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Clutch Time: Week 5

Mark Andrews leads the Week 5 edition.

October 13, 2026Final recap · Week 5

What changed from the prior period

Mark Andrews moved into the No. 1 spot.

Mark Andrews, Davante Adams, Rome Odunze, Emeka Egbuka, Kyle Pitts, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ja'Marr Chase, Parker Washington, Mike Evans, Jalen Brooks are new to the top 10.

Brock Bowers recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-2.62).

The Week 5 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

Mark Andrews

BAL · TE

43.33

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 6 · Third-down targets: 3 · Red-zone targets: 3 · TTLT: 20 · Leverage target share (%): 30.0%

#2

Davante Adams

LA · WR

41.67

Up 16 · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 6 · Third-down targets: 2 · Red-zone targets: 3 · TTLT: 31 · Leverage target share (%): 19.4%

#3

Rome Odunze

CHI · WR

40.00

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 4 · Red-zone targets: 2 · TTLT: 14 · Leverage target share (%): 35.7%

#4

Emeka Egbuka

TB · WR

38.33

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 6 · Third-down targets: 6 · Red-zone targets: 2 · TTLT: 10 · Leverage target share (%): 60.0%

#5

Kyle Pitts

ATL · TE

38.00

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 2 · Red-zone targets: 2 · TTLT: 28 · Leverage target share (%): 17.9%

#6

Amon-Ra St. Brown

DET · WR

37.14

Up 7 · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 7 · Third-down targets: 4 · Red-zone targets: 4 · TTLT: 13 · Leverage target share (%): 53.9%

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

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