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Dee Alford

Age
28
Height
5'11"
Weight
180 lbs
College
Tusculum College
Drafted
Not drafted
Experience
7th NFL season
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45

Overall grade

69th of 96 cornerbacks

Below typical

about average; 50 is average

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

The read

Dee grades about average among cornerbacks so far, with no number far from the middle.

Lately he is playing better. Missed tackles is 13% over the last 2 games (8 tackle chances), against 33% before that. The change points one way, but a few plays could still explain it.

Role is shrinking: When he plays he is on the field for about 4 of every 10 plays lately, down from about 6 of every 10 plays before.

Written from his numbers, not from film. 4 games are behind the season figures.

How he stacks up

Every graded stat at a glance, against all the cornerbacks in the league.

  • Completion rate allowed55%35th of 96small sample
  • Passes defended per target10%55th of 96small sample
  • Passer rating allowed9459th of 96
  • Yards allowed per target8.870th of 96small sample
  • Missed tackles24%86th of 90small sample

Left is the worst at his job, right is the best, and the line down the middle is average. The bubble is his percentile: 90 means better than nine in ten qualifying cornerbacks. Faded bars are still small samples.

How he has progressed

Where he has ranked among cornerbacks after each week, and every game behind it.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 2: 25th percentileWeek 3: 21st percentileWeek 4: 26th percentile26th

Season rank holding near the 26th percentile since Wk 2.

The line is his season-to-date rank among players at his position after each week, from 100 (the best) to 0 (the worst). It rises when he passes other players, not when he has one big game. Early weeks are noisier because fewer plays are behind them. The shaded weeks are the recent stretch.

Yards allowed per target game by game
WeekOpponentThat gametargetsSeason rank after
1vs HOU4.65–
2vs DET14.2625th pct
3vs LAC8.4821st pct
4vs NE0.0126th pct

Lower is better for this stat. One game is a small sample: a single stat over 5 targets can swing on a handful of plays. Shaded rows are the recent stretch.

The numbers, in context

Each one against every cornerback with at least 10 targets. Right on the strip is better.

Yards allowed per target

Below typical

8.8lower is better

70th of 96 cornerbacks · bottom 29%

The yards the receiver he is covering gets each time he is targeted. Fewer is better.

The box score: Interceptions are rare and say little about the hundred plays where he is just covering.

Does it show up in winning? Across 143 games league-wide, teams won 72% of the time when their cornerback was in the best third on yards allowed per target, and 55% when he was in the worst third.

Last 2 games: 7.4 (9) vs 9.8 before+6.5grade points upWithin the noise

Small sample: could move a lot · 20 targets · true level likely 5.3 to 12.2

Passer rating allowed

Below typical

94lower is better

59th of 96 cornerbacks · bottom 40%

The passer rating of quarterbacks throwing at him. 158.3 is perfect for the passer, so lower is better for the defender.

The box score: Not in the box score.

Does it show up in winning? Across 143 games league-wide, teams won 72% of the time when their cornerback was in the best third on passer rating allowed, and 53% when he was in the worst third.

Last 2 games: 79 (9) vs 106 before+10.5grade points upLeaning that way

Sample still growing · 20 targets · true level likely 74 to 114

Completion rate allowed

Above typical

55%lower is better

35th of 96 cornerbacks · top 37%

The share of passes thrown at him that are completed. Fewer is better.

The box score: Not in the box score.

Does it show up in winning? Across 143 games league-wide, a good or bad game on completion rate allowed from a cornerback has not lined up much with his team winning (64% wins in the best third, 53% in the worst).

Last 2 games: 56% (9) vs 55% before−1.0grade points downWithin the noise

Small sample: could move a lot · 20 targets · true level likely 37% to 73%

Passes defended per target

Typical

10%

55th of 96 cornerbacks · bottom 44%

How often a pass thrown at him ends with him breaking it up. A cornerback does this far more often than he intercepts.

The box score: Passes defended are counted, but never against how often he was tested.

Does it show up in winning? Across 143 games league-wide, a good or bad game on passes defended per target from a cornerback has not lined up much with his team winning (60% wins in the best third, 68% in the worst).

Last 2 games: 22% (9) vs 0% before+18.6grade points upLeaning that way

Small sample: could move a lot · 20 targets · true level likely -3% to 23%

Missed tackles

Among the weakest

24%lower is better

86th of 90 cornerbacks · bottom 6%

The share of his tackle chances he missed. Fewer is better.

The box score: Tackle totals reward the player who gets the most chances, not the one who finishes them.

Does it show up in winning? Across 168 games league-wide, teams won 55% of the time when their cornerback was in the best third on missed tackles, and 43% when he was in the worst third.

Last 2 games: 13% (8) vs 33% before+19.8grade points upLeaning that way

Small sample: could move a lot · 17 tackle chances · true level likely 6% to 41%

How he plays

Tendencies: how his game differs from the cornerbacks around him. These are not better or worse, only different, and often say as much about the offense or defense he plays in as about him.

Depth of passes at him

Style

9.8 yds

Right around the middle of cornerbacks: a typical one is 10.6 yds.

How far downfield the passes thrown at him travel on average. It shows whether he is tested deep or underneath, which is a role, not a grade.

Sample still growing · 20 targets

Playing time

He has played in 4 of his team's 4 games with snap counts, on the field for about 51% of the team's defensive plays when he plays.

Role is shrinking. When he plays he is on the field for about 4 of every 10 plays lately, down from about 6 of every 10 plays before.

Each column is a game: the share of his team's defensive snaps he played. 80% means about 8 of every 10 plays. “Out” means he did not play; a question mark means snap counts are not posted yet. Shaded games are the recent stretch.

Game by game

Every game this season: how it ended for his team, how much he played, his box score, and the advanced numbers from that one game. One game is a small sample, so read the right-hand columns as a snapshot, not his level.

Dee Alford game by game
GameResultSnapsTklSoloAstTFLSacksPressPBUIntMissedYds/targetRating againstComp % againstPBU/target
Wk 1 vs HOUW 36–3161%2020000004.65540%0%
Wk 2 vs DETW 41–3158%42200000314.214967%0%
Wk 3 vs LACW 24–1652%5050001018.48963%13%
Wk 4 vs NEL 26–2932%2020001100.000%100%

The box score

The traditional totals, with where each ranks among cornerbacks. A total rewards volume, which is why the advanced numbers above matter.

Dee Alford box score totals
StatTotalRank
Tackles1370th of 96
Solo tackles296th of 96
Assisted tackles115th of 96
Tackles for loss051st of 96
Sacks011th of 96
Pressures025th of 96
Passes defended251st of 96
Interceptions13rd of 96
Missed tackles47th of 96

Players with a similar profile

The cornerbacks whose grades are closest to his across the same stats. Similar means similar numbers, not the same style of play.

Ranks are among players at the same job who have enough plays to be graded. Grades and rankings come from play-by-play, charting and snap-count data, so they cannot see blocking, route running or assignments. See how the grades work.

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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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