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Eric Saubert
TE · ATL/CHI/JAX/DEN/HOU/SF/SEA · 2017–2026
Born May 9, 1994 · College Drake · Drafted 2017, round 5, pick 174 (ATL) · 6-5, 248 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ATL | 7 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 55.6 | −0.626 | +0.097−0.089 to +0.283 | 3.0 | 5.3 | −5.6 | −0.05 |
| 2019 | CHI | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 66.7 | −0.522 | +0.127−0.063 to +0.317 | 4.4 | 3.0 | −1.6 | +0.01 |
| 2020 | JAX | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 75.0 | −1.185 | +0.094−0.095 to +0.283 | 2.0 | 3.2 | −4.7 | −0.09 |
| 2021 | DEN | 8 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 66.7 | −0.044 | +0.086−0.098 to +0.271 | 4.9 | 3.3 | −0.5 | −0.03 |
| 2022 | DEN | 12 | 24 | 15 | 148 | 1 | 62.5 | −0.120 | +0.061−0.116 to +0.239 | 5.8 | 8.4 | −2.9 | −0.01 |
| 2023 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 | +0.177 | +0.106−0.084 to +0.296 | 3.6 | 2.0 | +0.5 | +0.02 |
| 2024 | SF | 10 | 14 | 11 | 80 | 1 | 78.6 | +0.136 | +0.137−0.047 to +0.320 | 4.4 | 6.7 | +1.9 | +0.07 |
| 2025 | SEA | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 57.1 | +0.214 | +0.162−0.025 to +0.350 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +1.5 | +0.04 |
| 2026 | SEA | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 50.0 | −0.112 | +0.149−0.039 to +0.337 | 2.7 | 1.2 | −0.7 | +0.01 |
| Career | SEA | 64 | 82 | 54 | 423 | 4 | 65.9 | −0.147 | 3.9 | 5.5 | −12.1 | −0.04 |
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 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | ATL | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | JAX | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DEN | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DEN | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | SF | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | SEA | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | SEA | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | SEA | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | SEA | 64 | 33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATL | 10 | 30 | 4.9 | – | – |
| 2018 | ATL | 16 | 171 | 16.3 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | CHI | 2 | 47 | 34.3 | – | – |
| 2020 | JAX | 8 | 93 | 18.6 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | DEN | 17 | 284 | 26.5 | – | – |
| 2022 | DEN | 17 | 385 | 34.3 | – | – |
| 2023 | HOU | 8 | 116 | 22.5 | – | – |
| 2024 | SF | 17 | 372 | 35.0 | – | – |
| 2025 | SEA | 11 | 264 | 39.3 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | SEA | 3 | 95 | 49.5 | – | – |
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 | 24 | 79.2 | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 14 | 85.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
Game logs
2026 game log (7 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | @ ARI | W 31–7 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 0 | −1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | @ WAS | L 31–33 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | vs LAC | W 30–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | vs SF | L 29–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-15 | @ DEN | L 14–17 OT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs KC | W 20–3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | +1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs ARI | W 17–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (10 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs SF | L 13–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ PIT | W 31–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs NO | W 44–13 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | +1.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-25 | @ ARI | W 23–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ JAX | W 20–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs IND | W 18–16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | +0.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-18 | vs LA | W 38–37 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ CAR | W 27–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-03 | @ SF | W 13–3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | +0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2026-01-25 | vs LA | W 31–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (10 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-09 | vs NYJ | W 32–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ MIN | L 17–23 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | +1.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ LA | L 24–27 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | +1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs SEA | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ GB | L 10–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | vs CHI | W 38–13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-12 | vs LA | L 6–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ MIA | L 17–29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-30 | vs DET | L 34–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ ARI | L 24–47 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0 | −1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (3 games)
2022 game log (12 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-12 | @ SEA | L 16–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | vs HOU | W 16–9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | +2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs SF | W 11–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ LV | L 23–32 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | +0.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-06 | vs IND | L 9–12 OT | 7 | 5 | 36 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | vs NYJ | L 9–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ TEN | L 10–17 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | −0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs LV | L 16–22 OT | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | +1.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs KC | L 28–34 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs ARI | W 24–15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −4.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-25 | @ LA | L 14–51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ KC | L 24–27 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (8 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ NYG | W 27–13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ JAX | W 23–13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs NYJ | W 26–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs LV | L 24–34 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 | −1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-21 | @ CLE | L 14–17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ DAL | W 30–16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | vs LAC | W 28–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ LAC | L 13–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (5 games)
2019 game log (2 games)
2018 game log (7 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-06 | @ PHI | L 12–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | @ PIT | L 17–41 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | −2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-22 | vs NYG | W 23–20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | @ WAS | W 38–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ CLE | L 16–28 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | −3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-22 | @ NO | L 17–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | @ GB | L 20–34 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (1 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | @ CHI | W 23–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |