Category: Data & Analytics Research

Defensive Back RAS: Does It Matter? A Comprehensive Analysis

For part 34 of our “Does It Matter?” series, we looked into the question of whether a Defensive Back’s Relative Athletic Score (RAS) can predict their success in the NFL. From this, we uncovered a specific range where RAS consistently appears more in the top fantasy football finishers compared to the bottom finishers. Here are […]

Defensive Back 40 Yard Dash Times: Do They Matter? A Comprehensive Analysis

In Part 32 of the “Does It Matter?” series, we dove into the question of whether a Defensive Backs’ 40-yard dash time can be a predictor for their NFL success. Here are all our findings: Methodology To conduct our analysis, we explored data from the top 50 fantasy football scorers from 2003 onwards, focusing on […]

Defensive Back Weight: Does It Matter? A Comprehensive Analysis

In Part 31 of our “Does It Matter?” series, we look to find if a Defensive Back’s weight can predict their NFL success. By crunching numbers and analyzing data from 2003 to 2023, we found an optimal range that you should hope for in your favorite athletes. Methodology For our methodology, we examined the top […]

Defensive Back Height: Does It Matter? A Comprehensive Analysis

For part 30 of our “Does It Matter?” series, we looked into the question of whether a defensive back’s height can be a predictor of their success in the NFL. By utilizing our collected data, we found an optimal range which has a higher appearance rate in the top performers. Here are all of our […]

Running Back Draft Capital: Does It Matter? A Comprehensive Analysis

For the 28th installment of our “Does It Matter?” series, we set out to determine whether a Running Back’s draft capital can predict their NFL success. From this, we found an optimal threshold that correlates to NFL success. Here are all of our findings: Methodology To conduct our analysis, we examined the top 50 fantasy […]

Running Backs College Yards: Does It Matter? A Comprehensive Analysis

For part 27 of our “Does It Matter?” series, we explored whether a college running back’s best all-purpose (AP) yardage season can predict their success in the NFL. To do this, we analyzed the top 50 fantasy football finishers since 2003. Here are all of our findings: Methodology For this analysis, we looked at the […]