Starter Benchmarks by Position

For each position, you’ll see the median, the top 10% (90th percentile) and the top 5% (95th percentile) for key stats.
The median is the “middle starter.” The 90th percentile is “high-end starter” territory — the kind of player you’d expect to be a solid starter on a playoff team. The 95th percentile is “elite starter” territory — the kind of season that earns All-Pro honors.
Data based on stats from 2020 - 2031 seasons. “League Starter” = started 12+ games.

Tobi Farayola, Chief Editor, WetheFans.com

QUARTERBACK
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Pass Att 539 603 619
Pass Comp 332 375 385
Comp % 62.2 65.8 66.8
Yds 3,553 4,101 4,225
Y/A 6.60 7.40 7.50
Y/C 11 12 12
TD 19 26 29
Ints 12 7 6
Rate - - -
Skd 27 43 47
DblCvThrownInto 28 13 10
DblCvAvoided 93 174 192
SP 230 261 270
BP 44 21 16
Rush Att 48 85 96
Rush Yds 250 458 549
Y/Rush 5.10 6.80 7.13
Rush TD 1 3 4
RUNNING BACK
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Att 247 306 322
Yds 1,016 1,355 1,468
Y/A 4.10 4.80 5.06
Rush TD 6 11 13
Fum 3 1 0
FL 1 0 0
3D 12 30 37
3DC 8 16 19
RFL 47 26 25
10+ 34 47 51
1DR 56 77 84
1D% 22.7 26.9 29.0
20+ 6 10 11
100YG 2 6 7
Pen 1 0 0
Tgt 53 79 90
Rec 36 56 59
% 70.7 78.9 80.8
Rec Yds 307 483 541
Rec TD 2 3 5
Y/T 5.60 7.40 7.90
Y/C 8.04 10.50 10.90
Dp 2 0 0
Dp% 3.1 0.0 0.0
Tgt% 15.7 20.1 20.8
SPLIT END
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tgt 107 155 170
Rec 65 98 104
Rec % 61.2 68.3 69.7
Rec Yds 764 1,191 1,311
Rec TD 5 8 9
Y/T 7.20 8.80 9.30
Y/C 11.80 14.10 14.50
YAC 311 551 639
YAC/C 5.00 6.80 7.50
Dp 5 2 1
Dp% 4.8 2.4 1.8
Tgt% 21.6 28.9 31.3
1DR 34 52 60
1D% 54.1 64.3 66.1
3D 29 49 54
3DC 11 18 21
20+ 12 22 23
100+ 1 5 6
Pen 4 1 1
FLANKER
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tgt 107 157 172
Rec 64 97 105
Rec % 59.6 68.2 70.5
Rec Yds 760 1,160 1,234
Rec TD 4 7 9
Y/T 6.90 8.50 9.00
Y/C 11.70 13.70 14.20
YAC 298 481 536
YAC/C 4.60 6.30 6.80
Dp 6 2 2
Dp% 5.6 2.7 2.0
Tgt% 21.8 28.3 30.4
1DR 35 51 55
1D% 53.8 62.5 64.7
3D 32 48 56
3DC 11 18 20
20+ 12 19 22
100+ 1 4 5
Pen 1 0 0
TIGHT END
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tgt 92 127 143
Rec 56 79 84
Rec % 60.8 68.0 70.5
Rec Yds 606 882 948
Rec TD 3 6 7
Y/T 6.50 8.20 8.60
Y/C 10.80 12.80 13.50
YAC 221 340 383
YAC/C 3.80 5.70 6.40
Dp 5 2 1
Dp% 5.4 2.6 1.6
Tgt% 17.8 23.5 25.3
1DR 29 44 48
1D% 52.4 62.7 68.0
3D 28 38 45
3DC 9 15 17
20+ 8 14 16
100+ 0 2 2
Pen 4 2 1
KB 2 4 5
BO 7 11 13
KB% 33.3 55.7 66.7
BO% 1.9 3.3 3.7
SkA 0 0 0
Sck% 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pnck 0 0 1
Pnck% 0 0 0
CENTER
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
KB 25 36 38
BO 75 98 102
KB% 34.2 41.5 44.2
BO% 18.7 23.2 25.2
SkA 4 1 1
Sck% 0.7 0.2 0.2
Pnck 0 5 6
Pnck% 0 1 2
RP 404 456 471
PP 592 654 673
Pen 9 4 3
RIGHT GUARD
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
KB 23 32 36
BO 67 87 92
KB% 33.9 42.3 44.5
BO% 17.2 21.8 23.2
SkA 5 2 1
Sck% 0.8 0.3 0.2
Pnck 0 2 3
Pnck% 0 1 1
RP 397 453 470
PP 590 646 664
Pen 9 4 3
LEFT GUARD
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
KB 25 37 41
BO 74 100 106
KB% 35.0 42.7 46.6
BO% 18.2 23.1 25.4
SkA 5 2 1
Sck% 0.8 0.3 0.2
Pnck 1 5 7
Pnck% 0 1 2
RP 403 461 475
PP 586 649 671
Pen 8 3 3
RIGHT TACKLE
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
KB 21 33 35
BO 62 86 91
KB% 34.7 41.9 44.7
BO% 15.7 20.7 22.5
SkA 6 2 2
Sck% 1.0 0.4 0.3
Pnck 0 3 5
Pnck% 0 1 1
RP 401 453 463
PP 595 653 670
Pen 9 4 3
LEFT TACKLE
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
KB 20 31 36
BO 60 83 92
KB% 35.2 43.2 45.9
BO% 15.3 21.0 22.4
SkA 6 3 2
Sck% 1.1 0.5 0.4
Pnck 0 5 6
Pnck% 0 1 2
RP 398 451 461
PP 583 646 666
Pen 9 4 3
LEFT DEFENSIVE END
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 38 54 59
Ast 14 22 25
TFL 5 9 10
Tkl% 7.1 9.1 10.1
Sk 6.0 11.0 13.0
Hur 15 27 32
QBkd 5 21 26
PB 3 7 8
PR% 5.4 7.9 8.6
Int 0 1 1
ThA 9 5 5
ThA% 1.9 1.3 0.9
KC% 2.1 3.3 3.8
PD 0 2 2
BPA 1 0 0
PA 5 3 2
FF 1 3 4
FR 1 2 2
Pen 4 1 0
RIGHT DEFENSIVE END
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 32 46 49
Ast 13 18 20
TFL 4 8 9
Tkl% 6.6 8.3 9.0
Sk 5.0 9.6 11.5
Hur 12 22 25
QBkd 3 14 18
PB 3 7 7
PR% 5.0 6.9 7.4
Int 0 0 0
ThA 8 4 4
ThA% 1.8 1.1 0.9
KC% 2.0 3.2 3.5
PD 0 1 2
BPA 0 0 0
PA 4 2 1
FF 1 2 3
FR 0 2 2
Pen 3 1 0
NOSE TACKLE
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 39 53 55
Ast 17 23 24
TFL 6 10 11
Tkl% 8.1 10.0 10.5
Sk 3.0 9.0 10.5
Hur 9 19 26
QBkd 2 16 22
PB 2 5 6
PR% 3.7 6.4 7.9
Int 0 0 0
ThA 6 3 2
ThA% 1.7 0.7 0.6
KC% 1.8 3.0 3.5
PD 0 2 2
BPA 0 0 0
PA 4 2 1
FF 1 3 4
FR 0 2 2
Pen 3 1 0
LEFT DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 37 50 54
Ast 16 23 26
TFL 6 11 11
Tkl% 7.7 9.3 9.9
Sk 3.5 8.5 10.0
Hur 9 17 20
QBkd 2 14 18
PB 2 5 5
PR% 3.5 5.6 7.4
Int 0 0 1
ThA 6 5 4
ThA% 1.6 1.1 1.0
KC% 1.9 2.7 3.0
PD 0 1 2
BPA 0 0 0
PA 4 1 1
FF 1 2 3
FR 0 1 2
Pen 3 1 0
RIGHT DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 39 49 52
Ast 15 21 24
TFL 6 12 13
Tkl% 7.8 9.7 10.1
Sk 3.5 7.0 10.0
Hur 8 16 18
QBkd 1 11 16
PB 2 4 5
PR% 3.6 5.4 6.0
Int 0 0 0
ThA 7 3 3
ThA% 1.9 0.9 0.7
KC% 2.0 3.3 3.3
PD 0 1 2
BPA 0 0 0
PA 4 2 1
FF 1 2 2
FR 1 2 2
Pen 3 1 0
MIDDLE LINEBACKER
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 99 120 127
Ast 30 39 42
TFL 12 17 19
Tkl% 15.0 17.1 17.6
Sk 1.5 3.5 4.0
Hur 2 4 5
QBkd 0 3 4
PB 0 2 2
PR% 0.8 1.4 1.7
Int 1 4 4
ThA 80 55 48
ThA% 15.2 12.7 12.4
KC% 16.9 19.9 20.8
PD 8 13 15
BPA 7 3 3
PA 50 34 29
FF 1 3 4
FR 0 2 2
Pen 4 1 0
STRONG SIDE LINEBACKER
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 85 109 115
Ast 27 37 40
TFL 12 17 18
Tkl% 13.1 15.8 16.8
Sk 2.0 5.0 6.0
Hur 3 7 8
QBkd 1 5 7
PB 0 2 2
PR% 1.0 2.2 2.9
Int 1 3 3
ThA 65 34 23
ThA% 14.1 6.6 5.3
KC% 15.6 18.4 19.5
PD 6 12 13
BPA 6 2 1
PA 42 19 13
FF 1 3 4
FR 0 2 2
Pen 2 1 0
STRONG SIDE INSIDE LINEBACKER
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 91 114 119
Ast 29 36 39
TFL 13 19 20
Tkl% 14.8 17.5 18.3
Sk 1.0 3.0 3.5
Hur 1 4 4
QBkd 0 2 3
PB 0 1 2
PR% 0.7 1.3 1.5
Int 1 2 2
ThA 57 41 39
ThA% 11.9 10.4 10.2
KC% 13.8 18.2 18.7
PD 6 11 12
BPA 6 2 1
PA 36 26 23
FF 1 2 3
FR 0 1 2
Pen 3 1 1
WEAK SIDE INSIDE LINEBACKER
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 81 109 116
Ast 28 37 40
TFL 12 16 19
Tkl% 13.9 16.5 16.9
Sk 2.0 6.0 7.4
Hur 2 12 15
QBkd 0 4 6
PB 0 3 4
PR% 0.9 4.3 5.2
Int 1 2 3
ThA 48 39 15
ThA% 12.0 9.0 3.2
KC% 13.5 16.0 17.3
PD 5 9 11
BPA 5 2 1
PA 34 5 4
FF 1 3 3
FR 0 1 2
Pen 3 1 0
WEAK SIDE LINEBACKER
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 73 104 112
Ast 24 35 39
TFL 9 15 18
Tkl% 12.1 16.0 16.5
Sk 2.0 6.1 7.5
Hur 3 6 8
QBkd 0 4 6
PB 0 2 3
PR% 1.1 2.7 3.3
Int 1 2 3
ThA 42 15 10
ThA% 10.1 3.1 2.5
KC% 11.2 16.6 17.1
PD 4 11 12
BPA 4 1 0
PA 34 11 9
FF 1 3 3
FR 0 1 2
Pen 3 1 0
LEFT CORNERBACK
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 54 82 92
Ast 16 24 27
TFL 6 11 12
Tkl% 7.7 11.0 11.7
Sk 0.0 1.5 2.5
Hur 0 2 3
QBkd 0 0 0
PB 0 1 1
PR% 0.2 0.7 0.9
Int 1 4 5
ThA 59 36 32
ThA% 11.2 7.1 6.7
KC% 12.6 16.9 17.5
PD 8 12 15
BPA 6 2 1
PA 36 22 21
FF 1 2 3
FR 0 1 2
Pen 2 1 0
RIGHT CORNERBACK
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 52 74 82
Ast 14 21 24
TFL 4 9 11
Tkl% 7.5 10.0 10.9
Sk 0.0 1.0 1.5
Hur 0 2 2
QBkd 0 0 0
PB 0 1 1
PR% 0.2 0.5 0.7
Int 1 4 5
ThA 60 36 32
ThA% 12.1 9.3 8.0
KC% 13.5 16.7 17.1
PD 8 13 14
BPA 6 3 2
PA 38 25 21
FF 1 2 2
FR 0 1 2
Pen 3 1 0
STRONG SAFETY
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 85 111 117
Ast 29 39 43
TFL 11 16 19
Tkl% 12.3 14.9 15.5
Sk 0.0 1.0 1.0
Hur 0 1 1
QBkd 0 0 0
PB 0 0 1
PR% 0.0 0.2 0.3
Int 2 4 5
ThA 63 41 36
ThA% 11.3 9.4 8.7
KC% 12.9 15.5 16.1
PD 8 13 15
BPA 6 3 2
PA 35 23 19
FF 1 3 3
FR 0 1 2
Pen 3 1 0
FREE SAFETY
Stats Median Top 10% Top 5%
Tkl 61 92 104
Ast 21 32 36
TFL 7 13 15
Tkl% 9.7 13.1 14.0
Sk 0.0 0.0 1.0
Hur 0 1 1
QBkd 0 0 0
PB 0 0 0
PR% 0.0 0.2 0.3
Int 1 4 4
ThA 51 36 32
ThA% 11.1 8.4 7.8
KC% 12.5 14.6 16.0
PD 6 11 12
BPA 5 2 1
PA 32 21 18
FF 0 2 3
FR 0 1 2
Pen 2 0 0