Our Next Gen Stats team has been in the lab all offseason. Just as players and teams tirelessly train and strategize for the future, our team of research analysts and engineers spend every offseason striving to improve how we operate at the intersection of data science, football and AI. The results show up throughout the regular season and playoffs on broadcasts, NFL PRO , in our editorial coverage and in front offices across the league. Just as we've shared in recent years , here's what's new for 2025.

Coverage Responsibility

Since the inception of Next Gen Stats, we have relied on the basic logic of crediting a target in coverage to the closest defender to the receiver when the pass arrives. This method was directionally correct but was too rudimentary to serve as a robust measur

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