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Chain Movers: Week 3

George Kittle leads the Week 3 edition.

September 29, 2026Final recap · Week 3

What changed from the prior period

George Kittle moved into the No. 1 spot.

George Kittle, Zay Flowers, Brycen Tremayne, Jakobi Meyers, Juwan Johnson, Ladd McConkey, Mike Washington Jr., DK Metcalf, Marvin Harrison Jr., Cooper Kupp, Jeremy Ruckert are new to the top 10.

Blake Corum recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-46.15).

The Week 3 Board

This edition captures the leading signals from the weekly results. The live ranking table continues to update; this article keeps the week's results in view.

#1

George Kittle

SF · TE

85.71

New this week · First-down rate

First downs: 6 · Opportunities: 7 · Team first-down share (%): 30.0%

#1

Zay Flowers

BAL · WR

85.71

New this week · First-down rate

First downs: 6 · Opportunities: 7 · Team first-down share (%): 30.0%

#3

Brycen Tremayne

CAR · WR

66.67

New this week · First-down rate

First downs: 4 · Opportunities: 6 · Team first-down share (%): 19.1%

#4

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA · WR

64.29

No change · First-down rate

First downs: 9 · Opportunities: 14 · Team first-down share (%): 36.0%

#5

Jakobi Meyers

JAX · WR

62.50

New this week · First-down rate

First downs: 5 · Opportunities: 8 · Team first-down share (%): 25.0%

#5

Juwan Johnson

NO · TE

62.50

New this week · First-down rate

First downs: 5 · Opportunities: 8 · Team first-down share (%): 19.2%

How this ranking works

How to read Chain Movers

  • Rushing and receiving first downs are divided by carries and targets.

Data as of September 29, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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