RB Cumulative Season NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS)

Obtain RB cumulative season stats from nflreadr, to acquire Next Gen Stats (NGS) data.

Usage

get_rb_ngs_advstats_season(seasons = NULL)

Format

A data frame with 15 variables that are described below.

player_id: Player gsis id (e.g., 00-0038120)
player_display_name: Player name (e.g., Breece Hall)
player_name: Player shortened name (e.g., B.Hall)
position: Player position
rush_attempts: Total rush attempts
rush_yards: Total rush yards
avg_rush_yards: Average rush yards per attempt
rush_touchdowns: Total rush touchdowns
efficiency: Average efficiency (EFF)
percent_attempts_gte_eight_defenders: Average % attempts with 8+ Defenders in the Box (8+D%)
avg_time_to_los: Average time behind line of scrimmage (TLOS)
expected_rush_yards: Average expected rush yards
rush_yards_over_expected: Average rush yards over expected
rush_yards_over_expected_per_att: Average rush yards over expected per attempt
rush_pct_over_expected: Average rush % over expected

Arguments

seasons: NFL Season(s) where seasons = 2024 or seasons = c(2023, 2024)

Value

Dataframe with RB Next Gen Stats for a defined season

Details

get_rb_ngs_advstats_season is a function to obtain NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS) for an entire season or multiple seasons. The function utilizes the nflreadr function load_nextgen_stats to load player level weekly stats starting with the 2016 season. For running backs, the stat_type is defined as rushing and is updated every night. NGS will only provide data for players above a minimum number of receptions. More information is available about NGS stats from NGS glossary.

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