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Links to Matt Waldman’s 2022 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analysis, pre-draft coverage, and scouting reports about 2022 NFL Draft prospects come from research Matt Waldman and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio staff undertakes to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now in the 17th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine of reports, rankings, and analysis…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No. 325: WR George Pickens (UGA) Jumping Is A Raw Material, The Jump-Back Is A Skill
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines one play UGA wide receiver George Pickens’ portfolio, a back-shoulder fade where his jump-back technique needs refinement. When we look back on this 2022 NFL Draft class, there are legitimate reasons that George Pickens could easily wind up its best wide receiver. The reason I’m banking on most dropping…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 324: WR Wan’Dale Robinson (Kentucky) Body Positioning at the Catch Point
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the body positioning of Kentucky WR Wan’Dale Robinson at the catch point, an area of this 2022 NFL Draft prospect’s game that is a mixed bag at this stage of his development. A quick, agile, and exciting slot receiver with big-play skill in the open field, Robinson made big…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield 1.19.22
Matt Waldman and Mark Schofield reconvene for conversations about the NFL players, games, and scouting in this weeks RSP Quick Game. Topic List: Has Kyler Murray been found out as a QB with a flawed pocket gm? If so, how much does it matter for his career, the Cards, and scouting QBs? First impressions about…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 323: WR Danny Gray (SMU) The Eyes Tell the Story
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines two plays from SMU WR Danny Gray’s film portfolio and shares why Gray’s eyes can work to the benefit and detriment of his team. The eyes reveal a lot about wide receiver play. In the case of Danny Gray’s 2021 performance against Memphis, they indicate that Gray has professional-caliber…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 322: RB Jerrion Ealy (Ole Miss) The Classic Scatback
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2022 NFL Draft prospect Jerrion Ealy of Ole Miss, the very definition of a classic scatback for Sunday football. Jerrion Ealy reminds me of Dave Meggett. No, not David Meggett, Jr., the former prospect from Maryland, but Daddy Meggett, the New York Giants scatback and return specialist during the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No. 225: WR Charleston Rambo (Miami)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines WR Charleston Rambo a former four-star recruit at Oklahoma who made his mark after transferring to Miami. I love tough and smart receivers. In this respect, Charleston Rambo qualifies. Rambo works well with his quarterback, stands up to physical play with and without the ball, and has already developed…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield: Draft Season Is Upon Us
Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield discusses intuition and imprinting and its impact on scouting, NFL management changes, the dynamics of draft season, and 2022 Buy-Sells. Mark and I are back from our one-week Quick Game hiatus with a variety of NFL and NFL Draft-related topics. Thoughts on the Natty. What role does…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 321: RB Tavion Thomas (Utah) A Thumper with Legit Agility
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a few plays from Utah RB Tavion Thomas’ portfolio to illustrate the Ute’s power, acceleration, vision, and stop-start movement. A rugged back who had a career year for the Utes, Thomas began his career at Cincinnati as a coveted recruit from Dayton, Ohio. He transferred to the Junior College…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 320: Process Ahead of Results with Baylor WR Tyquan Thornton
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines three plays from Baylor wide receiver Tyquan Thornton that reveals why the key to projecting college performance to an NFL standard requires a process-ahead-of-results-oriented approach to scouting. I hope you didn’t base your opinion on his performance against ____ … How can you have concerns about him after the…