These grades summarize a player’s contribution in that game (shown as letter grades in the table).


Effort
Reflects how hard the player competed that game.


Driven by:
• Work Ethic / Competitiveness / Leadership / Morale
• Impact plays and per-snap production
• Coach motivation effects (coach talk / focus-player boosts)


Attitude

Reflects mentality and professionalism during the game.


Driven by:
• Personality traits (leadership, morale, sportsmanship, social disposition)
• Coaching leadership/motivation context
• Small game-to-game variance


Performance

Reflects on-field results per opportunity.


Driven by:
• Performance value per snap
• Big-impact (“key”) plays such as TDs, sacks, interceptions, TFLs, etc.


Awareness
Reflects game recognition/decision quality.


Driven by:
• Intelligence and position skill
• Coaching preparation/discipline influence
• Key plays
• Includes occasional “off day / hot day” variance


Value per Snap
A raw efficiency stat used behind the scenes:
• PerformanceValue ÷ Plays
• Higher = more impact per snap