Metric Glossary

Understand every stat, metric, and term used in our analytics dashboards

Skill Position Metrics

14 items

Fantasy Points Per Game

Metric

How many fantasy points they score on average each game.

Technical Definition
Half-PPR fantasy points per game; season total fantasy points ÷ games played.

Target Rate

Metric

How much of the team's passing game is designed for this player.

Technical Definition
Target share; player targets ÷ team targets.

Run Rate

Metric

How much of the team's rushing work goes to this player.

Technical Definition
Rush attempt share; player rushes ÷ team rushes.

Usage %

Metric

How often the offense runs through this player on a typical play.

Technical Definition
Play involvement rate via touches+targets; (rush attempts + targets) ÷ team offensive plays.

Redzone Usage

Metric

How often they get chances near the end zone.

Technical Definition
Count of rush attempts + targets with LOS at opponent 20 or closer.

Goalline Usage

Metric

How often they get "easy TD" chances right at the goal line.

Technical Definition
Count of rush attempts + targets with LOS at opponent 5 or closer.

RZ TDs

Metric

How many touchdowns they scored on "close to the end zone" plays.

Technical Definition
TDs scored on plays run from inside the opponent 20 (rush + receiving).

Stuffed Run Rate

Metric

How often their runs get shut down right away.

Technical Definition
Rushes gaining <2 yards ÷ total rushes.

Explosive Plays

Metric

How many big chunk plays they produce.

Technical Definition
Count of explosive gains: 10+ yards rushing or 20+ yards passing/receiving.

Explosive Play Rate

Metric

How often they break a big gain instead of just occasionally.

Technical Definition
Explosive plays ÷ total plays.

Yards After Catch %

Metric

How much of their yardage comes after they catch the ball.

Technical Definition
YAC ÷ receiving yards.

Avg Target Depth (ADOT)

Metric

Are they used short underneath, or downfield for deeper shots?

Technical Definition
Average air yards on targets; mean target depth from LOS.

Red Zone TD Rate

Metric

When they get red-zone chances, how often it turns into a TD.

Technical Definition
TDs ÷ red-zone opportunities.

Goal Line TD Rate

Metric

When they get goal-line looks, how often they punch it in.

Technical Definition
TDs ÷ goal-line opportunities (RB focus).

QB Metrics

5 items

Sack Rate

Metric

How often the QB gets taken down when dropping back to pass.

Technical Definition
Sacks ÷ dropbacks.

Air Yards per Catch

Metric

How "downfield" their completions are on average.

Technical Definition
Total air yards ÷ completions.

Opp Rate

Metric

How often the QB personally gets the ball as a runner or receiver.

Technical Definition
QB opportunity share; (QB rushing attempts + QB receptions) ÷ team offensive plays.

Scrimmage Yards

Metric

Total yards the QB gains on the ground or by catching the ball (not passing).

Technical Definition
QB rushing + receiving yards.

Scrimmage TDs

Metric

Total TDs the QB scores by running or catching (not throwing).

Technical Definition
QB rushing + receiving TDs.

Team Metrics

5 items

RZ Rate

Metric

How often this team even gets into scoring position.

Technical Definition
Red-zone drives ÷ total drives.

RZ Efficiency

Metric

Once they reach the red zone, how often they finish with a touchdown.

Technical Definition
TDs on red-zone drives ÷ red-zone drives.

Team TD Rate

Metric

How often the team scores a TD on a drive.

Technical Definition
Team TDs ÷ team drives.

Defense Percentile

Metric

How strong the defense is compared to the rest of the league.

Technical Definition
Opponent defense strength expressed as a percentile rank.

Matchup Score

Metric

A simple "how good is this matchup?" number.

Technical Definition
Composite matchup model combining team offense and opponent defense into a single favorability score.

Filters

1 item

Matchup Tier

Filter

A quick label for how easy or hard the matchup is.

Technical Definition
Bucketed matchup difficulty (Smash Spot / Favorable / Neutral / Unfavorable / Tough).