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2026 season · All 32 offenses

Pre-Snap Motion Rate Leaders

Through Week 9 · Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night pending

Pre-Snap Motion Rate — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Nov 9, 2026. Miami Dolphins led the league in pre-snap motion rate at 60.9%, ahead of 31 other qualifying teams. Based on verified play-level charting from FTN Data via nflverse, regular season only. Through Week 9 of the 2026 season, with Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night still to come.

Does motion pay? See the chart ↓

Which team led in pre snap motion rate in 2026?

Motion is any offensive player moving before the snap, and its first job is not deception but information. A defender who runs with the motion man has announced man coverage; a defense that passes him off has announced zone. An offense that motions on most snaps is buying that answer over and over, and it is one of the few things a coordinator controls completely — the gap between the teams that move someone constantly and the teams that almost never do is wider than for nearly anything else an offense chooses.

Pre-Snap Motion Rate, 2026 NFL season
#TeamΔ WKGMotion%MotionPlaysRead
1Miami DolphinsNo change760.9%316519Read
2San Francisco 49ersNo change760.7%316521Read
3Los Angeles ChargersNo change759.3%338570Read
4Los Angeles RamsNo change855.8%378678Read
5Tampa Bay BuccaneersNo change854.2%353651Read
6Buffalo BillsNo change751.8%293566Read
7Jacksonville JaguarsNo change851.1%317620Read
8Green Bay PackersNo change850.2%324646Read
9Baltimore RavensNo change949.7%358721Read
10Indianapolis ColtsNo change849.6%326657Read
11New Orleans SaintsNo change749.5%295596Read
12Las Vegas RaidersNo change849.2%326663Read
13Denver BroncosNo change848.3%298617Read
14Arizona CardinalsNo change847.7%346725Read
15Atlanta FalconsNo change847.2%285604Read
16Kansas City ChiefsNo change747.0%255542Read
17Carolina PanthersNo change746.4%279601Read
18New England PatriotsNo change845.7%291637Read
19Philadelphia EaglesNo change845.6%288632Read
20Chicago BearsNo change844.0%316718Read
21Houston TexansNo change743.9%253576Read
22Cleveland BrownsNo change843.1%279648Read
23Detroit LionsNo change742.2%253600Read
24Seattle SeahawksNo change842.0%274653Read
25Washington CommandersNo change741.5%241581Read
26Minnesota VikingsNo change741.0%220537Read
27Tennessee TitansNo change; did not play this week840.3%237588Read
28Cincinnati BengalsNo change740.1%224559Read
29Dallas CowboysNo change838.8%253652Read
30New York JetsNo change838.8%239616Read
31Pittsburgh SteelersNo change; did not play this week837.7%247656Read
32New York GiantsNo change736.9%222601Read

New to this stat? What pre-snap motion rate means.

Does motion pay?

Pre-snap motion rate across, EPA per play up, one dot per team, crosshair at the league median.Arizona Cardinals: pre-snap motion rate 47.7%, EPA per play -0.04Atlanta Falcons: pre-snap motion rate 47.2%, EPA per play -0.07Baltimore Ravens: pre-snap motion rate 49.7%, EPA per play -0.01Buffalo Bills: pre-snap motion rate 51.8%, EPA per play 0.14Carolina Panthers: pre-snap motion rate 46.4%, EPA per play 0.04Chicago Bears: pre-snap motion rate 44.0%, EPA per play 0.04Cincinnati Bengals: pre-snap motion rate 40.1%, EPA per play 0.14Cleveland Browns: pre-snap motion rate 43.1%, EPA per play -0.08Dallas Cowboys: pre-snap motion rate 38.8%, EPA per play 0.10Denver Broncos: pre-snap motion rate 48.3%, EPA per play -0.01Detroit Lions: pre-snap motion rate 42.2%, EPA per play 0.10Green Bay Packers: pre-snap motion rate 50.2%, EPA per play 0.04Houston Texans: pre-snap motion rate 43.9%, EPA per play 0.06Indianapolis Colts: pre-snap motion rate 49.6%, EPA per play -0.12Jacksonville Jaguars: pre-snap motion rate 51.1%, EPA per play 0.15Kansas City Chiefs: pre-snap motion rate 47.0%, EPA per play 0.13Los Angeles Chargers: pre-snap motion rate 59.3%, EPA per play -0.24Los Angeles Rams: pre-snap motion rate 55.8%, EPA per play 0.04Las Vegas Raiders: pre-snap motion rate 49.2%, EPA per play -0.01Miami Dolphins: pre-snap motion rate 60.9%, EPA per play -0.06Minnesota Vikings: pre-snap motion rate 41.0%, EPA per play -0.16New England Patriots: pre-snap motion rate 45.7%, EPA per play 0.04New Orleans Saints: pre-snap motion rate 49.5%, EPA per play -0.04New York Giants: pre-snap motion rate 36.9%, EPA per play 0.00New York Jets: pre-snap motion rate 38.8%, EPA per play 0.00Philadelphia Eagles: pre-snap motion rate 45.6%, EPA per play -0.15Pittsburgh Steelers: pre-snap motion rate 37.7%, EPA per play -0.03Seattle Seahawks: pre-snap motion rate 42.0%, EPA per play -0.04San Francisco 49ers: pre-snap motion rate 60.7%, EPA per play 0.18Tampa Bay Buccaneers: pre-snap motion rate 54.2%, EPA per play -0.11Tennessee Titans: pre-snap motion rate 40.3%, EPA per play -0.09Washington Commanders: pre-snap motion rate 41.5%, EPA per play -0.03

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Does motion pay? Pre-snap motion rate across, EPA per play up, all 32 charted teams season to date, dashed lines at the league median. Expected points added (EPA) is how much a play moved a team's expected score.Teams inside the shaded band can't yet be told apart from average on that axis — the season's sample is still too small.Data via nflverse / FTN Data via nflverse

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