Tyquan Thornton is the Mock Draft Consensus WR22, projected to go in Round 5.
But he's probably one of my top-15 favorite WRs in this class. And I don't see any way he falls out of Day 2.
Thread: 🧵👇🏼
**Production + Efficiency Profile**
Broke out in his age 19.1 sophomore season, gaining 782 yards (22% YMS) on 68 targets
Or, 77% as many receiving yards as senior and future Round 2-pick Denzel Mims (2.8 years older) on only 60% as many targets
Jul 28, 2020 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
I can't stop thinking about the #Eagles' decision to draft WR Jalen Reagor over WR Justin Jefferson -- who went one pick later, to the #Vikings
Was it speed, like @MoveTheSticks suggested? I don’t think so.
Last year I wrote a weekly column on streaming defenses.
No one read it. No one cared.
I get it.
But it’s still a position that accrues fantasy points for your team, and as such, it’s relevant. It’s a potential small edge to be maximized, and maximize we must. Because that’s all we have.
And streaming is glaringly the optimal approach.
Jun 5, 2020 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
Slot Wide Receivers Don’t Matter: A Thread
#SWRDM
We've all heard that "Running Backs Don't Matter"
One argument: “RBs are a dime a dozen. Your GM is an idiot if he spends a Day 2 pick on a RB. Any UDFA will do.”
But are we sure slot wide receiver production isn’t just as (if not more) cheaply available / easily replaceable
May 30, 2020 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
I don't know if anyone cares as much as I do, but 'Fantasy Strength of Schedule' is a subject I've written about and grappled with for about 4-5 years now
With the help of the great @beerswater, there came a breakthrough
Here's what we came up with:
[Articles out this week]
Essentially,,,
The difference between Joe Mixon’s schedule last year and his schedule this year is the difference between him finishing 20th (14.1) and 12th in fantasy points per game (15.9).
Mar 3, 2020 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
In our final attempt to find meaning - any meaning whatsoever - in the Combine, I wanted to look at the data in a slightly different way than straight correlations
How athletic is an elite fantasy RB/WR/TE compared to an average one? Or an above average one to a below average one? What happens when we bring draft capital into the equation? What events might NFL teams be over/underweighting in the draft?
Sep 17, 2019 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
NFL Athletes Who Went Vegan: A Thread
The first player I remember adopting a vegan diet was Arian Foster in July of 2012.
This was from the ESPN article covering the story: