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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.189: RB J.K. Dobbins (Ohio State)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room takes an in-depth look at Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins. If you can separate Ray Rice’s game from his actions that ruined his name, you’ll get an instant sense of the style of play that J.K. Dobbins brings to the field. Dobbins possesses excellent vision, impressive footwork, productive balance,…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: Jalen Hurts (OU) and Growth Potential
Player evaluation is an art of projection. The process of looking at young athletes and trying to determine how their current level of play will translate to the professional level is an imperfect art at best. Part of the reason for this is that you are making determinations before critical pieces to the puzzle are…
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: C. Michigan-San Diego State, UAB-Appalachian State, and Boise State-Washington
Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from the Las Vegas Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, and New Mexico Bowl. Every week, Ross Tucker and I discuss nine notable players from three marquee games on the college football schedule: The compelling story and game of UAB linebacker Fitzgerald Mofor–who arrived in UAB unsolicited…
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: Army-Navy, Alcorn St-NC A&T, and Kent State-Utah State-
Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from two of the upcoming bowl games as well as Ross’s preview of the Army-Navy game. Every week, Ross Tucker and I discuss nine notable players from three marquee games on the college football schedule: Ross’ detailed preview of three notable prospects from Army-Navy including…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Tyler Huntley (Utah) and Pressure
Mark Schofield invokes some Chris Rock wisdom as he evaluates the pocket play of Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley, one of the 2020 Draft prospects you’ll be hearing a lot more about this winter. “They should just call it ‘incaseshit.’” Like many, my first exposure to Chris Rock came before his 1999 stand-up special “Bigger and…
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Pre-Order Matt Waldman’s 2020 RSP Today!
The pre-order period of Matt Waldman’s 2020 Rookie Scouting Portfolio — available for download April 1 — is now underway. “@MattWaldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio is unique and important. A must-read every year.” – Doug Farrar, USA Today and Author of The Genius of Desperation: The Schematic Innovations that Made the Modern NFL You’ve Been Waiting For…
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Players Studied for Matt Waldman’s 2020 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication
Matt Waldman’s running list of 2020 NFL Draft prospects who will appear in the April 1 RSP publication. Each year, I like to list the players who will be in the Rookie Scouting Portfolio publication. If any of these players return to school, I will save them for the 2021 publication. The opportunity to pre-order…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: Scout Talk with Russ Lande Episode 5
In episode five of Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk with Russ Lande, Russ and Matt dive deep into the evaluation and management of prospects with high-risk behavior off the field, discuss successful NFL players that taught us valuable insights about scouting, and reveal two more 2020 NFL prospects who have caught their eye. Tuesday night,…
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker And Matt Waldman: Utah-Oregon, Memphis-Cincinnati, and Georgia-LSU
Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from three of the big college games this week, including Utah-Oregon, Memphis-Cincinnati, and Georgia-LSU. Every week, Ross Tucker and I discuss nine big-time players from three marquee games on the college football schedule: Matt explains what makes Cincinnati TE Josiah Deguara an underrated prospect despite…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Jacob Eason (Washington) and Reading the Middle
Matt Waldman’s RSP contributor Mark Schofield examines the middle-of-the-field prowess of Washington quarterback and NFL draft prospect Jacob Eason. It might be time to let you in on a little secret. I barely watch live football anymore. Outside of New England Patriots games, which I watch live because I have to do a postgame podcast…