| gsis_id |
character |
GSIS ID for player. Primary key for all data. |
| display_name |
character |
Full name of player |
| common_first_name |
character |
Common first name of player |
| first_name |
character |
First name of player |
| last_name |
character |
Last name of player |
| short_name |
character |
Player short name (i.e. F.Last) |
| football_name |
character |
Common player name (i.e. in most cases
common_first_name last_name) |
| suffix |
character |
Name suffix of player |
| esb_id |
character |
ESB ID of player |
| nfl_id |
character |
NFL ID of player (this is used in Big Data Bowl
Data) |
| pfr_id |
character |
Pro-Football-Reference ID for player |
| pff_id |
character |
PFF ID for player |
| otc_id |
character |
Over the Cap ID for player |
| espn_id |
character |
ESPN ID for player |
| smart_id |
character |
SMART ID for player (that’s in raw pbp. It includes a
hashed ESB_ID) |
| birth_date |
character |
Player birth date (sourced from NFL. Other sources may
differ) |
| position_group |
character |
Postion group of player as listed by NFL |
| position |
character |
Position of player as listed by NFL |
| ngs_position_group |
character |
Position group of player as listed by Next Gen
Stats |
| ngs_position |
character |
Position of player as listed by Next Gen Stats |
| headshot |
character |
NFL headshot url for player |
| college_name |
character |
Official college (usually the last one attended) |
| college_conference |
character |
Conference of college |
| jersey_number |
character |
Latest jersey number of player |
| latest_team |
character |
Latest team the player was listed in |
| status |
character |
Roster status: describes things like Active, Inactive,
Injured Reserve, Practice Squad etc |
| ngs_status |
character |
Next Gen Stats variant of status |
| ngs_status_short_description |
character |
Next Gen Stats status description |
| pff_position |
character |
Position of player as listed by PFF |
| pff_status |
character |
Roster status as listed by PFF |
| draft_team |
character |
Team that drafted player |
| height |
numeric |
Height of player (inches) |
| weight |
numeric |
Weight of player (lbs) |
| rookie_season |
numeric |
4 digit number indicating which season the player was a
rookie |
| last_season |
numeric |
4 digit number indicating which season the player was
active the last time |
| years_of_experience |
numeric |
Years played in league |
| draft_year |
numeric |
Year that player was drafted |
| draft_round |
numeric |
Round that player was drafted in |
| draft_pick |
numeric |
Pick number of player |