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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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Houston Texans · DB
Atlanta Falcons · DBOn the stats that count, Reed Blankenship and Xavier Watts are too close to separate with the plays we have. 5 are too close to call.
The year so far: Yards allowed per target
Where each has ranked among safeties after every week. Solid line is Reed Blankenship, dashed is Xavier Watts.
Stat by stat
Yards allowed per target (lower is better)
Too close to callA 10.539th of 50
12.5worse to better4.2B 8.931st of 50
Passer rating allowed (lower is better)
Too close to callA 10042nd of 50
113worse to better58B 9531st of 50
Completion rate allowed (lower is better)
Too close to callA 74%46th of 50
74%worse to better40%B 75%47th of 50
Passes defended per target
Too close to callA 9%30th of 50
0%worse to better22%B 6%36th of 50
Missed tackles (lower is better)
Too close to callA 3%22nd of 84
17%worse to better0%B 8%50th of 84
Style
- Depth of passes at himReed Blankenship: 10.1 yds · Xavier Watts: 9.4 yds
“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.
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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