NFL Defense vs Position 2026: Targets & Yards Allowed
Per-game targets and yards each NFL defense allowed to opposing wide receivers, running backs and tight ends in the 2026 regular season, one ranked board per stat. Rank 1 allows the most; the top eight are Top Tier matchups, the bottom eight Bottom Tier.
| Rank | WR yds allowed | RB rush yds allowed | TE yds allowed | RB rec yds allowed | WR tgts allowed | RB tgts allowed | TE tgts allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET 293.0 | CAR 224.0 | HOU 137.0 | PIT 90.0 | MIN 29.0 | ATL 11.0 | DET 15.0 |
| 2 | MIN 272.0 | DEN 197.0 | MIN 115.0 | CHI 86.0 | DET 26.0 | DET 11.0 | LAC 13.0 |
| 3 | IND 229.0 | NO 163.0 | TB 101.0 | DEN 62.0 | NO 24.0 | PIT 10.0 | BUF 12.0 |
| 4 | CHI 213.0 | IND 162.0 | LAC 95.0 | SEA 53.0 | BUF 21.0 | LA 9.0 | TB 11.0 |
| 5 | CAR 200.0 | MIA 144.0 | ARI 90.0 | TB 52.0 | ARI 20.0 | TB 9.0 | CHI 9.0 |
| 6 | BUF 193.0 | TEN 142.0 | DAL 87.0 | CIN 51.0 | CHI 20.0 | CIN 8.0 | DAL 9.0 |
| 7 | HOU 185.0 | LA 133.0 | DET 87.0 | MIA 45.0 | NYG 20.0 | DEN 8.0 | GB 9.0 |
| 8 | CLE 183.0 | CLE 121.0 | DEN 85.0 | JAX 42.0 | PHI 20.0 | SEA 8.0 | MIN 9.0 |
| 9 | TEN 176.0 | PIT 114.0 | WAS 77.0 | NO 41.0 | ATL 19.0 | LAC 6.0 | NO 9.0 |
| 10 | LV 172.0 | SF 114.0 | IND 66.0 | CAR 34.0 | LV 19.0 | MIA 6.0 | IND 8.0 |
| 11 | LAC 164.0 | DAL 111.0 | ATL 64.0 | ATL 33.0 | SEA 19.0 | NO 6.0 | KC 8.0 |
| 12 | NE 161.0 | BUF 102.0 | BUF 64.0 | NYG 31.0 | BAL 18.0 | NYJ 6.0 | ARI 7.0 |
| 13 | LA 147.0 | LAC 102.0 | CHI 62.0 | DET 30.0 | CAR 18.0 | BAL 5.0 | ATL 7.0 |
| 14 | CIN 139.0 | PHI 101.0 | GB 58.0 | LV 30.0 | LAC 18.0 | CHI 5.0 | DEN 7.0 |
| 15 | PHI 137.0 | GB 99.0 | KC 53.0 | IND 29.0 | HOU 17.0 | DAL 5.0 | HOU 7.0 |
| 16 | BAL 130.0 | BAL 98.0 | NO 53.0 | SF 29.0 | LA 17.0 | JAX 5.0 | LA 7.0 |
| 17 | JAX 128.0 | CHI 91.0 | CAR 35.0 | NE 26.0 | NE 17.0 | LV 5.0 | MIA 7.0 |
| 18 | ATL 124.0 | WAS 90.0 | JAX 35.0 | LA 25.0 | SF 17.0 | NE 5.0 | TEN 7.0 |
| 19 | DAL 121.0 | NE 84.0 | NYJ 35.0 | BAL 23.0 | MIA 16.0 | NYG 5.0 | BAL 6.0 |
| 20 | WAS 121.0 | DET 80.0 | CLE 32.0 | KC 23.0 | NYJ 16.0 | BUF 4.0 | NYJ 6.0 |
| 21 | ARI 119.0 | TB 76.0 | MIA 32.0 | CLE 22.0 | DAL 15.0 | HOU 4.0 | PHI 6.0 |
| 22 | NO 112.0 | MIN 66.0 | NYG 32.0 | DAL 22.0 | KC 15.0 | KC 4.0 | SF 6.0 |
| 23 | NYG 112.0 | HOU 63.0 | LA 31.0 | LAC 18.0 | CIN 14.0 | SF 4.0 | CAR 5.0 |
| 24 | SF 108.0 | SEA 62.0 | SF 31.0 | BUF 17.0 | IND 14.0 | CAR 3.0 | CIN 5.0 |
| 25 | TB 101.0 | ATL 61.0 | PHI 29.0 | TEN 16.0 | TB 14.0 | PHI 3.0 | CLE 5.0 |
| 26 | SEA 97.0 | CIN 60.0 | SEA 28.0 | HOU 12.0 | WAS 14.0 | TEN 3.0 | NYG 5.0 |
| 27 | NYJ 94.0 | NYG 55.0 | CIN 26.0 | NYJ 11.0 | CLE 13.0 | WAS 3.0 | WAS 5.0 |
| 28 | GB 92.0 | KC 54.0 | TEN 23.0 | WAS 5.0 | JAX 13.0 | CLE 2.0 | JAX 4.0 |
| 29 | MIA 83.0 | ARI 52.0 | LV 18.0 | GB 1.0 | TEN 13.0 | GB 2.0 | SEA 4.0 |
| 30 | KC 55.0 | NYJ 47.0 | BAL 13.0 | ARI 0.0 | GB 12.0 | IND 2.0 | LV 3.0 |
| 31 | PIT 53.0 | LV 35.0 | NE 13.0 | MIN 0.0 | DEN 10.0 | MIN 2.0 | NE 2.0 |
| 32 | DEN 37.0 | JAX 34.0 | PIT 0.0 | PHI -2.0 | PIT 8.0 | ARI 0.0 | PIT 1.0 |