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Links to Matt Waldman’s 2023 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analyses, pre-draft coverage, and scouting reports about 2022 NFL Draft prospects come from research Matt Waldman and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio staff undertakes to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now entering its 18th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine of reports, rankings, and analysis […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 340: WR Jordan Addison’s (Pitt/USC) Positioning and Timing with Vertical Routes
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the vertical game of USC WR Jordan Addison and why Addison’s timing and position help him “play big” for his size. If you’re a smaller perimeter receiver, you better play big at the moments where your team gives you targets reserved for a larger receiver. The 6’0″, 175-pound Addison […]
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RB Deuce Vaughn’s (Kansas St.) Route-Receiving Chops: Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler room examines the route and receiving chops of 2023 NFL Draft prospect Deuce Vaugh, a diminutive but explosive running back at Kansas State. Is Deuce Vaughn the next Darren Sproles? I’m not onboard with that comparison. From what I’ve seen thus far, Sproles was at least a notch higher than Vaughn […]
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RB Lew Nichols III (Central Michigan) and the Box Count: Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2023 NFL Draft prospect, RB Lew Nichols III of Central Michigan, a rugged back who could rely more on pre-snap box counts to set up his carries. Efficiency + Effort = Consistent Production Nichols is a high-effort running prospect. At 5-10, 220 pounds, he’s in the sweet spot of […]
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RB Sean Tucker (Syracuse) and Maintaining A Downhill Focus: Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2023 NFL Draft prospect Sean Tucker, the speedy RB prospect from Syracuse who can benefit from developing a better downhill mentality between the tackles. Speed Kills… …and immolates running backs who succumb to its seduction. Sean Tucker is a great example. Syracuse’s freshman All-American has the wheels to challenge […]
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Boycotting the Corner Store with RB Tank Bigsby (Auburn): Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room
Learn what the corner store is and why it usually isn’t good for RBs with a look at Auburn’s NFL Draft prospect, Tank Bigsby. What Does the Corner Store Have to Do with Football? “‘Boycotting the Corner Store’ still lives rent-free in my head 11 years later,” — @brewpython27 on Twitter. Most of us have […]
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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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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 330: RB Kennedy Brooks (OU): The Mild-Mannered Magician
Matt Waldman examines Oklahoma’s Kennedy Brooks, the most conceptually and technically gifted running back in the 2021 NFL Draft class. Kennedy Brooks is a mild-mannered magician. Playing a position where even college coaches prefer elite athletes, Brooks has held down the starting job at Oklahoma — one of the great R.B.U.’s of college football in […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Treylon Burks (Arkansas) Recent Improvements, Continued Struggles
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room revisits the game of Arkansas weapon Treylon Burks and reveals a skill where Burks improved in 2021 and two areas where he continues to struggle. My project names for Burks as I study his film are Deebo Patterson and Cordarrelle Samuel. Big, strong, fast, and developing into a reliable contested-catch […]