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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.236: WR Collin Johnson (Texas) Tiny Details, Big Plays
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2020 NFL Draft prospect WR Collin Johnson’s effort with the micro-movements of football that translate into big plays. Rangy, strong, and fast enough to threaten the deeper pastures of opposing defenses, Texas wide receiver Collin Johnson is a dangerous receiver who maximizes his length and strength to win the […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.187: QB D’Eriq King (Houston)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room reviews Houston quarterback D’Eriq King’s five-touchdown performance against Texas Tech. As far as first impressions go, I enjoyed studying D’Eriq King. My biggest question after watching him throw 50 passes in a loss to Texas Tech, is he really five-foot-eleven? If he’s within an inch and a half of that […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.235 RB Antonio Williams (UNC): Strategic, Technical, And Emotionally Resilient
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines two pivotal plays in the 2018 UNC-Pitt game for RB Antonio Williams that reveal his strategic and technical skill as well as his emotional resilience. You can scout emotion. As I’ve written before, Deny Emotion And You Only See a Fraction of the Game. You’re not always going to […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.234: DT Derrick Brown (Auburn) Starring As Godzilla
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room displays Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown’s ability to snatch and move big bodies up front in order to manipulate running backs and make tackles at the line of scrimmage. Derrick Brown is a body-snatching giant at the point of attack. Guards and centers with the unfortunate job of handling Brown […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.233 TE Jared Pinkney (Vanderbilt) Comfort with Physical Play
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a trio of plays where Vanderbilt tight end Jared Pinkney displays comfort with physical play—a must for NFL receivers Al Davis said Speed Kills, but toughness is a prerequisite for football. If you can’t win the ball up the seam and deliver production under the threat of physical contact, your […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler room No.231: RB Joshua Kelley’s (UCLA) Pre-/Post-Snap Keys
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room breaks down the pre- and post-snap keys on this five-yard run from UCLA running back Joshua Kelley that makes him an NFL Draft prospect of quality. Good running back play requires a balance of theory, technique, and athletic ability practiced to the point of making its execution appear intuitive. Today, […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.230: WR Antonio Gandy-Golden (Liberty) Transitions
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the transition game of Liberty wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden, a notable 2020 NFL Draft prospect with a promising game. Antonio Gandy-Golden will be on your radar in January, if not well before. Gandy-Golden is a sturdy 6’4″, 220-lb. option who makes plays against contact bounces off on-coming defenders as […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Joins the Ross Tucker College Draft Podcast as Co-Host
Rookie Scouting Portfolio creator Matt Waldman will be co-hosting Ross Tucker’s College Draft Podcast for the 2019 season! Check out the first episode where we preview Miami versus Florida. I’m thrilled to join forces with Ross Tucker to talk about college games and 2020 NFL Draft prospects on The College Draft. As many of you […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.229: DE Jonathan Garvin (Miami) Winning the Edge
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the edge play of DE Jonathan Garvin against FSU and discovers that Garvin has the potential to unlock his game and become a consistently disruptive force. Scouts are always looking for defensive ends and outside linebackers who have the ankle flexion and hips to bend the edge and reach […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.186: LB Shaq Quarterman (Miami)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines South Florida’s heat-seeking missile, LB Shaq Quarterman a 2020 NFL Draft prospect at the University of Miami. Shaq Quarterman has acceleration, range, and the eyes of an NFL middle linebacker. Quarterman has the athletic ability to not only to sack quarterbacks off twists, close down passing lanes in his […]