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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.
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Kansas City Chiefs · RB
San Francisco 49ers · WROn the stats that count, Brashard Smith and Deebo Samuel Sr. are too close to separate with the plays we have. 2 are too close to call.
The year so far: EPA per return
Where each has ranked among kick returners after every week. Solid line is Brashard Smith, dashed is Deebo Samuel Sr..
Stat by stat
EPA per return
Too close to callA +0.3520th of 53
−0.03worse to better+0.50B +0.3221st of 53
Yards per return
Too close to callA 26.6 yds22nd of 53
22.5 ydsworse to better29.8 ydsB 27.1 yds21st of 53
“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.
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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