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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.
Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days
On the stats that count, Austin Jackson and Cole Strange are too close to separate with the plays we have. 5 are too close to call.
The year so far: Line run success
Where each has ranked among offensive linemen after every week. Solid line is Austin Jackson, dashed is Cole Strange.
Stat by stat
Sacks allowed by his line (lower is better)
Too close to callA 8.9%143rd of 166
9.1%worse to better3.5%B 9.3%151st of 166
Line run success
Too close to callA 35%121st of 162
33%worse to better48%B 37%114th of 162
Penalties per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 13.7142nd of 152
13.0worse to better0.0B 12.5138th of 152
Holding per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 3.4106th of 152
6.4worse to better0.0B 3.192nd of 152
False starts per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 3.4106th of 152
6.6worse to better0.0B 6.3140th of 152
Style
- Share of snaps when he playsAustin Jackson: 100% · Cole Strange: 97%
“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.
The money
Contract and cap numbers side by side. Bars share one scale, so the longer bar is the bigger number. A bigger number is not a better one: it is only what each is paid.
Average per year
Austin JacksonA$7.0MCole StrangeB$6.5MWhat the contract pays on average each year.
Cap hit this season
Austin JacksonA$6.7MCole StrangeB$5.2MWhat he counts against his team's cap in 2026. It can be far from the average year on a deal that is backloaded.
Share of the cap
Austin JacksonA2.2%Cole StrangeB1.7%This season's cap hit as a share of the league cap.
Total value
Austin JacksonA$7.0MCole StrangeB$13.0MGuaranteed money
Austin JacksonA$5.5MCole StrangeB$7.0MFully guaranteed at signing, as OverTheCap reports it.
Pay rank at his job
Austin JacksonA69 of 161Cole StrangeB71 of 161Among the players at that job we hold a contract for, 1 is the highest paid.
- Among the 161 offensive linemen we have a grade and a contract for, Austin Jackson is 153rd on the field and 69th in pay. His grade is still an early read, so this says nothing yet about whether his pay is fair.
- Among the 161 offensive linemen we have a grade and a contract for, Cole Strange is 146th on the field and 71st in pay. His grade is still an early read, so this says nothing yet about whether his pay is fair.
Contract figures as of 2026-10-12, read from public cap pages for all 32 teams. A player with no row there, such as a practice-squad name, shows “not tracked”. See pay against play for every position.
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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