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Big Play Hunting: Week 6

Quentin Johnston's 57-yard gain sets the distance mark. Tre Tucker tops the Week 6 Big Play PPR production report.

October 20, 2026Final recap · Week 6

The Week 6 Field Report

The Plays That Changed the Score

Tre Tucker led this week with 23.1 Big Play PPR points from 3 qualifying plays.

Quentin Johnston recorded the longest credited gain among the board's RBs, WRs and TEs at 57 yards. The reports below track Week 6; the dependency ledger looks at the season through Week 6.

The Longest Gain · Week 6

One Play.
57 Yards.

Quentin Johnston

LAC · WR

The longest credited gain among RBs, WRs and TEs on this week's board did not score a touchdown. His full week produced 6.7 Big Play PPR points out of 6.7 total production.

The Distance Board

Each player's longest credited big play in Week 6. Gain length, measured on the same yard scale.

  1. Quentin Johnston

    LAC · WR

  2. Mike Evans

    SF · WR

  3. Jaylin Noel

    HOU · WR

  4. Omar Cooper Jr.

    NYJ · WR

  5. Malik Nabers

    NYG · WR

The Position Reports

01

Quarterbacks · Week 6

Tyler Shough

NO · QB

Tyler Shough led QBs with 22.6 Big Play PPR points in Week 6 out of 27.1 total PPR production. His 5 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 31 yards for a touchdown.

Also in the Hunt

  • Trevor Lawrence JAX · QB22.6 Big Play PPR
  • Michael Penix Jr. ATL · QB18.8 Big Play PPR

02

Running Backs · Week 6

Kenneth Walker III

KC · RB

Kenneth Walker III led RBs with 17.1 Big Play PPR points in Week 6 out of 27.9 total PPR production. His 3 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 33 yards for a touchdown.

Also in the Hunt

  • Bhayshul Tuten JAX · RB16.9 Big Play PPR
  • Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG · RB15.2 Big Play PPR

03

Wide Receivers · Week 6

Tre Tucker

LV · WR

Tre Tucker led WRs with 23.1 Big Play PPR points in Week 6 out of 26.7 total PPR production. His 3 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 44 yards for a touchdown.

Also in the Hunt

  • Matthew Golden GB · WR18.8 Big Play PPR
  • Jaylin Noel HOU · WR18.7 Big Play PPR

04

Tight Ends · Week 6

Kyle Pitts

ATL · TE

Kyle Pitts led TEs with 19.4 Big Play PPR points in Week 6 out of 23.0 total PPR production. His 3 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 29 yards.

Also in the Hunt

  • Tommy Tremble CAR · TE17.1 Big Play PPR
  • Isaiah Likely NYG · TE15.8 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 6

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 / 45.9 PPR production

    88.5%

    5 big plays

  2. 2

    Cody White

    LV · WR

    31.3 / 35.8 PPR production

    87.4%

    5 big plays

  3. 3

    J.J. McCarthy

    NYG · QB

    13.4 / 16.5 PPR production

    81.4%

    6 big plays

  4. 4

    Tyquan Thornton

    KC · WR

    36.2 / 44.9 PPR production

    80.6%

    6 big plays

  5. 5

    Audric Estimé

    CLE · RB

    6.2 / 7.9 PPR production

    78.5%

    1 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 20, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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