The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: 2018 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 101: QB Lamar Jackson (Louisville) Drops And Accuracy

    RSP Boiler Room No. 101: QB Lamar Jackson (Louisville) Drops And Accuracy

    Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines the footwork of Lamar Jackson, a top quarterback prospect for the 2018 NFL Draft. A quarterback’s footwork is a window to his mind. As I continue studying Lamar Jackson’s game, I see an intelligent, patient, and accurate passer when he begins the play with a plan. Even if the defense…

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 99: WR Anthony Miller (Memphis) And Boundary Technique

    RSP Boiler Room No. 99: WR Anthony Miller (Memphis) And Boundary Technique

    Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines NFL-approved boundary technique from wide receiver prospect Anthony Miller of Memphis. The most memorable insights I get from attending practices often go well beyond the players in attendance. Before the big networks made a deal with the Senior Bowl to stake its claim to the stretch of land along…

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 95: RB Derrius Guice (LSU) and Judging On-Field Speed

    RSP Boiler Room No. 95: RB Derrius Guice (LSU) and Judging On-Field Speed

    Matt Waldman uses the tape of Guice, a top running back prospect for the 2018 NFL Draft, to illustrate how he evaluates speed on film and compares it to 40 times at the NFL Combine. I don’t guess weight at the county fair, and I don’t guess 40 times on film. If you expect me…

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 93: RB Akrum Wadley (Iowa)

    RSP Boiler Room No. 93: RB Akrum Wadley (Iowa)

    Wadley, an elusive 2018 NFL Draft running back prospect, also has functional power due to his pad level. Matt Waldman provides several examples in this RSP Boiler Room episode. When you learn about Akrum Wadley (his first name is pronounced ACK-rum), you’ll hear about the tight spin moves in the hole that leave defenders grasping at…