2018 season · Any player with 5+ inside-10 chances, 155 qualifiers

Goal-Line Usage Leaders

Name: Goal-Line Usage — 2018 NFL Leaders
Creator: Muffed
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Goal-Line Usage — 2018 NFL leaders, updated Aug 13, 2026. David Johnson (ARI) took the largest share of his team's inside-10 chances at 51.0% across 155 qualifying players. Based on verified 2018 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. Through the 2018 season.

Yardage is earned between the 20s; touchdowns are handed out inside the 10. This board counts the chances rather than the results — every carry and every target a player got on a snap from inside the opponent's 10-yard line, and what share of his own team's chances that was. It is the usage number that a yards-per-game column cannot see at all: two backs with the same workload can be forty carries apart down there, and that gap is most of the difference in what they score. Carries and targets add together because both are the same thing from the offense's side, a decision about who gets the ball with the end zone in range.

Goal-Line Usage, 2018 NFL season
#	Player	Share	Chances	Carries	Targets	TD
1	David JohnsonARI	51.0%	25	17	8	8
2	Todd GurleyLAR	46.2%	49	40	9	15
3	Saquon BarkleyNYG	43.0%	37	32	5	7
4	Christian McCaffreyCAR	42.4%	36	29	7	9
5	Ezekiel ElliottDAL	41.2%	28	22	6	4
6	Joe MixonCIN	39.1%	25	21	4	7
7	James ConnerPIT	37.3%	28	23	5	10
8	Alvin KamaraNO	36.6%	45	37	8	13
9	Chris CarsonSEA	36.4%	28	28	0	9
10	Derrick HenryTEN	31.9%	22	22	0	9
11	Peyton BarberTB	31.2%	24	23	1	6
12	Marlon MackIND	30.6%	26	24	2	8
13	Adrian PetersonWAS	30.6%	15	13	2	6
14	Melvin GordonLAC	29.0%	20	11	9	8
15	Jordan HowardCHI	28.4%	21	19	2	8
16	Leonard FournetteJAX	26.8%	15	14	1	6
17	Sony MichelNE	26.7%	27	27	0	5
18	Kareem HuntKC	26.5%	27	22	5	9
19	Phillip LindsayDEN	26.5%	18	16	2	6
20	Nick ChubbCLE	26.4%	19	18	1	5
21	LeGarrette BlountDET	25.7%	18	18	0	5
22	Josh AllenBUF	23.9%	11	11	0	5
23	James WhiteNE	23.8%	24	15	9	7
24	Carlos HydeCLE	23.6%	17	16	1	5
25	Doug MartinLV	23.1%	18	17	1	3
26	Kenyan DrakeMIA	22.6%	7	4	3	2
27	LeSean McCoyBUF	21.7%	10	10	0	2
28	Elijah McGuireNYJ	20.5%	8	8	0	3
29	Lamar MillerHOU	20.3%	16	13	3	5
30	Alfred MorrisSF	19.4%	14	14	0	2
31	Frank GoreMIA	19.4%	6	5	1	1
32	DeAndre HopkinsHOU	19.0%	15	0	15	4
33	Matt BreidaSF	18.1%	13	12	1	3
34	Isaiah CrowellNYJ	17.9%	7	7	0	4
35	Josh AdamsPHI	17.7%	14	14	0	2
36	Tevin ColemanATL	17.7%	14	10	4	5
37	Davante AdamsGB	17.6%	9	0	9	6
38	Dion LewisTEN	17.4%	12	10	2	1
39	Kyle RudolphMIN	17.2%	10	0	10	2
40	Chris Godwin Jr.TB	16.9%	13	0	13	4
41	Alex CollinsBAL	16.7%	14	12	2	6
42	Deshaun WatsonHOU	16.5%	13	13	0	4
43	Mark IngramNO	16.3%	20	19	1	4
44	Dak PrescottDAL	16.2%	11	11	0	5
45	Dede WestbrookJAX	16.1%	9	0	9	1
46	T.J. YeldonJAX	16.1%	9	5	4	3
47	JuJu Smith-SchusterPIT	16.0%	12	0	12	3
48	Mike WilliamsLAC	15.9%	11	0	11	6
49	Aaron JonesGB	15.7%	8	8	0	6
50	Jamaal WilliamsGB	15.7%	8	6	2	3
51	Adam ThielenMIN	15.5%	9	0	9	4
52	Dalvin CookMIN	15.5%	9	7	2	1
53	Latavius MurrayMIN	15.5%	9	8	1	2
54	Stefon DiggsMIN	15.5%	9	0	9	5
55	Marshawn LynchLV	15.4%	12	8	4	3
56	Austin HooperATL	15.2%	12	0	12	4
57	Tarik CohenCHI	14.9%	11	4	7	4
58	Antonio GatesLAC	14.5%	10	0	10	2
59	Lamar JacksonBAL	14.3%	12	12	0	3
60	Kerryon JohnsonDET	14.3%	10	8	2	3
61	Larry FitzgeraldARI	14.3%	7	0	7	2
62	Jared CookLV	14.1%	11	0	11	2
63	George KittleSF	13.9%	10	0	10	2
64	Royce FreemanDEN	13.2%	9	9	0	4
65	Corey DavisTEN	13.0%	9	0	9	1
66	Kenny GolladayDET	12.9%	9	0	9	3
67	Robbie ChosenNYJ	12.8%	5	0	5	2
68	Travis KelceKC	12.7%	13	0	13	5
69	Alfred BlueHOU	12.7%	10	8	2	2
70	Ito SmithATL	12.7%	10	8	2	2
71	Zach ErtzPHI	12.7%	10	0	10	5
72	Jarvis LandryCLE	12.5%	9	1	8	2
73	Michael ThomasNO	12.2%	15	0	15	6
74	Javorius AllenBAL	11.9%	10	7	3	4
75	Cam NewtonCAR	11.8%	10	10	0	3
76	Nyheim HinesIND	11.8%	10	6	4	3
77	T.Y. HiltonIND	11.8%	10	0	10	4
78	Amari CooperDAL	11.8%	8	0	8	2
79	Jeff HeuermanDEN	11.8%	8	0	8	1
80	Doug BaldwinSEA	11.7%	9	0	9	3
81	Mike DavisSEA	11.7%	9	8	1	3
82	Odell Beckham Jr.NYG	11.6%	10	1	9	4
83	Keenan AllenLAC	11.6%	8	0	8	3
84	Jay AjayiPHI	11.4%	9	8	1	2
85	Golden TateDET	11.4%	8	0	8	1
86	Antonio CallawayCLE	11.1%	8	0	8	3
87	Julian EdelmanNE	10.9%	11	0	11	3
88	A.J. GreenCIN	10.9%	7	0	7	2
89	Giovani BernardCIN	10.9%	7	6	1	3
90	John RossCIN	10.9%	7	0	7	5
91	Chris IvoryBUF	10.9%	5	5	0	1
92	Zay JonesBUF	10.9%	5	0	5	1
93	Trey BurtonCHI	10.8%	8	0	8	3
94	Gus EdwardsBAL	10.7%	9	9	0	1
95	Antonio BrownPIT	10.7%	8	0	8	4
96	Sterling ShepardNYG	10.5%	9	0	9	4
97	Chase EdmondsARI	10.2%	5	5	0	2
98	Jordan ReedWAS	10.2%	5	0	5	2
99	Wendell SmallwoodPHI	10.1%	8	6	2	3
100	Marcus MariotaTEN	10.1%	7	7	0	2
101	Damien WilliamsKC	9.8%	10	7	3	6
102	Patrick MahomesKC	9.8%	10	10	0	2
103	Jimmy GrahamGB	9.8%	5	0	5	1
104	John BrownBAL	9.5%	8	0	8	2
105	Anthony MillerCHI	9.5%	7	1	6	4
106	Taylor GabrielCHI	9.5%	7	2	5	2
107	Eric EbronIND	9.4%	8	2	6	5
108	Jaylen SamuelsPIT	9.3%	7	4	3	3
109	Adam HumphriesTB	9.1%	7	0	7	3
110	Mike EvansTB	9.1%	7	0	7	3
111	Ryan FitzpatrickTB	9.1%	7	7	0	2
112	Alshon JefferyPHI	8.9%	7	0	7	3
113	Julio JonesATL	8.9%	7	0	7	2
114	Nelson AgholorPHI	8.9%	7	1	6	2
115	Tyreek HillKC	8.8%	9	2	7	3
116	Austin EkelerLAC	8.7%	6	6	0	3
117	Marvin JonesDET	8.6%	6	0	6	2
118	Zach ZennerDET	8.6%	6	6	0	2
119	Brandin CooksLAR	8.5%	9	1	8	3
120	Robert WoodsLAR	8.5%	9	1	8	5
121	Kendrick BourneSF	8.3%	6	0	6	4
122	Devin FunchessCAR	8.2%	7	0	7	2
123	Jordan WilkinsIND	8.2%	7	2	5	0
124	Taysom HillNO	8.1%	10	10	0	2
125	Allen RobinsonCHI	8.1%	6	0	6	0
126	Spencer WareKC	7.8%	8	8	0	2
127	Jalen RichardLV	7.7%	6	4	2	1
128	C.J. AndersonLAR	7.5%	8	7	1	2
129	Cole BeasleyDAL	7.4%	5	0	5	1
130	Courtland SuttonDEN	7.4%	5	0	5	1
131	Demaryius ThomasDEN	7.4%	5	0	5	3
132	Emmanuel SandersDEN	7.4%	5	0	5	1
133	Jonnu SmithTEN	7.2%	5	0	5	2
134	Michael CrabtreeBAL	7.1%	6	0	6	2
135	Wayne GallmanNYG	7.0%	6	5	1	1
136	Chris ConleyKC	6.9%	7	0	7	4
137	Cordarrelle PattersonNE	6.9%	7	4	3	2
138	David NjokuCLE	6.9%	5	0	5	3
139	Duke JohnsonCLE	6.9%	5	2	3	1
140	Gerald EverettLAR	6.6%	7	0	7	2
141	Jordy NelsonLV	6.4%	5	0	5	1
142	Corey ClementPHI	6.3%	5	4	1	1
143	Matt RyanATL	6.3%	5	4	1	4
144	Mohamed SanuATL	6.3%	5	0	5	1
145	Ryan GriffinHOU	6.3%	5	0	5	0
146	Maxx WilliamsBAL	6.0%	5	1	4	1
147	Nick BoyleBAL	6.0%	5	0	5	0
148	Curtis SamuelCAR	5.9%	5	0	5	1
149	Cooper KuppLAR	5.7%	6	0	6	2
150	James DevelinNE	5.0%	5	4	1	4
151	Benjamin WatsonNO	4.9%	6	0	6	1
152	Tre'Quan SmithNO	4.9%	6	0	6	2
153	Sammy WatkinsKC	4.9%	5	1	4	1
154	Josh ReynoldsLAR	4.7%	5	0	5	3
155	Drew BreesNO	4.1%	5	5	0	4

The share divides by the team's own full-season total, not by the games the player was available for — so a player who missed six weeks reads as a small share, which is the true statement about how many of his team's chances he got.

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