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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 Cast 2019 Team Projection Series with Dwain McFarland

The RSP Cast 2019 Team Projection Series with Dwain McFarland has earned a ton of great feedback. Here’s an easy spot where you can find them all. My regular listeners for the RSP Cast have given effusive praise to the 2019 Team Projection Series that Dwain McFarland and I have been conducting each week. I’ve…
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Footballguys Audible Podcast with Cecil Lammey and Matt Waldman

Cecil Lammey and Matt Waldman discuss the latest from the NFL and fantasy football including the likelihood of a minimal punishment for Tyreek Hill, Broncos wide receiver sleepers, Denver’s two-headed backfield, and Melvin Gordon’s contract. It’s important to remind new RSP readers that I am a senior staff writer at Footballguys and participate in one…
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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 NFL Lens: WR Anthony Miller’s (Chicago) Slot Physicality and Route Prowess

Fans don’t often think about slot receivers facing physical coverage, but Chicago Bears rookie Anthony Miller demonstrates that it’s still part of the job—a job Miller performs well according to Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens. We often think about the slot receiver position as a less physical role. Slot receivers may take hits, but they…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Joe Burrow (LSU), Box Scores, and Development

Matt Waldman’s RSP contributor Mark Schofield delivers an analysis of box score scouting, screenshot scouting, and how he navigates between the two when examining LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, a 2020 NFL Draft prospect. Black And White Is Hard To Find (As Much As We Beleive It Exists) This may be the Golden Age of football…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Finding A Fit for TE/WR Darren Waller (Oakland)

Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens profiles Darren Waller’s 2018 stretch-run with the Raiders and what it reveals about Oakland’s potential use of him in 2019. A former big-play, split-end at Georgia Tech, Darren Waller has always been an impressive physical specimen. A 6’6″, 238-pound option, Waller had impressive pre-draft marks: a 37-inch Vertical Jump, a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.82: Oakland Raiders Offensive Projections with Dwain McFarland

Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast continues its 2019 Team Projection Series with Dwain McFarland with a deep dive into the individual and team performance of the Oakland Raiders offense. Dwain McFarland returns to the show for an excellent conversation about how to project offenses and a look at the Raiders offense: Are the criticisms of Jon…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.81: L.A. Chargers Offensive Projections with Dwain McFarland

Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast continues its 2019 Team Projection Series with Dwain McFarland with a deep dive into the individual and team performance of the Los Angeles Chargers offense. Dwain McFarland returns to the show for an excellent conversation about how to project offenses and a look at the Chargers offense: Could Philip Rivers have…

