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Jacksonville Jaguars

29 Jun , 2023
In the 32-team era, only 23 teams (about one per year) have improved by over 200 points, and they’re shown below. The Jaguars scored 151 more points, while also allowing 107 fewer...
Trevor Lawrence Calvin Ridley

George Pickens

29 Jun , 2023
One that leaps out is touchdowns: Pickens caught 5, Johnson didn't catch any. But what was especially remarkable was that Pickens' 801 yards came on just 84 targets...
George Pickens

Sophomore QBs

27 Jun , 2023
In the case of Ridder, a third-round pick a year ago, the Falcons have used top-10 picks the last three years on skill-position guys: Kyle Pitts, Drake London, Bijan Robinson...
Sam Howell Desmond Ridder

Sophomore Slump? (Wide receivers)

27 Jun , 2023
With running backs, the numbers were inconclusive. About half of the solid rookies put up similar or better numbers in Year 2, about half declined by a decent amount...
Chris Olave Garrett Wilson George Pickens Drake London

Dameon Pierce

26 Jun , 2023
The Texans ranked next-to-last in rushing last year, down at 87 yards per game. They also scored only 7 rushing touchdowns all year (also next-to-last)...
Dameon Pierce Rachaad White James Conner Cam Akers Jonathan Taylor

Sophomore Slump?

26 Jun , 2023
There's no definitive threshold for what constitutes rookie year success, but I went with running backs who rushed for over 800 yards in their first seasons...
Isiah Pacheco Kenneth Walker Tyler Allgeier Dameon Pierce

Zach Charbonnet

25 Jun , 2023
I don’t believe the selection of Charbonnet is an indictment of Walker. Instead, I think they’re just looking to bolster the position...
Zach Charbonnet

Alabama running backs

24 Jun , 2023
Gibbs ran a 4.36 at the combine, and teams are always going to want to get that kind of speed on the field. He's a little undersized (5-9, 199), so it makes sense for Detroit to also use Montgomery...
Jahmyr Gibbs

Slower running backs

23 Jun , 2023
It might not. For this table, I took a look at all the running backs drafted in the first three rounds the last 10 years...
Tank Bigsby Zach Charbonnet

A.J. Brown

20 Jun , 2023
Consider yards per target. That is, not yards gained on catches, but average yards gained on pass plays (including incompletions)...
A.J. Brown

Geno Smith

18 Jun , 2023
In DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, the Seahawks have a great one-two punch of wide receivers, and it’s looking like they’ll have a quality third option sooner rather than later...
Geno Smith Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Late-round quarterbacks

18 Jun , 2023
Purdy, famously, was Mr. Irrelevant in the 2022 Draft, and nearly led the 49ers to the Super Bowl. He got hurt early on in the NFC Championship Game, or who knows...
Sam Howell Brock Purdy

Kenneth Walker

13 Jun , 2023
Preseason talk from coaches (especially Pete Carroll) is often meaningless, so we won't have a great idea of what to expect until the season begins...
Kenneth Walker Tyler Allgeier Dameon Pierce

Rookie quarterbacks

12 Jun , 2023
One school of thought is that it’s preferred to draft quarterbacks who’ve played a bunch. The 10,000-hour type guys have a better chance of not being mentally overwhelmed...
Anthony Richardson Bryce Young

Elite quarterbacks

10 Jun , 2023
This isn’t earth-shattering. You throw close to 40 touchdowns, and your team will be winning some games. But I poked around with the numbers some on this...
Lamar Jackson Deshaun Watson

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