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Put two players who do the same job side by side. For each stat you see where both rank in the league, and whether the gap between them is bigger than the noise a few plays create.

Player one

Player two

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

A Pittsburgh Steelers · LB

Alex Highsmith

61overall grade, well above average

9th of 132 edge rushers

B New England Patriots · LB

Elijah Ponder

58overall grade, above average

17th of 132 edge rushers

On the stats that count, Alex Highsmith and Elijah Ponder are too close to separate with the plays we have. 3 are too close to call.

The year so far: Pressures per 100 snaps

Where each has ranked among edge rushers after every week. Solid line is Alex Highsmith, dashed is Elijah Ponder.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 2: 37th percentileWeek 3: 65th percentileWeek 4: 68th percentileWeek 2: 94th percentileWeek 3: 77th percentileWeek 4: 57th percentile

Stat by stat

  • Pressures per 100 snaps

    Too close to call

    A 3.160th of 132

    B 3.845th of 132

  • Sacks per 100 snaps

    Too close to call

    A 1.98th of 132

    B 1.420th of 132

  • Tackles for loss per 100 snaps

    Too close to call

    A 3.15th of 132

    B 2.214th of 132

“Clearly ahead” means the gap is bigger than what the plays behind each number could produce by chance. “Slightly” means it points one way but could still be noise.

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

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