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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.
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Chicago Bears · OL
B
Jacksonville Jaguars · OL
Cole Van Lanen
51overall grade, about average
58th of 162 offensive linemen
On the stats that count, Jonah Jackson and Cole Van Lanen are too close to separate with the plays we have. 5 are too close to call.
The year so far: Line run success
Where each has ranked among offensive linemen after every week. Solid line is Jonah Jackson, dashed is Cole Van Lanen.
Stat by stat
Sacks allowed by his line (lower is better)
Too close to callA 5.7%59th of 166
9.1%worse to better3.5%B 6.5%85th of 166
Line run success
Too close to callA 44%38th of 162
33%worse to better48%B 44%43rd of 162
Penalties per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 2.619th of 152
13.0worse to better0.0B 3.558th of 152
Holding per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 0.01st of 152
6.4worse to better0.0B 0.046th of 152
False starts per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 0.01st of 152
6.6worse to better0.0B 0.049th of 152
Style
- Share of snaps when he playsJonah Jackson: 100% · Cole Van Lanen: 92%
“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.
The money
Contract and cap numbers side by side. Bars share one scale, so the longer bar is the bigger number. A bigger number is not a better one: it is only what each is paid.
Average per year
Jonah JacksonA$14.8MCole Van LanenB$17.0MWhat the contract pays on average each year.
Cap hit this season
Jonah JacksonA$12.8MCole Van LanenB$5.2MWhat he counts against his team's cap in 2026. It can be far from the average year on a deal that is backloaded.
Share of the cap
Jonah JacksonA4.2%Cole Van LanenB1.7%This season's cap hit as a share of the league cap.
Total value
Jonah JacksonA$44.5MCole Van LanenB$51.0MGuaranteed money
Jonah JacksonA$24.5MCole Van LanenB$25.0MFully guaranteed at signing, as OverTheCap reports it.
Pay rank at his job
Jonah JacksonA45 of 161Cole Van LanenB37 of 161Among the players at that job we hold a contract for, 1 is the highest paid.
- Among the 161 offensive linemen we have a grade and a contract for, Jonah Jackson is 30th on the field and 45th in pay. His grade is still an early read, so this says nothing yet about whether his pay is fair.
- Among the 161 offensive linemen we have a grade and a contract for, Cole Van Lanen is 58th on the field and 37th in pay. His grade is still an early read, so this says nothing yet about whether his pay is fair.
Contract figures as of 2026-10-12, read from public cap pages for all 32 teams. A player with no row there, such as a practice-squad name, shows “not tracked”. See pay against play for every position.
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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