- Drake London will function a go-to choice for Michael Penix Jr. in 2025: Kirk Cousins closely leaned on London when pressured final season, and Penix — in his first full 12 months as a starter — will possible do the identical.
- Ladd McConkey is a pivotal piece for Justin Herbert: As a rookie, McConkey posted a 20.8% risk fee (goal fee on routes run) on pressured dropbacks, the second-highest clip within the NFL.
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We’re diving into final season’s highest goal charges amongst NFL extensive receivers when their quarterback confronted strain. In different phrases, which gamers have been leaned on most when go rushers obtained house?
Specifically, we’re rating extensive receivers by risk fee, which is just goal fee based mostly on the variety of routes the participant runs.
Editor’s Note: Wide receivers wanted not less than 25 targets below strain to qualify.
1. Drake London, Atlanta Falcons: 21.1% Threat Rate
London caught 22 of 37 pressured targets for 303 yards in 2024. He moved the chains 14 occasions, gained 32 yards after contact and recorded eight positive factors of 15-plus yards, incomes a 77.6 PFF receiving grade when his quarterback was pressured.
Over the previous two seasons, London has been focused 65 occasions along with his passer going through strain (tenth most), and he owns a robust 80.2 PFF receiving grade on these performs. He has 35 catches in these conditions for 515 yards and 24 first downs.
2. Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers: 20.8% Threat Rate
The rookie standout completed with the third-best PFF receiving grade when his quarterback was pressured final season (88.2). McConkey ranked within the prime 5 in catches (24) and receiving yards (444) whereas averaging 7.9 yards after the catch per reception on such performs. He caught three landing passes, moved the chains 15 occasions and recorded 10 performs of 15-plus yards (tied for fifth most).
A security blanket for Justin Herbert, McConkey led the league in yards after the catch (189), yards after contact (99) and missed tackles pressured (six) on pressured performs.
3. Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens: 20.0% Threat Rate
Flowers noticed 36 targets when his quarterback was below strain final season (eighth most), and he hauled in 15 for 264 yards and a landing. All of his catches moved the chains, with practically half (seven) gaining 15 or extra yards. He additionally completed with the second-highest deep goal fee in strain conditions (38.9%).
Flowers has racked up 66 pressured targets in his first two seasons, logging 32 catches for 587 yards and 4 touchdowns. He ranks within the prime 10 in targets and receiving yards throughout that span. He has gained 29 first downs and earned a 76.0 PFF receiving grade on these performs.
4. Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos: 19.7% Threat Rate
Bo Nix focused Sutton 34 occasions when he was pressured as a rookie, and Sutton caught 19 of these passes for 289 yards and 13 first downs. He secured 4 of eight contested targets, tallied 9 positive factors of 15-plus yards (tied for ninth most) and recorded a seventh-ranked 81.0 PFF receiving grade on such performs.
Sutton ranks sixth in PFF receiving grade on targets when his quarterback was pressured over the previous three seasons (83.8). That mark is fueled by 55 catches for 851 yards, six touchdowns, 42 first downs and 27 explosive positive factors.
5. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings: 19.2% Threat Rate
Jefferson is without doubt one of the NFL’s finest when go rushers are bearing down on his quarterback, rating within the prime three in a number of metrics final season. He caught 31 of 49 pressured targets for 540 yards and 16 explosive positive factors (all top-two marks). He moved the chains 25 occasions (second most), gained 116 yards after the catch (third most) and led the place with 5 touchdowns. In all, Jefferson earned an 88.2 PFF receiving grade when his quarterback was pressured (second finest).
No receiver has seen extra pressured targets over the previous three seasons (135), and Jefferson has turned these alternatives into first-place figures in catches (83), receiving yards (1,643) and PFF receiving grade (92.3). He has additionally gained 50 first downs (second most), caught 10 landing passes (second most) and recorded 49 explosive positive factors (most) whereas averaging 5.8 yards after the catch per reception (sixth finest).
Ja’Marr Chase is the one different receiver in that span to file 1,000 receiving yards with double-digit touchdowns in pressured conditions.
6. Malik Nabers, New York Giants: 19.1% Threat Rate
Last 12 months’s sixth-overall draft choose noticed 41 targets along with his quarterback below duress final season, essentially the most for a rookie receiver since 2020. Nabers and Ladd McConkey have been the one rookies to be focused greater than 25 occasions in such conditions, and Nabers additionally tied McConkey with 24 catches. He completed with 311 receiving yards, 16 first downs and 4 landing catches.
Nabers additionally ranked eighth in yards after the catch (79) and yards after contact (35) and generated the fourth-best deep goal fee (31.7%) in strain conditions.
7. Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers: 18.8% Threat Rate
Jennings caught 16 of 31 targets for 188 yards and 10 first downs with 49ers quarterbacks below strain. He hauled in three touchdowns, secured 5 of eight contested targets and had 5 performs of 15-plus yards in these conditions.
He owns a 66.8 PFF receiving grade on pressured targets over the previous three seasons, having caught 35 passes for 378 yards. Jennings has gained 20 first downs, caught 4 touchdowns and logged 11 explosive positive factors in that span.
8. Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals: 18.5% Threat Rate
Chase, one other explosive receiver along with his passer below fireplace, led the league final season in catches (32), first downs (26) and explosive positive factors (18) in pressured conditions, culminating in 556 receiving yards (most) and an 85.0 PFF receiving grade (fourth finest). Chase recorded 4 touchdowns and completed second in yards after the catch (164) and yards after contact (53) on such performs.
Chase boasts a profession 89.2 PFF receiving grade (second finest) along with his quarterback below strain. His strain stat sheet additionally contains 83 catches for 1,510 yards, 67 first downs, 16 touchdowns, 43 explosive positive factors and 493 yards after the catch.
Ja’Marr Chase’s Career PFF Grades
9. Nico Collins, Houston Texans: 18.4% Threat Rate
Collins recorded a league-best 90.9 PFF receiving grade with this quarterback below strain final season, after securing 29 catches for 411 yards, 18 first downs and a landing. He ranked third in yards after contact (52) and explosive positive factors (15) and led the league in yards per route run (2.60).
Few have been larger than Collins in pressured conditions over the previous two seasons. He ranks within the prime 5 in catches (41) and receiving yards (769) and the highest three in first downs (32), explosive positive factors (24) and yards per route run (2.34). He sports activities the NFL’s second-best pressured PFF receiving grade in that span (90.6).
10. D.Ok. Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks: 17.6% Threat Rate
Metcalf noticed the fifth-most under-pressure targets final season (39) and hauled in 20 for 302 yards and a landing. He gained 13 first downs, recorded eight positive factors of 15-plus yards and posted a 78.4 PFF receiving grade in these conditions.
The now-Steelers receiver owns a 79.0 PFF receiving grade on pressured performs over the previous three seasons and ranks within the prime 10 in targets (98) and catches (54). He has recorded 762 receiving yards with 5 touchdowns, 19 explosive performs and 36 first downs.