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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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Cleveland Browns · OL
Houston Texans · OLOn the stats that count, Tytus Howard and Aireontae Ersery are too close to separate with the plays we have. 3 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 Tytus Howard, dashed is Aireontae Ersery.
Stat by stat
Sacks allowed by his line (lower is better)
Aireontae Ersery is slightly aheadA 10.4%163rd of 166
9.1%worse to better3.5%B 7.1%126th of 166
Line run success
Too close to callA 31%159th of 162
33%worse to better48%B 31%155th of 162
Penalties per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 18.1145th of 152
13.0worse to better0.0B 12.0135th of 152
Holding per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Too close to callA 0.049th of 152
6.4worse to better0.0B 3.081st of 152
False starts per 1,000 snaps (lower is better)
Aireontae Ersery is slightly aheadA 18.1152nd of 152
6.6worse to better0.0B 6.0138th of 152
Style
- Share of snaps when he playsTytus Howard: 89% · Aireontae Ersery: 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
Tytus HowardA$22.5MAireontae ErseryB$2.3MWhat the contract pays on average each year.
Cap hit this season
Tytus HowardA$6.0MAireontae ErseryB$2.1MWhat 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
Tytus HowardA2.0%Aireontae ErseryB0.7%This season's cap hit as a share of the league cap.
Total value
Tytus HowardA$45.0MAireontae ErseryB$9.2MGuaranteed money
Tytus HowardA$34.5MAireontae ErseryB$7.4MFully guaranteed at signing, as OverTheCap reports it.
Pay rank at his job
Tytus HowardA16 of 161Aireontae ErseryB115 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, Tytus Howard is 161st on the field and 16th 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, Aireontae Ersery is 156th on the field and 115th 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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