2022 season · All 32 offenses

Pre-Snap Motion Rate Leaders

Pre-Snap Motion Rate — 2022 NFL leaders, updated Aug 13, 2026. Miami Dolphins led the league in pre-snap motion rate at 59.5%, ahead of 31 other qualifying teams. Based on verified 2022 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. Through the 2022 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.

Pre-Snap Motion Rate, 2022 NFL season
#TeamMotion%MotionPlays
1Miami Dolphins59.5%7021,180
2San Francisco 49ers45.6%5551,218
3Kansas City Chiefs45.5%5661,243
4Detroit Lions43.0%5351,244
5Atlanta Falcons41.4%4841,170
6Baltimore Ravens41.1%4991,215
7New York Jets41.1%5221,269
8Washington Commanders40.3%5361,329
9Jacksonville Jaguars38.2%4721,237
10Los Angeles Rams36.1%4191,162
11Dallas Cowboys35.3%4531,284
12Green Bay Packers34.4%4111,195
13Tampa Bay Buccaneers34.1%4651,363
14Chicago Bears33.2%3821,149
15Cleveland Browns32.7%4211,289
16New England Patriots32.2%3841,194
17Buffalo Bills32.1%3781,178
18Pittsburgh Steelers32.1%4171,298
19Las Vegas Raiders31.8%3901,227
20Minnesota Vikings31.4%4141,318
21Tennessee Titans30.7%3631,181
22Los Angeles Chargers29.4%3891,325
23Houston Texans27.7%3331,203
24New York Giants27.2%3471,277
25Carolina Panthers26.8%3131,166
26Denver Broncos26.2%3401,297
27New Orleans Saints25.2%3001,191
28Arizona Cardinals25.1%3331,329
29Indianapolis Colts22.5%2881,282
30Seattle Seahawks21.7%2671,229
31Philadelphia Eagles18.3%2351,285
32Cincinnati Bengals17.9%2181,215

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