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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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Chicago Bears · WR
Houston Texans · WROn the stats that count, Zavion Thomas and Jaylin Noel are too close to separate with the plays we have. 2 are too close to call.
The year so far: EPA per return
Where each has ranked among kick returners after every week. Solid line is Zavion Thomas, dashed is Jaylin Noel.
Stat by stat
EPA per return
Too close to callA +0.4213th of 53
−0.03worse to better+0.50B +0.4311th of 53
Yards per return
Too close to callA 28.6 yds11th of 53
22.5 ydsworse to better29.8 ydsB 28.4 yds13th of 53
“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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