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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.210: RB Michael Warren II’s (Cincinnati) Receiving Skills
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the receiving skills of 2020 NFL Draft prospect Michael Warren II, a running back from Cincinnati. What should you be watching when studying a running back prospect’s receiving skills? Listen to analysts in the national media and usage is one of the most frequent mentions. Although there will be…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.209: RB Trey Sermon’s (Oklahoma) Curvilinear Movement
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the curvilinear movement and lower-body mobility of Oklahoma’s Trey Sermon, a running back prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft. Sean Myszka is a movement and skill acquisition coach. He often uses the term “curvilinear” to describe the movement of football players. Without getting too technical, think of a street…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.207: RB Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a play from Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor, a 2020 NFL Draft prospect with an advanced skill for setting up perimeter runs. He runs with confidence. He has an intuitive grasp of the position. He has an artistic sense of time and space. Describing a player’s performance with these phrases…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.208: QB Tua Tagovailoa’s (Alabama) Integrated Techniques and Concepts
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room breaks down Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa’s touchdown pass versus blindside pressure—an enviable play for any NFL Draft prospect, or NFL passer, period. I’m often asked, what’s the most important thing you value when evaluating [insert position here]? The answer can never be one athletic skill, physical dimension, positional technique, or…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No. 148: RB D’Andre Swift (Georgia)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room takes a deep dive into D’Andre Swift’s game, using examples from his match-ups with Alabama and Auburn. Georgia has earned serious consideration as Tailback U since Todd Gurley, Keith Marshall, Nick Chubb, and Sony Michel were all in Athens at the same time. One could argue that it actually began…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.206: RB Travis Etienne (Clemson)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room evaluates Clemson RB Travis Etienne, a game-breaking NFL Draft prospect who has added functional power to his craft. Travis Etienne is the best running back prospect Clemson has produced since C.J. Spiller. A big-play back when he entered the ACC in 2017, Etienne added muscle and developed functional power that’s…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.205 RB Eno Benjamin (ASU): Vision, Judgment, And Advanced Footwork
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2020 NFL Draft prospect Eno Benjamin, a running back from Arizona State with quality vision and judgment as well as the potential for advanced footwork. Eno Benjamin has NFL-caliber talent. You can figure that out even if you judge Benjamin’s play against the standard of college running backs. However,…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Jordan Love (Utah State) and Processing Speed
RSP contributor Mark Schofield shows us why Utah State quarterback Jordan Love is worth your attention for the 2020 NFL Draft. As the work begins on yet another class of draft prospects, many in the football evaluation world are truly excited about what could be a strong quarterback class. Tua Tagovailoa, Jake Fromm, Nate Stanley,…
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The RSP NFL Lens: J. Moyer’s Sleeper Archetype for NFL Running Backs
RSP contributor J Moyer shares a sleeper archetype for NFL running backs. Whether it’s the actual game or the fantasy version of the game, the running back position is especially vexing. Among the myriad of reasons: Significant dependence and interplay with the offensive line and offense as a whole. Counting and advanced statistics that do…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP on Episode 3 of Yahoo Sports Rookie Orientation: Lions TE T.J. Hockenson
Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman joins Yahoo’s Matt Harmon, Rotoworld’s Thor Nystrom, and Bengals analyst Joe Goodberry for a conversation about Detroit Lions NFL Draft pick T.J. Hockenson. This podcast hosted by RSP “nephew” Matt Harmon is a well-produced show that listens like a magazine-style feature of Hockenson. It’s an enjoyable 30-minute conversation about…