San Francisco 49ers — Opp Fumble Rec Yds, 2026

Value0.20
Rank#12 of 32
League average1.77
Rank in 2025#11 of 32

San Francisco 49ers — every stat for 2026, ranked →

What Opp Fumble Rec Yds is

Return yards on opponent fumbles the team recovered. It turns a recovery into field position.

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 Saints lead at 22.80; the league average is 1.77.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

NO · 22.80

League average

1.77

Best to worst

22.80

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · 22.80

League laggard

TEN · 0

League average

1.77

Spread (max − min)

22.80

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	22.80	21.03	100%
2	LV	8.60	6.83	96.8%
3	ATL	7.20	5.43	93.5%
4	CIN	5.40	3.63	90.3%
5	NE	3.80	2.03	87.1%
6	DET	2.40	0.63	83.9%
7	MIA	2.20	0.43	80.6%
8	MIN	1.40	-0.37	77.4%
9	CLE	1	-0.77	74.2%
10	DAL	1	-0.77	71%
11	HOU	0.40	-1.37	67.7%
12	SF	0.20	-1.57	64.5%
13	WAS	0.20	-1.57	61.3%
14	ARI	0	-1.77	58.1%
15	BAL	0	-1.77	54.8%
16	BUF	0	-1.77	51.6%
17	CAR	0	-1.77	48.4%
18	CHI	0	-1.77	45.2%
19	DEN	0	-1.77	41.9%
20	GB	0	-1.77	38.7%
21	IND	0	-1.77	35.5%
22	JAX	0	-1.77	32.3%
23	KC	0	-1.77	29%
24	LAC	0	-1.77	25.8%
25	LAR	0	-1.77	22.6%
26	NYG	0	-1.77	19.4%
27	NYJ	0	-1.77	16.1%
28	PHI	0	-1.77	12.9%
29	PIT	0	-1.77	9.7%
30	SEA	0	-1.77	6.5%
31	TB	0	-1.77	3.2%
32	TEN	0	-1.77	0%

Does Opp Fumble Rec Yds matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 827–751–37 ATS (52.4%) across 2020–2025, #159 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (155–109, 58.7%); its worst 2023 (126–132, 48.8%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	134–120–2	52.8%
2021	272	136–134–2	50.4%
2022	271	155–109–7	58.7%
2023	272	126–132–14	48.8%
2024	272	137–126–9	52.1%
2025	272	139–130–3	51.7%

Opp Fumble Rec Yds in 2026 vs 2025

Saints lead at 22.80 — they ranked #10 last year. Titans are last at 0 — #21 last year.

The league average is 1.77, up 1.18 from 0.59 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #25 → #2. Biggest faller: Steelers, #6 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 22.80; 29 teams are within 4.34 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NO · +22.21

Biggest faller

CLE · −2.12

Most consistent

WAS · +0.08

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▲ 1.18

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	NO	22.80	0.59	+22.21
2	LV	8.60	0.35	+8.25
3	ATL	7.20	0.65	+6.55
4	CIN	5.40	0.35	+5.05
5	NE	3.80	1.53	+2.27
6	DET	2.40	0.35	+2.05
7	MIA	2.20	0.65	+1.55
8	DAL	1	0.29	+0.71
9	MIN	1.40	0.76	+0.64
10	WAS	0.20	0.12	+0.08
11	DEN	0	0.18	−0.18
12	KC	0	0.18	−0.18
13	LAC	0	0.24	−0.24
14	NYJ	0	0.24	−0.24
15	NYG	0	0.29	−0.29
16	CAR	0	0.35	−0.35
17	SF	0.20	0.59	−0.39
18	BUF	0	0.41	−0.41
19	IND	0	0.41	−0.41
20	SEA	0	0.41	−0.41
21	TEN	0	0.41	−0.41
22	LAR	0	0.47	−0.47
23	PHI	0	0.47	−0.47
24	TB	0	0.47	−0.47
25	ARI	0	0.53	−0.53
26	BAL	0	0.53	−0.53
27	JAX	0	0.53	−0.53
28	CHI	0	0.59	−0.59
29	PIT	0	0.71	−0.71
30	GB	0	0.76	−0.76
31	HOU	0.40	1.47	−1.07
32	CLE	1	3.12	−2.12

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

NO · 3.65

Multi-year laggard

LAR · 0.34

Biggest improver

NO · +2.39/yr

Biggest decliner

IND · −0.10/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	NO	3.65	+2.39	0.50	0.41	0.41	0.65	0.18	0.59	22.80
2	LV	1.56	+0.87	0.31	0.53	0.41	0.53	0.18	0.35	8.60
3	ATL	1.45	+0.72	0.56	0.47	0.41	0.47	0.35	0.65	7.20
4	CIN	1.20	+0.53	0.38	0.47	0.69	0.53	0.59	0.35	5.40
5	NE	1.06	+0.45	0.25	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.29	1.53	3.80
6	CLE	0.95	+0.24	0.63	0.35	0.53	0.59	0.47	3.12	1
7	MIA	0.80	+0.16	0.63	0.71	0.35	0.71	0.35	0.65	2.20
8	DET	0.71	+0.21	0.31	0.47	0.59	0.35	0.47	0.35	2.40
9	MIN	0.69	+0.12	0.44	0.47	0.59	0.65	0.53	0.76	1.40
10	DAL	0.66	−0.01	0.81	0.47	1	0.53	0.53	0.29	1
11	HOU	0.64	+0.07	0.38	0.47	0.65	0.59	0.53	1.47	0.40
12	BUF	0.57	−0.08	0.69	0.65	0.63	0.71	0.94	0.41	0
13	TB	0.53	−0.08	0.63	0.71	0.59	0.71	0.65	0.47	0
14	IND	0.52	−0.10	0.63	0.88	0.65	0.53	0.53	0.41	0
15	PIT	0.51	−0.02	0.56	0.53	0.18	0.65	0.94	0.71	0
16	GB	0.51	−0.01	0.44	0.47	0.41	0.65	0.82	0.76	0
17	NYG	0.50	−0.09	0.69	0.41	0.76	0.76	0.59	0.29	0
18	BAL	0.48	−0.08	0.75	0.35	0.65	0.76	0.29	0.53	0
19	ARI	0.48	−0.09	0.63	0.82	0.53	0.35	0.47	0.53	0
20	PHI	0.47	−0.06	0.75	0.24	0.59	0.47	0.76	0.47	0
21	SF	0.46	−0.04	0.50	0.65	0.59	0.35	0.35	0.59	0.20
22	CHI	0.46	−0.04	0.50	0.47	0.53	0.35	0.76	0.59	0
23	LAC	0.42	−0.08	0.44	0.59	0.59	0.71	0.35	0.24	0
24	KC	0.41	−0.09	0.38	0.82	0.53	0.59	0.41	0.18	0
25	WAS	0.41	−0.04	0.44	0.41	0.53	0.59	0.59	0.12	0.20
26	DEN	0.40	−0.05	0.38	0.35	0.47	0.88	0.53	0.18	0
27	CAR	0.39	−0.10	0.94	0.41	0.41	0.18	0.47	0.35	0
28	SEA	0.39	−0.07	0.50	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.29	0.41	0
29	NYJ	0.37	−0.06	0.56	0.41	0.24	0.59	0.59	0.24	0
30	JAX	0.36	−0.03	0.31	0.12	0.76	0.65	0.18	0.53	0
31	TEN	0.35	−0.05	0.50	0.35	0.35	0.47	0.35	0.41	0
32	LAR	0.34	−0.04	0.50	0.35	0.35	0.29	0.41	0.47	0

Multi-year heatmap

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

Team	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
NO	0.50	0.41	0.41	0.65	0.18	0.59	22.80
LV	0.31	0.53	0.41	0.53	0.18	0.35	8.60
ATL	0.56	0.47	0.41	0.47	0.35	0.65	7.20
CIN	0.38	0.47	0.69	0.53	0.59	0.35	5.40
NE	0.25	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.29	1.53	3.80
DET	0.31	0.47	0.59	0.35	0.47	0.35	2.40
MIA	0.63	0.71	0.35	0.71	0.35	0.65	2.20
MIN	0.44	0.47	0.59	0.65	0.53	0.76	1.40
CLE	0.63	0.35	0.53	0.59	0.47	3.12	1
DAL	0.81	0.47	1	0.53	0.53	0.29	1
HOU	0.38	0.47	0.65	0.59	0.53	1.47	0.40
SF	0.50	0.65	0.59	0.35	0.35	0.59	0.20
WAS	0.44	0.41	0.53	0.59	0.59	0.12	0.20
ARI	0.63	0.82	0.53	0.35	0.47	0.53	0
BAL	0.75	0.35	0.65	0.76	0.29	0.53	0
BUF	0.69	0.65	0.63	0.71	0.94	0.41	0
CAR	0.94	0.41	0.41	0.18	0.47	0.35	0
CHI	0.50	0.47	0.53	0.35	0.76	0.59	0
DEN	0.38	0.35	0.47	0.88	0.53	0.18	0
GB	0.44	0.47	0.41	0.65	0.82	0.76	0
IND	0.63	0.88	0.65	0.53	0.53	0.41	0
JAX	0.31	0.12	0.76	0.65	0.18	0.53	0
KC	0.38	0.82	0.53	0.59	0.41	0.18	0
LAC	0.44	0.59	0.59	0.71	0.35	0.24	0
LAR	0.50	0.35	0.35	0.29	0.41	0.47	0
NYG	0.69	0.41	0.76	0.76	0.59	0.29	0
NYJ	0.56	0.41	0.24	0.59	0.59	0.24	0
PHI	0.75	0.24	0.59	0.47	0.76	0.47	0
PIT	0.56	0.53	0.18	0.65	0.94	0.71	0
SEA	0.50	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.29	0.41	0
TB	0.63	0.71	0.59	0.71	0.65	0.47	0
TEN	0.50	0.35	0.35	0.47	0.35	0.41	0

Opp Fumble Rec Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Texans (0.94), 2019 Steelers (1.13), 2020 Panthers (0.94), 2021 Colts (0.88), 2022 Cowboys (1), 2023 Broncos (0.88), 2024 Bills (0.94), 2025 Browns (3.12), 2026 Saints (22.80).

The best season on record is Saints 2026 at 22.80; the worst Titans 2026 at 0.

The league average has risen from 0.54 in 2018 to 1.77 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_team_stats_fum_rec_yds_opp
Side: offensive
Family: Team Stats
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.