Pre-Snap Motion Rate Leaders
Pre-Snap Motion Rate — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Oct 16, 2026. San Francisco 49ers led the league in pre-snap motion rate at 61.9%, ahead of 31 other qualifying teams. Based on verified play-level charting from FTN Data via nflverse, regular season only. Through Week 5 of the 2026 season.
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.
| # | Team | Δ WK | G | Motion% | Motion | Plays | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | No change | 5 | 61.9% | 227 | 367 | Read |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | No change | 5 | 59.5% | 216 | 363 | Read |
| 3 | Los Angeles Chargers | No change | 5 | 58.8% | 243 | 413 | Read |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No change | 5 | 57.7% | 235 | 407 | Read |
| 5 | Los Angeles Rams | Up 3 places, from 8 | 5 | 52.4% | 236 | 450 | Read |
| 6 | Atlanta Falcons | No change | 5 | 50.9% | 199 | 391 | Read |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | Up 8 places, from 15 | 5 | 50.1% | 197 | 393 | Read |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | Down 3 places, from 5 | 5 | 50.0% | 194 | 388 | Read |
| 9 | Indianapolis Colts | Up 2 places, from 11 | 5 | 49.3% | 200 | 406 | Read |
| 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Up 2 places, from 12 | 5 | 48.7% | 191 | 392 | Read |
| 11 | Baltimore Ravens | Down 2 places, from 9 | 5 | 48.3% | 201 | 416 | Read |
| 12 | Kansas City Chiefs | Up 1 place, from 13; did not play this week | 4 | 47.8% | 152 | 318 | Read |
| 13 | Arizona Cardinals | Up 1 place, from 14 | 5 | 46.7% | 203 | 435 | Read |
| 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | Up 6 places, from 20 | 5 | 46.4% | 176 | 379 | Read |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints | Down 5 places, from 10 | 5 | 46.2% | 201 | 435 | Read |
| 16 | Las Vegas Raiders | Down 9 places, from 7 | 5 | 46.1% | 193 | 419 | Read |
| 17 | Denver Broncos | Up 4 places, from 21 | 5 | 45.7% | 177 | 387 | Read |
| 18 | Seattle Seahawks | No change | 5 | 45.4% | 179 | 394 | Read |
| 19 | Carolina Panthers | No change; did not play this week | 4 | 44.6% | 157 | 352 | Read |
| 20 | Houston Texans | Up 4 places, from 24 | 5 | 44.2% | 185 | 419 | Read |
| 21 | New England Patriots | Down 5 places, from 16 | 5 | 43.3% | 176 | 406 | Read |
| 22 | Chicago Bears | Up 8 places, from 30 | 5 | 42.7% | 193 | 452 | Read |
| 23 | Dallas Cowboys | Down 6 places, from 17 | 5 | 42.6% | 166 | 390 | Read |
| 24 | Minnesota Vikings | Down 2 places, from 22 | 5 | 42.2% | 170 | 403 | Read |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bengals | No change | 5 | 41.5% | 167 | 402 | Read |
| 26 | Washington Commanders | Up 1 place, from 27 | 5 | 40.9% | 174 | 425 | Read |
| 27 | Detroit Lions | Down 1 place, from 26 | 5 | 40.2% | 174 | 433 | Read |
| 28 | New York Giants | Down 5 places, from 23 | 5 | 39.6% | 168 | 424 | Read |
| 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Down 1 place, from 28 | 5 | 39.4% | 162 | 411 | Read |
| 30 | Tennessee Titans | Up 2 places, from 32 | 5 | 38.5% | 138 | 358 | Read |
| 31 | Cleveland Browns | Down 2 places, from 29 | 5 | 38.3% | 152 | 397 | Read |
| 32 | New York Jets | Down 1 place, from 31 | 5 | 35.2% | 137 | 389 | Read |
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