Offensive: Receiving · Rec EPA

OFF · ReceivingP + N
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Green Bay Packers — Rec EPA, 2026

  • Value7.52
  • Rank#15 of 32
  • League average6.70
  • Rank in 2025#4 of 32

What Rec EPA is

Receiving EPA: expected points added on the team's receptions — each catch valued by how much it changed the chance of scoring, given the situation. The receivers' share of situation-aware passing production.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Lions lead at 16.05; the league average is 6.70.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
DET · 16.05
League average
6.70
Best to worst
18.17

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DET · 16.05
League laggard
TEN · -2.12
League average
6.70
Spread (max − min)
18.17

Does Rec EPA matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 876–702–37 ATS (55.5%) across 2020–2025, #58 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (158–105, 60.1%); its worst 2020 (135–119, 53.1%).

For picks, this is a strong signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256135–119–253.1%
2021272147–123–254.4%
2022271152–112–757.6%
2023272138–120–1453.5%
2024272158–105–960.1%
2025272146–123–354.3%

Rec EPA in 2026 vs 2025

Lions lead at 16.05 — they ranked #2 last year. Titans are last at -2.12 — #30 last year.

The league average is 6.70, up 0.88 from 5.82 last year.

Biggest riser: Panthers, #22 → #2. Biggest faller: Broncos, #11 → #25.

Spread between first and last: 18.17; 21 teams are within 4.65 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CAR · +11.14
Biggest faller
NE · −5.43
Most consistent
WAS · −0.66
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.88

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
DET · 10.20
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 2.43
Biggest improver
DET · +1.71/yr
Biggest decliner
TEN · −1.90/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
DET6.713.939.719.2913.8711.8316.05
CAR5.31-1.761.690.691.684.2715.40
SF8.389.118.9812.408.049.4813.76
JAX3.840.678.494.504.026.4911.96
BUF14.237.689.518.1210.159.5111.64
DAL5.3311.184.2910.980.809.4811.14
BAL5.765.372.088.5612.914.4710.91
HOU13.430.96-1.887.805.215.8710.82
KC14.9911.7513.945.048.026.4310.23
CIN5.5910.8710.836.7912.983.969.16
NE2.377.103.38-3.693.8614.519.08
NYJ0.731.772.13-2.165.370.418.77
LV8.816.865.022.984.241.108.68
LAR5.5410.742.736.976.0511.698.25
GB14.1510.893.808.447.0110.857.52
NYG3.50-1.505.011.951.714.856.85
NO8.813.705.006.231.703.256.20
CLE9.905.264.20-1.32-2.21-3.065.77
SEA10.815.955.557.175.847.865.33
CHI3.552.340.312.774.787.314.82
ARI5.499.510.70-0.576.458.064.77
WAS2.892.223.481.469.255.014.34
MIN11.107.668.336.189.711.553.68
PIT4.910.703.961.836.315.383.62
DEN0.466.722.795.304.486.562.48
ATL9.593.273.502.006.133.842.15
IND8.165.950.195.352.056.221.37
PHI2.486.098.067.279.885.721.24
TB10.4610.965.286.7910.613.731.03
LAC8.899.795.725.797.804.99-0.03
MIA5.684.698.209.648.303.91-0.47
TEN10.956.534.134.311.840.72-2.12

Rec EPA since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (16.98), 2019 Chiefs (11.72), 2020 Chiefs (14.99), 2021 Chiefs (11.75), 2022 Chiefs (13.94), 2023 49ers (12.40), 2024 Lions (13.87), 2025 Patriots (14.51), 2026 Lions (16.05).

Chiefs have led this stat 5 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Chiefs 2018 at 16.98; the worst Patriots 2023 at -3.69.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_receiving_rec_epa
Side
offensive
Family
Receiving
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.