NFL target share leaders, 2009

Wes Welker (NE) led the NFL in target share in 2009: 32.2% of his club's passes in the games he played (162 of 503). Next: Brandon Marshall (30.7%) and Steve Smith Sr. (29.4%). Top tight end: Vernon Davis, 24.6%. Top running back: Ray Rice, 20.1%.

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NFL 2009: each receiver's share of his club's pass attempts, highest first

#↓	Player↓	Team↓	Pos↓	G↓	Share %↓	TGT↓	Team ATT↓	TGT/G↓	REC↓iREC: Passes caught.	YDS↓iYDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.
1	Wes Welker	NE	WR	14	32.2	162	503	11.6	123	1,348
2	Brandon Marshall	DEN	WR	15	30.7	154	502	10.3	101	1,120
3	Steve Smith Sr.	CAR	WR	15	29.4	130	442	8.7	65	982
4	Steve Smith	NYG	WR	16	29.3	159	542	9.9	107	1,220
5	Roddy White	ATL	WR	16	28.9	165	570	10.3	85	1,153
6	Andre Johnson	HOU	WR	15	27.9	155	556	10.3	94	1,470
7	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	WR	14	27.8	96	345	6.9	57	821
8	Derrick Mason	BAL	WR	15	26.3	127	482	8.5	70	997
9	Chad Johnson	CIN	WR	16	26.0	124	477	7.8	72	1,047
10	Santonio Holmes	PIT	WR	16	25.8	138	534	8.6	79	1,248
11	Calvin Johnson	DET	WR	14	25.8	136	527	9.7	67	984
12	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR	16	25.8	153	594	9.6	97	1,092
13	Reggie Wayne	IND	WR	15	25.5	140	549	9.3	92	1,200
14	Hines Ward	PIT	WR	16	25.5	136	534	8.5	95	1,167
15	Vernon Davis	SF	TE	15	24.6	123	501	8.2	76	933
16	Kellen Winslow	TB	TE	15	24.5	118	481	7.9	72	854
17	Dwayne Bowe	KC	WR	11	23.7	87	367	7.9	47	589
18	Terrell Owens	BUF	WR	16	23.7	104	439	6.5	55	829
19	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	TE	16	23.7	135	570	8.4	83	867
20	Randy Moss	NE	WR	16	23.3	138	592	8.6	83	1,264
21	Laurent Robinson	LAR	WR	3	23.2	23	99	7.7	13	167
22	Santana Moss	WSH	WR	16	22.8	121	530	7.6	70	902
23	Jason Witten	DAL	TE	16	22.7	125	550	7.8	94	1,030
24	Miles Austin	DAL	WR	16	22.5	124	550	7.8	81	1,320
25	Anquan Boldin	ARI	WR	15	22.5	126	561	8.4	84	1,024
26	Michael Crabtree	SF	WR	11	22.5	86	383	7.8	48	625
27	Mike Sims-Walker	JAX	WR	15	22.4	109	487	7.3	63	869
28	DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR	15	22.3	117	525	7.8	62	1,156
29	Vincent Jackson	LAC	WR	14	22.2	99	445	7.1	63	1,097
30	Antonio Gates	LAC	TE	15	22.2	109	490	7.3	76	1,083
31	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	SEA	WR	16	22.2	135	608	8.4	79	911
32	Sidney Rice	MIN	WR	16	22.1	122	552	7.6	83	1,312
33	Antonio Bryant	TB	WR	12	21.8	81	372	6.8	37	571
34	Lee Evans	BUF	WR	16	21.6	95	439	5.9	44	612
35	Torry Holt	JAX	WR	15	21.5	103	480	6.9	51	722
36	Braylon Edwards	NYJ	WR	16	21.4	90	421	5.6	45	680
37	Zach Miller	LV	TE	15	21.3	97	455	6.5	66	805
38	Muhsin Muhammad	CAR	WR	14	21.2	89	420	6.4	53	581
39	Dallas Clark	IND	TE	15	21.1	116	549	7.7	86	987
40	Evan Moore	CLE	TE	5	21.1	23	109	4.6	12	158
41	Mario Manningham	NYG	WR	14	20.8	99	475	7.1	57	822
42	Dustin Keller	NYJ	TE	16	20.8	81	390	5.1	45	522
43	Chris Cooley	WSH	TE	7	20.5	45	220	6.4	29	332
44	Greg Jennings	GB	WR	16	20.4	113	553	7.1	68	1,113
45	Brent Celek	PHI	TE	16	20.3	112	552	7.0	76	971
46	Donald Driver	GB	WR	16	20.3	112	553	7.0	70	1,061
47	Owen Daniels	HOU	TE	8	20.1	57	283	7.1	40	519
48	Davone Bess	MIA	WR	14	20.1	96	477	6.9	67	684
49	Ray Rice	BAL	RB	15	20.1	97	482	6.5	73	656
50	Nate Burleson	SEA	WR	13	19.8	98	494	7.5	63	812
51	Devin Hester	CHI	WR	13	19.8	91	459	7.0	57	757
52	Mohamed Massaquoi	CLE	WR	15	19.8	80	405	5.3	29	509
53	Nate Washington	TEN	WR	15	19.7	90	456	6.0	44	539
54	Marques Colston	NO	WR	16	19.5	106	544	6.6	70	1,074
55	Greg Olsen	CHI	TE	16	19.2	108	562	6.8	60	612
56	Brandon Gibson	LAR	WR	10	19.0	68	357	6.8	34	348
57	Louis Murphy	LV	WR	16	18.6	90	484	5.6	34	521
58	Chaz Schilens	LV	WR	8	18.5	52	281	6.5	29	365
59	Bobby Wade	KC	WR	11	18.5	70	379	6.4	34	354
60	Heath Miller	PIT	TE	16	18.4	98	534	6.1	76	789
61	Donnie Avery	LAR	WR	16	17.9	97	542	6.1	47	589
62	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	WR	15	17.6	91	516	6.1	56	773
63	Percy Harvin	MIN	WR	15	17.4	91	522	6.1	60	790
64	Michael Jenkins	ATL	WR	15	17.1	90	526	6.0	50	635
65	Pierre Garcon	IND	WR	13	17.0	82	482	6.3	42	705
66	Bo Scaife	TEN	TE	13	16.8	65	386	5.0	43	420
67	Bernard Berrian	MIN	WR	16	16.3	90	552	5.6	55	618
68	Eddie Royal	DEN	WR	14	16.3	75	461	5.4	37	345
69	Josh Morgan	SF	WR	15	16.2	81	501	5.4	52	527
70	Jermichael Finley	GB	TE	13	16.1	71	440	5.5	55	676
71	Justin Gage	TEN	WR	11	16.1	52	323	4.7	24	286
72	Mark Clayton	BAL	WR	13	16.0	68	426	5.2	33	460
73	Frank Gore	SF	RB	13	15.9	70	439	5.4	47	367
74	Laveranues Coles	CIN	WR	16	15.9	76	477	4.8	43	514
75	Roy Williams	DAL	WR	15	15.9	82	516	5.5	38	596
76	Andre Jerome Caldwell	CIN	WR	16	15.7	75	477	4.7	51	432
77	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	WR	14	15.7	75	477	5.4	47	790
78	Jeremy Shockey	NO	TE	13	15.7	68	433	5.2	48	569
79	Earl Bennett	CHI	WR	16	15.7	88	562	5.5	54	717
80	Kenny Britt	TEN	WR	15	15.6	71	456	4.7	42	701
81	Chansi Stuckey	CLE	WR	14	15.5	53	343	3.8	25	242
82	Jabar Gaffney	DEN	WR	16	15.4	86	558	5.4	54	732
83	Austin Collie	IND	WR	15	15.3	84	549	5.6	58	650
84	Devery Henderson	NO	WR	16	15.3	83	544	5.2	51	804
85	Chris Chambers	KC	WR	16	15.0	84	561	5.3	45	730
86	Steve Breaston	ARI	WR	15	14.9	82	550	5.5	55	712
87	Deion Branch	SEA	WR	14	14.9	79	531	5.6	45	437
88	Keenan Burton	LAR	WR	9	14.9	44	296	4.9	25	253
89	Todd Heap	BAL	TE	15	14.7	71	482	4.7	52	584
90	Steven Jackson	LAR	RB	15	14.7	75	510	5.0	51	322
91	Bryant Johnson	DET	WR	16	14.7	86	585	5.4	35	417
92	Malcom Floyd	LAC	WR	15	14.7	72	490	4.8	42	721
93	Chris Johnson	TEN	RB	15	14.7	67	456	4.5	47	478
94	Johnny Knox	CHI	WR	15	14.6	77	526	5.1	45	527
95	Leon Washington	NYJ	RB	7	14.5	26	179	3.7	15	131
96	Fred Davis	WSH	TE	16	14.3	76	530	4.8	48	509
97	Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	TE	16	14.1	78	552	4.9	56	566
98	Mike Thomas	JAX	WR	14	14.1	63	448	4.5	48	453
99	Antwaan Randle El	WSH	WR	16	14.0	74	530	4.6	50	530
100	Ted Ginn Jr.	MIA	WR	14	13.8	66	477	4.7	35	390
101	Reggie Bush	NO	RB	14	13.8	68	492	4.9	47	335
102	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAX	RB	16	13.7	71	519	4.4	53	374
103	Fred Jackson	BUF	RB	16	13.7	60	439	3.8	46	371
104	Steve Slaton	HOU	RB	11	13.5	55	407	5.0	44	417
105	Tim Hightower	ARI	RB	16	13.5	80	594	5.0	63	428
106	Julian Edelman	NE	WR	11	13.2	53	401	4.8	37	359
107	Sammie Stroughter	TB	WR	12	13.2	51	386	4.3	28	309
108	Kevin Walter	HOU	WR	13	13.0	63	484	4.8	49	557
109	John Carlson	SEA	TE	16	13.0	79	608	4.9	51	574
110	Jerome Harrison	CLE	RB	14	13.0	48	370	3.4	34	220
111	Isaac Bruce	SF	WR	9	12.8	37	289	4.1	17	229
112	Kevin Boss	NYG	TE	15	12.7	66	518	4.4	42	567
113	Mike Wallace	PIT	WR	16	12.7	68	534	4.3	39	756
114	Lance Long	KC	WR	8	12.7	37	292	4.6	20	178
115	Matt Forte	CHI	RB	16	12.6	71	562	4.4	57	471
116	Danny Amendola	LAR	WR	14	12.6	60	478	4.3	43	326
117	Greg Camarillo	MIA	WR	14	12.4	59	477	4.2	42	448
118	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	TE	11	12.0	51	424	4.6	30	346
119	Patrick Crayton	DAL	WR	16	12.0	66	550	4.1	37	622
120	Kevin Smith	DET	RB	13	11.9	58	487	4.5	41	415
121	Mark Bradley	KC	WR	12	11.9	49	412	4.1	20	292
122	Marcedes Lewis	JAX	TE	15	11.9	57	480	3.8	32	518
123	Robert Meachem	NO	WR	16	11.6	63	544	3.9	45	722
124	Devin Aromashodu	CHI	WR	10	11.5	41	356	4.1	24	298
125	Randy McMichael	LAR	TE	16	11.4	62	542	3.9	34	332
126	Brian Westbrook	PHI	RB	8	11.2	34	303	4.3	25	181
127	Darren Sproles	LAC	RB	15	11.0	54	490	3.6	43	474
128	Dante Rosario	CAR	TE	14	10.7	45	420	3.2	26	313
129	Brian Hartline	MIA	WR	14	10.7	51	477	3.6	29	478
130	Jamaal Charles	KC	RB	14	10.7	51	477	3.6	37	263
131	Chester Taylor	MIN	RB	16	10.7	59	552	3.7	44	389
132	James Jones	GB	WR	16	10.7	59	553	3.7	32	440
133	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	RB	13	10.6	37	348	2.8	28	179
134	Darrius Heyward-Bey	LV	WR	11	10.5	32	304	2.9	9	124
135	Josh Reed	BUF	WR	14	10.4	40	385	2.9	27	291
136	Adrian Peterson	MIN	RB	16	10.3	57	552	3.6	43	436
137	Joseph Addai	IND	RB	14	10.3	53	514	3.8	46	287
138	Ricky Williams	MIA	RB	14	10.3	49	477	3.5	31	191
139	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	RB	13	10.2	41	402	3.2	29	252
140	LeSean McCoy	PHI	RB	16	10.1	56	552	3.5	40	308
141	Anthony Fasano	MIA	TE	12	10.1	42	416	3.5	26	281
142	Jason Avant	PHI	WR	16	10.0	55	552	3.4	41	587
143	Tony Scheffler	DEN	TE	15	9.8	49	502	3.3	31	416
144	Donald Lee	GB	TE	16	9.6	53	553	3.3	37	260
145	Kelley Washington	BAL	WR	14	9.6	43	449	3.1	30	373
146	Dennis Northcutt	DET	WR	16	9.6	56	585	3.5	35	357
147	Kevin Faulk	NE	RB	15	9.6	53	554	3.5	37	301
148	Johnnie Lee Higgins	LV	WR	15	9.6	44	460	2.9	19	263
149	David Thomas	NO	TE	15	9.5	49	515	3.3	35	356
150	Maurice Stovall	TB	WR	14	9.5	43	455	3.1	23	353

What the columns mean: REC

Targets over the club's pass attempts in the games the player played, regular season, from the box scores; sacks are not attempts. Players with 20 targets or more.