NFL Receiving Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | LNG | YAC | RZ TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaxon Smith-NjigbaJ. Smith-Njigba SEA | 4 | 42 | 32 | 481 | 15.0 | 120.3 | 6 | 82 | 144 | 10 |
| 2 | Davante AdamsD. Adams LAR | 4 | 38 | 22 | 390 | 17.7 | 97.5 | 2 | 64 | 107 | 4 |
| 3 | Zay FlowersZ. Flowers BAL | 3 | 22 | 18 | 352 | 19.6 | 117.3 | 2 | 54 | 165 | 4 |
| 4 | Tee HigginsT. Higgins CIN | 3 | 29 | 20 | 306 | 15.3 | 102.0 | 1 | 29 | 63 | 1 |
| 5 | Dalton KincaidD. Kincaid BUF | 4 | 19 | 15 | 270 | 18.0 | 67.5 | 1 | 40 | 98 | 1 |
| 6 | Travis KelceT. Kelce KC | 4 | 22 | 16 | 246 | 15.4 | 61.5 | 2 | 59 | 168 | 2 |
| 7 | DeVonta SmithD. Smith PHI | 3 | 27 | 19 | 235 | 12.4 | 78.3 | 1 | 31 | 39 | 2 |
| 8 | George KittleG. Kittle SF | 3 | 17 | 14 | 232 | 16.6 | 77.3 | 4 | 56 | 125 | 3 |
| 9 | Chris OlaveC. Olave NO | 2 | 25 | 17 | 223 | 13.1 | 111.5 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 4 |
| 10 | Tyquan ThorntonT. ThorntonKC | 4 | 15 | 11 | 219 | 19.9 | 54.8 | 2 | 55 | 48 | 2 |
| 11 | Keon ColemanK. ColemanBUF | 4 | 16 | 14 | 217 | 15.5 | 54.3 | 1 | 37 | 44 | 2 |
| 12 | Puka NacuaP. NacuaLAR | 2 | 21 | 14 | 199 | 14.2 | 99.5 | 0 | 41 | 79 | 1 |
| 13 | CeeDee LambC. Lamb DAL | 2 | 17 | 13 | 197 | 15.2 | 98.5 | 3 | 38 | 47 | 3 |
| 14 | Jameson WilliamsJ. Williams DET | 3 | 21 | 14 | 196 | 14.0 | 65.3 | 0 | 49 | 22 | 2 |
| 15 | Rashee RiceR. RiceKC | 4 | 17 | 13 | 190 | 14.6 | 47.5 | 1 | 34 | 119 | 4 |
| 16 | Rome OdunzeR. Odunze CHI | 3 | 14 | 11 | 189 | 17.2 | 63.0 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 0 |
| 17 | Christian WatsonC. Watson GB | 3 | 24 | 14 | 184 | 13.1 | 61.3 | 2 | 34 | 56 | 6 |
| T18 | Dalton SchultzD. Schultz HOU | 3 | 19 | 17 | 179 | 10.5 | 59.7 | 0 | 35 | 71 | 2 |
| T18 | Dontayvion WicksD. WicksPHI | 3 | 15 | 9 | 179 | 19.9 | 59.7 | 1 | 64 | 36 | 4 |
| T18 | Matthew GoldenM. GoldenGB | 3 | 25 | 12 | 179 | 14.9 | 59.7 | 2 | 45 | 71 | 2 |
| 21 | DJ MooreDJ MooreBUF | 4 | 20 | 12 | 178 | 14.8 | 44.5 | 1 | 43 | 47 | 3 |
| T22 | Sam LaPortaS. LaPortaDET | 3 | 25 | 16 | 176 | 11.0 | 58.7 | 1 | 28 | 60 | 7 |
| T22 | Khalil ShakirK. ShakirBUF | 4 | 23 | 15 | 176 | 11.7 | 44.0 | 0 | 51 | 103 | 5 |
| 24 | Kyren WilliamsK. WilliamsLAR | 4 | 25 | 21 | 173 | 8.2 | 43.3 | 1 | 20 | 95 | 2 |
| 25 | Rashod BatemanR. BatemanBAL | 4 | 15 | 11 | 171 | 15.5 | 42.8 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 2 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NFL receiving production in games where each player's team was favored during the 2026 season. This leaderboard isolates receiving yards in the favorite role and includes targets, receptions, efficiency, touchdowns, and red-zone opportunity. Use the split to examine historical receiving usage when teams were expected to win. It does not guarantee future results.