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Big Play Hunting: Week 2
Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 82-yard gain sets the distance mark. Davante Adams tops the Week 2 Big Play PPR production report.
The Week 2 Field Report
The Plays That Changed the Score
Davante Adams led this week with 32.6 Big Play PPR points from 5 qualifying plays.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba recorded the longest credited gain among the board's RBs, WRs and TEs at 82 yards. The reports below track Week 2; the dependency ledger looks at the season through Week 2.
The Longest Gain · Week 2
One Play.
82 Yards.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA · WR
The longest credited gain among RBs, WRs and TEs on this week's board also finished in the end zone. His full week produced 31.1 Big Play PPR points out of 42.5 total production.
The Distance Board
Each player's longest credited big play in Week 2. Gain length, measured on the same yard scale.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA · WR
Davante Adams
LA · WR
Denzel Boston
CLE · WR
Jaylen Waddle
DEN · WR
Breece Hall
NYJ · RB
The Position Reports
01
Quarterbacks · Week 2
Josh Allen
BUF · QB
Josh Allen led QBs with 29.5 Big Play PPR points in Week 2 out of 41.1 total PPR production. His 8 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 43 yards for a touchdown.
Also in the Hunt
- Matthew Stafford LA · QB23.6 Big Play PPR
- Brock Purdy SF · QB22.1 Big Play PPR
02
Running Backs · Week 2
Jonathan Taylor
IND · RB
Jonathan Taylor led RBs with 14.9 Big Play PPR points in Week 2 out of 29.2 total PPR production. His 2 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 24 yards for a touchdown.
Also in the Hunt
- James Cook BUF · RB13.8 Big Play PPR
- Christian McCaffrey SF · RB12.2 Big Play PPR
03
Wide Receivers · Week 2
Davante Adams
LA · WR
Davante Adams led WRs with 32.6 Big Play PPR points in Week 2 out of 39.5 total PPR production. His 5 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 64 yards.
Also in the Hunt
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA · WR31.1 Big Play PPR
- CeeDee Lamb DAL · WR29.3 Big Play PPR
04
Tight Ends · Week 2
George Kittle
SF · TE
George Kittle led TEs with 16.8 Big Play PPR points in Week 2 out of 18.0 total PPR production. His 3 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 40 yards.
Also in the Hunt
- Jake Ferguson DAL · TE16.2 Big Play PPR
- Darren Waller CAR · TE15.9 Big Play PPR
QB yardage includes passing and rushing; RB, WR and TE yardage includes rushing and receiving. A credited play can belong to both a passer and receiver.
Season Dependency Ledger · Through Week 2
Who Is Living on Big Plays?
Big Play Percent measures the share of a player's PPR production supplied by qualifying big plays for the season.
- 1
Dallas Goedert
PHI · TE
20.0 / 25.1 PPR production
20.0 / 25.1
Big Play / Total PPR
79.7%
2 big plays
- 2
Kirk Cousins
LV · QB
32.6 / 40.9 PPR production
32.6 / 40.9
Big Play / Total PPR
79.7%
10 big plays
- 3
Dontayvion Wicks
PHI · WR
22.0 / 27.7 PPR production
22.0 / 27.7
Big Play / Total PPR
79.4%
4 big plays
- 4
George Kittle
SF · TE
16.8 / 21.2 PPR production
16.8 / 21.2
Big Play / Total PPR
79.2%
3 big plays
- 5
Bryce Young
CAR · QB
45.5 / 57.5 PPR production
45.5 / 57.5
Big Play / Total PPR
79.1%
16 big plays
A high percentage describes dependence on big plays so far; it does not predict the next long gain.
How this ranking works
How to read Big Play Hunting
- A big play is a rushing play of 15 yards or more.
- A big play is a pass play of 20 yards or more.
- A big play is a TD.
- A play meeting multiple rules counts once per player. A passer and receiver may each receive credit for the same play.
- Big Play Percent uses season-to-date Big Play PPR production divided by total PPR production through the edition's week. Weekly highlights use that week's results only.
- The season board requires five credited plays and positive total PPR production. Turnover and return scoring are outside these point totals.
Data as of September 27, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.
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