Aggressiveness Leaders
Aggressiveness — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Oct 2, 2026. Jameis Winston (NYG) led the league in aggressiveness at 24.5%, ahead of 33 other qualifying players. Based on NFL Next Gen Stats player tracking via nflverse, regular season only. Through Week 3 of the 2026 season.
Aggressiveness is Next Gen Stats' share of a quarterback's attempts thrown into tight coverage — a window where a defender was within a yard of the receiver when the ball arrived. Rank 1 threw into tight windows most often. That can be confidence, receivers who rarely get open, or both, so the number describes risk taken rather than quality. In season every figure here is season to date, and before Week 4 it rests on two or three games — a gap of a few points between neighbours is noise until the sample grows.
| # | Player | Aggr% | TTT | AY to Sticks | Att | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jameis Winston | 24.5% | 2.72 | -2.2 | 49 | |
| 2 | Jared Goff | 22.0% | 2.83 | -1.7 | 109 | |
| 3 | Malik Willis | 20.9% | 2.93 | +0.4 | 86 | |
| 4 | C.J. Stroud | 20.0% | 2.98 | +0.5 | 120 | |
| 5 | Geno Smith | 18.6% | 2.94 | -2.1 | 102 | |
| 6 | Dak Prescott | 18.1% | 2.69 | -0.3 | 105 | |
| 7 | Daniel Jones | 17.3% | 2.80 | -2.2 | 98 | |
| 8 | Sam Darnold | 17.0% | 3.24 | -2.0 | 47 | |
| 9 | Drew Lock | 16.7% | 2.77 | -1.3 | 48 | |
| 10 | Matthew Stafford | 16.2% | 2.77 | +0.9 | 111 | |
| 11 | Jayden Daniels | 15.7% | 3.25 | +0.4 | 51 | |
| 12 | Jordan Love | 15.3% | 2.49 | +0.1 | 124 | |
| 13 | Marcus Mariota | 14.9% | 2.91 | +0.6 | 47 | |
| 14 | Caleb Williams | 14.5% | 3.42 | -2.7 | 55 | |
| 15 | Jacoby Brissett | 14.5% | 2.62 | -2.1 | 117 | |
| 16 | Brock Purdy | 14.5% | 2.96 | -0.7 | 83 | |
| 17 | Tyler Shough | 14.4% | 2.66 | -1.2 | 132 | |
| 18 | Aaron Rodgers | 14.2% | 2.89 | -0.4 | 113 | |
| 19 | Kirk Cousins | 14.1% | 2.81 | +0.0 | 92 | |
| 20 | Bo Nix | 14.0% | 2.92 | -2.2 | 93 | |
| 21 | Justin Herbert | 13.6% | 2.84 | +0.0 | 88 | |
| 22 | Trevor Lawrence | 13.6% | 2.82 | +0.0 | 81 | |
| 23 | Lamar Jackson | 13.2% | 3.14 | +1.1 | 76 | |
| 24 | Carson Wentz | 12.8% | 2.61 | -0.0 | 39 | |
| 25 | Baker Mayfield | 12.5% | 2.99 | -0.9 | 96 | |
| 26 | Bryce Young | 12.4% | 3.02 | +1.1 | 121 | |
| 27 | Deshaun Watson | 12.2% | 2.91 | -3.3 | 82 | |
| 28 | Joe Burrow | 11.7% | 2.54 | -1.9 | 103 | |
| 29 | Drake Maye | 11.3% | 3.04 | -0.1 | 80 | |
| 30 | Josh Allen | 10.5% | 2.98 | +1.5 | 86 | |
| 31 | Jalen Hurts | 8.0% | 3.26 | -0.6 | 87 | |
| 32 | Cooper Rush | 7.7% | 2.45 | -5.0 | 39 | |
| 33 | Cam Ward | 6.8% | 2.87 | -2.9 | 88 | |
| 34 | Patrick Mahomes | 5.1% | 2.60 | -2.7 | 98 |
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