Only four players have been involved in over a third of their team’s pass plays inside the 10-yard line. No surprise with Odell Beckham Jr. or Kyle Rudolph (who’s remarkably stayed healthy this year). Allen Robinson has got a ton of looks but hasn’t had a great year – dragged down on a sinking ship. But the fourth receiver might surprise you.
Kenny Britt. Rams have attempted only 21 passes inside the 10, of course, but they’ve gone to him on 9 of them. He’s had a solid season for them.
The biggest disappointment in this part of the field has been Jermaine Kearse. He’s been the intended target on a third of Seattle’s pass plays inside the 10 (8 of 24) and he hasn’t caught any of them. That’s probably why they’ve started using him less. Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett are the top 2 wide receivers in that offense, and now they’re starting to use rookie free agent Tanner McEvoy more.
At the end of Week 14, 46 players have been the intended target on at least 20 percent of their team’s pass plays inside the 10-yard line.
| PLAYERS WITH 20-PLUS PERCENT OF GOAL-LINE TARGETS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tgt | Rec | TD | Team | Pct |
| K.Britt, LA | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21-10-6 | 43% |
| A.Robinson, JAX | 11 | 6 | 5 | 26-17-12 | 42% |
| K.Rudolph, MIN | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22-12-7 | 41% |
| O.Beckham, NYG | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23-11-10 | 39% |
| J.Kearse, SEA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24-8-5 | 33% |
| T.Pryor, CLV | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18-8-7 | 33% |
| J.Nelson, GB | 14 | 10 | 8 | 43-29-20 | 33% |
| B.Marshall, NYJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25-8-3 | 32% |
| Q.Enunwa, NYJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25-8-3 | 32% |
| E.Sanders, DEN | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35-16-10 | 31% |
| B.LaFell, CIN | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26-13-8 | 31% |
| M.Evans, TB | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30-20-17 | 30% |
| T.Kelce, KC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27-15-8 | 30% |
| D.Thomas, DEN | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35-16-10 | 29% |
| D.Bryant, DAL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28-13-10 | 29% |
| L.Fitzgerald, ARZ | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39-17-16 | 28% |
| D.Murray, TEN | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29-18-15 | 28% |
| G.Olsen, CAR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23-8-8 | 26% |
| K.Benjamin, CAR | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23-8-8 | 26% |
| A.Brown, PIT | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35-15-13 | 26% |
| Ty.Williams, SD | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35-17-11 | 26% |
| D.Parker, MIA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20-12-8 | 25% |
| J.Landry, MIA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20-12-8 | 25% |
| T.Smith, SF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16-9-5 | 25% |
| A.Boldin, DET | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33-19-12 | 24% |
| C.Brate, TB | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30-20-17 | 23% |
| J.James, PIT | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35-15-13 | 23% |
| H.Henry, SD | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35-17-11 | 23% |
| M.Crabtree, OAK | 10 | 5 | 5 | 45-21-16 | 22% |
| S.Roberts, OAK | 10 | 7 | 5 | 45-21-16 | 22% |
| A.Hawkins, CLV | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18-8-7 | 22% |
| J.Reed, WAS | 8 | 4 | 4 | 37-12-7 | 22% |
| B.Butler, DAL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28-13-10 | 21% |
| M.Jones, DET | 7 | 3 | 2 | 33-19-12 | 21% |
| M.Sanu, ATL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 38-22-13 | 21% |
| J.Matthews, PHI | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19-12-9 | 21% |
| N.Agholor, PHI | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19-12-9 | 21% |
| D.Adams, GB | 9 | 5 | 3 | 43-29-20 | 21% |
| D.Baldwin, SEA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24-8-5 | 21% |
| D.Walker, TEN | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29-18-15 | 21% |
| M.Floyd, ARZ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 39-17-16 | 21% |
| T.Hilton, IND | 7 | 6 | 2 | 35-26-15 | 20% |
| J.Edelman, NE | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30-19-12 | 20% |
| M.Wallace, BLT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25-14-11 | 20% |
| S.Smith, BLT | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25-14-11 | 20% |
| Z.Miller, CHI | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25-11-7 | 20% |
—Ian Allan