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Ben Ellefson
Born September 1, 1996 · College North Dakota State · Undrafted · 6-3, 250 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JAX | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 25.0 | −0.796 | +0.104−0.085 to +0.294 | 6.1 | 11.2 | −3.2 | −0.02 |
| 2021 | MIN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | −0.510 | +0.093−0.099 to +0.284 | 1.9 | 7.0 | −0.5 | −0.01 |
| 2022 | MIN | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 100.0 | +0.248 | +0.095−0.095 to +0.285 | 4.4 | 5.0 | +0.7 | +0.02 |
| Career | MIN | 6 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 50.0 | −0.368 | 4.3 | 8.4 | −2.9 | +0.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MIN | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | MIN | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JAX | 7 | 130 | 29.8 | – | – |
| 2021 | MIN | 5 | 80 | 25.4 | – | – |
| 2022 | MIN | 4 | 44 | 16.5 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |