What is Man Coverage Rate?
Man coverage rate is the percentage of a defense’s coverage snaps played in man coverage. It helps show scheme tendency and how often defenders are asked to match receivers one-on-one across the formation.
Man Coverage Rate | NFL Advanced Stats
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 55.8% | 43.8% | 49.0% | 55.8% | - | 58.8% | 52.8% | 40.7% |
| 2 |   | 51.3% | 26.7% | 50.5% | 52.4% | - | 54.7% | 46.2% | 39.9% |
| 3 |  | 49.6% | 40.7% | 55.6% | 50.0% | - | 55.7% | 46.3% | 36.0% |
| 4 |  | 46.5% | 48.6% | 47.7% | 51.3% | - | 30.9% | 55.2% | 24.0% |
| 5 |  | 43.9% | 42.9% | 41.8% | 45.0% | - | 39.4% | 47.9% | 36.6% |
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Which teams have the highest man coverage rate in the NFL in 2026?
Through games played October 30, 2026, Cleveland has the highest man coverage rate in the NFL at 55.8%. The New York Giants are second at 51.3%, Indianapolis third at 49.6%, Dallas fourth at 46.5% & Kansas City fifth at 43.9%. Cleveland's rate is 4.5 percentage points above second place & 29.5 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 18.1 percentage points separate first from tenth. Cincinnati is sixth at 42.7%, Denver seventh at 42.7%, the Los Angeles Rams eighth at 41.9%, Chicago ninth at 39.4% & Houston tenth at 37.7%.
Indianapolis ranks third on the season at 49.6% but has led the league in man coverage rate over the last three weeks at 55.6%. Detroit is 11th at 37.6%, the New York Jets 12th at 37.5%, Atlanta 13th at 35.9%, Philadelphia 14th at 34.6%, the Los Angeles Chargers 15th at 34.6%, Las Vegas 16th at 34.3%, Baltimore 17th at 32.7% & New Orleans 18th at 32.5%.
Eight teams sit inside 2.7 percentage points of each other from 14th to 21st, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Miami is 19th at 32.4%, Tampa Bay 20th at 32.3%, San Francisco 21st at 31.9%, New England 22nd at 31.7%, Jacksonville 23rd at 29.1%, Tennessee 24th at 27.8% & Buffalo 25th at 26.3%.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 32 NFL teams in the 2026 regular season. Man coverage rate is the percentage of a defense’s coverage snaps played in man coverage. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
