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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, Ernest Jones and Roquan Smith are too close to separate with the plays we have. 3 are too close to call.
The year so far: Missed tackles
Where each has ranked among linebackers after every week. Solid line is Ernest Jones, dashed is Roquan Smith.
Stat by stat
Missed tackles (lower is better)
Too close to callA 2%9th of 65
17%worse to better1%B 3%10th of 65
Tackles per 100 snaps
Ernest Jones is slightly aheadA 15.815th of 63
9.3worse to better16.9B 13.129th of 63
Tackles for loss per 100 snaps
Too close to callA 0.447th of 63
0.0worse to better1.8B 0.448th of 63
Yards allowed per target (lower is better)
Too close to callA 5.710th of 44
9.3worse to better4.3B 5.29th of 44
Style
- Pressures per 100 snapsErnest Jones: 0.4 · Roquan Smith: 0.8
“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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