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Week 5 NFL Star-Predictor Score (SPS) Recap, Updated 2026 SPS Grades, Trade Advice, Rankings

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Tight Ends: Can PFF’s Contested Catch Percentage Help Predict NFL Success?

For the 81-part “Does It Matter?” series, we crunched the numbers to answer another question for fantasy football scouting: Can a Tight End’s college Contested Catch Percentage help predict their future success in the NFL? Further, how significant is this metric, and what is the ideal benchmark or range for fantasy managers to look for? We applied […]

Tight Ends: Can PFF’s Run Block Grades Help Predict NFL Success?

For the next installment into our 80-part “Does It Matter?” series, we crunched the numbers to uncover whether a Tight End’s single-best college season PFF Run Block (RBLK) grade can help predict their NFL success. All our questions were whether this metric matters, how much it matters, and benchmarks within it which have indicated top […]

Tight Ends: Can PFF’s Receiving Grades Help Predict NFL Success?

For the 79th installment of our “Does It Matter?” series, we investigated a key college metric for Tight Ends: their single-season best PFF Receiving Grade. Can this collegiate data point help predict future NFL success? We dove into the data to find if there’s a correlation, how much it matters, and what benchmark fantasy managers […]

Wide Receivers: Can PlayerProfiler’s Speed Score Help Predict NFL Success?

For our 78-part “Does It Matter?” series we looked into Wide Receiver Speed Scores from PlayerProfiler, a metric designed to quantify a Wide Receivers straight-line speed relative to their weight. The questions at hand are simple: can this one number help us predict future success? Further, if it does matter what is a good Speed […]

The Best Wide Receivers: Can PlayerProfiler’s Burst Score Help Predict NFL Success?

For our 77-part “Does It Matter?” series, we explored whether a Wide Receiver’s Burst Score — sourced from PlayerProfiler — can serve as a reliable predictor for future success in the NFL. Within this article, we uncover the correlation, importance, and ideal benchmarks within this metric. Here are all of our findings: Methodology Our research […]