After a week of blowout victories, five games were determined by a field goal or less and nine by a touchdown or less in Week 9, which resulted in a boost to 100-yard receiving games.<\/p>\n
The prior week had two 100-yard receivers.<\/p>\n
Week 9 jumped to 10 players total, with Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/strong> leading the way with 129 yards.<\/p>\n Of the 10 players to reach 100 yards, seven were wide receivers and a season high three tight ends hit the century receiving mark.<\/p>\n This column had highlighted the decrease in wide receiver usage compared to previous years, and Week 9 returned to that theme.<\/p>\n 54.8% of targets went to wide receivers as a spike in tight end target share occurred.<\/p>\n Compared to last season, wide receivers are down in target share.<\/p>\n Those targets have shifted to tight ends, which is understandable as teams increase offensive diversity with heavier sets and more tight ends.<\/p>\n There is a lot of variance chasing most receiving yards since there are more players who can potentially lead each week.<\/p>\n However, chasing volume in condensed target trees is critical as game state is least important for receivers.<\/p>\nNFL Weekly Receiving Leaders, 2025:<\/h3>\n