Last week Troy brought up an interesting point about use of the elevation rule and the use on vets vs non-vet players so I thought we could look that up this week. Thus far there have been 113 players who have been elevated. Of those players 34 are veterans, so about 30% of call ups are veterans and 70% are those who would be eligible for waivers. This is pretty much right in line with the typical NFL roster construction. Thus far the ratio of 1 time to 2 time call ups is about 2 to 1 for each group so both groups are being treated equally which I think debunks my theory that termination pay could be a reason for the use on some veterans.

Thus far the NFL average is to have used the elevation 4.6 times per team. The teams who have used it the most are the Jets and Broncos at 8 (they are the only max out teams) with the 49ers, Bengals, Chargers, and Jaguars all tied at 7. The Steelers are the lone team to not use it while the Dolphins and Chiefs have only used it one time. The teams most likely to use it on veteran players have been the 49ers, Saints, and Football Team. The 49ers lead the way with 6 veteran elevations (4 different players), with the Saints at 5 elevations (3 players) and the Football Team with 4 elevations (2 players). 11 teams do not have a veteran elevation this year.

Here is the current list of players who have been elevated. For players who have been elevated two times with one team they are ineligible to be elevated a third time.

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