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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 Baltimore Ravens · WR

Zay Flowers

66overall grade, well above average

1st of 94 wide receivers

B Seattle Seahawks · WR

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

64overall grade, well above average

2nd of 94 wide receivers

On the stats that count, Zay Flowers and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are too close to separate with the plays we have. 3 are too close to call.

The year so far: EPA per target

Where each has ranked among wide receivers after every week. Solid line is Zay Flowers, dashed is Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 1: 58th percentileWeek 2: 95th percentileWeek 3: 88th percentileWeek 4: 91st percentileWeek 5: 83rd percentileWeek 3: 100th percentileWeek 4: 99th percentileWeek 5: 95th percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per target

    Too close to call

    A +0.846th of 94

    B +0.6917th of 94

  • Catches over expected

    Too close to call

    A +13.4 pts10th of 94

    B +11.7 pts13th of 94

  • Yards after catch over expected

    Zay Flowers is slightly ahead

    A +2.1 yds6th of 83

    B +0.6 yds15th of 83

  • Drop rate (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 9.1%72nd of 85

    B 4.8%46th of 85

  • Share of the team's passes

    Jaxon Smith-Njigba is slightly ahead

    A 27%4th of 94

    B 33%1st of 94

Style

  • Average depth of targetZay Flowers: 8.6 yds · Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 10.3 yds
  • Deep targetsZay Flowers: 13% · Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 16%
  • Contested targetsZay Flowers: 14% · Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 19%
  • Screen targetsZay Flowers: 0% · Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 7%

“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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