Wasted Potential weekly
Wasted Potential: Week 1
Jaxon Smith-Njigba moved into the top spot in Week 1, leading Wasted Potential at 8.50 wasted score.
What changed from the prior period
Jaxon Smith-Njigba moved into the No. 1 spot.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Matthew Golden, Juwan Johnson, Trey McBride, Nico Collins, Amon-Ra St. Brown, DK Metcalf, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Mike Evans, Chris Olave are new to the top 10.
The Week 1 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
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA · WR
8.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 11 · Catches: 8 · Catch percentage (%): 72.7% · Yards per catch: 15.25 · Leverage targets: 8 · Leverage catches: 5 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 62.5% · Team targets: 24 · Team catches: 17 · Team catch percentage (%): 70.8%
#1
Matthew Golden
GB · WR
8.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 12 · Catches: 6 · Catch percentage (%): 50.0% · Yards per catch: 15.83 · Leverage targets: 7 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 42.9% · Team targets: 40 · Team catches: 21 · Team catch percentage (%): 52.5%
#1
Juwan Johnson
NO · TE
8.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 7 · Catches: 3 · Catch percentage (%): 42.9% · Yards per catch: 18.00 · Leverage targets: 7 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 42.9% · Team targets: 53 · Team catches: 35 · Team catch percentage (%): 66.0%
#4
Trey McBride
ARI · TE
6.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 13 · Catches: 9 · Catch percentage (%): 69.2% · Yards per catch: 10.56 · Leverage targets: 6 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 50.0% · Team targets: 37 · Team catches: 27 · Team catch percentage (%): 73.0%
#5
Nico Collins
HOU · WR
5.00
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 10 · Catches: 7 · Catch percentage (%): 70.0% · Yards per catch: 10.71 · Leverage targets: 7 · Leverage catches: 5 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 71.4% · Team targets: 37 · Team catches: 26 · Team catch percentage (%): 70.3%
#6
Amon-Ra St. Brown
DET · WR
4.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 14 · Catches: 10 · Catch percentage (%): 71.4% · Yards per catch: 6.70 · Leverage targets: 10 · Leverage catches: 7 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 70.0% · Team targets: 39 · Team catches: 26 · Team catch percentage (%): 66.7%
How this ranking works
How to read Wasted Potential
- Incomplete targets count toward Wasted Potential; rushing opportunities are excluded.
- Targets and catches include leveraged targets.
- 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.
Data as of September 27, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.
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