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Clutch Time: Week 6

Kendrick Bourne leads the Week 6 edition.

October 20, 2026Final recap · Week 6

What changed from the prior period

Kendrick Bourne moved into the No. 1 spot.

Kendrick Bourne, Dalton Kincaid, Jakobi Meyers, A.J. Brown, George Kittle, Tre Tucker, Germie Bernard, DK Metcalf, Matthew Golden are new to the top 10.

Emeka Egbuka recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-10.33).

The Week 6 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

Kendrick Bourne

ARI · WR

48.33

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 6 · Third-down targets: 6 · Red-zone targets: 3 · TTLT: 19 · Leverage target share (%): 31.6%

#2

Dalton Kincaid

BUF · TE

48.00

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 2 · Red-zone targets: 4 · TTLT: 18 · Leverage target share (%): 27.8%

#3

Jakobi Meyers

JAX · WR

40.00

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 3 · Red-zone targets: 2 · TTLT: 20 · Leverage target share (%): 25.0%

#4

A.J. Brown

NE · WR

36.00

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 5 · Third-down targets: 3 · Red-zone targets: 3 · TTLT: 15 · Leverage target share (%): 33.3%

#5

George Kittle

SF · TE

35.00

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 6 · Third-down targets: 3 · Red-zone targets: 4 · TTLT: 14 · Leverage target share (%): 42.9%

#5

Tre Tucker

LV · WR

35.00

New this week · Clutch score

Leverage targets: 6 · Third-down targets: 3 · Red-zone targets: 3 · TTLT: 21 · Leverage target share (%): 28.6%

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

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