Data Dictionary
Player Stats Data Dictionary
Player identity, roster context, season and weekly stat fields, leaderboard filters, and profile-level production values.
Example pages
Fields
Field definitions and caveats.
Last reviewed 2026-05-04
| Field name | Plain-English meaning | Source category | Coverage years | Known limitations | Example page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| player_id | Stable player identifier used to connect player profiles, rosters, stat rows, videos, recruiting matches, and draft records. | Player identity and roster tables | Available where player records have been normalized and matched. | Name duplicates, transfers, and older rosters can make player matching incomplete. | Search player stats |
| season | Football season year used to group a player's production and route filters. | Stat feed season dimensions | Season coverage depends on the stat family and source depth. | Bowl games, postseason samples, and transfer timing can affect season-level interpretation. | Season leaders |
| position | Primary listed position used for player filters, roster labels, leaderboards, and recruiting context. | Roster, recruiting, and player metadata | Most consistent in recent roster and recruiting records. | Players can change positions, use hybrid labels, or differ between college and draft sources. | Recruiting profiles |
| passing_yards | Passing yardage credited to a player for a season, week, or game sample. | Player stat feeds | Available where passing stat rows exist for the selected route and season. | Older seasons can have thinner player-level detail than modern seasons. | Passing leaders |
| rushing_yards | Rushing yardage credited to a player for a season, week, or game sample. | Player stat feeds | Available where rushing stat rows exist for the selected route and season. | Sack accounting and source conventions can differ across eras and datasets. | Rushing leaders |
| player_metric_key | Route-selected player metric key, usually category::stat, that controls player detail trend charts, split summaries, and search clauses. | Player stat feeds and CFBTrack route configuration | Available where player season or game stat rows exist for the selected metric family. | Stats search rows are scoped to player, team, season, and season type; player leaderboards can aggregate transfer seasons by player while retaining team labels. | Stats search |
| player_profile_scores | CFBTrack-derived player profile scores such as efficiency, usage, takeover, and season value, built from available source stat rows and position-aware metric choices. | CFBTrack derived player profile model | Available where supporting player game, season, or usage rows are present. | These are display scores for profile context, not official NCAA stat categories. Missing supporting rows should produce null, hidden, or caveated values instead of invented scores. | Player season leaders |
| defensive_stat | Defensive production fields such as tackles, sacks, tackles for loss, interceptions, and passes defended. | Player stat feeds | Strongest for seasons with complete defensive player stat coverage. | Defensive stat coverage is often less complete historically than offensive box score stats. | Weekly leaders |
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