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Official 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Model Projections

We are less than a month away from the NFL Draft! Without an NFL Combine and coming off of a COVID-19 impacted season where schedules were limited to within conferences and were of unequal length, in addition to many players simply not playing, this hasn’t exactly been the smoothest of draft cycles. Yet, by all indications, this is an incredibly talented draft class filled with … Continue reading Official 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Model Projections

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Stars or Depth? What Is The Best Way To Build an NFL Roster?

With the 2020-2021 NFL season now over, it is officially the offseason! To be fair, there really isn’t an offseason in professional sports- activity happens year-round! As we get farther into the offseason, we will get to see how each front office goes about building their rosters. The best part about this? No two general managers are alike! Some will prioritize adding star talent through … Continue reading Stars or Depth? What Is The Best Way To Build an NFL Roster?

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Ranking The Top 131 Edge Rushers From a Mathematical Perspective

Recently, we got a good idea of who the best front-four defenders were by ranking the top interior defensive linemen in the NFL. However, outside of Aaron Donald, most of the elite pass rushers come from the edge rush position, so this ranking the top edge rushers will give us a good idea of which teams will be the most effective at pressuring opposing quarterbacks. … Continue reading Ranking The Top 131 Edge Rushers From a Mathematical Perspective

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NFL Draft Grades/Analysis: NFC

Even though it couldn’t take place in Las Vegas and had to be done remotely, it’s safe to say that the 2020 NFL Draft went smoothly. However, that doesn’t mean each team performed at the same level. Obviously, every team feels great about their draft class, and it’s true that we can’t be certain about how these prospects pan out. Yet, there’s no reason to … Continue reading NFL Draft Grades/Analysis: NFC

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2020 NFL Draft Live Coverage/Analysis

It’s finally here! With so much uncertainty, especially at the top, this figures to be one of the most exciting and shocking drafts in recent memory. Throughout the first round, we’ll go through every pick, with live grades/analysis. Before the draft starts, he is my official “what I think happens” mock draft: CIN- QB Joe Burrow WSH- EDGE Chase Young DET- CB Jeff Okudah NYG- … Continue reading 2020 NFL Draft Live Coverage/Analysis

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The Ten Greatest Misconceptions About The NFL Draft

Every offseason, the NFL draft process is a very extensive one for analysts, front offices and fans, who do as much research they can to dictate what is the right approach to take to bolster their team’s roster. However, during this time, fans get a lot their information from draft analysts, but unfortunately, they are often misinformed. Even worse, teams fall into this same trap, … Continue reading The Ten Greatest Misconceptions About The NFL Draft

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2020 NFL Draft Position-By-Position Breakdown

Between our rankings of prospects per position, our positional adjusted big board, a sample “what I would do” mock draft, and our team-by-team previews, we’ve certainly gone over what each team should do in the NFL draft. However, it’s now time for us to focus on the specific prospects. Today, we’ll go position-by-position, picking a prospect for each of the following classifications: best player, most … Continue reading 2020 NFL Draft Position-By-Position Breakdown

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2020 NFL Team-By-Team Draft Preview

We are now within a week of the NFL Draft! In my opinion, outside of the unique circumstances that have developed based on COVID-19, there is other reasons to believe that this will be one of the most intriguing drafts in recent memory. Between Tua Tagovailoa’s injury history, the deep receiver, cornerback, and offensive tackle draft classes, and the existence of extremely valuable defensive players … Continue reading 2020 NFL Team-By-Team Draft Preview

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Official “What I Would Do” 2020 NFL Mock Draft

Several draft analysts like to predict what teams will do in the draft, but in my opinion, they can get somewhat redundant after a while- the predicted picks usually don’t skew much, and in the end, most mock drafts don’t reflect how the draft will play out. Instead, today, I’ll play the role of general manager for all 32 teams, and create a “what I … Continue reading Official “What I Would Do” 2020 NFL Mock Draft

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The Ultimate Positional Value 2020 NFL Draft Board

Every year, NFL Draft analysts put together their draft boards, but most of the time, they aren’t properly adjusted towards positional value. However, since positional value ultimately tends to determine where players are, and should be, drafted, I decided to alter my big board in order to properly compensate for it. Based off of several data points from Pro Football Focus, I’ve not only been able to … Continue reading The Ultimate Positional Value 2020 NFL Draft Board

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