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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 Minnesota Vikings · P

Johnny Hekker

44overall grade, below average

27th of 33 punters

B Tampa Bay Buccaneers · P

Riley Dixon

46overall grade, about average

22nd of 33 punters

On the stats that count, Johnny Hekker and Riley Dixon are too close to separate with the plays we have. 4 are too close to call.

The year so far: EPA per punt

Where each has ranked among punters after every week. Solid line is Johnny Hekker, dashed is Riley Dixon.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 3: 84th percentileWeek 4: 53rd percentileWeek 5: 47th percentileWeek 3: 31st percentileWeek 4: 22nd percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per punt

    Too close to call

    A −0.2124th of 33

    B −0.1018th of 33

  • Net yards per punt

    Too close to call

    A 39.5 yds30th of 33

    B 41.3 yds20th of 33

  • Punts inside the 20

    Too close to call

    A 18%33rd of 33

    B 26%32nd of 33

  • Touchbacks (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 0%1st of 33

    B 5%11th of 33

Style

  • Gross punt averageJohnny Hekker: 43.2 yds · Riley Dixon: 44.9 yds
  • Fair catchesJohnny Hekker: 36% · Riley Dixon: 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.

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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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