Category: Data & Analytics Research

Tight Ends: Can Dominator (PlayerProfiler) Help Predict NFL Success?

For the 98th installment in our “Does It Matter?” series, we looked at one of the most niche statistics for the Tight End position: The Dominator Rating (via PlayerProfiler). Does a high college dominator actually predict NFL fantasy production, or is it an overrated metric for the position? We crunched the numbers to figure out if it […]

Tight Ends: Can Shuttle Times Help Predict NFL Success?

In the 97th installment of our “Does It Matter?” series we’re looking into shuttle times for Tight Ends. For fantasy football purposes, does a faster shuttle actually translate to more NFL fantasy points for Tight Ends? By crunching the numbers from the last two decades, we’ve identified a specific benchmark that separates the elite producers […]

Tight Ends: Can 1st Downs Help Predict NFL Success?

For our 96-part “Does It Matter?” series, we next wanted to figure out whether a Tight End’s highest single-season college first down season total can help predict their NFL fantasy football points or not. Further, we wanted to know the desired optimal range if it does help and how much weight this metric carries in […]

Tight Ends: Can Athleticism Scores Help Predict NFL Success?

For our 95-part “Does It Matter?” series we looked to solve another fantasy football question: does a Tight End’s raw athleticism translate to elite NFL production? By leveraging PlayerProfiler’s Athleticism Score, we crunched nearly two decades of data to determine if this metric is a reliable predictor of future success or simply noise. Here are […]

Tight Ends: Can Burst Scores Help Predict NFL Success?

In the 94th installment of our “Does It Matter?” series we are looking into Tight End’s PlayerProfiler Burst Score to see if they actually correlate with elite fantasy production. By crunching nearly two decades of data, we’ve identified specific benchmarks and trends that can help you break ties from prospects or determine which players have the physical profile to reach the elite Fantasy Football tier. Here are all of our findings.

Tight Ends: Can Speed Scores Help Predict NFL Success?

For the next installment in our 93-part “Does It Matter?” series, we looked into another metric for Tight Ends: Speed Score (as popularized by PlayerProfiler). In this article, we look at whether a TE’s Speed Score – a metric that adjusts a player’s 40-yard dash time for their weight – actually predicts future fantasy success, what benchmarks […]