The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Category: 2016 NFL Draft

  • RSP Boiler Room No.3: TCU WR Josh Doctson

    RSP Boiler Room No.3: TCU WR Josh Doctson

    Learn why “feel for the game” matters and how WR Josh Doctson illustrates this concept in various ways. The RSP Film Room has a new series: The RSP Boiler Room. These will be short videos 5-15 minutes in length that profile a small number of plays on a prospect. The one on Josh Doctson below is…

  • RSP Film Room No.51: PSU QB Christian Hackenberg

    RSP Film Room No.51: PSU QB Christian Hackenberg

    Emory Hunt requested a hot-button prospect and your votes were for the Penn State quarterback. Neither Emory Hunt or I had watched Christian Hackenberg closely, but some fans and media consider the quarterback the best prospect at his position. Draft Breakdown’s Jeff Risdon suggested the Indiana game as an “eye-opening” example of the passer. We…

  • The Chicken or the Gravy: A Player Evaluation Parable

    The Chicken or the Gravy: A Player Evaluation Parable

    If you had to choose, which would you rather have as your sustenance? The chicken or the gravy? How does this apply to player evaluation? Imagine that you’re about to be placed in a bomb shelter for 16 weeks. You’re told that if you leave the room before those 16 weeks are up you will…

  • RSP Film Room No. 50 – WR Mike Williams (Clemson) w/ Matt Harmon

    RSP Film Room No. 50 – WR Mike Williams (Clemson) w/ Matt Harmon

    We kick off the 2016 RSP Film Room like the way we ended it: Matt Harmon and I studying a wide receiver.  Clemson’s Mike Williams has the build of Martavis Bryant and A.J. Green. Does he have the same game? Matt Harmon and I didn’t see enough contested plays involving Williams against N.C. State and Oklahoma…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.2: Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell

    RSP Boiler Room No.2: Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell

    Membership to the Laquon Treadwell fan club is free, unless you’re a defensive back. Learn why there’s a lot more to Treadwell’s game than the screen pass.  The RSP Film Room has a new series: The RSP Boiler Room. These will be short videos 5-15 minutes in length that profile a small number of plays…