The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: NFL draft

  • Joining Football Outsiders

    I’m pleased to announce that I will be joining Football Outsiders to pen analysis on pro prospects.  My weekly column will be published on Saturdays beginning this fall until the NFL Draft. I will provide player/game analysis of high-performing college players, including non-skill positions on both sides of the ball. I’m excited become a part…

  • Juron Criner: “Trust Me”

    Whether it was in a stadium, the park, the street, or your friend’s back yard, I know you’ve been in a situation where you knew you could take the man assigned to you. All you had to do was convince your quarterback. The fewer the words, the better. “Trust me.”

  • Looking for Mr. Dunn: LaMichael James

    Looking for Mr. Dunn: LaMichael James

    If there’s an alternate universe, I’m a running back in it. There isn’t a week that goes by that I walk along the field that held the first football game at the University of Georgia and daydream of ripping off a run like Garrison Hearst’s 96-yard touchdown versus the Jets. I just don’t act it…

  • Pre-Order the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio

    If you haven’t heard, the 2012 RSP is now available for pre-order. Now in its seventh year, I publish the Rookie Scouting Portfolio every April 1. I  have evaluated 161 players at the offensive skill positions thus far. The publication essentially has three parts: 1. Rankings, analysis, and player comparisons: This is generally 120-130 pages…

  • QB Kirk Cousins: Footwork and Pocket Management

    QB Kirk Cousins: Footwork and Pocket Management

    [Author’s Note: I tag this post and others like it as “scouting reports,” because readers seeking this type of information search the Internet with this terminology. This post and others like it are not scouting reports. It’s a few plays used as talking points to discuss technique. For a complete assessment of a player for…

  • RGIII: Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick . . .

    Explosive (– noun): a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. Examples include TNT, C-4, and RGIII. Not that I’m an expert at explosives, but it only takes a childhood of movies to…

  • Reads Listens Views 3/2/2012

    Hurricanes QB Jacory Harris had an uneven college career and Miami, but he did play in a pro style offense and his arm strength is pretty good. Accuracy? The hips tell the story, see below. Photo by Greg Hartmann. For more analysis like this at every skill position, purchase the Rookie Scouting Portfolio available here…

  • Wake Up Call: Notable 40 Times

    Riddles for you. What do you call a wide receiver that runs in the 4.61-4.72 range in the 40 at the NFL Combine or Pro Day? What about a running back that runs 4.66-4.69? A bust? Yeah, in February. Maybe in April. But you better try on some different labels for the guy come September.…

  • Temple RB Bernard Pierce: All About The Angles

    Temple RB Bernard Pierce: All About The Angles

    Author’s Note: If you haven’t entered the RSP Guess the 40 Contest for a chance to win a free past issue of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, details here. Alshon Jeffrey still hasn’t run, so there’s time. Wednesday night, I Tweeted that there’s little better than watching a good angle blocking scheme in action. It’s like…

  • UNC DE Quinton Coples: The Importance of Pad Level

    By Jene Bramel Editor’s Note: Dr. Jene Bramel is a staff writer at Footballguys.com where he is among the best in the fantasy football business analyzing individual defensive players and player injuries. His top-notch work includes the columns “Reading the Defense,” “Second Opinion,” and his popular segments on The Audible podcasts. Jene would never tell…