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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, Jayden Price and Xavier Smith are too close to separate with the plays we have. 1 is too close to call.
The year so far: EPA per return
Where each has ranked among kick returners after every week. Solid line is Jayden Price, dashed is Xavier Smith.
Stat by stat
EPA per return
Xavier Smith is slightly aheadA −0.5852nd of 53
−0.03worse to better+0.50B −0.1450th of 53
Yards per return
Too close to callA 22.4 yds49th of 53
22.5 ydsworse to better29.8 ydsB 20.6 yds53rd 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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