2026 season · Pass catchers

Air Yards Share Leaders

Name: Air Yards Share — 2026 NFL Leaders
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Through Week 7 · Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night pending

Air Yards Share — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Oct 25, 2026. Carnell Tate (TEN) led the league in air yards share at 50.8%, ahead of 49 other qualifying players. Based on verified 2026 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. Through Week 7 of the 2026 season, with Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night still to come.

Who led the NFL in air yards share in 2026?Who led the NFL in intended air yards in 2026?Who led the NFL in yards after catch over expectation in 2026?

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, 2026 NFL season
#	Player	Δ WK	G	AY Share	Tgt Share	Tgt	Yds	RACR	YAC OE	Read
1	Carnell TateWR · TEN	No change	6	50.8%	26.7%	44	344	0.59	-34.0	Read
2	Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · SEA	No change	6	48.4%	35.1%	66	717	1.03	-3.1	Read
3	Denzel BostonWR · CLE	No change	6	44.8%	19.8%	34	345	0.61	51.0	Read
4	Chris OlaveWR · NO	No change	6	44.3%	27.1%	61	580	0.74	-66.5	Read
5	Drake LondonWR · ATL	No change	6	43.9%	28.8%	46	550	1.17	85.3	Read
6	Mike EvansWR · SF	No change	6	42.7%	23.5%	39	420	0.74	-26.9	Read
7	Tee HigginsWR · CIN	No change	5	42.5%	23.1%	43	423	0.74	-4.6	Read
8	Parker WashingtonWR · JAX	No change; did not play this week	6	41.2%	25.8%	46	416	0.69	22.1	Read
9	Matthew GoldenWR · GB	No change	6	40.9%	25.8%	57	501	0.61	34.1	Read
10	Garrett WilsonWR · NYJ	No change	6	38.7%	28.6%	48	418	0.90	-40.1	Read
11	CeeDee LambWR · DAL	No change	6	38.6%	28.8%	69	577	0.85	-40.3	Read
12	DK MetcalfWR · PIT	No change	6	38.5%	23.9%	52	318	0.51	-68.3	Read
13	Michael WilsonWR · ARI	No change	6	38.1%	25.4%	58	320	0.53	-59.5	Read
14	Davante AdamsWR · LAR	No change	6	36.7%	20.2%	49	480	0.63	8.8	Read
15	Malik NabersWR · NYG	No change	6	35.0%	29.6%	61	494	0.72	-94.3	Read
16	DeVonta SmithWR · PHI	Up 1 place, from 17	6	34.0%	21.9%	41	310	0.62	-55.7	Read
17	George PickensWR · DAL	Up 1 place, from 18	6	33.1%	21.7%	52	428	0.73	-28.6	Read
18	Rome OdunzeWR · CHI	Down 2 places, from 16	7	33.1%	17.0%	38	381	0.75	-45.5	Read
19	Christian WatsonWR · GB	No change	6	32.6%	21.7%	48	538	0.83	59.4	Read
20	Tetairoa McMillanWR · CAR	No change	5	32.3%	26.4%	48	471	0.86	-18.5	Read
21	Jameson WilliamsWR · DET	No change	5	31.9%	15.4%	29	276	0.58	-39.5	Read
22	Malik WashingtonWR · MIA	No change	5	31.9%	28.1%	36	262	0.62	-12.5	Read
23	Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET	No change	5	31.0%	30.3%	57	372	0.80	-38.2	Read
24	Tre TuckerWR · LV	Up 1 place, from 25	6	29.3%	16.6%	35	371	0.71	-53.7	Read
25	Dontayvion WicksWR · PHI	Up 1 place, from 26	6	28.5%	17.1%	32	284	0.68	-8.8	Read
26	Josh DownsWR · IND	Up 1 place, from 27	6	28.0%	20.6%	42	289	0.64	-23.9	Read
27	Zay FlowersWR · BAL	Up 2 places, from 29	6	26.8%	25.6%	42	471	1.26	51.5	Read
28	Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI	No change	7	26.1%	21.0%	47	491	1.23	59.9	Read
29	Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN	Up 1 place, from 30	5	25.9%	20.4%	38	289	0.83	-48.0	Read
30	Devaughn VeleWR · NO	Up 1 place, from 31	6	25.1%	19.1%	43	294	0.66	-31.6	Read
31	Brock BowersTE · LV	Up 2 places, from 33	6	24.7%	20.4%	43	382	0.87	-0.4	Read
32	Isaiah LikelyTE · NYG	Up 2 places, from 34	6	24.3%	28.6%	59	383	0.80	-56.8	Read
33	Puka NacuaWR · LAR	Up 2 places, from 35	6	23.9%	21.5%	52	417	0.84	13.4	Read
34	Keon ColemanWR · BUF	Up 2 places, from 36; did not play this week	6	23.6%	15.0%	24	283	0.82	-12.2	Read
35	Jalen CokerWR · CAR	Up 2 places, from 37	5	23.5%	19.2%	35	319	0.80	0.0	Read
36	Trey McBrideTE · ARI	Up 2 places, from 38	6	22.4%	28.5%	65	361	1.02	-89.7	Read
37	George KittleTE · SF	Up 2 places, from 39	6	21.5%	21.7%	36	337	1.17	54.6	Read
38	Romeo DoubsWR · NE	Down 6 places, from 32	7	21.5%	11.5%	24	261	0.62	-21.4	Read
39	Nico CollinsWR · HOU	Up 1 place, from 40	6	20.7%	14.8%	30	323	0.83	-15.0	Read
40	Jakobi MeyersWR · JAX	Up 1 place, from 41; did not play this week	6	20.4%	15.7%	28	285	0.96	-23.5	Read
41	Dalton KincaidTE · BUF	Up 1 place, from 42; did not play this week	6	18.6%	18.1%	29	315	1.16	21.3	Read
42	Brenton StrangeTE · JAX	Up 1 place, from 43; did not play this week	6	17.5%	18.5%	33	279	1.10	-11.4	Read
43	Travis KelceTE · KC	Up 1 place, from 44	5	17.4%	18.4%	27	299	1.78	93.2	Read
44	Sam LaPortaTE · DET	Up 1 place, from 45	5	15.4%	19.7%	37	316	1.36	14.3	Read
45	Khalil ShakirWR · BUF	Up 1 place, from 46; did not play this week	6	13.5%	20.0%	32	290	1.48	52.3	Read
46	Jaylin NoelWR · HOU	Up 1 place, from 47	6	12.4%	10.3%	21	334	1.44	17.4	Read
47	Dalton SchultzTE · HOU	Up 1 place, from 48	6	12.1%	18.2%	37	277	1.22	-10.8	Read
48	Hunter HenryTE · NE	First appearance on this board	7	9.5%	14.8%	31	296	1.58	33.4	Read
49	Michael MayerTE · LV	No change	6	8.6%	16.1%	34	266	1.74	11.7
50	Jaylen WarrenRB · PIT	No change	6	-2.1%	13.8%	30	258	-7.59	120.1	Read

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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