Find who changes when the coverage changes.

Rank qualified players and offenses by their measured man-zone receiving split, then locate the defenses farthest from the league’s median coverage mix.

Research desk2025 measured splits · 2026 roster context

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01 · player dependence

Largest man-zone production gaps

Qualified receiving players ranked by the absolute difference in yards per route run.

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Rank	Player	Team	Score	Better vs	Man YPRR	Zone YPRR	Gap	Routes M/Z
1	Demario DouglasWR	New England Patriots	100.0	man	4.07	1.38	2.69	56/149
2	Tucker KraftTE	Green Bay Packers	99.4	man	4.25	1.75	2.50	63/117
3	Rashee RiceWR	Kansas City Chiefs	98.8	zone	0.82	3.24	2.42	75/150
4	Rhamondre StevensonRB	New England Patriots	98.2	man	3.21	0.83	2.38	61/172
5	Terry McLaurinWR	Washington Commanders	97.6	zone	0.83	3.08	2.25	71/165
6	Drake LondonWR	Atlanta Falcons	97.0	zone	1.11	3.25	2.14	96/237
7	D'Andre SwiftRB	Chicago Bears	96.3	man	2.87	0.74	2.13	52/196
8	Noah FantTE	Cincinnati Bengals	95.7	zone	0.24	2.02	1.78	50/136
9	Emeka EgbukaWR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	95.1	zone	0.78	2.40	1.62	123/345
10	Jalen CokerWR	Carolina Panthers	94.5	man	2.63	1.04	1.59	65/188
11	Isaiah BondWR	Cleveland Browns	93.9	man	2.10	0.53	1.57	105/207
12	Chuba HubbardRB	Carolina Panthers	93.3	zone	-0.03	1.44	1.47	40/151
13	Sam LaPortaTE	Detroit Lions	92.7	zone	1.02	2.45	1.43	47/174
14	Jaylen WaddleWR	Denver Broncos	92.1	zone	1.39	2.80	1.41	67/289
15	JuJu Smith-SchusterWR	Kansas City Chiefs	91.5	zone	0.30	1.68	1.38	120/176
16	Chris MooreWR	Washington Commanders	90.9	man	1.98	0.62	1.36	58/143
17	Jaylin NoelWR	Houston Texans	90.2	zone	0.67	2.02	1.35	60/123
18	Tyler WarrenTE	Indianapolis Colts	89.6	zone	0.72	2.04	1.32	102/356
19	Bijan RobinsonRB	Atlanta Falcons	89.0	zone	1.11	2.41	1.30	101/283
20	Courtland SuttonWR	Denver Broncos	88.4	man	2.97	1.70	1.27	91/419
21	George PickensWR	Dallas Cowboys	87.8	man	3.43	2.19	1.24	158/397
22	Jalen NailorWR	Minnesota Vikings	87.2	man	2.07	0.83	1.24	110/232
23	Zach ErtzTE	Washington Commanders	86.6	zone	0.69	1.92	1.23	104/211
24	Mason TaylorTE	New York Jets	86.0	zone	0.22	1.39	1.17	71/244
25	Dawson KnoxTE	Buffalo Bills	85.4	zone	0.74	1.89	1.15	94/179
26	Davante AdamsWR	Los Angeles Rams	84.5	zone	1.43	2.52	1.09	135/231
27	T.J. HockensonTE	Minnesota Vikings	84.5	zone	0.45	1.54	1.09	105/239
28	Ja'Marr ChaseWR	Cincinnati Bengals	83.5	zone	1.57	2.63	1.06	174/412
29	James CookRB	Buffalo Bills	82.9	man	1.85	0.81	1.04	64/145
30	Garrett WilsonWR	New York Jets	82.3	man	2.63	1.59	1.04	43/169
31	Daniel BellingerTE	New York Giants	81.7	zone	0.82	1.85	1.03	58/122
32	Ryan FlournoyWR	Dallas Cowboys	81.1	man	2.65	1.63	1.02	78/158
33	Pat FreiermuthTE	Pittsburgh Steelers	80.5	zone	0.99	2.01	1.02	94/181
34	Rachaad WhiteRB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	79.9	zone	0.08	1.08	1.00	85/180
35	Isaac TeSlaaWR	Detroit Lions	79.0	zone	0.15	1.14	0.99	80/176
36	Kendrick BourneWR	San Francisco 49ers	79.0	zone	0.91	1.90	0.99	75/242
37	Dalton SchultzTE	Houston Texans	78.0	zone	1.04	2.02	0.98	125/311
38	Darius SlaytonWR	New York Giants	77.4	zone	0.74	1.71	0.97	108/260
39	Saquon BarkleyRB	Philadelphia Eagles	76.8	man	1.75	0.79	0.96	67/193
40	A.J. BrownWR	New England Patriots	76.2	man	2.97	2.02	0.95	112/324
41	D.K. MetcalfWR	Pittsburgh Steelers	75.3	zone	1.46	2.40	0.94	119/276
42	Ty JohnsonRB	Buffalo Bills	75.3	zone	0.73	1.67	0.94	63/127
43	Christian McCaffreyRB	San Francisco 49ers	74.4	zone	1.26	2.18	0.92	93/352
44	Travis KelceTE	Kansas City Chiefs	73.8	zone	1.16	2.06	0.90	172/295
45	Brandin CooksWR	New Orleans Saints	73.2	zone	0.21	1.10	0.89	80/235
46	Jordan AddisonWR	Minnesota Vikings	72.6	zone	0.92	1.80	0.88	101/271
47	KaVontae TurpinWR	Dallas Cowboys	71.6	zone	1.11	1.97	0.86	66/160
48	Mark AndrewsTE	Baltimore Ravens	71.6	man	1.90	1.04	0.86	116/183
49	DeVonta SmithWR	Philadelphia Eagles	70.7	zone	1.42	2.27	0.85	127/355
50	Elijah HigginsTE	Arizona Cardinals	70.1	zone	0.39	1.24	0.85	45/224
51	Michael WilsonWR	Arizona Cardinals	69.5	man	2.40	1.55	0.85	116/453
52	Jordan WhittingtonWR	Los Angeles Rams	68.9	zone	0.34	1.18	0.84	58/127
53	Mike GesickiTE	Cincinnati Bengals	68.3	zone	0.73	1.55	0.82	67/163
54	Dallas GoedertTE	Philadelphia Eagles	67.7	zone	0.85	1.67	0.82	107/292
55	Romeo DoubsWR	New England Patriots	66.8	zone	1.31	2.12	0.81	125/247
56	Tee HigginsWR	Cincinnati Bengals	66.8	man	2.33	1.52	0.81	140/341
57	Cade OttonTE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	65.5	zone	0.76	1.55	0.79	123/301
58	Justin JeffersonWR	Minnesota Vikings	65.5	zone	1.50	2.29	0.79	138/360
59	David NjokuTE	Cleveland Browns	64.6	zone	0.64	1.40	0.76	85/162
60	Ja'Tavion SandersTE	Carolina Panthers	64.0	zone	0.36	1.10	0.74	50/148

02 · offense dependence

Most coverage-sensitive pass-catching groups

Team score is the percentile of the sample-weighted man-zone YPRR gap across qualifying players.

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Rank	Offense	Score	Better vs	Weighted YPRR gap	Qualified players	Split routes
1	Washington Commanders	100.0	zone	1.57	3	752
2	Atlanta Falcons	96.8	zone	0.99	4	1,608
3	Minnesota Vikings	93.5	zone	0.99	4	1,556
4	Denver Broncos	90.3	zone	0.99	5	1,860
5	New England Patriots	87.1	man	0.91	9	2,911
6	Green Bay Packers	83.9	man	0.88	5	1,015
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	80.6	zone	0.82	6	1,953
8	Dallas Cowboys	77.4	man	0.80	7	2,408
9	Kansas City Chiefs	74.2	zone	0.77	8	2,287
10	Los Angeles Rams	71.0	zone	0.76	4	1,260
11	Cincinnati Bengals	67.7	zone	0.75	7	2,512
12	Arizona Cardinals	64.5	zone	0.72	4	1,647
13	Carolina Panthers	61.3	man	0.72	6	1,731
14	New York Giants	58.1	zone	0.69	6	1,855
15	Chicago Bears	54.8	man	0.69	5	1,497
16	Buffalo Bills	51.6	zone	0.67	6	1,806
17	Indianapolis Colts	48.4	zone	0.67	4	1,565
18	Cleveland Browns	45.2	man	0.67	4	1,364
19	Philadelphia Eagles	41.9	zone	0.64	4	1,513
20	New York Jets	38.7	zone	0.64	6	1,432
21	Houston Texans	35.5	zone	0.61	7	2,160
22	San Francisco 49ers	32.3	zone	0.61	8	2,498
23	Pittsburgh Steelers	29.0	zone	0.61	6	1,631
24	Baltimore Ravens	25.8	man	0.60	4	1,212
25	Los Angeles Chargers	22.6	man	0.59	5	1,809
26	Detroit Lions	19.4	zone	0.51	6	2,027
27	New Orleans Saints	16.1	zone	0.49	3	1,343
28	Miami Dolphins	12.9	zone	0.43	2	609
29	Jacksonville Jaguars	9.7	man	0.30	3	1,097
30	Seattle Seahawks	6.5	man	0.28	4	1,566
31	Tennessee Titans	3.2	zone	0.25	5	1,504
32	Las Vegas Raiders	0.0	zone	0.19	5	1,745

03 · defensive outliers

Farthest from the man-zone median

Outlier score ranks absolute distance from the sport’s qualified median coverage mix.

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Rank	Defense	Score	Orientation	Man	Zone	From median	Sample
1	Cleveland Browns	100.0	man-heavy	39.5%	59.0%	15.4 pts	17 games
2	Detroit Lions	96.8	man-heavy	38.4%	59.4%	14.6 pts	17 games
3	New York Giants	93.5	man-heavy	36.2%	58.3%	13.6 pts	17 games
4	Denver Broncos	90.3	man-heavy	36.1%	60.7%	12.6 pts	17 games
5	New York Jets	87.1	man-heavy	33.6%	62.3%	10.3 pts	17 games
6	Baltimore Ravens	83.9	man-heavy	32.9%	62.2%	9.9 pts	17 games
7	Las Vegas Raiders	80.6	zone-heavy	14.3%	81.6%	9.8 pts	17 games
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	77.4	man-heavy	33.1%	63.7%	9.5 pts	17 games
9	Carolina Panthers	74.2	zone-heavy	16.5%	79.5%	7.5 pts	17 games
10	Chicago Bears	71.0	man-heavy	29.9%	64.7%	6.9 pts	17 games
11	Green Bay Packers	67.7	zone-heavy	17.3%	79.5%	6.8 pts	17 games
12	Indianapolis Colts	64.5	man-heavy	29.2%	64.1%	6.6 pts	17 games
13	Jacksonville Jaguars	61.3	zone-heavy	18.4%	78.2%	5.7 pts	17 games
14	Cincinnati Bengals	58.1	man-heavy	29.1%	66.8%	5.6 pts	17 games
15	Seattle Seahawks	54.8	zone-heavy	18.7%	77.1%	5.2 pts	17 games
16	Kansas City Chiefs	51.6	man-heavy	28.4%	67.0%	5.1 pts	17 games
17	Los Angeles Rams	48.4	zone-heavy	18.9%	76.4%	4.9 pts	17 games
18	Minnesota Vikings	45.2	zone-heavy	19.0%	75.5%	4.6 pts	17 games
19	Los Angeles Chargers	41.9	zone-heavy	19.2%	76.1%	4.6 pts	17 games
20	San Francisco 49ers	38.7	zone-heavy	19.4%	76.3%	4.4 pts	17 games
21	Tennessee Titans	35.5	zone-heavy	19.5%	75.7%	4.2 pts	17 games
22	New Orleans Saints	32.3	zone-heavy	19.8%	76.7%	4.2 pts	17 games
23	Arizona Cardinals	29.0	zone-heavy	19.0%	73.5%	4.2 pts	17 games
24	New England Patriots	25.8	man-heavy	27.9%	69.5%	3.9 pts	17 games
25	Philadelphia Eagles	22.6	man-heavy	26.9%	68.7%	3.4 pts	17 games
26	Washington Commanders	19.4	man-heavy	25.9%	68.2%	2.8 pts	17 games
27	Atlanta Falcons	16.1	zone-heavy	20.9%	74.6%	2.8 pts	17 games
28	Houston Texans	12.9	zone-heavy	21.1%	74.4%	2.6 pts	17 games
29	Buffalo Bills	9.7	man-heavy	25.8%	70.2%	2.2 pts	17 games
30	Dallas Cowboys	6.5	zone-heavy	22.1%	73.9%	1.7 pts	17 games
31	Miami Dolphins	1.6	zone-heavy	23.8%	73.0%	0.1 pts	17 games
32	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1.6	man-heavy	24.0%	72.7%	0.1 pts	17 games

How to read it

Players: absolute man-zone YPRR-gap percentile among 165 qualified players.

Offenses: route-sample-weighted player gap percentile across each current roster group.

Defenses: distance from the 32-team median man share, after excluding unclassified coverage.

Licensed for public use · measured 2025 · synthetic data: none