What Is YPRR vs Zone?
YPRR vs Zone measures yards per route run specifically against zone coverage.
YPRR vs Zone | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike EvansQuestionable: RibsPractice: Did Not ParticipateSet by admin |  | WR | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.9 | 3.1 |
| 2 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba |  | WR | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | - | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Christian Watson |  | WR | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | - | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Ty Johnson |  | RB | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | - | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| 5 | Adonai Mitchell |  | WR | 3.4 | 5.9 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 4.3 |
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Who has the highest YPRR vs zone in the NFL in 2026?
Mike Evans of San Francisco tops the 2026 NFL YPRR vs zone ranking at 4.6, through games played November 3, 2026. Next are Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle second at 4.1 & Christian Watson of Green Bay third at 3.8. Evans's total puts him 0.5 yards clear of second place & 2.0 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Ty Johnson of Buffalo is the highest-ranked running back on the board at 3.6 yards, fourth overall. Next are Adonai Mitchell of the New York Jets fifth at 3.4, Mack Hollins of New England sixth at 3.3, Rashee Rice of Kansas City seventh at 3.2, Drake London of Atlanta eighth at 3.2, CeeDee Lamb of Dallas ninth at 3.2 & RJ Harvey of Denver tenth at 3.1.
A gap of 0.1 yards separates fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Next are Breece Hall of the New York Jets 11th at 3.1, Brock Bowers of Las Vegas 12th at 3.1, Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams 13th at 3.0, Tee Higgins of Cincinnati 14th at 3.0, Luther Burden III of Chicago 15th at 3.0, Chimere Dike of Tennessee 16th at 3.0 & DJ Moore of Buffalo 17th at 3.0.
Nine players sit inside 0.2 yards of each other from tenth to 18th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Next are Romeo Doubs of New England 18th at 2.9, Zay Flowers of Baltimore 19th at 2.8, Tyquan Thornton of Kansas City 20th at 2.8, Nico Collins of Houston 21st at 2.7, Justin Jefferson of Minnesota 22nd at 2.7, Greg Dulcich of Miami 23rd at 2.7, Dalton Kincaid of Buffalo 24th at 2.6 & DeVonta Smith of Philadelphia 25th at 2.6. Buffalo, Kansas City, New England & the New York Jets are the only teams with two or more players in the top 25. Nineteen of the 25 are wide receivers; the three running backs are Johnson fourth, Harvey 10th & Hall 11th; the three tight ends are Bowers 12th, Dulcich 23rd & Kincaid 24th.
How this ranking is measured
Of the 294 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. A minimum of 35 routes is applied. YPRR vs Zone measures yards per route run specifically against zone coverage. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
