Who is the most efficient NFL receiver in 2026?
Tee Higgins (CIN) is the NFL’s most efficient receiver in 2026 so far: +0.71 EPA a play over 67 plays, 72 of them successful, ahead of Luther Burden III (+0.59) and Brock Bowers (+0.56). At least 42 targets.
Top receivers by EPA a play
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tee HigginsWR · CIN | 67 | +0.71 | 72 |
| 2 |  Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI | 58 | +0.59 | 71 |
| 3 |  Brock BowersTE · LV | 67 | +0.56 | 67 |
| 4 |  Sam LaPortaTE · DET | 48 | +0.55 | 71 |
| 5 |  Michael MayerTE · LV | 42 | +0.51 | 74 |
| 6 |  Rome OdunzeWR · CHI | 48 | +0.48 | 63 |
| 7 |  Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · SEA | 98 | +0.47 | 67 |
| 8 |  Jameson WilliamsWR · DET | 44 | +0.47 | 64 |
| 9 |  Christian WatsonWR · GB | 70 | +0.47 | 63 |
| 10 |  Zay FlowersWR · BAL | 60 | +0.44 | 62 |
| 11 | Isaiah LikelyTE · NYG | 75 | +0.44 | 60 |
| 12 | Ryan FlournoyWR · DAL | 46 | +0.43 | 56 |
| 13 |  Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET | 83 | +0.41 | 64 |
| 14 |  Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN | 71 | +0.40 | 62 |
| 15 |  Davante AdamsWR · LAR | 47 | +0.39 | 62 |
| 16 | DeMario DouglasWR · NE | 43 | +0.38 | 58 |
| 17 | Parker WashingtonWR · JAX | 53 | +0.37 | 55 |
| 18 |  Dalton SchultzTE · HOU | 47 | +0.36 | 66 |
| 19 |  Harold Fannin Jr.TE · CLE | 51 | +0.36 | 63 |
| 20 |  Chris OlaveWR · NO | 81 | +0.34 | 59 |
| 21 |  Matthew GoldenWR · GB | 90 | +0.32 | 58 |
| 22 | Tre TuckerWR · LV | 53 | +0.32 | 64 |
| 23 |  Tucker KraftTE · GB | 53 | +0.32 | 55 |
| 24 | Devaughn VeleWR · NO | 52 | +0.30 | 62 |
| 25 |  Travis KelceTE · KC | 46 | +0.29 | 63 |
EPA a play from our own model: how much each play raised or lowered the points a team could expect. Success: the share of plays that added any. Regular season. How it is computed