Game previews: key players
Each side’s key players in the preview: its leading passer, two leading runners and three leading receivers by share of plays, with EPA per play (opponent-adjusted for passers and runners), and its kicker’s points added above a replacement.
1,957 rows, 2026. Source: CollegeFootballData.com (API terms). On the site: Game pages.
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Columns (13, what each one holds)
| Column | Type | What it holds | |
|---|---|---|---|
game_id | whole number | The game’s id (CollegeFootballData.com’s); links to its game page | |
team_id | whole number | The team’s id; links to its team page | |
season | whole number | The season (the year it began) | |
kind | text | passing | rushing | receiving | kicking | |
ord | whole number | Order within its group | |
player_id | text | a page’s id where one is on file (else CFBD’s) | |
name | text | The name | |
position | text | Position, as the source abbreviates it | |
usage | number | share of the team’s pass or run plays he was part of | |
epa | number | EPA per play | |
adj_epa | number | opponent-adjusted | |
paar | number | kicker’s points added above replacement | |
paar_att | whole number | No description yet. |
How to cite
"Game previews: key players." CollegeFootballDigest, from CollegeFootballData.com (API terms). https://collegefootballdigest.com/data/preview-players. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
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