Category: Data & Analytics Research

Tight Ends: Can The Star-Predictor Score (SPS) Help Predict NFL Success?

For the next entry into our now 53-part “Does It Matter?” series, we assessed whether the Tight Ends Star-Predictor Score (SPS), found here, can reliably forecast their future Fantasy Football success. while using it as a scouting tool. In this article, we looked at how predictive it is and identify a specific SPS range that […]

Running Backs: Can The Star-Predictor Score (SPS) Help Predict NFL Success?

For the 52nd entry in our “Does It Matter?” series, we explore how effectively the Running Back Star-Predictor Score (SPS), found here, forecasts the future success of running backs while using it as a scouting tool. This study explores the SPS’s ability to predict career success and will establish the ideal benchmark for player assessment. […]

Can College All-Purpose Yardage Predict A Quarterbacks’ NFL Success?

In Part 51 of our “Does It Matter?” series, we explored the predictive power of a quarterback’s top college yardage season on NFL success. We found a threshold which you should hope your favorite athletes to achieve, and applied standard statistical methods. Here are all of our findings: Methodology To structure our study, we collected […]

Can Overall Draft Capital Predict A Quarterbacks’ NFL Success?

For part 50 of our “Does It Matter?” series, we looked into whether a Quarterback’s NFL success can be predicted by their draft capital. Our main goal was to find whether the draft capital spent on a Quarterback can predict their NFL success, and subsequently where you should hope for your favorite athlete to be […]

Can College TD/INT Ratios Predict Quarterbacks’ NFL Success?

For our 49th installment in the “Does It Matter?” series, we looked into the significance of a quarterback’s college career touchdown-to-interception (TD/INT) ratio to see whether it can predict their success in the NFL. Here are all of our findings: Methodology To gauge the relevance of college TD/INT ratios, we analyzed data from the top […]

Wide Receivers: Can The Star-Predictor Score (SPS) Help Predict NFL Success?

For the 48th part in our “Does It Matter?” series, we examined whether the model we’ve developed — thanks in large part to the constructive feedback from our viewers over the past year — can reliably predict future success in the NFL for Wide Receivers. This model, known as the Star-Predictor Score (SPS), Currently has […]