Category: Data & Analytics Research

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 […]

Tight Ends: Can Agility Scores Help Predict NFL Success?

In part 92 of our “Does It Matter?” series we crunched the numbers to determine if a Tight End’s Agility Score (as defined by PlayerProfiler) can help predict future fantasy football success. If it can, how important is it and what is the ideal benchmark we should be looking for? Here are all of our […]

Tight Ends: Can Catch Radius Help Predict NFL Success?

For Part 91 of our “Does It Matter?” series we looked to figure out if a Tight End’s Catch Radius can help predict their future success, how much weight you should put on it, and what the ideal benchmark is for this metric. We found a specific Catch Radius range that occurred at a significantly higher rate […]

Tight Ends: Can Missed Tackles Forced (MTF) Help Predict NFL Success?

In the 90th installment of our “Does It Matter?” series, we are looking specifically at the Tight End position. For the metric this week, we are attempting to find whether a Tight End’s best Missed Tackles Forced (MTF) college season can help predict their future NFL fantasy success. Is the ability to break tackles in […]

Tight Ends: Can Drop Rates Help Predict NFL Success?

In Part 89 of our “Does It Matter?” series, we crunched the numbers to determine if a Tight End’s College Drop Rate is a valid predictor of future success, how much weight you should give it, and what the ideal benchmark is for an elite fantasy assets. Here are all our findings. Methodology To structure […]