NFL Red Zone Stats 2026-27
What Are NFL Red Zone Stats?
NFL red zone stats track what happens once an offense crosses the opponent's 20-yard line. This is the area where drives turn into touchdowns or field goals, so the numbers show which quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and defenses perform best when the field gets short.
The tracker above lets you switch seasons and filter every leaderboard by Inside 20, Inside 10 and Inside 5. Inside 20 covers the full red zone, Inside 10 narrows the view to short-yardage plays, and Inside 5 isolates goal-line usage.
NFL Red Zone Stats by Position and Category
Each section of the tracker has its own page with full leaderboards and more detailed splits. Use the links below to go deeper on the role or stat you care about.
Quarterbacks
Our NFL red zone quarterback stats page ranks passers by attempts, completions, completion percentage, touchdowns and interceptions inside the 20. It helps separate quarterbacks who finish drives from those who stall after moving the ball.
Rushing and Running Backs
For ground production, the NFL red zone rushing stats page lists carries, yards, yards per attempt and touchdowns near the goal line. For a narrower workload view, check RB red zone rush attempts.
Running backs also contribute in the passing game close to the end zone. Compare RB red zone touches for total usage, RB red zone targets for passing-game opportunity and RB red zone receptions for completed catches.
Wide Receivers and Tight Ends
The NFL red zone receiving stats page combines targets, target share, receptions, touchdowns and yards for every pass catcher. To focus on wideouts, use WR red zone targets and WR red zone receptions.
Tight ends often see their most valuable work in tight spaces near the goal line. See TE red zone targets and TE red zone receptions to find which tight ends get the most volume.
Team Defenses
The NFL red zone defense stats page shows how many plays, yards, points and touchdowns each team allows once an opponent reaches the 20, with splits for rushing allowed, passing allowed and turnovers forced.
How to Use Red Zone Stats for Fantasy and Betting Research
Red zone usage is one of the most useful signals for touchdown projections. A player who sees steady targets or carries inside the 10 has more scoring chances than one who mostly produces between the 20s. Fantasy managers can use these numbers for start/sit and waiver decisions, and daily fantasy players can use them when building lineups on DFS sites. Bettors can use them as one input when researching anytime touchdown scorer props in NFL betting.
Look at trends rather than a single week. Inside the 5, a small sample can swing on one or two plays, so compare usage across several games and pair it with matchup context, such as how the opposing defense performs once offenses get inside the 20.
NFL Red Zone Stats FAQ
The red zone is the part of the field between the opponent’s 20-yard line and the goal line. Offenses that reach it are in prime position to score, which is why red zone efficiency is a key measure of both offenses and defenses.
They are distance filters based on the line of scrimmage. Inside 20 includes every play from the opponent’s 20-yard line to the goal line, Inside 10 includes plays from the 10 in, and Inside 5 includes only plays from the 5-yard line in.
Leaders change as the season goes on. The passing, rushing and receiving leaderboards at the top of this page rank players by touchdowns, attempts and other key stats for the selected season.
Yes. Players who get regular carries or targets near the goal line tend to have more touchdown opportunities, so red zone usage helps when comparing similar players for lineups and waiver pickups. It works best alongside matchup, snap share and overall volume.
Open the Team Defense Leaders section and sort by touchdowns allowed, points allowed or plays allowed. Teams that allow fewer touchdowns and points per red zone trip are generally the stronger red zone defenses.
No. NFL RedZone is a Sunday viewing channel that jumps between games, while this page is a statistics tracker built from plays run inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
