ranks 18th at 3.06, with Isaiah Bond of Cleveland 19th at 3.06, Rhamondre Stevenson of New England 20th at 3.05, Travis Etienne of New Orleans 21st at 3.00, Saquon Barkley of Philadelphia 22nd at 3.00, Colby Parkinson of the Los Angeles Rams 23rd at 2.97, Justice Hill of Baltimore 24th at 2.96 & Raheim Sanders of Cleveland 25th at 2.96. Arizona, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Denver & the New York Jets are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25. Eighteen of the 25 are running backs; the four tight ends are Ruckert fifth, Higgins 10th, Cuevas 14th & Parkinson 23rd; the three wide receivers are Rice 16th, Reed 18th & Bond 19th.
How this ranking is measured
259 NFL players are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. A minimum of 8 targets is applied. Target Separation vs Zone measures the average separation created on targets against zone coverage. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
