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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 · QB

Kyler Murray

49overall grade, about average

25th of 40 quarterbacks

B New York Jets · QB

Geno Smith

56overall grade, above average

10th of 40 quarterbacks

On the stats that count, Kyler Murray and Geno Smith are too close to separate with the plays we have. 3 are too close to call.

The year so far: EPA per dropback

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

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 1: 86th percentileWeek 2: 66th percentileWeek 3: 65th percentileWeek 4: 63rd percentileWeek 5: 49th percentileWeek 3: 3rd percentileWeek 4: 10th percentileWeek 5: 15th percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per dropback

    Geno Smith is slightly ahead

    A −0.1734th of 40

    B +0.0121st of 40

  • Success rate

    Geno Smith is slightly ahead

    A 35%38th of 40

    B 44%22nd of 40

  • Accuracy over expected

    Too close to call

    A +5.6 pts7th of 38

    B +4.0 pts12th of 38

  • Bad throws (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 10.4%7th of 38

    B 7.9%2nd of 38

  • Sack rate (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 8.3%32nd of 40

    B 9.9%35th of 40

Style

  • Average depth of throwKyler Murray: 6.4 yds · Geno Smith: 6.6 yds
  • Deep throwsKyler Murray: 13% · Geno Smith: 8%
  • Play-action dropbacksKyler Murray: 23% · Geno Smith: 22%
  • BlitzedKyler Murray: 32% · Geno Smith: 28%
  • Leaves the pocketKyler Murray: 18% · Geno Smith: 8%

“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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