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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 New York Jets · QB

Geno Smith

56overall grade, above average

10th of 40 quarterbacks

B Jacksonville Jaguars · QB

Trevor Lawrence

61overall grade, well above average

5th of 40 quarterbacks

On the stats that count, Geno Smith and Trevor Lawrence are too close to separate with the plays we have. 2 are too close to call.

The year so far: EPA per dropback

Where each has ranked among quarterbacks after every week. Solid line is Geno Smith, dashed is Trevor Lawrence.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 1: 100th percentileWeek 2: 84th percentileWeek 3: 81st percentileWeek 4: 88th percentileWeek 5: 87th percentileWeek 1: 86th percentileWeek 2: 66th percentileWeek 3: 65th percentileWeek 4: 63rd percentileWeek 5: 49th percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per dropback

    Trevor Lawrence is slightly ahead

    A +0.0121st of 40

    B +0.256th of 40

  • Success rate

    Trevor Lawrence is slightly ahead

    A 44%22nd of 40

    B 49%9th of 40

  • Accuracy over expected

    Too close to call

    A +4.0 pts12th of 38

    B +5.4 pts9th of 38

  • Bad throws (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 7.9%2nd of 38

    B 9.2%4th of 38

  • Sack rate (lower is better)

    Trevor Lawrence is slightly ahead

    A 9.9%35th of 40

    B 6.7%20th of 40

Style

  • Average depth of throwGeno Smith: 6.6 yds · Trevor Lawrence: 8.0 yds
  • Deep throwsGeno Smith: 8% · Trevor Lawrence: 10%
  • Play-action dropbacksGeno Smith: 22% · Trevor Lawrence: 28%
  • BlitzedGeno Smith: 28% · Trevor Lawrence: 27%
  • Leaves the pocketGeno Smith: 8% · Trevor Lawrence: 10%

“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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