Which wide receivers get the most targets on fourth down?
Tetairoa McMillan leads all NFL wide receivers with 10 targets 4th down, on 7 receptions and 1 receiving touchdown across 15 games.
NFL Wide Receiver Targets on Fourth Down
Ranked by TGT · 2025 regular season| # | Player | TGT | REC | YDS | TD | CTH% | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetairoa McMillan Carolina Panthers · #4 | 10 | 7 | 164 | 1 | 70.0% | 15 |
| 2 | Wan'Dale Robinson New York Giants · #17 | 10 | 4 | 93 | 2 | 40.0% | 12 |
| 3 | Stefon Diggs New England Patriots · #8 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 2 | 77.8% | 12 |
| 4 | Amon-Ra St. Brown Detroit Lions · #14 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 55.6% | 11 |
| 5 | Elic Ayomanor Tennessee Titans · #5 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 50.0% | 11 |
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Short-yardage downs at this stage carry a different weight than any other snap in a game. A coaching staff has already ruled out the punt and the field goal, so the play call reflects genuine conviction, and the receiver targeted is whoever that staff trusts most to finish the job in a single, defined try.
The sample here is small and curated rather than broad. Every throw on this down already survived a decision that earlier downs never forced, so the receiver at the top of this list is less a measure of target share and more a measure of who a coaching staff refuses to bypass when there is no next play to fall back on.
View this split as a measure of trust in a single, high-leverage moment rather than a receiver's overall role. A player can rank near the top here while playing behind a more featured teammate on every other down, because a staff's short-yardage answer and its every-down security blanket are not always the same person.