WR#19
Eddie Royal
gsis_id 00-0026182
CHI
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2016 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.29 yd
- Cushion
- 5.80 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.42
- Avg YAC
- 6.19
- Share of intended air yards
- 13.9%
- Catch rate
- 75.8%
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- College
- Virginia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference)
- Draft
- 2008 · Rd 2 · Pk 42 · DEN
- Rookie season
- 2008
- Experience
- 9 yr
- Status
- RES
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2016 · WR cohort of 97
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2016; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Randall CobbWR · GB · distance 0.57
- Separation
- 3.40
- Cushion
- 5.41
- YAC over expected
- 0.61
- Share of air yards
- 10.9
- Catch rate
- 71.4
Adam HumphriesWR · TB · distance 0.62
- Separation
- 3.42
- Cushion
- 6.51
- YAC over expected
- 0.75
- Share of air yards
- 7.8
- Catch rate
- 66.3
Taylor GabrielWR · ATL · distance 0.87
- Separation
- 3.16
- Cushion
- 7.08
- YAC over expected
- 1.52
- Share of air yards
- 11.6
- Catch rate
- 70.0
Cordarrelle PattersonWR · MIN · distance 0.91
- Separation
- 3.23
- Cushion
- 7.47
- YAC over expected
- 0.66
- Share of air yards
- 9.5
- Catch rate
- 74.3
Kendall WrightWR · TEN · distance 0.94
- Separation
- 2.92
- Cushion
- 6.11
- YAC over expected
- 0.01
- Share of air yards
- 9.4
- Catch rate
- 67.4
Eddie Royal baseline
- Separation
- 3.40
- Cushion
- 6.00
- YAC over expected
- 0.99
- Share of air yards
- 5.1
- Catch rate
- 76.7