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A.J. Derby
Born September 20, 1991 · College Arkansas; Coffeyville CC; Iowa · Drafted 2015, round 6, pick 202 (NE) · 6-5, 240 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DEN | 6 | 20 | 16 | 160 | 0 | 80.0 | +0.191 | +0.135−0.045 to +0.315 | 9.0 | 6.8 | +3.8 | +0.23 |
| 2017 | DEN | 11 | 40 | 21 | 244 | 2 | 52.5 | −0.185 | +0.046−0.123 to +0.216 | 10.1 | 9.1 | −7.4 | −0.14 |
| 2018 | MIA | 3 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 60.0 | +0.401 | +0.151−0.038 to +0.340 | 6.0 | 8.8 | +2.0 | +0.01 |
| Career | MIA | 20 | 65 | 40 | 452 | 3 | 61.5 | −0.024 | 9.3 | 8.3 | −1.6 | +0.10 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | DEN | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | MIA | 20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NE/DEN | 10 | 219 | 32.9 | – | – |
| 2017 | DEN/MIA | 11 | 328 | 44.2 | – | – |
| 2018 | MIA | 4 | 120 | 52.4 | – | – |
Game logs
2018 game log (3 games)
2017 game log (11 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-11 | vs LAC | W 24–21 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | +3.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | vs DAL | W 42–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ BUF | L 16–26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | vs LV | W 16–10 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 1 | +4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | vs NYG | L 10–23 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | −3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ LAC | L 0–21 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 0 | −2.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-30 | @ KC | L 19–29 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 1 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | @ PHI | L 23–51 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | −1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs NE | L 16–41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | @ KC | L 13–29 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | −3.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs BUF | L 16–22 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | −3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |