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Dataset Files
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/fivethirtyeight/nfl-wide-receivers/
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/nfl-wide-receivers/_r/-/README.md
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/nfl-wide-receivers/_r/-/data/advanced-historical.csv
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/nfl-wide-receivers/_r/-/data/try-per-game-aging-curve.csv
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/nfl-wide-receivers/_r/-/datapackage.json
Key Files
Start with these files — they give you everything you need to understand and access the dataset.
datapackage.json— metadata & schema
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/nfl-wide-receivers/_r/-/datapackage.json
README.md— documentation
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/nfl-wide-receivers/_r/-/README.md
Typical Usage
- 1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
- 2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
- 3. Read README.md for full context
Data Files
Explore with AIadvanced-historical
| Field | Type | Format |
|---|---|---|
| pfr_player_id | string | default |
| player_name | string | default |
| career_try | number | default |
| career_ranypa | number | default |
| career_wowy | number | default |
| bcs_rating | string | default |
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Download CSVAbout
- Last updated
- 12 March 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 417 kB
try-per-game-aging-curve
| Field | Type | Format |
|---|---|---|
| age_from | integer | default |
| age_to | integer | default |
| trypg_change | number | default |
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Download CSVAbout
- Last updated
- 12 March 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 473 B
About this dataset
NFL Wide Receivers
This folder contains data behind the story The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem.
advanced-historical.csv contains advanced career stats for NFL receivers, 1932-2013.
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
pfr_player_id | Player identification code at Pro-Football-Reference.com |
player_name | The player's name |
career_try | Career True Receiving Yards |
career_ranypa | Adjusted Net Yards Per Attempt (relative to average) of player's career teams, weighted by TRY w/ each team |
career_wowy | The amount by which career_ranypa exceeds what would be expected from his QBs' (age-adjusted) performance without the receiver |
bcs_rating | The number of yards per game by which a player would outgain an average receiver on the same team, after adjusting for teammate quality and age (update of http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2005/02/ranking-the-all-time-great-wide-receivers/) |
try-per-game-aging-curve.csv contains receiver aging curve definitions.
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
age_from | The age (as of December 31st) the player is moving from |
age_to | The age (as of December 31st) the player is moving to |
trypg_change | Expected change in TRY/game from one age-season to the next |
This dataset was scraped from FiveThirtyEight - nfl-wide-receivers