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nfl_drop_rate

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Drop rate

PREFERRED for drops / catchable-target reliability questions (2022–present). Returns share of catchable targets dropped per receiver-season from FTN charting, plus contested targets and created receptions. Use for 'who drops the most passes' or 'what is player X's drop rate'. Player name — full or short form both accepted. Default sort is highest drop rate first.

Minimum tier: Pro
Data coverage: 2022 onwards seasons

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`player`	string	Optional	Player name — full ('Justin Jefferson') or short ('J.Jefferson') both accepted.
`team`	string	Optional	Team abbreviation.
`season`	integer	Optional	Exact season year (2022+).
`min_targets`	integer	Optional	Minimum catchable targets to qualify.
`limit`	integer	Optional	Max rows (default 50, max 500).

Example request

A Model Context Protocol tools/call over Streamable HTTP. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with a key from your dashboard.

curl -X POST https://mcp.nflmcp.com/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nfl_drop_rate",
    "arguments": {
      "season": 2024,
      "limit": 10
    }
  }
}'

Example response

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{
  "drop_rate": [
    {
      "player_id": "00-0039589",
      "player": "K.Johnson",
      "team": "TB",
      "season": 2024,
      "catchable_targets": 1,
      "drops": 1,
      "drop_rate_pct": 100,
      "contested_targets": 0,
      "created_receptions": 0
    },
    {
      "player_id": "00-0039316",
      "player": "B.Cupp",
      "team": "KC",
      "season": 2024,
      "catchable_targets": 1,
      "drops": 1,
      "drop_rate_pct": 100,
      "contested_targets": 0,
      "created_receptions": 0
    },
    {
      "player_id": "00-0038090",
      "player": "S.Moore",
      "team": "KC",
      "season": 2024,
      "catchable_targets": 1,
      "drops": 1,
      "drop_rate_pct": 100,
      "contested_targets": 0,
      "created_receptions": 0
    }
  ],
  "count": 10
}

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