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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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Las Vegas Raiders · TE
Michael Mayer is clearly ahead on 0 stats, Brock Bowers on 1. 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 Michael Mayer, dashed is Brock Bowers.
Stat by stat
EPA per target
Too close to callA +0.2418th of 38
−0.20worse to better+0.62B +0.515th of 38
Catches over expected
Too close to callA +8.3 pts11th of 38
−6.8 ptsworse to better+12.7 ptsB +7.9 pts8th of 38
Yards after catch over expected
Too close to callA −0.6 yds27th of 36
−2.0 ydsworse to better+2.6 ydsB −0.4 yds22nd of 36
Drop rate (lower is better)
Too close to callA 0.0%4th of 34
9.0%worse to better0.0%B 0.0%4th of 34
Share of the team's passes
Brock Bowers is clearly aheadA 13%20th of 38
10%worse to better20%B 27%3rd of 38
Style
- Average depth of targetMichael Mayer: 4.7 yds · Brock Bowers: 9.5 yds
- Deep targetsMichael Mayer: 0% · Brock Bowers: 12%
- Contested targetsMichael Mayer: 4% · Brock Bowers: 25%
- Screen targetsMichael Mayer: 4% · Brock Bowers: 0%
“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
Michael MayerA$2.3MBrock BowersB$4.5MWhat the contract pays on average each year.
Cap hit this season
Michael MayerA$5.8MBrock BowersB$4.9MWhat 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
Michael MayerA1.9%Brock BowersB1.6%This season's cap hit as a share of the league cap.
Total value
Michael MayerA$45.0MBrock BowersB$18.1MGuaranteed money
Michael MayerA$22.5MBrock BowersB$18.1MFully guaranteed at signing, as OverTheCap reports it.
Under contract through
Michael MayerAnot on fileBrock BowersB2027Pay rank at his job
Michael MayerA32 of 38Brock BowersB24 of 38Among the players at that job we hold a contract for, 1 is the highest paid.
- Among the 38 tight ends we have a grade and a contract for, Michael Mayer is 20th on the field and 32nd in pay. His grade is still an early read, so this says nothing yet about whether his pay is fair.
- Among the 38 tight ends we have a grade and a contract for, Brock Bowers is 1st on the field and 24th 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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