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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 San Francisco 49ers · TE

George Kittle

59overall grade, above average

4th of 38 tight ends

B Detroit Lions · TE

Sam LaPorta

58overall grade, above average

5th of 38 tight ends

On the stats that count, George Kittle and Sam LaPorta 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 tight ends after every week. Solid line is George Kittle, dashed is Sam LaPorta.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 1: 75th percentileWeek 2: 79th percentileWeek 3: 83rd percentileWeek 4: 79th percentileWeek 5: 95th percentileWeek 2: 32nd percentileWeek 3: 89th percentileWeek 4: 94th percentileWeek 5: 81st percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per target

    Too close to call

    A +0.458th of 38

    B +0.703rd of 38

  • Catches over expected

    Too close to call

    A +5.8 pts15th of 38

    B +5.1 pts16th of 38

  • Yards after catch over expected

    George Kittle is slightly ahead

    A +2.5 yds5th of 36

    B +0.9 yds10th of 36

  • Drop rate (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 0.0%1st of 34

    B 0.0%1st of 34

  • Share of the team's passes

    Too close to call

    A 20%5th of 38

    B 18%8th of 38

Style

  • Average depth of targetGeorge Kittle: 7.6 yds · Sam LaPorta: 6.0 yds
  • Deep targetsGeorge Kittle: 7% · Sam LaPorta: 3%
  • Contested targetsGeorge Kittle: 9% · Sam LaPorta: 16%
  • Screen targetsGeorge Kittle: 14% · Sam LaPorta: 6%

“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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