2017 NFL EPA per Target Leaders

Expected points added on every pass thrown his way, caught or not. It is our primary receiver rating because it counts the whole result of the target.

How to read it. +0.30 and up is excellent for a wide receiver. Tight ends and running backs usually sit lower because their targets are shorter.

The 2017 leaders: Rob Gronkowski (+0.70), JuJu Smith-Schuster (+0.67), Hunter Henry (+0.63).

EPA per Target

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's minimum for receiving rate leaders). 141 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	105	69	+0.70
2	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	PIT	79	58	+0.67
3	Hunter Henry	TE	LAC	62	45	+0.63
4	Marvin Jones	WR	DET	107	61	+0.55
5	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC	105	75	+0.53
6	Robert Woods	WR	LA	85	56	+0.50
7	Stefon Diggs	WR	MIN	95	64	+0.50
8	Danny Amendola	WR	NE	86	61	+0.47
9	Chris Thompson	RB	WAS	54	39	+0.46
10	Davante Adams	WR	GB	117	74	+0.46
11	Cooper Kupp	WR	LA	94	62	+0.44
12	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	122	83	+0.43
13	Sammy Watkins	WR	LA	70	39	+0.43
14	Chris Godwin Jr.	WR	TB	55	34	+0.42
15	Michael Thomas	WR	NO	149	104	+0.42
16	Nelson Agholor	WR	PHI	95	62	+0.41
17	Ted Ginn	WR	NO	70	53	+0.40
18	Ryan Grant	WR	WAS	65	45	+0.39
19	Allen Hurns	WR	JAX	56	39	+0.39
20	Albert Wilson	WR	KC	62	42	+0.39
21	Julio Jones	WR	ATL	148	88	+0.39
22	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC	159	102	+0.39
23	Dion Lewis	RB	NE	35	32	+0.38
24	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	100	81	+0.38
25	Tyrell Williams	WR	LAC	69	43	+0.38
26	Doug Baldwin	WR	SEA	116	75	+0.37
27	Rex Burkhead	RB	NE	36	30	+0.36
28	Ed Dickson	TE	CAR	48	30	+0.36
29	Paul Richardson	WR	SEA	80	44	+0.36
30	T.J. Jones	WR	DET	49	30	+0.36
31	Sterling Shepard	WR	NYG	84	59	+0.35
32	Brandin Cooks	WR	NE	114	65	+0.35
33	Adam Humphries	WR	TB	83	61	+0.34
34	Jared Cook	TE	LV	86	54	+0.33
35	Devin Funchess	WR	CAR	111	63	+0.31
36	Chris Hogan	WR	NE	59	34	+0.30
37	Marquise Goodwin	WR	SF	105	56	+0.29
38	Cameron Brate	TE	TB	77	48	+0.29
39	Lamar Miller	RB	HOU	45	36	+0.29
40	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN	142	91	+0.29
41	Mike Wallace	WR	BAL	92	52	+0.28
42	Tyler Kroft	TE	CIN	62	42	+0.28
43	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	63	53	+0.28
44	J.D. McKissic	RB	SEA	46	34	+0.26
45	Antonio Brown	WR	PIT	163	101	+0.26
46	Jermaine Kearse	WR	NYJ	102	65	+0.26
47	Eric Decker	WR	TEN	83	54	+0.25
48	Zach Ertz	TE	PHI	110	74	+0.25
49	Todd Gurley	RB	LA	87	64	+0.24
50	Alshon Jeffery	WR	PHI	120	57	+0.24
51	Devonta Freeman	RB	ATL	47	36	+0.24
52	George Kittle	TE	SF	63	43	+0.22
53	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	HOU	174	96	+0.22
54	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN	81	57	+0.21
55	Martavis Bryant	WR	PIT	84	50	+0.21
56	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	CAR	77	47	+0.21
57	Trent Taylor	WR	SF	60	43	+0.21
58	Randall Cobb	WR	GB	92	66	+0.21
59	Jason Witten	TE	DAL	87	63	+0.20
60	Matt Forte	RB	NYJ	45	37	+0.19
61	Travis Benjamin	WR	LAC	65	34	+0.19
62	Rishard Matthews	WR	TEN	87	53	+0.19
63	Jesse James	TE	PIT	63	43	+0.19
64	Robbie Chosen	WR	NYJ	114	63	+0.19
65	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA	71	45	+0.19
66	Kendall Wright	WR	CHI	91	59	+0.19
67	Mohamed Sanu	WR	ATL	96	67	+0.19
68	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI	161	109	+0.17
69	Mike Evans	WR	TB	136	71	+0.17
70	Marqise Lee	WR	JAX	96	56	+0.16
71	Leonard Fournette	RB	JAX	48	36	+0.16
72	Benjamin Watson	TE	BAL	79	61	+0.15
73	Vernon Davis	TE	WAS	69	43	+0.15
74	James White	RB	NE	72	56	+0.14
75	Kenny Stills	WR	MIA	105	58	+0.14
76	Michael Crabtree	WR	LV	101	58	+0.13
77	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN	34	30	+0.13
78	Deonte Thompson	WR	BUF	69	38	+0.13
79	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND	109	57	+0.12
80	Charles Clay	TE	BUF	74	49	+0.12
81	Pierre Garcon	WR	SF	67	40	+0.12
82	Le'Veon Bell	RB	PIT	107	86	+0.11
83	Melvin Gordon	RB	LAC	83	58	+0.11
84	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	DEN	92	47	+0.11
85	Jaron Brown	WR	ARI	69	31	+0.11
86	Golden Tate	WR	DET	120	92	+0.10
87	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR	113	80	+0.10
88	Eric Ebron	TE	DET	86	53	+0.09
89	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	LV	42	31	+0.08
90	LeSean McCoy	RB	BUF	77	59	+0.08
91	DeSean Jackson	WR	TB	90	50	+0.08
92	Antonio Gates	TE	LAC	52	30	+0.08
93	Devontae Booker	RB	DEN	38	30	+0.06
94	Austin Hooper	TE	ATL	65	49	+0.06
95	Torrey Smith	WR	PHI	68	36	+0.06
96	Duke Johnson	RB	CLE	93	74	+0.05
97	David Njoku	TE	CLE	60	32	+0.05
98	Terrance Williams	WR	DAL	78	53	+0.05
99	Brandon LaFell	WR	CIN	89	52	+0.04
100	A.J. Green	WR	CIN	143	75	+0.04