With each passing week, more and more data rolls in. There are big changes from week-to-week sure, but we’re really to the point where we have a good idea who will be at the top of the leaderboards come the following week. Injuries obviously play a role and so do some outlier weeks that could really vault your immediate stock, but we firmly have a grasp on what’s what in terms of targets.

Player NameTeamPass AttRecTargetsYdsTDRZ TgtsRZ Tgt %DropsTgt %
Antonio BrownPIT19540645451650%032.82%
DeAndre HopkinsHOU15835613635771.43%138.60%
Larry FitzgeraldARI227325132721060%122.46%
A.J. GreenCIN15932515043475%132.07%
Keenan AllenLAC19428514011714.29%626.28%
Dez BryantDAL17921482643933.33%326.81%
Zach ErtzPHI17732483872666.67%027.11%
Pierre GarconSF19428443790450%022.68%
Jarvis LandryMIA13430432101475%332.08%
Odell Beckham JrNYG202254130234100%620.29%
Golden TateDET173294026714100%223.12%
Andre EllingtonARI22728402570450%017.62%
Adam ThielenMIN1652940392030%024.24%
Doug BaldwinSEA17927392841450%021.78%
Mike EvansTB15524392762633.33%125.16%
Davante AdamsGB19023392854966.67%020.52%
Jason WittenDAL17927382291666.67%021.22%
Alshon JefferyPHI17720382462475%121.46%
Rishard MatthewsTEN15220382841425%025%
Chris HoganNE19523372885955.56%118.97%
Travis KelceKC15829373532650%023.41%
Michael ThomasNO15225373102560%224.34%
T.Y. HiltonIND14524364661540%124.82%
Stefon DiggsMIN165233639544100%221.81%
Christian McCaffreyCAR15227362371580%023.68%
Jimmy GrahamSEA17921351791540%019.55%
Jaron BrownARI22717352441633.33%015.41%
James WhiteNE19529352300580%017.94%
Devin FunchessCAR15224352693560%023.02%
Evan EngramNYG202193420012100%016.83%
Tyreek HillKC158253435621100%221.51%
Brandon MarshallNYG202183315402100%216.33%
Emmanuel SandersDEN12620331902683.33%226.19%
Le'Veon BellPIT19527331440475%016.92%
Amari CooperOAK15213331181616.67%721.71%
LeSean McCoyBUF13627321890366.67%023.52%
Brandin CooksNE1951832379200%416.41%
Delanie WalkerTEN1522131244000%020.39%
Martellus BennettGB19020311940366.67%016.31%
Jared CookOAK15219311951333.33%020.39%
Rob GronkowskiNE19520313182616.67%015.89%
Martavis BryantPIT1951531204130%215.89%
Duke Johnson Jr.CLE1972331270100%015.73%
DeSean JacksonTB1551430249100%019.35%
Demaryius ThomasDEN1261830247020%223.80%
Julio JonesATL1351930295000%022.22%
Randall CobbGB19023302181366.67%015.78%
Marquise GoodwinSF19414302430616.67%215.46%
Robert WoodsLAR16617302520333.33%118.07%
Marqise LeeJAX1371530208020%421.89%
Tarik CohenCHI16625301441580%018.07%
Jermaine KearseNYJ14822292203333.33019.59%
Robby AndersonNYJ1481429220110%319.59%
Sterling ShepardNYG20222292631633.33%014.35%
Cooper KuppLAR16617292302683.33%317.46%
Todd GurleyLAR166222924134100%017.46%

Target leaders

We have a new sheriff in town, one we’ve seen atop the leaderboards over the last few seasons and that’s Antonio Brown. After his Week 4 temper tantrum on the sidelines, Brown led the entire league in targets with a league-high 19-target contest, which ultimately helped him leapfrog DeAndre Hopkins.

Both Brown and Hopkins have seen north of 60 targets. There isn’t anyone else in the league within 10 targets of them and there are only six players in all of football averaging north of 10 per game or over 50 this season (Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald, A.J. Green, Keenan Allen, Jarvis Landry).

We’ve added one more running back from Week 4 to Week 5, giving us eight listed. Not only did we gain a running back, but we gained three tight ends giving us nine in the top-57. Andre Ellington continues to be the clubhouse leader amongst the RBs in targets. He’s had eight-plus targets in three-straight weeks as Arizona continues throwing the ball at a higher percentage than any other team in football. They did, however, just land Adrian Peterson in a trade, so Ellington’s stock could take a slight hit once Peterson learns the playbook and becomes the lead back for the Cards.

The two biggest omissions on our list are Jordy Nelson and DeVante Parker. Nelson missed one full game and missed the cut by just one target, so it’s safe to say he’d be there if it weren’t for his injury. Parker has already had his bye week and left in the first quarter in Week 5, so like Nelson, he’d easily be on this list if it weren’t for injury.

We have four Giants on our list, but three are currently injured. Evan Engram, the lone healthy wolf, should see a healthy dose of targets for the remainder of the season. He currently sits 30th in the league, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he were to crack the top-20 within the next few weeks, maybe even top-15.

Target Percentage

We continue to have just four players soaking up 30-plus percent of their team’s targets in Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, A.J. Green and Jarvis Landry. Tyler Eifert was just ruled out for the remainder of the season, so Green will see a massive uptick in targets, especially in the red zone where Eifert has thrived over his career.

We've seen some wide outs go down of late, most of them being Giants so we could see guys from New York -- that are still healthy -- like Evan Engram and Sterling Shepard when he's able to return take on a much heavier load offensively and see their target percentages go way up.

For some players, some we consider elite, it's hard to own a high target percentage because of how frequently their quarterbacks throw the ball. For example, Larry Fitzgerald has the third-most targets in all of football but has a dinky 22.46 target percentage. Carson Palmer has thrown the ball 25 more times than anyone else in the league, so it's hard for Fitz to garner a big number. Meanwhile, Demaryius Thomas who has 21 fewer targets than Fitzgerald has a target percentage of 23.80, which is obviously higher than Fitz's. Trevor Siemian has only chucked the pigskin 130 times, so make sure you're looking deeper into this column before you think someone like Fitzgerald isn't seeing enough volume for your liking.

Red Zone Targets

Larry Fitzgerald continues to pace the rest of the league despite not seeing any targets inside of the 20 in Week 5. Now that they’ve added Adrian Peterson, we’ll have to see how things play out for this Arizona offense. It could potentially hinder Fizgerald’s productivity inside the red zone, but Peterson is old for a running back and we saw nothing from him in New Orleans that would indicate he has much left in the tank. If the latter is the case, we should expect Fitz to continue seeing plenty of RZ looks with the chance at putting six on the board.

One of the more interesting stats of the week is Davante Adams leads the Packers in red zone targets, not Jordy Nelson. Adams is second in the league with nine looks inside the 20 and he’s been really reliable catching six of those passes. Adams not only has had more chances in the RZ, but is outpacing Nelson big time in targets. Nelson didn’t even make our list while Adams is tied for 14th with 39 targets.

Drops

So, good news, Amari Cooper didn’t drop any passes this week. Unfortunately for him, he still leads the league in that category with seven. Keenan Allen is a new addition to the top of the leaderboard after a three-drop week in Week 5 as he’s now tied with Odell Beckham Jr. for second place.

Beckham Jr.’s drops will end at six for the year since he suffered a season-ending broken ankle. Even if he played a full season, six drops is a hefty chunk of change. He really lets his emotions  get the best of him sometimes, which ultimately hurts his productivity on the field.