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RSP Film Room No.89: QB Jerod Evans (VTech), Extended Look
Go ahead, ask me if I care about the two-year starter guideline. Jerod Evans is a one-year D-1 starter. There aren’t many one-year D-1 starters that have gone on to successful careers as NFL starters. Jerod Evans has a big arm. He throws the ball downfield with confidence and aggression. He displays touch, decisiveness, and…
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RSP Boiler Room No.71: RB Stanley “Boom” Williams (Kentucky)
If the back from Kentucky known as Boom doesn’t want have an NFL career that fizzles, he’ll need to step up his pass protection. Pass protection begins with attitude. It’s true. An aggressive mindset is the root of good blocking from the running back position. It’s only one game, but Stanley Williams lacked this quality against…
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RSP Boiler Room No.64: WR Chad Williams, Grambling
This fade route from Williams presents a good exercise for discerning successful and unsuccessful execution. Can a player earn a positive assessment from a negative outcome? It depends on the way you define your process for assessing the player. Did he score touchdowns? Did he earn a strong production share of his offense? Did he…
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RSP Boiler Room No.61: WR Austin Carr
Examining the vital details of receiving at the boundary. Unless I’ve missed something, Austin Carr isn’t a rare athlete within the spectrum of NFL wide receiver prospects. The Northwestern Wildcat is among the pack of receiver prospects I watch every year: Between 5’10” and 6’1″ Between 190-205 lbs. Enough speed to catch a go route of 30-40…
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RSP Boiler Room No.58: RB Joseph Yearby, Miami
Most likely back to be underrated in the NFL Draft? Miami’s former 5-star recruit could be the one. Joseph Yearby is a lot of things on a football field that I like. This is a partial list. He frustrates defensive linemen. Penetration into the backfield? Yearby spots it and turns likely losses into quality gains.…
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RSP Boiler Room No.53: Terrell Newby, Balance-Touch
What is a balance-touch? Terrell Newby demonstrates. Football fans seen the balance-touch technique all the time, but don’t know the term for it. Here’s a quick visual explanation and what it says about Nebraska’s Terrell Newby. For analysis of skill players in the 2017 draft class, pre-order a login for the 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio –…
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RSP Boiler Room No.52: TE Cethan Carter
Footwork issues can manifest in a variety of ways for a physically talented football player. Cethan Carter has the potential to become a talented move tight end. If you want to see how far along a player’s development is, study the footwork of his routes and transition from pass catcher to runner. For analysis of…
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RSP Film Room: RBs Donnel Pumphrey & Darren Sproles w/Eric Stoner
Eric Stoner and I study Darren Sproles, but first, we study a player who Emory Hunt says is used like Sproles in terms of system. Donnel Pumphrey is the latest of a long string of players earning direct comparisons to Darren Sproles. The most sensible of these comparisons comes from Emory Hunt, who shared that…
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NFL Lens: Tight Coverage With T.Y. Hilton
With noted exceptions, there’s a difference between “open” in college and pro football. In the NFL, there’s at least one play a game where the quarterback leans on his primary wide receiver to win the ball against tight coverage. It doesn’t sound like a lot but consider the urgency that accompanies most moments football games.…
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The NFL Lens: Fade Route Boundary Depth w/Michael Crabtree
Studying college tape is my job. Studying NFL tape is my education. Michael Crabtree’s tape is always a strong lesson for route running. In my RSP publication, videos, and blog posts, I often say that one of the most important facets of scouting college talent is viewing prospects through an NFL lens. I do this…