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Big Play Hunting: Week 5

Jaylen Warren's 80-yard gain sets the distance mark. Drake Maye tops the Week 5 Big Play PPR production report.

October 13, 2026Final recap · Week 5

The Week 5 Field Report

The Plays That Changed the Score

Drake Maye led this week with 30.1 Big Play PPR points from 8 qualifying plays.

Jaylen Warren recorded the longest credited gain among the board's RBs, WRs and TEs at 80 yards. The reports below track Week 5; the dependency ledger looks at the season through Week 5.

The Longest Gain · Week 5

One Play.
80 Yards.

Jaylen Warren

PIT · RB

The longest credited gain among RBs, WRs and TEs on this week's board also finished in the end zone. His full week produced 26.0 Big Play PPR points out of 36.8 total production.

The Distance Board

Each player's longest credited big play in Week 5. Gain length, measured on the same yard scale.

  1. Jaylen Warren

    PIT · RB

  2. Bucky Irving

    TB · RB

  3. Tez Johnson

    TB · WR

  4. Darius Cooper

    PHI · WR

  5. Khalil Shakir

    BUF · WR

The Position Reports

01

Quarterbacks · Week 5

Drake Maye

NE · QB

Drake Maye led QBs with 30.1 Big Play PPR points in Week 5 out of 39.2 total PPR production. His 8 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 49 yards.

Also in the Hunt

  • Josh Allen BUF · QB24.2 Big Play PPR
  • Jared Goff DET · QB23.9 Big Play PPR

02

Running Backs · Week 5

Jaylen Warren

PIT · RB

Jaylen Warren led RBs with 26.0 Big Play PPR points in Week 5 out of 36.8 total PPR production. His 2 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 80 yards for a touchdown.

Also in the Hunt

  • Bucky Irving TB · RB23.0 Big Play PPR
  • Jahmyr Gibbs DET · RB22.8 Big Play PPR

03

Wide Receivers · Week 5

Christian Watson

GB · WR

Christian Watson led WRs with 27.6 Big Play PPR points in Week 5 out of 32.3 total PPR production. His 3 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 53 yards for a touchdown.

Also in the Hunt

  • Parker Washington JAX · WR21.8 Big Play PPR
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA · WR19.5 Big Play PPR

04

Tight Ends · Week 5

Isaiah Likely

NYG · TE

Isaiah Likely led TEs with 16.0 Big Play PPR points in Week 5 out of 32.4 total PPR production. His 2 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 17 yards for a touchdown.

Also in the Hunt

  • Pat Freiermuth PIT · TE15.8 Big Play PPR
  • Brock Bowers LV · TE15.4 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 5

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. 1

    Darius Cooper

    PHI · WR

    40.6 / 44.0 PPR production

    92.3%

    5 big plays

  2. 2

    Cody White

    LV · WR

    31.3 / 35.8 PPR production

    87.4%

    5 big plays

  3. 3

    Kyle Williams

    NE · WR

    20.7 / 24.5 PPR production

    84.5%

    3 big plays

  4. 4

    Elic Ayomanor

    TEN · WR

    20.2 / 25.0 PPR production

    80.8%

    4 big plays

  5. 5

    Tyquan Thornton

    KC · WR

    36.2 / 44.9 PPR production

    80.6%

    6 big plays

A high percentage describes dependence on big plays so far; it does not predict the next long gain.

A qualifying big play is a rush of at least 15 yards, a completed pass of at least 20 yards, or a touchdown. A play that meets more than one rule counts once per player. Points use play-by-play PPR production; turnover and return scoring are outside this report.

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 October 13, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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