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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 328: WR Chris Olave (OSU) Tracking Expertise
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2022 NFL Draft prospect Chris Olave and illustrates the Buckeye receiver’s ball-tracking expertise and the advanced decision-making embedded within his choices. While I still have a few layers of analysis left with my scouting process, I currently have Olave ever so slightly higher than Garrett Wilson. Depending on your…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Quick Game with Mark Schofield: Flores, Burrow, and Senior Bowl
Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman talk about the Brian Flores lawsuit against the NFL, Joe Burrow’s career to date, and the nuts and bolts of the Senior Bowl as an event as well as compelling players we’ll be studying. Listen below! For the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: WR Justyn Ross (Clemson): Reading Leverage
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines a play from Justyn Ross’ 2021 campaign that reveals his skill with reading coverage and working open for his quarterback. The only concern I have with Justyn Ross as an NFL Draft prospect is his medicals. Ross had a history of stingers that led to him discovering that he had a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 327: WR Braylon Sanders (Ole Miss) The Hidden Value of Attacking At Full Speed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines three routes from Braylon Sanders’ film portfolio that illustrate the hidden value of running stems and attacking leverage at full speed. 1,465 yards in a five-year college football career is not the box score resume of an early-round pick. However, a career average of 21 yards per catch will…
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The OBR Podcast: Matt Waldman And Jake Burns Revisit Baker Mayfield’s Scouting Reports
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writer Matt Waldman joins the OBR to discuss his and Lance Zierlein’s pre-draft scouting reports of Browns’ quarterback Baker Mayfield and reflect on his NFL career to date. My comp for Mayfield wasn’t Brett Farve, Russell Wilson, or Drew Brees, the three most popular comparisons I saw in draft media. Mine was…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield: KC-Buffalo, New GMs, NFLPA, and Shrine Game
Matt Waldman and Mark Schofield reconvene for conversations about the NFL players, games, and scouting in this weeks RSP Quick Game. Topic List: 1. What were our favorite parts of the KC_Buf game? 2. Where does it stack up with the great games we’ve seen? 3. What can we expect from Ryan Poles in Chicago?…
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Links to Matt Waldman’s 2022 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analysis, 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 in the 17th 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. 326: WR Kyle Philips (UCLA) When There’s Too Much of A Good Thing
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the release repertoire of UCLA slot receiver Kyle Philips who can be guilty of having too much of a good thing when it comes to his arsenal of footwork. Can a prospect have too much of a good thing? If he doesn’t know how to apply his skills with…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No. 325: WR George Pickens (UGA) Jumping Is A Raw Material, The Jump-Back Is A Skill
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines one play UGA wide receiver George Pickens’ portfolio, a back-shoulder fade where his jump-back technique needs refinement. When we look back on this 2022 NFL Draft class, there are legitimate reasons that George Pickens could easily wind up its best wide receiver. The reason I’m banking on most dropping…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 324: WR Wan’Dale Robinson (Kentucky) Body Positioning at the Catch Point
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the body positioning of Kentucky WR Wan’Dale Robinson at the catch point, an area of this 2022 NFL Draft prospect’s game that is a mixed bag at this stage of his development. A quick, agile, and exciting slot receiver with big-play skill in the open field, Robinson made big…
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