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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 Detroit Lions · TE

Sam LaPorta

58overall grade, above average

5th of 38 tight ends

B Carolina Panthers · TE

Darren Waller

51overall grade, about average

16th of 38 tight ends

Sam LaPorta is clearly ahead on 1 stat, Darren Waller on 0. 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 Sam LaPorta, dashed is Darren Waller.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 3: 63rd percentileWeek 4: 76th percentileWeek 1: 75th percentileWeek 2: 79th percentileWeek 3: 83rd percentileWeek 4: 79th percentileWeek 5: 95th percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per target

    Too close to call

    A +0.703rd of 38

    B +0.449th of 38

  • Catches over expected

    Too close to call

    A +5.1 pts16th of 38

    B +1.6 pts23rd of 38

  • Yards after catch over expected

    Too close to call

    A +0.9 yds10th of 36

    B +1.0 yds9th of 36

  • Drop rate (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 0.0%1st of 34

    B 0.0%1st of 34

  • Share of the team's passes

    Sam LaPorta is clearly ahead

    A 18%8th of 38

    B 11%27th of 38

Style

  • Average depth of targetSam LaPorta: 6.0 yds · Darren Waller: 7.4 yds
  • Deep targetsSam LaPorta: 3% · Darren Waller: 0%
  • Contested targetsSam LaPorta: 16% · Darren Waller: 21%
  • Screen targetsSam LaPorta: 6% · Darren Waller: 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.

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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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