21 Personnel Faced Rate | NFL Advanced Stats

Rank
1	17.8%	15.1%	8.4%	9.6%	-	14.9%	19.6%	8.5%
2	14.3%	1.8%	4.5%	5.3%	-	5.8%	20.2%	5.2%
3	12.9%	0.0%	19.4%	15.5%	-	9.8%	18.2%	6.2%
4	11.3%	1.6%	12.6%	14.2%	-	8.7%	13.0%	7.4%
5	11.3%	30.0%	11.5%	7.4%	-	15.8%	4.1%	8.7%

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What is 21 Personnel Faced Rate?

21 personnel means two running backs, one tight end and two receivers -- most often a fullback alongside the back, which is why a fullback counts as a running back in this grouping. 21 personnel faced rate is the share of a defense's charted scrimmage snaps played against it. Only a handful of offenses use it meaningfully, so a defense's rate says most about which division it plays in, and the interesting read is whether it answers the look with a heavier box than the pass personnel on the field deserves. Rates across the published groupings do not sum to 100%, because snaps in groupings without their own page are counted but not shown.

Which teams have the highest 21 personnel faced rate in the NFL in 2026?

Arizona ranks first in the NFL in 21 personnel faced rate at 17.8% through games played November 3, 2026. Miami is second at 14.3% & Washington third at 12.9%. Arizona's rate is 3.5 percentage points above second place & 14.9 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 10.1 percentage points separate first from tenth. Kansas City is fourth at 11.3%, the Los Angeles Rams fifth at 11.3%, Las Vegas sixth at 9.1%, Buffalo seventh at 9.1%, Seattle eighth at 7.8%, New England ninth at 7.7% & New Orleans tenth at 7.7%.

Washington ranks third on the season at 12.9% but has led the league in 21 personnel faced rate over the last three weeks at 19.4%. Denver is 11th at 7.0%, the New York Jets 12th at 5.8%, Chicago 13th at 5.6%, San Francisco 14th at 5.4%, the Los Angeles Chargers 15th at 5.3%, Atlanta 16th at 4.8% & Jacksonville 17th at 4.6%.

All 8 teams are within 1.0 percentage points of each other. Pittsburgh is 18th at 4.6%. Cincinnati & Houston are tied 19th at 4.6%. Minnesota is 21st at 4.2%, Tampa Bay 22nd at 3.8%, Green Bay 23rd at 3.4%, Tennessee 24th at 3.1% & Cleveland 25th at 2.9%.

How this ranking is measured

Of the 32 NFL teams ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. 21 personnel means two running backs, one tight end and two receivers -- most often a fullback alongside the back, which is why a fullback counts as a running back in this grouping. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.