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Flaw-Spotting: Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report of RB Knile Davis (Arkansas)
Matt Waldman often shares sample scouting reports of NFL Draft prospects where he’s hit or missed on their success. One thing he hasn’t shared are instances where he’s hit on evaluations where he was much lower on a player than the national draft media. Identifying talented players who will fit in the NFL is only […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample NFL Scouting Report: WR Robert Woods (Rams)
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio delivers a sample NFL Draft Scouting Report on Rams wide receiver Robert Woods, a player many deemed a consolation prize in the 2013 NFL Draft, but the RSP saw skills that made him a straight-up gift. Preface I’ve often shared with readers and listeners that the 2013 draft class was […]
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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce: Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on NFL Pro-Bowl tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs 1. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati (6-5, 255) I could easily say that Kelce and Tyler Eifert are tied atop my board. Eifert has a strong chance to have a more productive career as a […]
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Pittsburgh Steeler TE Vance McDonald: Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio Pre-Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald 3. Vance McDonald, Rice (6-4, 267) I don’t talk much about college all-star games because I like to emphasize the importance of studying on-field performance. However, there are things you can glean from these weigh-ins, practices, and interviews […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens WR Keenan Allen: Quickness Over Speed
Remember when Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen’s 4.71-second 40-yard dash leading up to the NFL Draft? Neither does Matt Waldman, whose RSP NFL Lens shows how quickness trumps speed. We all know that Keenan Allen’s lingering knee injury was an excuse for his slow 40-time. Long speed was never his game, which is why Allen […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample: Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins’ Pre-Draft (What I Learned)
Matt Waldman’s RSP shares its pre-draft scouting report of Houston Texans star receiver DeAndre Hopkins and the lessons learned from the 2013 receiver class. The 2013 receiver class of DeAndre Hopkins, Cordarrelle Patterson, Tavon Austin, and Keenan Allen helped me improve the Rookie Scouting Portfolio process. Patterson and Austin were the superior athletes but less refined […]
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RSP Sample: Cardinals RB Kerwynn Williams
My pre-draft analysis of the Cardinals’ new back from the 2013 RSP and a play-by-play breakdown of Williams and Marion Grice from Sunday’s Chiefs’ game. Williams was one my underrated backs in the 2013 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. You’ll also notice that I was a big fan of Williams’ skill as a receiver and thought he […]
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RSP Flashback: Cardinals RB Andre Ellington
I was wrong about Andre Ellington’s NFL career, but I probably would have made the same conclusions if I had to do it again. Find out why. Rankings may be the most important thing to some readers, but it’s the least important thing to me as an analyst. I can live with being wrong about […]
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RSP Sample Report: KC TE Travis Kelce
Every once in a while I provide a sample of my work — good or bad. Today, I sharing a promising one: Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. The former Bearcats tight end missed his rookie year with a knee injury, but Kelce is looking like a star in the making after three preseason games. Here’s […]
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2013 RSP Flashback: RB Zac Stacy
The 2014 Rookie Scouting Portfolio is now available for pre-order for it’s April 1 release. Here’s a sample from 2013 of the underrated Zac Stacy. There is not much flash in Stacy’s game, but there is plenty of substance. The Commodores runner has a low center of gravity and good power to keep his legs […]