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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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Miami Dolphins · OL
Minnesota Vikings · OLOn the stats that count, Patrick Paul and Donovan Jackson 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 Patrick Paul, dashed is Donovan Jackson.
Stat by stat
Sacks allowed by his line (lower is better)
Too close to callA 8.9%143rd of 166
9.1%worse to better3.5%B 10.5%142nd of 166
Line run success
Too close to callA 35%121st of 162
33%worse to better48%B 30%152nd of 162
Penalties per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 10.2123rd of 152
13.0worse to better0.0B 16.4129th of 152
Holding per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 10.2148th of 152
6.4worse to better0.0B 10.9129th of 152
False starts per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 0.040th of 152
6.6worse to better0.0B 0.072nd of 152
Style
- Share of snaps when he playsPatrick Paul: 100% · Donovan Jackson: 72%
“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
Patrick PaulA$1.7MDonovan JacksonB$4.3MWhat the contract pays on average each year.
Cap hit this season
Patrick PaulA$1.9MDonovan JacksonB$3.9MWhat 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
Patrick PaulA0.6%Donovan JacksonB1.3%This season's cap hit as a share of the league cap.
Total value
Patrick PaulA$6.9MDonovan JacksonB$17.2MGuaranteed money
Patrick PaulA$4.2MDonovan JacksonB$17.2MFully guaranteed at signing, as OverTheCap reports it.
Pay rank at his job
Patrick PaulA128 of 161Donovan JacksonB92 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, Patrick Paul is 147th on the field and 128th 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, Donovan Jackson is 155th on the field and 92nd 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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