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Wasted Potential: Week 6
Kendrick Bourne leads the Week 6 edition.
What changed from the prior period
Kendrick Bourne moved into the No. 1 spot.
Kendrick Bourne, A.J. Brown, DK Metcalf, CeeDee Lamb, Emeka Egbuka, George Kittle, Brock Bowers, DeVonta Smith, Parker Washington, Michael Wilson are new to the top 10.
Puka Nacua recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-5.50).
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
10.00
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 8 · Catches: 5 · Catch percentage (%): 62.5% · Yards per catch: 9.40 · Leverage targets: 6 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 50.0% · Team targets: 34 · Team catches: 24 · Team catch percentage (%): 70.6%
#2
A.J. Brown
NE · WR
7.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 10 · Catches: 3 · Catch percentage (%): 30.0% · Yards per catch: 9.00 · Leverage targets: 5 · Leverage catches: 1 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 20.0% · Team targets: 30 · Team catches: 18 · Team catch percentage (%): 60.0%
#3
DK Metcalf
PIT · WR
7.00
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 15 · Catches: 11 · Catch percentage (%): 73.3% · Yards per catch: 8.45 · Leverage targets: 12 · Leverage catches: 9 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 75.0% · Team targets: 44 · Team catches: 33 · Team catch percentage (%): 75.0%
#4
CeeDee Lamb
DAL · WR
6.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 19 · Catches: 9 · Catch percentage (%): 47.4% · Yards per catch: 7.78 · Leverage targets: 9 · Leverage catches: 2 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 22.2% · Team targets: 55 · Team catches: 34 · Team catch percentage (%): 61.8%
#5
Emeka Egbuka
TB · WR
6.00
Up 10 · Wasted score
Targets: 16 · Catches: 7 · Catch percentage (%): 43.8% · Yards per catch: 6.86 · Leverage targets: 10 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 30.0% · Team targets: 41 · Team catches: 22 · Team catch percentage (%): 53.7%
#6
George Kittle
SF · TE
5.50
New this week · Wasted score
Targets: 8 · Catches: 5 · Catch percentage (%): 62.5% · Yards per catch: 13.80 · Leverage targets: 6 · Leverage catches: 3 · Leverage catch percentage (%): 50.0% · Team targets: 29 · Team catches: 21 · Team catch percentage (%): 72.4%
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 20, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.
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