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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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Denver Broncos · OL
On the stats that count, Mike McGlinchey and Luke Wattenberg 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 Mike McGlinchey, dashed is Luke Wattenberg.
Stat by stat
Sacks allowed by his line (lower is better)
Too close to callA 3.5%15th of 166
9.1%worse to better3.5%B 3.5%15th of 166
Line run success
Too close to callA 40%86th of 162
33%worse to better48%B 40%86th of 162
Penalties per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 9.8122nd of 152
13.0worse to better0.0B 6.597th of 152
Holding per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 3.399th of 152
6.4worse to better0.0B 0.036th of 152
False starts per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 3.3103rd of 152
6.6worse to better0.0B 6.5134th of 152
Style
- Share of snaps when he playsMike McGlinchey: 100% · Luke Wattenberg: 100%
“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
Mike McGlincheyA$17.5MLuke WattenbergB$12.0MWhat the contract pays on average each year.
Cap hit this season
Mike McGlincheyA$23.8MLuke WattenbergB$3.6MWhat 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
Mike McGlincheyA7.9%Luke WattenbergB1.2%This season's cap hit as a share of the league cap.
Total value
Mike McGlincheyA$87.5MLuke WattenbergB$48.0MGuaranteed money
Mike McGlincheyA$35.0MLuke WattenbergB$13.4MFully guaranteed at signing, as OverTheCap reports it.
Pay rank at his job
Mike McGlincheyA33 of 161Luke WattenbergB51 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, Mike McGlinchey is 70th on the field and 33rd 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, Luke Wattenberg is 58th on the field and 51st 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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