Phillip Dorsett

WR · IND/NE/HOU/DEN · 2015–2023

Born January 5, 1993 · College Miami · Drafted 2015, round 1, pick 29 (IND) · 5-10, 185 lb

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	YPC	EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2015	IND	11	3	17	5.67	+0.337	66.7	+1.0	+0.03
2016	IND	15	2	10	5.00	+0.353	50.0	+0.7	+0.02
2017	NE	10	1	7	7.00	+0.288	100.0	+0.3	+0.01
2018	NE	11	4	29	7.25	+0.280	75.0	+1.1	+0.00
2019	NE	11	3	21	7.00	+0.153	66.7	+0.5	+0.00
2021	HOU	5	1	0	0.00	−0.528	0.0	−0.5	−0.01
Career	DEN	79	14	84	6.00	+0.218	64.3	+3.1	+0.05

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Stabilised EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2015	IND	11	39	18	225	1	46.2	−0.124	+0.078−0.098 to +0.253	9.3	13.0	−4.8	−0.12
2016	IND	15	59	33	528	2	55.9	+0.091	+0.145−0.023 to +0.313	11.1	12.9	+5.4	+0.23
2017	NE	10	18	12	194	0	66.7	+0.374	+0.029−0.154 to +0.213	5.1	20.3	+6.7	+0.03
2017 playoffs	NE	2	3	2	50	0	66.7	+0.641		3.5	18.3	+1.9	+0.07
2018	NE	11	42	32	290	3	76.2	+0.104	+0.169−0.005 to +0.343	11.3	10.5	+4.4	+0.04
2018 playoffs	NE	2	8	5	70	2	62.5	+0.813		8.9	17.2	+6.5	+0.06
2019	NE	11	54	29	397	5	53.7	+0.267	+0.222+0.052 to +0.392	13.1	14.1	+14.4	−0.09
2019 playoffs	NE	1	4	1	6	0	25.0	−0.848		11.4	18.2	−3.4	−0.16
2021	HOU	5	14	7	110	0	50.0	−0.064	+0.026−0.160 to +0.211	8.3	15.0	−0.9	+0.02
2022	HOU	14	40	20	257	1	50.0	−0.093	+0.095−0.080 to +0.270	8.7	11.1	−3.7	+0.23
2023	DEN	2	3	0	0	0	0.0	−0.583	−0.033−0.224 to +0.157	4.8	26.0	−1.7	−0.05
Career	DEN	79	269	151	2,001	12	56.1	+0.073		9.7	13.3	+19.7	+0.28

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
2015	IND	11	1
2017	NE	10	2
2018	NE	11	1
2021	HOU	5	1
Career	DEN	79	5

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	IND	15	786	78.4	–	–
2017	NE	15	377	35.5	–	–
2017 playoffs	NE	2	51	38.1	–	–
2018	NE	16	399	36.4	–	–
2018 playoffs	NE	3	99	40.2	–	–
2019	NE	14	555	56.5	–	–
2019 playoffs	NE	1	27	44.3	–	–
2021	JAX/SEA/HOU	6	95	23.7	–	–
2022	HOU	15	460	49.8	–	–
2023	DEN	2	34	26.2	–	–

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	40	62.5	2	8.0	4	50.0
2023	3	33.3	0	0.0	2	0.0

Game logs

2023 game log (2 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2023-09-10	vs LV	L 16–17	1	0	0	0	−0.8
17	2023-12-31	vs LAC	W 16–9	2	0	0	0	−0.9

2022 game log (14 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2022-09-11	vs IND	T 20–20 OT	1	0	0	0	−0.9
3	2022-09-25	@ CHI	L 20–23	1	1	15	0	+1.9
4	2022-10-02	vs LAC	L 24–34	2	0	0	0	−1.2
7	2022-10-23	@ LV	L 20–38	3	2	45	1	+3.9
8	2022-10-30	vs TEN	L 10–17	5	1	6	0	−1.9
9	2022-11-03	vs PHI	L 17–29	5	3	69	0	+0.7
10	2022-11-13	@ NYG	L 16–24	4	2	22	0	−3.7
11	2022-11-20	vs WAS	L 10–23	1	0	0	0	−0.6
12	2022-11-27	@ MIA	L 15–30	2	1	5	0	−0.8
13	2022-12-04	vs CLE	L 14–27	3	2	18	0	+1.0
14	2022-12-11	@ DAL	L 23–27	3	2	18	0	+0.2
15	2022-12-18	vs KC	L 24–30 OT	1	0	0	0	−1.5
16	2022-12-24	@ TEN	W 19–14	3	3	45	0	+3.2
17	2023-01-01	vs JAX	L 3–31	6	3	14	0	−3.9

2021 game log (5 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
3	2021-09-26	vs ARI	L 19–31	0	0.0	1	0	0	−1.1	1
6	2021-10-17	@ PIT	L 20–23 OT	0	0.0	1	1	3	−0.2	0
14	2021-12-12	vs SEA	L 13–33	1	−0.5	3	1	9	−1.4	0
15	2021-12-19	@ JAX	W 30–16	0	0.0	3	2	43	+1.9	0
16	2021-12-26	vs LAC	W 41–29	0	0.0	6	3	55	−0.1	0

2019 game log (12 games)

2019 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2019-09-08	vs PIT	W 33–3	0	0	0.0	4	4	95	2	+10.3
2	2019-09-15	@ MIA	W 43–0	0	0	0.0	3	3	39	0	+3.7
3	2019-09-22	vs NYJ	W 30–14	2	12	−0.2	7	6	53	1	+1.4
4	2019-09-29	@ BUF	W 16–10	1	9	+0.6	9	2	10	0	−7.8
7	2019-10-21	@ NYJ	W 33–0	0	0	0.0	4	3	46	1	+0.0
8	2019-10-27	vs CLE	W 27–13	0	0	0.0	6	3	43	0	+1.2
9	2019-11-03	@ BAL	L 20–37	0	0	0.0	4	2	13	0	+0.4
11	2019-11-17	@ PHI	W 17–10	0	0	0.0	5	3	33	1	+3.9
13	2019-12-01	@ HOU	L 22–28	0	0	0.0	6	2	15	0	+0.5
14	2019-12-08	vs KC	L 16–23	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−1.6
17	2019-12-29	vs MIA	L 24–27	0	0	0.0	4	1	50	0	+2.2
P18	2020-01-04	vs TEN	L 13–20	0	0	0.0	4	1	6	0	−3.4

2018 game log (13 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2018-09-09	vs HOU	W 27–20	0	0	0.0	7	7	66	1	+6.2	0
2	2018-09-16	@ JAX	L 20–31	0	0	0.0	7	5	44	0	−0.1	0
3	2018-09-23	@ DET	L 10–26	0	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	−8.4	0
4	2018-09-30	vs MIA	W 38–7	0	0	0.0	7	4	55	1	−2.3	1
5	2018-10-04	vs IND	W 38–24	0	0	0.0	3	3	25	0	+0.9	0
7	2018-10-21	@ CHI	W 38–31	0	0	0.0	1	1	8	0	+0.2	0
9	2018-11-04	vs GB	W 31–17	0	0	0.0	3	3	30	0	+2.9	0
10	2018-11-11	@ TEN	L 10–34	0	0	0.0	2	2	18	0	−0.1	0
12	2018-11-25	@ NYJ	W 27–13	0	0	0.0	2	2	10	0	+0.1	0
16	2018-12-23	vs BUF	W 24–12	2	13	+0.3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
17	2018-12-30	vs NYJ	W 38–3	2	16	+0.8	5	5	34	1	+5.1	0
P19	2019-01-13	vs LAC	W 41–28	0	0	0.0	5	4	41	1	+3.5	0
P20	2019-01-20	@ KC	W 37–31 OT	0	0	0.0	3	1	29	1	+3.0	0

2017 game log (12 games)

2017 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2017-09-07	vs KC	L 27–42	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	−0.6	0
2	2017-09-17	@ NO	W 36–20	1	7	+0.3	3	3	68	+4.4	0
4	2017-10-01	vs CAR	L 30–33	0	0	0.0	1	1	17	+1.1	0
6	2017-10-15	@ NYJ	W 24–17	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	−2.6	1
10	2017-11-12	@ DEN	W 41–16	0	0	0.0	2	2	16	+0.7	0
12	2017-11-26	vs MIA	W 35–17	0	0	0.0	1	1	39	+2.3	0
13	2017-12-03	@ BUF	W 23–3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
15	2017-12-17	@ PIT	W 27–24	0	0	0.0	1	1	4	−0.1	0
16	2017-12-24	vs BUF	W 37–16	0	0	0.0	1	1	24	+2.2	0
17	2017-12-31	vs NYJ	W 26–6	0	0	0.0	5	3	26	−0.6	0
P20	2018-01-21	vs JAX	W 24–20	0	0	0.0	1	1	31	+1.8	0
P21	2018-02-04	vs PHI	L 33–41	0	0	0.0	2	1	19	+0.1	0

2016 game log (15 games)

2016 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2016-09-11	vs DET	L 35–39	0	0	0.0	6	4	94	0	+4.0
2	2016-09-18	@ DEN	L 20–34	0	0	0.0	5	1	30	0	−6.3
3	2016-09-25	vs LAC	W 26–22	0	0	0.0	4	3	27	0	+1.1
4	2016-10-02	@ JAX	L 27–30	1	3	−0.3	3	1	64	1	+4.8
5	2016-10-09	vs CHI	W 29–23	0	0	0.0	3	2	26	0	+2.1
6	2016-10-16	@ HOU	L 23–26 OT	0	0	0.0	5	2	12	0	−2.0
8	2016-10-30	vs KC	L 14–30	0	0	0.0	5	5	33	0	−0.2
9	2016-11-06	@ GB	W 31–26	0	0	0.0	4	2	28	0	−1.1
11	2016-11-20	vs TEN	W 24–17	0	0	0.0	3	1	50	0	+2.2
12	2016-11-24	vs PIT	L 7–28	0	0	0.0	6	3	31	0	−4.8
13	2016-12-05	@ NYJ	W 41–10	1	7	+1.0	1	0	0	0	−1.1
14	2016-12-11	vs HOU	L 17–22	0	0	0.0	8	3	19	0	−2.1
15	2016-12-18	@ MIN	W 34–6	0	0	0.0	1	1	50	1	+4.4
16	2016-12-24	@ LV	L 25–33	0	0	0.0	1	1	8	0	+0.5
17	2017-01-01	vs JAX	W 24–20	0	0	0.0	4	4	56	0	+3.9

2015 game log (11 games)

2015 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2015-09-13	@ BUF	L 14–27	0	0	0.0	3	2	45	0	+3.3	0
2	2015-09-21	vs NYJ	L 7–20	0	0	0.0	6	1	25	0	−3.8	1
3	2015-09-27	@ TEN	W 35–33	0	0	0.0	3	2	43	1	+5.7	0
4	2015-10-04	vs JAX	W 16–13 OT	1	4	+0.6	3	2	7	0	−1.8	0
5	2015-10-08	@ HOU	W 27–20	0	0	0.0	2	1	9	0	+0.4	0
6	2015-10-18	vs NE	L 27–34	0	0	0.0	4	2	30	0	+0.3	0
7	2015-10-25	vs NO	L 21–27	0	0	0.0	2	1	8	0	−1.4	0
14	2015-12-13	@ JAX	L 16–51	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−2.9	0
15	2015-12-20	vs HOU	L 10–16	0	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	−3.1	0
16	2015-12-27	@ MIA	W 18–12	1	2	−0.3	3	2	29	0	+1.7	0
17	2016-01-03	vs TEN	W 30–24	1	11	+0.8	9	4	28	0	−3.2	0