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Box score by season

Season	Team	G	Rush	Rush yds	Tgt	Rec	Rec yds	TD	vs ESPN
2026	CAR	7	0	0	25	15	209	3	1 differ (Targets 25 vs 24)
2025	MIA	8	1	4	34	24	283	6	✓ matches
2023	NYG	12	0	0	74	52	552	1	not checked
2022	LV	8	0	0	43	28	388	3	not checked
2021	LV	11	0	0	93	55	665	2	not checked
2021 playoffs	LV	1	0	0	12	7	76	0
2020	LV	16	0	0	145	107	1,196	9	not checked
2019	LV	16	2	5	117	90	1,145	3	not checked
2018	LV	3	1	21	6	6	75	0	not checked
2016	BAL	8	0	0	17	10	85	2	not checked

Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.

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Targets

qualifying bar 17

EPA/play

+0.345

50th of 166 · lg +0.193

Success rate

52.0%

76th of 166 · lg 49.8%

Yards/play

8.36

51st of 166 · lg 7.42

Explosive rate

4.0%

125th of 166 · lg 9.1%

Catch rate

60.0%

125th of 166 · lg 67.3%

Air yards/att

9.4

76th of 166 · lg 7.9

Turnover rate

4.0%

110th of 166 · lg 2.7%

TD rate

12.0%

6th of 166 · lg 4.8%

Every split

EPA per target by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 12+ targets there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.

Situation	Targets	EPA/play	Success	Yds/play	League EPA	Rank	Repeats
Home / away Setting compare everyone →
Home	10	+0.880	60%	11.4	+0.197	—	-0.02
Away	15	-0.012	47%	6.3	+0.190	90/116	-0.03
Neutral site	0	—	—	—	+0.183	—	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	2	-0.448	50%	5.5	+0.265	—	0.19
Normal (6–8 days)	19	+0.585	53%	8.9	+0.174	17/151	-0.01
Extra rest (9–12 days)	0	—	—	—	+0.270	—	0.21
Off a bye (13+ days)	2	-1.423	0%	0.0	+0.271	—	—
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	3	+1.856	100%	11.0	+0.206	—	0.05
Outdoors	22	+0.139	45%	8.0	+0.187	83/137	0.05
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
60–79°F	14	+0.117	43%	6.2	+0.210	32/54	-0.02
80°F+	2	+0.619	100%	14.0	+0.213	—	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	8	+0.611	62%	8.0	+0.215	—	-0.09
10–14 mph	8	-0.252	38%	6.4	+0.200	—	0.05
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	22	+0.139	45%	8.0	+0.203	80/129	0.03
Rain or snow	0	—	—	—	+0.015	—	0.03
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	3	+1.435	67%	20.3	+0.189	—	-0.01
Trailing 1–8	10	-0.078	50%	7.9	+0.180	—	0.07
Tied	1	+0.842	100%	11.0	+0.186	—	0.02
Leading 1–8	5	-0.676	20%	3.2	+0.202	—	-0.03
Leading 9+	6	+1.271	67%	7.0	+0.243	—	-0.05
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	6	+0.181	33%	11.5	+0.169	—	-0.05
Win prob 20–80%	13	-0.007	54%	7.5	+0.195	106/151	-0.02
Win prob over 80%	6	+1.271	67%	7.0	+0.221	—	0.09
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	2	-1.214	0%	0.0	+0.119	—	0.04
Q2	7	+0.822	57%	11.7	+0.208	—	-0.01
Q3	7	+0.904	86%	11.7	+0.200	—	-0.01
Q4	9	-0.115	33%	5.0	+0.223	—	-0.03
OT	0	—	—	—	+0.374	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	7	+0.100	57%	7.3	+0.159	—	0.10
Rest of game	18	+0.440	50%	8.8	+0.199	39/165	0.10
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	9	+0.466	67%	9.0	+0.227	—	0.00
2nd down	5	+1.536	80%	17.4	+0.189	—	0.02
3rd down	9	-0.404	22%	2.7	+0.134	—	-0.02
4th down	2	+0.190	50%	8.5	+0.374	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	0	—	—	—	+0.163	—	—
3rd & 4–6	1	-1.282	0%	0.0	+0.221	—	-0.27
3rd & 7+	8	-0.295	25%	3.0	+0.081	—	0.02
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	4	-0.775	50%	8.8	+0.147	—	-0.04
Own 50–21	10	+0.753	60%	11.8	+0.162	—	0.04
Opp 21–49	7	+0.109	43%	5.3	+0.238	—	0.06
Red zone (opp 20 in)	4	+0.857	50%	4.8	+0.228	—	0.05
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	22	+0.387	55%	8.8	+0.173	43/161	-0.02
Under center	3	+0.036	33%	5.3	+0.273	—	-0.02
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	23	+0.392	57%	9.1	+0.195	45/166	-0.00
No huddle	2	-0.201	0%	0.0	+0.169	—	-0.00
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	1	-0.575	0%	0.0	+0.250	—	0.05
4–6 to go	3	+2.180	67%	19.7	+0.240	—	0.02
7–10 to go	16	+0.505	62%	7.8	+0.208	29/144	0.03
11+ to go	5	-1.085	20%	5.0	+0.055	—	-0.07
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	2	-0.864	0%	0.0	-0.209	—	0.15
Short (0–9)	14	+0.324	64%	8.4	+0.162	44/116	0.09
Intermediate (10–19)	7	+0.351	43%	6.0	+0.464	—	0.07
Deep (20+)	2	+1.673	50%	25.0	+0.446	—	0.01
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	8	-0.446	38%	5.9	+0.147	—	0.04
Middle	6	+1.178	83%	17.5	+0.321	—	-0.02
Right	11	+0.465	45%	5.2	+0.168	—	0.03
Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Play action	3	+0.022	33%	5.7	+0.287	—	-0.03
No play action	22	+0.389	55%	8.7	+0.166	39/160	-0.03
In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
In pocket	23	+0.377	52%	8.6	+0.187	43/163	-0.05
Out of pocket	2	-0.029	50%	5.5	+0.231	—	-0.05
Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Blitzed	7	-0.168	43%	5.7	+0.190	—	0.08
No blitz	18	+0.544	56%	9.4	+0.194	27/160	0.08
Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
3 or fewer rushers	0	—	—	—	+0.106	—	—
4 rushers	18	+0.544	56%	9.4	+0.198	28/157	0.12
5 rushers	6	-0.100	50%	6.7	+0.186	—	0.15
6+ rushers	1	-0.575	0%	0.0	+0.199	—	—
Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Light box (6 or fewer)	19	+0.338	58%	7.8	+0.172	47/151	-0.04
7 in the box	4	+0.981	50%	15.2	+0.214	—	-0.05
Stacked box (8+)	2	-0.864	0%	0.0	+0.313	—	—
Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Screen	0	—	—	—	-0.084	—	0.50
Not a screen	25	+0.345	52%	8.4	+0.223	53/166	0.50
Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Motion	13	+0.421	54%	7.1	+0.204	39/140	0.10
No motion	12	+0.262	50%	9.8	+0.179	43/97	0.10
RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
RPO	0	—	—	—	-0.104	—	—
Not an RPO	25	+0.345	52%	8.4	+0.200	50/166	—

By season

Season	Team	Targets	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	Catch rate	aDOT	YAC/catch
2026	CAR	25	+0.345	+8.6	52.0%	8.36	60.0%	9.4	5.2

Definitions

QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). A receiver's fumble after the catch isn't charged to the QB. Rushing counts designed runs only. Receiving is EPA per target. EPA swings about ±1.4 points a play, so a 50-play split carries about ±0.2 of luck.