2025 season · Pass catchers

Air Yards Share Leaders

Name: Air Yards Share — 2025 NFL Leaders
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Air Yards Share — 2025 NFL leaders, updated Sep 3, 2026. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) led the league in air yards share at 50.0%, ahead of 49 other qualifying players. Based on verified 2025 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring.

Who led the NFL in air yards share in 2025?Who led the NFL in intended air yards in 2025?Who led the NFL in yards after catch over expectation in 2025?

Air yards share is the slice of a team's total intended passing yardage thrown at one receiver — it counts the distance the ball travelled in the air whether or not he caught it. Where target share says how often a receiver is thrown to, air yards share says how far, which is why the two together separate a checkdown magnet from a field-stretcher on the same target count.

Air Yards Share, 2025 NFL season
#	Player	AY Share	Tgt Share	Tgt	Yds	RACR	YAC OE
1	Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · SEA	50.0%	35.8%	163	1,793	0.98	-57.8
2	Tetairoa McMillanWR · CAR	43.3%	25.4%	122	1,014	0.72	-12.7
3	Jaylen WaddleWR · MIA	39.6%	21.6%	100	910	0.70	-38.5
4	Chris OlaveWR · NO	39.4%	27.6%	156	1,163	0.63	-187.4
5	Justin JeffersonWR · MIN	38.6%	30.1%	141	1,048	0.73	-20.0
6	Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET	37.8%	31.3%	172	1,401	1.01	51.5
7	Alec PierceWR · IND	37.3%	15.8%	84	1,003	0.63	-15.3
8	Emeka EgbukaWR · TB	36.2%	23.5%	127	938	0.60	4.5
9	Zay FlowersWR · BAL	35.7%	29.0%	118	1,211	1.01	-11.6
10	Courtland SuttonWR · DEN	35.2%	21.2%	124	1,017	0.66	-72.9
11	Jameson WilliamsWR · DET	35.1%	18.5%	102	1,117	0.87	119.7
12	Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN	34.4%	30.4%	185	1,412	0.90	5.5
13	A.J. BrownWR · PHI	33.8%	26.1%	121	1,003	0.70	-56.7
14	Michael WilsonWR · ARI	33.8%	20.4%	126	1,006	0.67	-54.8
15	Nico CollinsWR · HOU	33.3%	21.7%	120	1,117	0.73	21.6
16	DK MetcalfWR · PIT	33.0%	19.0%	99	850	0.81	124.2
17	DeVonta SmithWR · PHI	32.2%	24.4%	113	1,008	0.74	-87.5
18	George PickensWR · DAL	31.4%	22.6%	137	1,429	0.92	127.2
19	Troy FranklinWR · DEN	30.2%	17.8%	104	709	0.54	-63.2
20	Drake LondonWR · ATL	29.2%	21.6%	112	919	0.75	-42.2
21	Tre TuckerWR · LV	29.2%	18.6%	92	696	0.74	-28.7
22	Puka NacuaWR · LAR	29.0%	28.6%	166	1,715	1.09	53.6
23	Tee HigginsWR · CIN	28.8%	16.1%	98	846	0.64	-56.1
24	CeeDee LambWR · DAL	28.5%	19.3%	117	1,077	0.77	-56.9
25	Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · NYG	27.5%	27.8%	140	1,014	0.85	-111.6
26	Brian Thomas Jr.WR · JAX	27.0%	16.6%	91	707	0.54	-51.8
27	Davante AdamsWR · LAR	26.8%	19.6%	114	789	0.55	-77.4
28	Romeo DoubsWR · GB	26.5%	18.5%	85	724	0.67	-48.3
29	Trey McBrideTE · ARI	25.3%	27.4%	169	1,239	1.10	-22.7
30	Parker WashingtonWR · JAX	24.3%	17.4%	95	847	0.71	22.5
31	Ladd McConkeyWR · LAC	23.7%	19.5%	106	789	0.75	15.5
32	Keenan AllenWR · LAC	23.3%	22.4%	122	777	0.76	-112.5
33	Rashid ShaheedWR · NO	22.5%	16.3%	92	687	0.65	-116.2
34	Quentin JohnstonWR · LAC	22.4%	15.4%	84	735	0.74	-13.9
35	DJ MooreWR · CHI	21.8%	16.0%	85	682	0.69	-42.4
36	Michael PittmanWR · IND	21.2%	20.9%	111	784	0.86	-81.6
37	Kyle PittsTE · ATL	20.8%	22.7%	118	928	1.07	-33.6
38	Jakobi MeyersWR · JAX	20.7%	20.1%	110	835	0.83	-47.1
39	Stefon DiggsWR · NE	19.5%	21.2%	102	1,013	1.16	-15.4
40	Harold Fannin Jr.TE · CLE	18.0%	20.5%	107	731	1.13	-14.7
41	Travis KelceTE · KC	17.1%	19.7%	108	851	1.16	72.6
42	Juwan JohnsonTE · NO	16.5%	18.1%	102	889	1.15	-29.5
43	Colston LovelandTE · CHI	16.4%	15.4%	82	713	0.96	24.6
44	Hunter HenryTE · NE	15.9%	18.0%	87	768	1.08	77.7
45	Dalton SchultzTE · HOU	14.3%	19.2%	106	777	1.18	-5.6
46	Deebo Samuel Sr.WR · WAS	14.1%	22.9%	99	727	1.38	-10.5
47	Tyler WarrenTE · IND	14.1%	21.1%	112	817	1.36	71.4
48	Khalil ShakirWR · BUF	10.0%	19.8%	95	719	2.06	59.1
49	Christian McCaffreyRB · SF	8.1%	23.5%	129	924	2.76	123.9
50	Bijan RobinsonRB · ATL	2.4%	19.8%	103	820	8.12	259.3

RACR divides by air yards, so it climbs without limit as the throws get shorter: a back targeted a yard past the line reads in double figures and is not outperforming a receiver at 1.4. Read it against the depth of target rather than on its own. Yards after catch over expected is nflverse's model and is a different measurement from the tracking figure on the separation board, which is why the two carry different names.

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