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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 Green Bay Packers · WR

Christian Watson

59overall grade, above average

8th of 94 wide receivers

B Green Bay Packers · WR

Matthew Golden

55overall grade, about average

24th of 94 wide receivers

On the stats that count, Christian Watson and Matthew Golden are too close to separate with the plays we have. 4 are too close to call.

The year so far: EPA per target

Where each has ranked among wide receivers after every week. Solid line is Christian Watson, dashed is Matthew Golden.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 1: 32nd percentileWeek 2: 45th percentileWeek 3: 44th percentileWeek 4: 39th percentileWeek 5: 53rd percentileWeek 1: 84th percentileWeek 2: 52nd percentileWeek 3: 39th percentileWeek 4: 51st percentileWeek 5: 73rd percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per target

    Too close to call

    A +0.5126th of 94

    B +0.3045th of 94

  • Catches over expected

    Too close to call

    A +4.5 pts32nd of 94

    B −1.5 pts60th of 94

  • Yards after catch over expected

    Christian Watson is slightly ahead

    A +2.3 yds5th of 83

    B +0.8 yds12th of 83

  • Drop rate (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 6.3%56th of 85

    B 8.1%70th of 85

  • Share of the team's passes

    Too close to call

    A 21%26th of 94

    B 23%15th of 94

Style

  • Average depth of targetChristian Watson: 12.7 yds · Matthew Golden: 14.0 yds
  • Deep targetsChristian Watson: 15% · Matthew Golden: 25%
  • Contested targetsChristian Watson: 31% · Matthew Golden: 24%
  • Screen targetsChristian Watson: 0% · Matthew Golden: 3%

“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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