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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: Bijan Robinson, Zach Evans, and Hugging Blocks
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Texas RB Bijan Robinson and Ole Miss RB Zach Evans, two excellent running back prospects who could declare for the 2023 NFL Draft class, and the subtle detail of hugging blocks. RBs Actually Think Football fans, especially NFL and fantasy football fanatics, hold a primitive default view of running…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: Getting Skinny with RB Tank Bigsby (Auburn)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Auburn RB Tank Bigsby’s ability to work through tight creases. Clips of running backs tearing through creases the size of highways accounts for roughly half of the draftnik highlights passing through my social media timelines every year. Elements of those clips can be substantive for scouting talent at the…
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Travis Etienne and the Value of Footwork/Agility Exercises
A video of Jaguars RB Travis Etienne performing a detailed footwork-agility exercise drill is making the rounds on social media. Matt Waldman covers the debate over the value of these drills and adds his perspective. Whether it’s in a park, a backyard, or a private training facility, it has become a rite of the offseason…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: Intriguing NFL Player-Team Scenarios This Summer
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast continues the preseason watchlist conversation with the players and situations that Matt is most interested in monitoring during training camp. This week, we’re continuing the preseason watchlist conversation with the players and situations that I’m most interested in monitoring during training camp. Players and scenarios I discuss include: Can Marquise Brown…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: Rashod Bateman’s 2022 Outlook and Using Fantasy Projections
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast discusses his outlook for Baltimore Ravens receiver Rashod Bateman’s 2022 campaign and shows you how to use fantasy football projections to understand the process behind the totals. “Why no love for Bateman? This is what Jacob, a long-time reader, and listener, asked me about Rashod Bateman on Twitter after seeing the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: The All-22 Under The Radar Rookie Watchlist
Matt Waldman shares his All-22 Rookie Watchlist — below the radar players whose draft capital did not match their talent. This week, we’re talking preseason skill player watch lists—the All-22 rookie Team–below the radar players whose draft capital did not match their talent. The odds are against these players earning early opportunities to contribute in…
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RSP Film Room: The Athletic Nuance Behind Burks, Willis, McBride, Ingram, Davis-Price, and Shakir with Matt Waldman and Brandon Angelo
Matt Waldman RSP Film Room hosts Athletic Training Specialist Brandon Angelo (@FFAngelo on Twitter) for an examination of Treylon Burks, Malik Willis, Tre McBride, Keaontay Ingram, Tyrion Davis-Price, and Khalil Shakir. What makes NFL prospects compelling athletes regardless of their pre-draft workout metrics? Track and Field trainer and NFL Draft evaluator Brandon Angelo joins the…
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2022 RSP Post-Draft Is Available for Download!
Matt Waldman’s 2022 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Post-Draft publication is now available for download at www.mattwaldman.com. Learn more and take a video tour here. The RSP-Post-Draft publication is ready! Download now. Here’s the tale of the tape: 110 pages. Bookmarked for ease of navigation. 2022 tiered cheat sheet that includes ADP vs. RSP values to find…
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The Power Rank Podcast with Dr. Ed Feng and Matt Waldman
Matt Waldman joins Ed Feng on the Power Rank podcast to discuss the “IT Factor,” the process of producing the RSP, and football as improvisational performance. On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Matt Waldman, creator of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP). Matt uses film study to evaluate hundreds of skill position players headed from…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Data and Film Cast: 2022 WRs and RBs with PFF’s Dwain McFarland
PFF Analyst Dwain McFarland returns to the RSP Cast for a reprised Data and Film show with a conversation about the wide receivers and running backs for the 2022 NFL Draft class. It’s always fun to catch up with Dwain, who spent about a year contributing at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio site before joining Pro…