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Neal Sterling
Born January 14, 1992 · College Monmouth · Drafted 2015, round 7, pick 220 (JAX) · 6-4, 257 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 | JAX | 6 | 16 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 75.0 | +0.467 | +0.161−0.021 to +0.343 | 7.5 | 7.8 | +7.5 | +0.16 |
| 2017 | NYJ | 5 | 11 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 54.5 | +0.382 | −0.035−0.222 to +0.152 | 7.0 | 8.7 | +4.2 | −0.02 |
| 2018 | NYJ | 4 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 75.0 | +0.334 | +0.152−0.034 to +0.339 | 6.9 | 3.9 | +2.7 | +0.06 |
| Career | NYJ | 16 | 35 | 24 | 239 | 0 | 68.6 | +0.410 | 6.8 | 7.2 | +14.3 | +0.19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | JAX | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | JAX | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYJ | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NYJ | 16 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JAX | 7 | 172 | 36.2 | – | – |
| 2017 | NYJ | 10 | 99 | 15.1 | – | – |
| 2018 | NYJ | 5 | 122 | 39.0 | – | – |
Game logs
2018 game log (4 games)
2017 game log (5 games)
2016 game log (6 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ LAC | L 14–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | vs IND | W 30–27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | +1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | @ BUF | L 21–28 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | +2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | vs DEN | L 10–20 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 0 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs MIN | L 16–25 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ HOU | L 20–21 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (1 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | vs IND | W 51–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |