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Clutch Time: Week 3
Courtland Sutton leads the Week 3 edition.
What changed from the prior period
Courtland Sutton moved into the No. 1 spot.
Courtland Sutton, AJ Barner, George Pickens, DJ Moore, Keenan Allen, Juwan Johnson, Brock Bowers, Chris Olave, Harold Fannin Jr. are new to the top 10.
Josh Downs recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-16.00).
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
Courtland Sutton
DEN · WR
46.00
New this week · Clutch score
Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 1 · Red-zone targets: 3 · TTLT: 21 · Leverage target share (%): 23.8%
#1
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA · WR
46.00
Up 1 · Clutch score
Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 2 · Red-zone targets: 3 · TTLT: 21 · Leverage target share (%): 23.8%
#3
AJ Barner
SEA · TE
44.00
New this week · Clutch score
Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 0 · Red-zone targets: 4 · TTLT: 21 · Leverage target share (%): 23.8%
#4
George Pickens
DAL · WR
42.86
New this week · Clutch score
Leverage targets: 7 · Third-down targets: 4 · Red-zone targets: 2 · TTLT: 24 · Leverage target share (%): 29.2%
#5
DJ Moore
BUF · WR
40.00
New this week · Clutch score
Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 5 · Red-zone targets: 2 · TTLT: 12 · Leverage target share (%): 41.7%
#5
Keenan Allen
IND · WR
40.00
New this week · Clutch score
Leverage targets: 6 · Third-down targets: 4 · Red-zone targets: 2 · TTLT: 16 · Leverage target share (%): 37.5%
How this ranking works
How to read Clutch Time
- A leveraged target is a target on a third down, in the red zone, in a goal-to-go situation, in a close fourth quarter, or in overtime. A target can qualify in more than one way.
- The Clutch Score applies weights to those situations: third down +1, red zone +1.5, goal-to-go +1.5, and close fourth quarter or overtime +1. The total is divided by five times the player's leveraged targets.
- TTLT = Total Team Leveraged Targets.
- Clutch Score and Leverage Target Percentage are related but can mean different things. A player can have a high Clutch Score from a few high-value targets but a low Leverage Target Percentage because of the few opportunities.
Data as of September 29, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.
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