Shawn Siegele examines Jerome Ford in his All-the-Metrics series and breaks down the red flags that stand in the way of fantasy production. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a…...

Shawn Siegele examines Tyler Goodson in his All-the-Metrics series and explains why he could be the next 20% rookie win rate back. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a handful…...

Shawn Siegele examines Tyler Badie in his All-the-Metrics series and examines his chances to become fantasy’s next great receiving back. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it…...

It’s hard not to love explosive running backs – players who can take a handoff, find a hole, juke past a linebacker, and race to the end zone. These are the type of plays that circle through our minds as we think about how a player’s skill set will translate to the NFL. There’s no denying that they’re exciting, but if they don’t translate to…...

Receiving skill is crucial for running back prospects, especially in fantasy. In most dynasty leagues, players earn a point for every reception, so backs who can add several points through the air have a huge advantage. This is why receiving yardage market share is one of our favorite RB metrics. We’ve previously found that a 10% threshold usually signals a strong chance of success at…...

It’s NFL pro day season! The final step for many of the top incoming prospects before the NFL Draft. Luckily we actually had an NFL combine this year, so we won’t be exclusively reliant on Pro Day results for physical testing like we were in 2021. But what makes a good pro day? And how much does that really matter? We’ll dive into that a…...

As the fifth running back taken in the 2021 NFL Draft, Michael Carter went in the early fourth round. Although Carter landed on the Jets, he flashed RB1 upside in Week 7 and 8 after sharing the workload with Tevin Coleman and Ty Johnson. As the second North Carolina back drafted in 2021, Carter popped in the advanced stats like his former teammate Javonte Williams…....

It’s Mock Draft Season! You may have noticed that every major sports publication has been pumping out mock NFL Draft after mock NFL Draft. Every single one tells a unique story. Each one its own masterpiece. But I wondered, what do all these mock drafts mean for fantasy football this year and beyond? And what if I could combine them all into one to best…...

Shawn Siegele examines the 2022 NFL combine results for small-school stars Skyy Moore and Jalen Tolbert, including an under-the-radar element that adds sparkle to their profiles. We’ve been looking at big combine stories this week, from Winners and Losers at RB and WR, to the Freak Score stars, and the key athletic comps for top prospects. Ben Gretch and I broke down all of the…...

Shawn Siegele uses the NFL Workout Explorer to evaluate all the physical comps for top prospects in the 2022 NFL draft. The 2022 NFL combine came along and did what it always does; it dramatically altered the landscape. The top prospects generally moved up, and while RB continues to look relatively thin, the WR position is now populated with sleeper options galore. Travis May’s Combine…...

The NFL Combine is wrapped up for the offensive players. We have all this athletic testing data. But what does it mean? Here at Rotoviz we’ll spend the next few months helping you understand the interaction of production and athleticism, but today we need to recalibrate how the NFL will likely value some of the big winners and losers. We’ve reported the Freak Score results…...

The NFL Combine is wrapped up for all of the offensive players. We have all this athletic testing data. But what does it mean? Here at Rotoviz we’ll spend the next few months helping you understand the interaction of production and athleticism, but today we need to recalibrate how the NFL will likely value some of the big winners and losers. Yesterday we reported the…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the WR Freak Scores for the NFL’s fastest combine class ever. If you’ve been compiling picks for the maligned 2022 rookie draft, you got what you wanted on Thursday. A record eight WRs ran below 4.4 at the 2022 NFL combine, and several of the other big names also ran well. Many of these players will start rising on draft boards…....

The NFL combine is here! Every year millions of football fans tune in to watch the “Underwear Olympics” of the NFL to see just how athletic all their favorite incoming rookies are. And every year there’s hot debate as to which metrics matter. The truth of it? Most of the NFL combine metrics generate very little measurable statistical signal in terms of predicting future outcomes…...

This year’s quarterback class is already slated to be one of the most controversial in recent memory. From the athletic upside of Malik Willis (Liberty), to the complete opposite with Carson Strong. From the early elite analytical success of Sam Howell, to the bizarre fifth-year breakout for Kenny Pickett. And then there’s the near perfect peak performance of Matt Corral contrasted with the long-term but…...

Kadarius Toney was the fourth receiver off the board in the 2021 NFL Draft. Outside of two big games in Weeks 4 and 5, Toney’s rookie season was one in which he struggled to stay on the field. In July 2021, Toney had COVID-19, then an undisclosed injury in the preseason that later became a hamstring injury. Within the first few weeks of the regular…...

It’s been clear for quite some time that the 2022 NFL Draft Class wouldn’t exactly be “stacked” at the running back position. Breece Hall (Iowa State), Isaiah Spiller (Texas A&M), Kenneth Walker III (Michigan State), and Kyren Williams (Notre Dame) seem to be perceived as the consensus top four right now. But who are some names outside of the obvious that we should be targeting…...