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Wasted Potential: Week 4
Michael Wilson leads the Week 4 edition.
What changed from the prior period
Michael Wilson moved into the No. 1 spot.
Trey McBride, Sam LaPorta, Darius Cooper, Mitchell Tinsley, CeeDee Lamb, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Davante Adams, Isaiah Likely, Colston Loveland are new to the top 10.
CeeDee Lamb recorded the largest raw-value increase (5.00).
Brock Bowers recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-3.50).
The Week 4 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
Michael Wilson
ARI · WR
9.00
Up 2 · Wasted score
Targets: 13 · Catches: 7 · Catch percentage (%): 53.9% · Yards per catch: 13.57 · Leverage targets: 11 · Leverage catches: 6 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 54.5% · Team targets: 35 · Team catches: 21 · Team catch percentage (%): 60.0%
#1
Trey McBride
ARI · TE
9.00
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 12 · Catches: 7 · Catch percentage (%): 58.3% · Yards per catch: 4.43 · Leverage targets: 7 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 42.9% · Team targets: 35 · Team catches: 21 · Team catch percentage (%): 60.0%
#3
Sam LaPorta
DET · TE
7.00
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 13 · Catches: 8 · Catch percentage (%): 61.5% · Yards per catch: 10.50 · Leverage targets: 6 · Leverage catches: 2 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 33.3% · Team targets: 50 · Team catches: 31 · Team catch percentage (%): 62.0%
#4
Darius Cooper
PHI · WR
6.00
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 7 · Catches: 3 · Catch percentage (%): 42.9% · Yards per catch: 11.00 · Leverage targets: 7 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 42.9% · Team targets: 25 · Team catches: 12 · Team catch percentage (%): 48.0%
#5
Mitchell Tinsley
CIN · WR
5.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 7 · Catches: 3 · Catch percentage (%): 42.9% · Yards per catch: 16.33 · Leverage targets: 6 · Leverage catches: 2 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 33.3% · Team targets: 53 · Team catches: 39 · Team catch percentage (%): 73.6%
#6
CeeDee Lamb
DAL · WR
5.00
Up 25 · Wasted score
Targets: 21 · Catches: 17 · Catch percentage (%): 81.0% · Yards per catch: 11.12 · Leverage targets: 13 · Leverage catches: 10 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 76.9% · Team targets: 43 · Team catches: 32 · Team catch percentage (%): 74.4%
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 October 6, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.
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