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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: WR Miles Boykin (Ravens)
Matt Waldman shares his RSP NFL Draft scouting report on Ravens wide receiver Miles Boykin, a rookie who teammate, and former Saint, Willie Snead has compared to Michael Thomas in terms of talent level and work ethic. Miles Boykin, Notre Dame (6-4, 220) Depth of Talent Score: 91.85 = Franchise Starter: Immediate production and leadership…
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Matt Waldman’s 2019 RSP Sample: WR Reggie White, Jr. (Giants)
Matt Waldman’s RSP shares its sample evaluation of UDFA receiver Reggie White, Jr., a player who could compete for a roster spot and playing time this year in New York. With the Giants’ wide receiver depth chart suffering injuries to Sterling Shepard and Corey Coleman on consecutive days, many analysts and writers will mention Auburn…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample NFL Scouting Report: WR Robert Woods (Rams)
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio delivers a sample NFL Draft Scouting Report on Rams wide receiver Robert Woods, a player many deemed a consolation prize in the 2013 NFL Draft, but the RSP saw skills that made him a straight-up gift. Preface I’ve often shared with readers and listeners that the 2013 draft class was…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Scouting Reports: WRs Marvin Jones, T.Y. Hilton, and Thoughts on Sample Size
Matt Waldman shares sample scouting reports from wide receivers Marvin Jones and T.Y. Hilton—two vastly underrated players from the 2012 NFL Draft class where the difference in Waldman’s rankings came down to sample size of exposures. One of the difficulties of being an emerging independent scout is access to game film. Although the task of…
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Links to Matt Waldman’s 2020 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analysis, Senior Bowl coverage, and scouting reports about 2020 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 15th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine of reports, rankings, and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample: RB Nick Chubb (Cleveland) And A Dose of Perspective on RBs
Matt Waldman shares sample analysis from the 2018 Rookie Scouting Portfolio about running back evaluation and his top-graded runner of the past 5-6 years, Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb. Running Back Rankings Preface: A Dose of Perspective First-time readers of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio will probably find some of these rankings surprising. It’s not intentional.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: QB Drew Lock (Broncos)
Matt Waldman shares a sample scouting report on Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock from the 2019 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Drew Lock, Missouri (6-4, 228) Depth of Talent: 74.7 = Contributor: Starter execution in a limited role; diminishing returns beyond that scope. An NFL team will select Lock much higher than I’ve graded him and because…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: RB Christian McCaffrey (Panthers)
Matt Waldman shares a sample scouting report on Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey from the 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (5-11, 202) Depth of Talent Score: 81.5 = Rotational Starter: Executes at a starter level in a role, playing to his strengths. McCaffrey’s ranking is the result of a Combine-validated process and not…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: RB Royce Freeman (Denver Broncos)
Matt Waldman shares a sample scouting report on Denver Broncos running back Royce Freeman from the 2018 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Royce Freeman, Oregon (5-11, 229) Depth of Talent Score: 81.75 = Rotational Starter: Executes at a starter level in a role, playing to his strengths. Freeman reminds me of Carlos Hyde with superior speed and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Speaking at ARMA Milwaukee June 11, 2019
Matt Waldman, owner and author of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio and Senior Staff Writer at Footballguys.com discusses how he creates his 1,000+ page annual scouting publication, the Packers 2019 draft, and will answer audience questions. I never thought about the fact that I’m a records manager. At least not until RSP subscriber Rick Gureski contacted…