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Wins and fantasy defenses
11 May
, 2019
A couple of years ago I took a deep dive into the data. It was compelling, although maybe not as much as I expected. But 2018 was.
The long-term numbers I looked at were only slightly favorable...
A.J. Brown and D.K. Metcalf
9 May
, 2019
Metcalf generated a lot more hype the last couple of months, due to his huge combine performance and huge physique (you're probably seen the shirtless picture, which drew enough attention that Pete...
Slow runners
8 May
, 2019
A pair of third-round picks lead the way...
Mike Gesicki
7 May
, 2019
We kicked that around some yesterday, with the Iowa tight ends selected in the first round...
Rookie tight ends
6 May
, 2019
There have been a few exceptions. Jeremy Shockey and Evan Engram, most notably, put up top-5 numbers in their first seasons...
Patrick Mahomes
5 May
, 2019
But the way things are shaping up in Kansas City, I now think it’s more likely Mahomes finishes with fewer than 40 touchdowns...
Multiple wideouts drafted by same team
5 May
, 2019
Over the last 20 years, there have been 19 instances of teams drafting a pair of wideouts in the first three rounds -- so, almost once a year...
Drew Lock
4 May
, 2019
We know that it happens. Russell Wilson was a third-round pick, probably because of the gradually fading height bias...
DeAndre Hopkins
3 May
, 2019
Hopkins comes off his best season, setting career highs in both catches (115) and yards (1,572) in his sixth NFL season...
Alabama running backs
30 Apr
, 2019
If you go off production, Harris is the better of these two backs...
Late first-round wideouts
30 Apr
, 2019
I pulled out the numbers for all wide receivers drafted late in the first round -- I chose picks 20-32, or 31 for a couple of those years -- since 2000...
D.K. Metcalf
29 Apr
, 2019
Metcalf is big and fast, but he's also green. He missed virtually all of one college season and half of another due to injury...
Hakeem Butler
28 Apr
, 2019
I was further surprised when it was the Cardinals who selected him...
Josh Jacobs
27 Apr
, 2019
Jacobs doesn’t have great measurables. He’s a 4.6 guy...
Campbell looks super
24 Apr
, 2019
Campbell ran a 4.31 at the combine...

