What Is Fumble Recovery Percentage?
Fumble recovery percentage measures the share of total fumbles a team successfully recovers, regardless of who caused them. This stat reflects recovery efficiency.
Fumble Recovery Percentage | NFL Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 100.0% | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| 1 |  | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | 82.4% |
| 3 |  | 83.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 83.3% | - | 50.0% | 100.0% | 46.2% |
| 3 |  | 83.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 80.0% | - | 100.0% | 80.0% | 52.4% |
| 3 |  | 83.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 83.3% | - | 100.0% | 66.7% | 46.2% |
| 6 |  | 77.8% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 83.3% | - | 100.0% | 66.7% | 42.9% |
| 7 |  | 75.0% | - | 66.7% | 80.0% | - | 100.0% | 70.0% | 63.2% |
| 7 |  | 75.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% | - | 50.0% | 100.0% | 45.0% |
| 9 |  | 66.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | - | 100.0% | 50.0% | 23.1% |
| 10 |  | 62.5% | - | 50.0% | 57.1% | - | 66.7% | 50.0% | 38.9% |
| 11 |  | 60.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 60.0% | - | 100.0% | 50.0% | 63.6% |
| 12 |   | 54.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42.9% | - | 62.5% | 33.3% | 50.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 50.0% | 37.5% | - | 33.3% | 75.0% | 55.6% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 60.0% | 57.1% | - | 33.3% | 60.0% | 38.1% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 33.3% | 50.0% | - | 0.0% | 60.0% | 66.7% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 33.3% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | - | 33.3% | 60.0% | 66.7% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 33.3% | - | 33.3% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 100.0% | 33.3% | 41.7% |
| 13 |   | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 50.0% | - | 36.4% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 57.1% | 50.0% | - | 33.3% | 57.1% | 30.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 33.3% | 100.0% | 63.6% |
| 23 |  | 46.2% | 50.0% | 44.4% | 46.2% | - | 42.9% | 50.0% | 56.0% |
| 23 |  | 46.2% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 50.0% | - | 60.0% | 0.0% | 58.8% |
| 25 |  | 45.5% | 33.3% | 42.9% | 45.5% | - | 33.3% | 60.0% | 55.6% |
| 26 |  | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | - | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 26 |  | 40.0% | - | 100.0% | 50.0% | - | 33.3% | 50.0% | 66.7% |
| 28 |  | 36.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | - | 28.6% | 50.0% | 38.9% |
| 29 |  | 33.3% | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 100.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| 30 |  | 27.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 33.3% | - | 50.0% | 14.3% | 76.5% |
| 31 |  | 25.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | - | - | 25.0% | 47.6% |
| 32 |  | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | - | 20.0% | 0.0% | 57.9% |
Which teams have the highest fumble recovery percentage in the NFL in 2026?
Through games played October 22, 2026, Jacksonville & Kansas City are tied for the NFL lead in fumble recovery percentage at 100.0%. Detroit, Washington & Philadelphia are tied for third at 83.3%. A gap of 54.5 percentage points separates the leaders from the 25th-ranked team.
Only 37.5 percentage points separate first from tenth. Denver is sixth at 77.8%. Green Bay & Carolina are tied for seventh at 75.0%. Arizona is ninth at 66.7% & the New York Jets tenth at 62.5%.
Five separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Minnesota is 11th at 60.0% & the New York Giants 12th at 54.5%. Buffalo, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Cincinnati, the Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland & Houston are tied 13th at 50.0%.
The last seven teams in the ranking sit inside 4.5 percentage points of each other. Seattle & the Los Angeles Chargers are tied 23rd at 46.2%. New England is 25th at 45.5%.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 32 NFL teams in the 2026 regular season. Fumble recovery percentage measures the share of total fumbles a team successfully recovers, regardless of who caused them. This stat reflects recovery efficiency. Figures are as of October 22, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
