This week's look at Next Gen Stats starts with the speed of the NFL's true burners. They're often seen as the players lined up wide and sent on "go" routes, but this top-end acceleration exists in all parts of the game. Before we get to the less-glorified speedsters, we'll first...
The Next Gen Stats Team uses its draft model to identify the five best value picks in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft -- including two cornerbacks selected in the 20s. news 2024 NFL Draft sleepers: Day 2 standouts and Day 3 hidden gems to target Who are the potential sleepers of th...
The biggest announcement was that of the new “Next Gen Stats” driven player movement. Now it’s hard to get excited about words, but this is a newly implemented system where EA has access to a plethora of real-life data from speed, power, route running, and player movement and it now...
Next Gen Stats announces new metrics for 2020 season The Next Gen Stats team has announcedseveral new, advanced stats for the 2020 NFL season. Here is a quick look at some of the new metrics to keep an eye on as we approach the start of the regular season. Expected Rushing Yards:...
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Clowney beat his block by 2.5 seconds 35 percent of the time last season including the playoffs, which was the second-highest rate among defensive ends and outside linebackers with at least 300 rushes. -- Sarah BarshopThe Chiefs will tag Dee Ford at a ...
Part two of my journey started as we were making our first foray onto the then “next-gen” consoles withNBA 2K14for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. During this time was when we debuted MyGM, an all-new franchise mode experience that put you in control of a team’s general manager and...
So when I tell you that White is a good RB and that 98% of the reason his average run was less than 4 yards per carry is because our interior OLine was the worst run blocking unit in the NFL – you might want to listen up…. Who are you gonna believe? Me? Or the Joe who ...
Next Gen Stats helps us track explosive plays with a combination of metrics, including distance and speed measurements, among others. I've taken a close look at the top runners in these categories to compile a list of the most explosive runners in the NFL from the 2021 season. ...
So far, early returns suggest theBrownsnailed theirNFL Draftevaluation onDenzel Ward. Per Next Gen Stats, Ward is allowing just 5.57 yards per target and a 50 percent catch rate when he's the nearest defender to a receiver. Free agent findE.J. Gaineshas been equally punishing, allowing 5.8...
Nick Shook ranks the 10 most explosive runners using Next Gen Stats metrics from the 2022 NFL season. Three quarterbacks make the list -- with one of them claiming the No. 1 spot!