Juxtapose AND compare?

Hi All:

I have a two-part question. First, is it proper to use the word "juxtapose" as I have in the paragraph below? And, second, am I correct in writing "...athletes whose experiences we plan to juxtapose with those of other professional...."? It's the "whose experiences" and "with those of" part that I confused about.

thanks.

...they have agreed to help us recruit participants for our comparison group of athletes whose experiences we plan to juxtapose with those of other professionals, so that we can explore any similarities and differences.