Tag Archives: NFL Draft

Do NFL Teams Think the Combine Matters: Defense

Posted on March 5, 2013 by harvardsportsanalysis

By Anthony Zonfrelli As I studied the predictive value of NFL combine events on the draft picks of offensive players, this post examines which combine tests NFL front offices tend to focus on when selecting defensive recruits. This analysis, coupled … Continue reading →

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Do NFL Teams Think the Combine Matters: Offense

Posted on February 28, 2013 by harvardsportsanalysis

By Anthony Zonfrelli Last February, HSAC member Kevin Meers analyzed which combine events (namely 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical leap, broad jump, 20-yard shuttle, and 3-cone drill) actually translate into future NFL success for each position. The original article used … Continue reading →

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Why Any NFL GM Who Reads Bleacher Report Should Be Fired: A Response to “Why Any NFL GM Who Uses the Harvard NFL Pick Value Chart Should Be Fired”

Posted on May 29, 2012 by kevinmeers

In April, a writer for the Bleacher Report (BR) attempted to critique a new pick value chart for the NFL draft that I created and that HSAC published. There are many legitimate criticisms of my work in that article that … Continue reading →

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Equally Inaccurate: An Analysis of Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay’s Draft Rankings

Posted on May 25, 2012 by harvardsportsanalysis

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Don’t Trade Up in the NFL Draft

Posted on April 25, 2012 by kevinmeers

As the draft looms tomorrow night, NFL teams are (hopefully) finalizing their draft boards and trying to make plans for every conceivable contingency. Whether or not they want to trade, and in which direction, is surely one of those considerations. … Continue reading →

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Analyzing the NFL Draft: The Safest Positions to Target in the First Round

Posted on April 9, 2012 by harvardsportsanalysis

by Robert Bedetti ESPN is once again allowing Mel Kiper to flaunt his homemade haircut and scowl on live television, which can only mean one thing: draft day is approaching. As we count down the days to the start of … Continue reading →

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Running Back Evaluation in the NFL Draft: Part II

Posted on March 22, 2012 by harvardsportsanalysis

by Sam Waters Last week we looked at expected production for running backs based on pick number in the NFL draft. Using a logistic regression, we found the price NFL teams currently pay in terms of draft picks for a … Continue reading →

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Running Back Evaluation in the NFL Draft: Part I

Posted on March 13, 2012 by harvardsportsanalysis

by Sam Waters Last week, the Houston Texans signed running back Arian Foster to a five year, $43.5 million deal. Foster, an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee in 2009, was toiling in obscurity heading into the 2010 season. Five … Continue reading →

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Follow Up: Redskins Trade for RGIII

Posted on March 12, 2012 by kevinmeers

After I posted my analysis of the Redskins’ trade for Robert Griffin III, a few readers asked how good Robert Griffin III would have to be if the Washington Redskins more properly valued their future draft picks. In my previous … Continue reading →

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Evaluating the Redskins Trade for Robert Griffin III

Posted on March 10, 2012 by kevinmeers

On Friday night, reports emerged that the Washington Redskins had agreed to give the St. Louis Rams their first and second round picks this year, along with their 2013 and 2014 first round picks in exchange for the second overall … Continue reading →

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