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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: Ravens WR Jordan Lasley
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares his pre-draft NFL scouting report on Ravens wide receiver Jordan Lasley, who is showing skill beyond his draft status in training camp. 10. Jordan Lasley, UCLA (6-1, 203) Depth of Talent Score: 83.7 = Rotational Starter: Executes at a starter level in a role that plays to his strengths.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP at the Fantasy Football Players Summit
Matt Waldman’s RSP will be joining a variety of industry professionals at the Fantasy Football Summit — and online event from July 28 – August 1. The Fantasy Football Summit is an online event featuring presentations and Q&A sessions on a number of topics devoted to helping you become a more effective fantasy general manager. Here’s…
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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce: Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on NFL Pro-Bowl tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs 1. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati (6-5, 255) I could easily say that Kelce and Tyler Eifert are tied atop my board. Eifert has a strong chance to have a more productive career as a…
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Pittsburgh Steeler TE Vance McDonald: Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio Pre-Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald 3. Vance McDonald, Rice (6-4, 267) I don’t talk much about college all-star games because I like to emphasize the importance of studying on-field performance. However, there are things you can glean from these weigh-ins, practices, and interviews…
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RSP Giveaway: Name the player
The first three readers to name the player pictured in this post will earn the 2018 Rookie Scouting Portfolio publication and a subscription to the monthly RSP newsletter. The average football player has a career of 2-3 years. This player had a career 6-8 times longer than the range above. Be one of the first…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Flashback: DeAngelo Williams Scouting Report vs. Ole Miss
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its 2006 game report on DeAngelo Williams facing Patrick Willis and Ole Miss. 2006 was the first year I published the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. One of my favorite backs in this rich class of talent was DeAngelo Williams, my No. 2 option behind Reggie Bush, who, like most, captured…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP on the Saturday2Sunday Skill Acquisition Podcast Series
Saturday2Sunday host Matt Caraccio brings Matt Waldman on the show to conclude the Skill Acquisition series with a conversation about the theory and practice of player evaluation. Last week, I posted about this excellent 11-part series that Caraccio created for S2s, featuring coaches, trainers, authors, and academics whose has gravitated towards skill acquisition in football.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Pre-Draft Scouting Report of QB Carson Wentz
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report of Eagle quarterback Carson Wentz. System fit is a huge part of projecting a player’s success. Looking back at my scouting report on Carson Wentz, I anticipated that Wentz’s success would hinge on how well he managed change. This may be true, but another truth emerged…
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RSP Sample Scouting Report: Titans RB Dion Lewis
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on Titans running back Dion Lewis. Patience, Grasshopper. That’s the best phrase to encapsulate the running backs from the 2011 NFL Draft class. I thought 13 backs where draftable talents: Mark Ingram: An intelligent runner with as high of a floor as any running back prospect…
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RSP Flashback: Pre-Draft Scouting Report of Saints WR Michael Thomas
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio posts its pre-draft NFL scouting report of Saints receiver Michael Thomas. Michael Thomas was two-tenths of a point from the No. 3 spot in my pre-draft rankings. That was the point differential between him, Corey Coleman, and Leonte Carroo and as I mention at the end of the report, the scheme…