The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

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  • RSP Sample: Raiders UDFA RB Jalen Richard

    RSP Sample: Raiders UDFA RB Jalen Richard

    Wondering why I had Jalen Richard above Tyler Ervin, Jordan Howard, and nearly even with Jonathan Williams? Read below.  Last winter, Sigmund Bloom called me to talk shop. I was in the middle of wrapping up my final grades on running backs. One of the players no one was talking about but consistently popped was…

  • RSP Sample: QB Brett Hundley, Packers

    RSP Sample: QB Brett Hundley, Packers

    My pre-draft ranking and profile of the Packers’ QB on the rise.  2. Brett Hundley, UCLA (6-3, 226) The difference in ranking between Hundley and Marcus Mariota came down to the smallest details. They are essentially tied on my board, but one exercise of ranking players —be it a draft board for a team, media,…

  • A New Chapter, A Look Back

    A New Chapter, A Look Back

    A personal note on reaching a milestone and sharing thanks to a lot of people who helped make it possible.  Alicia asks me if I’m excited yet. She’s been asking about twice a week for the past two months. I must seem awfully chill. I’d like to tell you that I am calm but I’d…

  • The Bridge Podcast: 2016 Draft Recap

    The Bridge Podcast: 2016 Draft Recap

    Matt Waldman joins John Lund to recap the NFL Draft.  This episode, Matt discusses the chaos that was Leremy Tunsil, what we’ll see out of the QBs taken as the No. 1 and 2 picks, why the Cowboys picked a running back at No. 4, if the Jaguars will be legit in 2016, which team…

  • RSP Post-Draft Ready For Download

    RSP Post-Draft Ready For Download

    T   “@MattWaldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio is unique and important. A must-read every year.” Doug Farrar, Sports Illustrated via Twitter. The 2016 RSP Post-Draft Tale of the Tape Standing at 98 pages, the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Post-Draft is now available for download at http://www.mattwaldman.com. Because a post-draft addendum is now a regular part of the RSP purchase, it…

  • Norse Code Podcast

    Norse Code Podcast

    I joined Arif Hasan and Dusty O’Connell for an excellent discussion about team-building and the NFL Draft. This is less about prospects and more about NFL management, infrastructure, and decision-making as it relates to to the draft.  Listen to the podcast here.

  • RSP Boiler Room: DE Noah Spence & Bending the Edge

    RSP Boiler Room: DE Noah Spence & Bending the Edge

    John Owning of Football Insiders and Bleacher Report joins me for a look at Spence bending the edge and contrasts his footwork with Joey Bosa. Owning, Justice Mosqueda, Ryan Riddle, Eric Stoner, Kyle Posey, and Jene Bramel are among my go-to-guys for RSP Film Rooms on defenders. If you haven’t seen Owning on the show, I…

  • The Woot and Wye Pod Appearance

    The Woot and Wye Pod Appearance

    More skill position talk with my friends down under.  Listen In particular the guys talk Jared Goff, Cardale Jones, Mike Bercovici, Ezekiel Elliott, Peyton Barber, Brandon Wilds, Daniel Braverman, Leonte Caroo, Laquon Treadwell, Austin Hooper, Temarick Hemmingway and Hunter Henry. They also deep dive into the skewed perception of white wide receivers still happening in…

  • Hammertime Podcast Appearance

    Hammertime Podcast Appearance

    I join Ethan Hammerman to talk about a variety of prospects.  Listen Itinerary: RSP What made you love football. RSP – overview, what is your process like from a layman’s perspective. Looking at this class compared to past years, how do you think the quality from skill-position players stacks up. What is the biggest lesson…

  • Inside the Pylon Podcast Appearance

    Inside the Pylon Podcast Appearance

    I join ITP’s Mark Schofield for a in-depth discussion on 2016 quarterbacks and wide receivers. I’m a fan of analyst Mark Schofield’s work at Inisde the Pylon. So it’s a pleasure to appear on his podcast. I wish I was more thoughtful of making this podcast a conversation rather than an interview, because Schofield has…