How NFL targets actually behave

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Across 279 NFL players with at least 10 logged games in targets, this page measures 4640 games in total. The median player in that field averages 3.3 targets. The line closest to a coin flip sits at 2.5 for the median of the 279 players whose distribution supports one. Half the field is more often over it, half more often under. The deepest sample here is DeMario Douglas, with 25 logged games. Of the 265 players whose spread can be measured, 17 cluster tightly around their average, 198 vary moderately and 50 swing widely. 279 of them have at least three games home and away, so the venue gap below is measured rather than assumed. Every figure is counted from official box scores and describes games already played. It is not a projection, and on its own it says nothing about whether any price on offer is worth taking.

Measured as of 2026-11-15, rebuilt daily from official box scores. Window: 2025-10-12 to 2026-11-12. No prices appear on this page.

4,640 logged player-games from 343 unique games. A player-game is one player in one game, so a single game counts once for every player it logged.

Where the coin-flip line sits in NFL targets

Each player's own most balanced threshold: the half-point line he has finished above in closest to half his logged games, measured from his distribution rather than read off a book. Deepest sample first, not best to worst. The 40 deepest samples of 279 measured; the figures above this table are over all 279.

NFL targets: measured field
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageBalanced lineHit rate there
DeMario DouglasPatriots253.5 targetsOver 2.515 of 25 (60%)
Hunter HenryPatriots254.4 targetsOver 4.513 of 25 (52%)
AJ BarnerSeahawks244.0 targetsOver 3.514 of 24 (58%)
Blake CorumRams241.2 targetsOver 1.59 of 24 (38%)
Colston LovelandBears246.6 targetsOver 5.511 of 24 (46%)
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSeahawks2410.2 targetsOver 10.512 of 24 (50%)
Kyren WilliamsRams243.5 targetsOver 2.512 of 24 (50%)
Stefon DiggsCommanders246.1 targetsOver 5.514 of 24 (58%)
Cooper KuppSeahawks234.3 targetsOver 3.511 of 23 (48%)
Courtland SuttonBroncos236.4 targetsOver 5.513 of 23 (57%)
D'Andre SwiftBears232.7 targetsOver 2.510 of 23 (43%)
Evan EngramBroncos234.0 targetsOver 3.513 of 23 (57%)
Kenneth Walker IIIChiefs233.3 targetsOver 3.510 of 23 (43%)
Kenny GainwellBuccaneers234.2 targetsOver 3.513 of 23 (57%)
Rashid ShaheedSeahawks234.4 targetsOver 3.511 of 23 (48%)
Bijan RobinsonFalcons225.5 targetsOver 4.512 of 22 (55%)
Christian McCaffrey49ers226.2 targetsOver 6.510 of 22 (45%)
Dalton SchultzTexans226.0 targetsOver 4.511 of 22 (50%)
Dawson KnoxBills222.9 targetsOver 2.511 of 22 (50%)
James CookBills222.3 targetsOver 2.512 of 22 (55%)
Jaylen WarrenSteelers223.2 targetsOver 3.510 of 22 (45%)
Kyle PittsFalcons226.0 targetsOver 5.510 of 22 (45%)
Luther Burden IIIBears226.0 targetsOver 5.513 of 22 (59%)
Rhamondre StevensonPatriots223.1 targetsOver 2.514 of 22 (64%)
TreVeyon HendersonPatriots221.8 targetsOver 1.510 of 22 (45%)
Tyler AllgeierCardinals221.7 targetsOver 1.514 of 22 (64%)
Ashton JeantyRaiders215.4 targetsOver 5.511 of 21 (52%)
Colby ParkinsonRams214.2 targetsOver 4.59 of 21 (43%)
Cole KmetBears212.4 targetsOver 2.510 of 21 (48%)
Darnell MooneyGiants214.1 targetsOver 3.510 of 21 (48%)
Derrick HenryRavens211.4 targetsOver 1.510 of 21 (48%)
DJ MooreBills215.3 targetsOver 5.59 of 21 (43%)
Emanuel WilsonSeahawks211.1 targetsOver 0.514 of 21 (67%)
Jonathan TaylorColts213.5 targetsOver 3.511 of 21 (52%)
Kayshon BoutteTexans213.6 targetsOver 3.512 of 21 (57%)
Keenan AllenColts216.9 targetsOver 6.510 of 21 (48%)
Khalil ShakirBills216.1 targetsOver 5.512 of 21 (57%)
Kyle WilliamsPatriots211.9 targetsOver 1.512 of 21 (57%)
Mark AndrewsRavens214.4 targetsOver 4.510 of 21 (48%)
Michael WilsonCardinals219.3 targetsOver 7.510 of 21 (48%)

The steadiest NFL targets records

Standard deviation in the market’s own units, and the same figure as a share of the player’s average so it means the same thing in points as in passing yards. A narrow spread means the average is close to what a typical game actually looked like; it says nothing about what the next one will look like.

The steadiest NFL targets records
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Trey McBrideCardinals2110.5 targets1.918%
Devaughn VeleSaints146.1 targets1.727%
Blake WhiteheartBrowns101.1 targets0.327%
Tyler WarrenColts197.1 targets1.927%
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSeahawks2410.2 targets3.030%
Zay FlowersRavens207.3 targets2.230%
Davante AdamsRams187.9 targets2.430%
Amon-Ra St. BrownLions2010.8 targets3.431%
Xavier WorthyChiefs195.4 targets1.731%
Rashee RiceChiefs138.5 targets2.631%

The widest NFL targets swings

The other end of the same measurement. A wide spread means the average describes the middle of a broad range rather than a typical night, which is worth knowing before reading anything into that average.

The widest NFL targets swings
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Taysom HillSaints121.3 targets1.7127%
George HolaniSeahawks131.5 targets1.6107%
Emanuel WilsonSeahawks211.1 targets1.2105%
Skyy MoorePackers121.7 targets1.7105%
Omarion HamptonChargers132.0 targets2.1104%
Blake CorumRams241.2 targets1.2101%
Keaton MitchellChargers191.7 targets1.799%
TreVeyon HendersonPatriots221.8 targets1.796%
Jaleel McLaughlinBrowns141.1 targets1.096%
Isaiah DavisJets151.7 targets1.592%

The widest home and away gaps in NFL targets

Both averages are over the games actually played at each venue, and the game count for each is in the cell beside it. A gap measured over a handful of games either way is one you cannot distinguish from noise. This table prints the denominators so you can tell which is which. Three games a side is the floor for appearing here at all.

NFL targets: venue gaps
PlayerClubHome (games)Away (games)Gap
Michael Pittman Jr.Steelers4.1 (7)8.3 (6)4.2 away
Michael PittmanSteelers4.3 (8)7.7 (7)3.4 away
Chris OlaveSaints11.3 (10)8.0 (9)3.3 at home
Xavier LegettePanthers2.3 (8)5.4 (7)3.1 away
Michael MayerRaiders6.3 (10)3.3 (8)3.0 at home
Terry McLaurinCommanders7.6 (5)4.6 (7)3.0 at home
DK MetcalfSteelers6.0 (11)8.9 (9)2.9 away
T.J. HockensonVikings6.3 (8)3.6 (10)2.7 at home
Adonai MitchellJets7.4 (7)4.8 (9)2.6 at home
Theo JohnsonGiants3.0 (7)5.6 (7)2.6 away

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five

Last five logged games against the full log, reported only where the gap is more than a tenth of the player’s own average. It is a description of five games that have been played and it is not a forecast of the sixth.

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Keaton MitchellChargers3.6 targets1.7 over 19107% above
Chris Rodriguez Jr.Jaguars1.0 targets0.5 over 1789% above
Jacory Croskey-MerrittCommanders1.4 targets0.8 over 1783% above
Charlie KolarChargers4.0 targets2.2 over 1481% above
Tyler AllgeierCardinals3.0 targets1.7 over 2274% above
Matthew GoldenPackers11.0 targets6.3 over 2073% above
Brevyn Spann-FordCowboys3.4 targets2.0 over 1670% above
Skyy MoorePackers2.8 targets1.7 over 1268% above
Bhayshul TutenJaguars2.2 targets1.3 over 1967% above
Blake CorumRams2.0 targets1.2 over 2466% above

Behind their own baseline over the last five

The same comparison in the other direction, and the same caveat: five games is five games, and a run below a baseline is as often noise as it is a change.

Behind their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Sean TuckerBuccaneers0.2 targets0.5 over 1563% below
Jauan JenningsVikings1.8 targets4.5 over 2060% below
Isaiah WilliamsJets1.2 targets3.0 over 1760% below
Kenny GainwellBuccaneers1.8 targets4.2 over 2357% below
Brian Thomas Jr.Jaguars2.0 targets4.5 over 1756% below
Nick ChubbTexans0.4 targets0.9 over 1256% below
Ameer AbdullahJaguars0.6 targets1.3 over 1652% below
Corey KinerPatriots0.2 targets0.4 over 1252% below
Jaylin LaneCommanders1.0 targets2.1 over 1052% below
Troy FranklinBroncos2.2 targets4.3 over 2049% below

Common questions

Where does the NFL targets coin-flip line sit?

At the half-point threshold each player has finished above in about half their logged games. It is measured per player from their own distribution rather than read off a sportsbook, which is why it is on this page at all: a posted line moves through the day and this page is rebuilt once, so a number taken from a book would be wrong by morning.

Is this a ranking of the best NFL targets props?

No. Nothing here is ordered by how good a bet it is, and no price is quoted anywhere on the page. The tables are ordered by sample depth, by spread and by the size of a measured gap, because those are the things a game log can actually establish.

How many games are behind each targets figure?

The count is printed beside every one of them. A player only appears once they have ten or more logged games in the market, and games they did not play are absent rather than counted as zero, so an average describes games they were actually in.

Does a targets trend on this page predict the next game?

No. A trend here is a comparison between a player’s last five logged games and their full log, and it is reported only when the gap is large enough to be worth naming. It is a description of what has happened, and history is not a forecast.

What these tables are measuring, explained: how to read a hit rate and what its denominator hides, what an over/under line is and what it is not.

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