2026 NFL Red Zone Opportunities: Targets, Carries & Touches

Red-zone opportunities are vital for scoring fantasy points.

Most NFL touchdowns come from inside the red zone, so fantasy managers need to know which players are getting those opportunities.

The table below tracks every player's red-zone opportunities (targets and carries) and efficiency.

Filter the table for just plays from inside the 10-yard line or 5-yard line, and drill down to red-zone usage by team.

Click here to see red-zone stats for each NFL offense and defense

NFL Red Zone Targets and Carries by Player, 2026 (through Week 6). Targets, receptions, carries and touchdowns on offensive snaps inside the opponent's 20-yard line, regular season, kneels and spikes excluded. Opportunities are targets plus carries. TD share, target share and carry share are the player's share of his team's red zone touchdowns, targets and carries over every game the team played. Games counts every game with a target or a carry anywhere on the field. Top 50 by opportunities.
Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Games	Red Zone Targets	Receptions	Red Zone Carries	Opportunities	TDs	TD Share	Target Share	Carry Share
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	Detroit Lions	RB	5	6	5	30	36	9	53%	15%	91%
2	Derrick Henry	Baltimore Ravens	RB	6	1	1	32	33	7	47%	5%	80%
3	Kenneth Walker III	Kansas City Chiefs	RB	5	6	5	27	33	5	38%	23%	87%
4	D'Andre Swift	Chicago Bears	RB	6	3	2	26	29	5	38%	9%	45%
5	Javonte Williams	Dallas Cowboys	RB	6	3	2	24	27	8	47%	9%	75%
6	Jonathan Taylor	Indianapolis Colts	RB	6	2	1	25	27	6	50%	10%	74%
7	Ashton Jeanty	Las Vegas Raiders	RB	6	7	5	19	26	3	23%	21%	70%
8	Christian McCaffrey	San Francisco 49ers	RB	6	5	5	19	24	7	39%	15%	58%
9	James Cook	Buffalo Bills	RB	6	2	1	22	24	6	33%	8%	61%
10	Kyren Williams	Los Angeles Rams	RB	6	5	5	17	22	5	33%	17%	63%
11	Bijan Robinson	Atlanta Falcons	RB	6	2	1	20	22	3	25%	11%	74%
12	Tony Pollard	Tennessee Titans	RB	6	0	0	20	20	1	14%	0%	67%
13	Bhayshul Tuten	Jacksonville Jaguars	RB	6	3	3	16	19	3	25%	9%	57%
14	Bucky Irving	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	RB	6	5	4	14	19	3	33%	23%	50%
15	Chuba Hubbard	Carolina Panthers	RB	5	3	3	13	16	6	43%	11%	62%
16	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Detroit Lions	WR	5	16	11	0	16	4	24%	41%	0%
17	Emanuel Wilson	Seattle Seahawks	RB	6	1	0	15	16	2	17%	4%	50%
18	MarShawn Lloyd	Green Bay Packers	RB	6	3	2	12	15	3	27%	9%	40%
19	Ollie Gordon II	Miami Dolphins	RB	4	0	0	15	15	3	50%	0%	50%
20	Kyle Monangai	Chicago Bears	RB	4	1	1	14	15	2	15%	3%	24%
21	Omarion Hampton	Los Angeles Chargers	RB	6	0	0	14	14	3	38%	0%	58%
22	Jeremiyah Love	Arizona Cardinals	RB	5	3	2	11	14	2	18%	7%	37%
23	Chase Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	RB	5	3	3	11	14	1	11%	12%	46%
24	Tyler Allgeier	Arizona Cardinals	RB	6	3	2	11	14	0	0%	7%	37%
25	Josh Allen	Buffalo Bills	QB	6	0	0	13	13	7	39%	0%	36%
26	Trey McBride	Arizona Cardinals	TE	6	13	8	0	13	3	27%	29%	0%
27	Aaron Jones	Minnesota Vikings	RB	5	2	2	11	13	2	33%	12%	69%
28	Woody Marks	Houston Texans	RB	6	3	3	10	13	2	15%	11%	43%
29	Quinshon Judkins	Cleveland Browns	RB	5	4	4	9	13	1	17%	25%	50%
30	J.K. Dobbins	Denver Broncos	RB	6	0	0	12	12	2	18%	0%	57%
31	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Seattle Seahawks	WR	6	11	6	0	11	5	42%	44%	0%
32	Matthew Golden	Green Bay Packers	WR	6	11	7	0	11	3	27%	32%	0%
33	Kendre Miller	New Orleans Saints	RB	5	1	1	10	11	2	12%	4%	34%
34	Cam Skattebo	New York Giants	RB	5	0	0	11	11	1	9%	0%	46%
35	Luther Burden III	Chicago Bears	WR	6	9	6	2	11	1	8%	26%	3%
36	George Kittle	San Francisco 49ers	TE	6	10	8	0	10	4	22%	30%	0%
37	CeeDee Lamb	Dallas Cowboys	WR	6	10	5	0	10	3	18%	29%	0%
38	David Montgomery	Houston Texans	RB	5	1	1	9	10	3	23%	4%	39%
39	Braelon Allen	New York Jets	RB	6	4	3	6	10	1	20%	27%	32%
40	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	Jacksonville Jaguars	RB	6	0	0	10	10	1	8%	0%	36%
41	Michael Wilson	Arizona Cardinals	WR	6	10	3	0	10	1	9%	22%	0%
42	Isaiah Likely	New York Giants	TE	6	9	8	0	9	4	36%	38%	0%
43	Sam LaPorta	Detroit Lions	TE	5	9	5	0	9	2	12%	23%	0%
44	Colston Loveland	Chicago Bears	TE	6	9	5	0	9	1	8%	26%	0%
45	George Holani	Seattle Seahawks	RB	6	1	1	8	9	1	8%	4%	27%
46	Roschon Johnson	Chicago Bears	RB	3	2	1	7	9	1	8%	6%	12%
47	Will Shipley	Philadelphia Eagles	RB	5	0	0	9	9	1	10%	0%	32%
48	Kaelon Black	San Francisco 49ers	RB	6	0	0	9	9	0	0%	0%	27%
49	Brian Robinson	Atlanta Falcons	RB	6	2	2	6	8	4	33%	11%	22%
50	Brock Bowers	Las Vegas Raiders	TE	4	8	4	0	8	3	23%	24%	0%

Most Carries Inside the 5-Yard Line, 2026 (through Week 6). Goal line carries and the touchdowns they produced, with each player's share of his team's carries inside the 5 over every game the team played. Top 20.
Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Carries Inside the 5	TDs	Carry Share
1	Derrick Henry	Baltimore Ravens	RB	15	6	83%
2	Javonte Williams	Dallas Cowboys	RB	15	6	94%
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	Detroit Lions	RB	13	6	93%
4	Jonathan Taylor	Indianapolis Colts	RB	13	6	81%
5	D'Andre Swift	Chicago Bears	RB	13	5	54%
6	Christian McCaffrey	San Francisco 49ers	RB	11	6	85%
7	Kenneth Walker III	Kansas City Chiefs	RB	11	4	100%
8	Ashton Jeanty	Las Vegas Raiders	RB	9	1	82%
9	James Cook	Buffalo Bills	RB	8	4	53%
10	Josh Allen	Buffalo Bills	QB	7	7	47%
11	Bijan Robinson	Atlanta Falcons	RB	7	3	88%
12	J.K. Dobbins	Denver Broncos	RB	7	2	58%
13	Emanuel Wilson	Seattle Seahawks	RB	7	1	54%
14	Kyren Williams	Los Angeles Rams	RB	6	3	67%
15	Kyle Monangai	Chicago Bears	RB	6	2	25%
16	Tony Pollard	Tennessee Titans	RB	6	1	67%
17	Ollie Gordon II	Miami Dolphins	RB	5	2	62%
18	Chuba Hubbard	Carolina Panthers	RB	4	5	100%
19	Omarion Hampton	Los Angeles Chargers	RB	4	2	67%
20	Tyler Shough	New Orleans Saints	QB	4	2	33%

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Most Red-Zone Carries 2026

Derrick Henry leads the league in red-zone carries in 2026.

Derrick Henry
Jahmyr Gibbs
Kenneth Walker
D'Andre Swift
Jonathan Taylor

Most Carries From Inside the 5-Yard Line 2026

Derrick Henry and Javonte Williams lead the league in carries from inside the 5-yard line in 2026.

Derrick Henry
Javonte Williams
D'Andre Swift
Jahmyr Gibbs
Jonathan Taylor

Most Red-Zone Targets 2026

Amon-Ra St. Brown leads the league in red-zone targets in 2026.

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Trey McBride
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Matthew Golden
George Kittle
CeeDee Lamb
Michael Wilson

Most Targets From Inside the 10-Yard Line 2026

Trey McBride leads the league in targets from inside the 10-yard line in 2026.

Trey McBride
Sam LaPorta
George Kittle
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Michael Wilson

Why Are Red-Zone Opportunities Important?

Most NFL touchdowns come from inside the red zone.

Since 2010:

73.7% of all red-zone touchdowns come from inside the 10-yard line. In 2025, that rate was 73.1%.
47.3% of all red-zone touchdowns are scored from inside the 5-yard line. In 2025, that rate was 47.2%.
86.4% of all rushing touchdowns come from inside the red zone. In 2025, that rate was 84.1%.
67.1% of all passing touchdowns come from inside the red zone. In 2025, that rate was 69.1%.
73.9% of all rushing touchdowns come from inside the 10-yard line. In 2025, that rate was 73.1%.
43.8% of all passing touchdowns scored overall come from inside the 10-yard line. In 2025, that rate was 44.0%.
57.1% of all rushing touchdowns come from inside the 5-yard line. In 2025, that rate was 53.5%.
22.7% of all passing touchdowns scored overall come from inside the 5-yard line. In 2025, that rate was 23.8%.
32.5% of all rushing touchdowns overall come from the 1-yard line. In 2025, that rate was 28.6%.

Red-zone opportunities are important for fantasy players.