Glossary
QB
Adjusted Yds Per Att (AYA) – Adjusted passing yards per pass attempt (Pass Yards + (20*Pass TDs) – (45*INTs))/Pass Attempts
Completion Pct – Percent of completed passes
EPA Per Play – Expected Points Added (EPA) per play
INT Rate – The percent of passes that are interceptions
QBR – ESPN’s QBR metric
TD Rate – The percent of passes that are touchdowns
TD-INT Rate – TD Rate/INT Rate
Total Adj Net Yds Per Att (TANYA) – Total adjusted net yards per attempt ((Total Yards + (20*Total TDs) – (45*INTs))/Total Attempts) coined by Sean Slavin
Yards Per Att (YPA) – Passing yards per pass attempt
Total EPA – EPA per season
Sources
@JerrickBackous
@_TanHo (ffscrapr.com)
@cfbfastR
@CFB_Data (collegefootballdata.com)
247sports.com
RB/WR/TE
Adjusted Yds Per Team Play – Adjusted Yards per Team Play ((Rushing Yards + Receiving Yards * 2) / Play) coined by Anthony Amico
Backfield Dominator Rating (BDR) (RB) – Measures an RB’s production in the context of other RBs on his team. It’s a simple average of a player’s share of his team’s RB rushing and receiving production (yards and touchdowns). – created and explained by @RotoViz
Breakaway Rushes (RB) – Rushes > 15 yards
Cumulative Rush Yards Over Expected – Cumulative Rushing Yards above the Expected Rushing Yards
Dominator Rating (DR) (RB) – The percentage of a team’s total offense (yards and TDs) that a specific player compiled
Dominator Rating (DR) (WR/TE) – The percentage of a team’s receiving offense (yards and TDs) that a specific player compiled
Expected Rush Yards – Total Expected Rushing Yards – Model I created that takes into accound down, distance to first down, distance to goal line, and offensive and defensive strength to determine the expected number of rushing yards on a give play
Expected Rush Yards Per Attempt – Expected Rushing Yards divided by the number of attempts
Explosive Rushes (RB) – Rushes with a RYOE > 10. Found by @tejfbanalytics to be one of the most predictive metrics that carries from college to the NFL
Reception MS – Market Share of Team Receptions
Rec TD MS – Market Share of Team Receiving TD’s
Rec Yds MS – Market Share of Team Receiving Yards
Rush MS – Market Share of Team Carries
Rush TD MS – Market Share of Team Rushing TD’s
Rush Yds MS – Market Share of Team Rushing Yards
Rec Yds Per Team Pass Att (RYPTPA) – Reception Yards per Team Pass Attempt
Rec Yds Per Team Pass Att Over Average (RYPTPA OA) – Reception Yards per Team Pass Attempt Over the Average of college players who went on to have a top 24 NFL season
Rush Yards Over Expected Per Attempt – Rushing Yards above the Expected Rushing Yards divided by attempts
Scrimmage TD Per Team Play – Scrimmage TD’s per Team Play
Scrimmage Yds Per Team Play – Scrimmage Yards per Team Play
Stuffed Rushes (RB) – Rushes stopped behind the line of scrimmage
TD Per Team Pass Att (TDPTPA) – TD’s per Team Pass Attempt
Weighted Dominator Rating (WDom) – Weighted Dominator Rating (80% Reception Yards/20% Reception TD’s) coined by Anthony Amico
Weighted Dominator Rating Over Average (WDom OA) – Weighted Dominator Rating Over the Average of college players who went on to have a top 24 NFL season
YPC Over Team – YPC above the rest of the team RB YPC
Yards Created – YPC above team’s line yards