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  • NFL Draft: Denzel Boston Scouting Report

    NFL Draft: Denzel Boston Scouting Report

    Below is an excerpt from Washington WR Denzel Boston’s scouting report on The SIS NFL Draft Website.

    Click here to read the full report and ratings from Jordan Edwards, as well as statistical analysis from our R&D team.

    Overview

    Boston is a big-bodied receiver with smooth athleticism who can be a ball-winner in contested catch situations with strong hands and a physical frame.

    Overall

    Denzel Boston is a big-bodied WR in the pro-style Washington Huskies offense. He is primarily used as the X receiver on the perimeter, but can reduce down into the slot to create advantageous matchups with his size. Washington’s head coach, Jedd Fisch, has an NFL background, and was able to utilize Boston’s skill set in a way that can translate effectively to the next level. He suffered an ankle injury later in the 2025 season, but didn’t cause him to miss any games. He also had surgery for a sports hernia in the offseason, prior to the start of the 2025 season. He is a big-bodied wide receiver with good length and physicality to his frame. He is a smooth athlete who moves very well for his size and has excellent body control to match. He lacks elite explosiveness and quick-twitch movements, but still is a good athlete at his size. He is a competitive player who battled through injury to stay on the field in the latter part of the season, and will compete as an in-line blocker in the run game.

    Pass Game

    Boston has the skill set desired for a typical X receiver in an NFL offense. His size and frame create a natural advantage against most cornerbacks he will face. While he can evade the presence of press-man coverage at the LOS, players who can match his physicality can stifle him at the line. He displays a reliable release package that can set up his routes. At the catch point, he shows strong hands to attack and pluck the ball out of the air. He shows the concentration to catch while on the move and turn up field to create YAC opportunities. He displays a diverse route tree who can excel as a deep threat and on in-breaking routes too. An area of improvement is generating more explosion out of his breaks to create a little more separation. He is also a reliable receiver in contested catch situations. His balance, play strength, and strong hands allow him to attack the ball in traffic. His balance and body control allow him to stay grounded as a route runner and not get knocked off his path. He also shows savvy and IQ as a route runner, whether it is settling down in space or throwing a quick stutter or shoulder fake to create small pockets of separation downfield. He can track the ball vertically and has shown to adjust well to off-target throws and can secure the ball cleanly. Even though he is a good athlete, the lack of elite explosion can limit the separation he can create on a consistent basis. This can also translate over to his ability to extend plays after the catch. He isn’t a negative in this area, but there is more to be desired as a creator after the catch.

    Run Game

    In the run game, Boston is as competitive as a blocker that you can ask for. He can do the typical stalk blocking that most receivers are asked to do, but he can be useful as an in-line blocker to generate explosive runs. He can be used in the slot with reduced splits and work to the second level, and he has even shown the ability to pin and seal edges at the POA on runs out the perimeter.

    Last Word

    Boston projects to be an outside X receiver at the next level with his size, athleticism, and ball skills. While he isn’t a truly explosive receiving threat, his skill set translates well for his role in an NFL offense. His route tree and usage in college should allow him to ease into a role at the next level having already run pro-style concepts. His athleticism, body control, and contested catch reliability can help him carve out a role as a No. 2 option in an offense as a big-bodied receiving threat. On 3rd downs, he can win as the lone WR on a side of a formation, and can be a mismatch in the slot in both the run and pass game. He also has special teams ability having competed in the area consistently throughout his collegiate career and even returned a punt for a TD this season.

    Click here to read the full report and ratings from Jordan Edwards, as well as statistical analysis from our R&D team.

  • NFL Draft: Fernando Mendoza Scouting Report

    NFL Draft: Fernando Mendoza Scouting Report

    Below is an excerpt from Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza’s scouting report on The SIS NFL Draft Website.

    Click here to read the full report and ratings from Ben Hrkach, as well as statistical analysis from our R&D team.

    Overview

    Mendoza is an experienced quarterback with good height that can make every throw on the field and plays with a consistent confidence that bleeds into his teammates, and though he lacks big-time arm strength or athleticism, he can lead a team to a championship at the next level.

    Overall

    Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback in Indiana’s shotgun offense that utilizes play-action, designed rollouts, and requires its playcaller to make copious pre-snap reads. He played in Cal’s spread offense for the 3 years prior. After redshirting as a freshman and a few end-of-game snaps in Week 1 of 2023, Mendoza seized the starting role in Week 6. He proceeded to lead the Bears for the next 17 games before an illness forced him to miss the final 2 in 2024. Mendoza then transferred to Indiana, where he started all 16 games in 2025. Mendoza plays with a consistent confidence that shows in his mental and physical resilience. He is a sufficient athlete with good height and a wiry frame, but he is ready and willing to sacrifice himself and he will pick up critical yardage on the ground.

    Pass Game

    As a passer, Mendoza’s greatest skills are on display prior to the snap. He makes shrewd reads and rarely puts his offense into a bad play. Diagnosing the defense and finding his key are two things that come naturally to Mendoza and it is clear that he spends an abundant amount of time on that during mid-week preparation. Mendoza stands tall in the pocket after the snap as his eyes assess the opposition. While he does a good job of looking off defenders, Mendoza is not adept at multiple progressions. He was rarely burdened with more than a half-field read and the majority of his explosive plays came via single-route concepts. On these, he uses pre-snap diagnosis and his ability to deftly run play-action to force a single defender into conflict and then take advantage of their mistakes.

    As a thrower, Mendoza’s snappy three-quarter delivery allows him to get the ball out in a hurry and that, along with his poise and cognitive acumen, make him a fit for an up-tempo offense that incorporates RPO concepts. When Mendoza is able to comfortably set his feet and go to his read, he can make all of the NFL throws. With natural touch and tempo, receivers don’t break stride and they are put in a position to pick up YAC in a hurry. Seam routes and back-shoulder throws are his preference, as he immediately identifies defenders out of phase and can place the ball in their blind spot.

    In the pocket, Mendoza is sufficient at feeling the pressure and manipulating his space. Once he does sense pressure, he prefers to escape the pocket and look downfield for a broken play opportunity. When he does try to stand and deliver, he will frequently short-stride his throwing motion or fade away from the throw. As a result, Mendoza does not get proper zip on the ball and his off-platform throws often fall short or hang in the air. When he gets outside of the pocket and attempts to reset his platform, his upper and lower halves are not always in sync and he is often caught flat-footed trying to push the ball to his target. This is when he can get careless with the ball, as his supreme confidence and ability to will his team to victory veil the danger in his decisions.

    Run Game

    Mendoza is a tough, savvy runner that plays with guile and finds critical yards when the play breaks down. He is not the most fleet of foot and he will get tracked down quickly at the next level, but he has a sense for when to take off and absorbs contact. His mesh point ball handling is sufficient and his ability to take advantage of straying defenders gives him some upside as a designed runner, but most of his rushing prowess in the NFL will come from scrambles when he needs to find a few yards for his team.

    Last Word

    Overall, Mendoza is a quarterback prospect that will bring all the intangibles and cognitive abilities required to lead an NFL team to the ultimate goal. Along with those bankable skills, Mendoza has good size, good ball placement, and enough athleticism to prevent him from becoming a statue. Though he does not have the arm strength for an offense that relies on vertical throws, he is tailor-made for today’s wide-zone dominant offenses that ask their QBs to diagnose the defense pre-snap, shift into an advantageous call, make every play-fake look exactly the same, and capitalize on what the defense gives you.

    Click here to read the full report and ratings from Ben Hrkach, as well as statistical analysis from our R&D team.

  • NFL Draft: Jeremiyah Love Scouting Report

    NFL Draft: Jeremiyah Love Scouting Report

    Below is an excerpt from Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love’s scouting report on The SIS NFL Draft Website.

    Click here to read the full report and ratings from Jeremy Percy, as well as statistical analysis from our R&D team.

    Overview

    Love is a well-rounded and explosively athletic running back with a solid build, true game-breaking threat every time he touches the ball, and the skill set to play every down. He figures to make an immediate impact at the next level.

    Overall

    Jeremiyah Love plays running back in Notre Dame’s balanced offense that featured both zone and gap-run schemes. Love spent all 3 years of his collegiate career at Notre Dame and started 29 of the 41 games he played in over that time. He injured his knee in the 2024 season finale, but still competed in the College Football Playoff without missing any time. Love also competed in track and field in high school; he excelled at long jump and was the Missouri state champion in the 100m dash. He is a solidly-built athlete who is a bit high-cut and lean in his lower body with a game-breaking speed and explosion abilities. Love has a great motor and runs with tenacity and toughness to fight for extra yards and fall forward through contact.

    Pass Game

    Love’s skill set does not dip at all in the pass game. He has smooth and reliable hands out of the backfield and can be trusted to make plays on all 3 downs. Love lined up in the slot occasionally at Notre Dame and even showed good route running ability, which makes him a matchup nightmare against linebackers and safeties. He is also a very solid pass protector, both in technique and strength. He does a great job of squaring blitzers up to hit him in the chest and rarely loses ground to power rushes due to his strong lower body. Love’s ability in the pass game makes him a true three-down threat out of the backfield with the added flexibility of playing in the slot.

    Run Game

    Love is a big-play threat every time he touches the ball in the run game. He has good vision overall but occasionally lacks patience when running between the tackle and gets too eager to bounce the ball outside rather than wait for blocks to develop. He also is not the quickest in short areas when cutting back in zone or making defenders miss in the hole. Once he breaks through the line, however, Love’s weaknesses are very few and far between. He has elite long speed and has the potential to score anytime he sees the open field. Love has a gliding running style and a good ability to read and leverage space while being elusive in the open field. He has very good contact balance and excels at keeping his feet when he is not hit squarely and picking up big chunks after contact. Love is not the most powerful back who will consistently run through defenders and is not ultra effective on the goal line, but has enough power to finish off runs with attitude and fall forward consistently. He has excellent ball security and has fumbled only once on 450 touches in his college career.

    Last Word

    Love is a well-rounded back with elite playmaking ability who poses a threat to score every time he touches the ball. He is scheme versatile and can thrive both in zone and gap schemes. While he still has some room left on his frame to add bulk if he desires, he has the build and ability to get vertical between the tackles and bounce outside for big gains. Love has a great skill set to be a three-down back and be trusted both as a receiver and in pass protection on 3rd downs. Despite his ability, Love does not have a lot of tread on his tires for a running back and will enter the league with fresh legs and no major injury history. He should not be used on special teams often, but he can also be a gamebreaking option as a kick returner if his team needs a spark in high stakes situations.

  • NFL Draft: Mansoor Delane Scouting Report

    NFL Draft: Mansoor Delane Scouting Report

    Below is an excerpt from LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane’s scouting report on The SIS NFL Draft Website.

    Click here to read the full report and ratings from Max Nuscher, as well as statistical analysis from our R&D team.

    Overview

    Delane is a scheme-versatile corner who has the reactive athleticism, ball skills, and fluid hip mobility to be a starting corner on Day 1 of his NFL career.

    Overall

    Mansoor Delane is a starting outside corner in LSU’s base defense that mixes in a good amount of man and zone coverages. He can play both on the boundary or field side of the formation and can reduce down into the slot. He spent 3 seasons at Virginia Tech before spending his senior season at LSU. He also has some experience at safety, especially during the 2023 season at Virginia Tech. He has been a consistent 3-year starter across both programs. He has been relatively healthy during his career but did play through an abdominal issue for most of the 2025 season that only forced him to miss 1 game. A former high school wrestler, Mansoor plays with a tenacious attitude and displays good body control and all his movements look like they require minimal effort.

    Pass Game

    Delane excels in press man coverage where he keeps receivers guessing, delaying their releases off the LOS. Sometimes he will jam and sometimes he will just sit and mirror. He has quiet feet off the snap and plays with a high level of comfort and tempo. He will struggle early against the bigger bodied receivers, as he does need to get stronger to handle them. His reactive athleticism allows him to start and stop on a dime. His quickness and instincts allow him to excel in off-man coverage as well. His low pad level and fluid hips allow him to close on underneath routes and his leverage allows him to stay on top of routes vertically if receivers eat up his cushion. His speed to recover is sufficient to good, but he lacks that next gear to stay attached moving across the field.

    In zone coverage, he has tremendous FBI to identify route concepts as well as where his fellow defenders are. He knows when to break off receivers and look for the next receiver in his zone, constantly beating receivers to their spot on underneath routes. He is good at going through the receiver at the catch point without drawing flags, and he can locate the ball whipping his head around to make plays on the deep routes. His transition quickness allows him to break on the ball in a timely manner, and while he has good on-ball production he does lack some length to be consistently disruptive at the catch point.

    Run Game

    Delane loves to come downhill and attack the run, due to his history of being a safety in high school. He consistently fights off stalk blocks and when he can’t fight them off, he will run right through them. He is a good open-field tackler who isn’t afraid to throw his body into anyone and show why he was trusted as a safety for a few games in his collegiate career.

    Last Word

    Delane projects as a starting cornerback with the coverage versatility to play in a variety of defensive schemes. He has the comfort and skillset to play in both press and off-man coverages, while having the instincts to play in zone coverage as well. On 3rd downs, he can play both on the outside or in the slot to match up against the best receivers an offense has to offer. He has the speed and mental toughness to play on special teams and could excel as a gunner or jammer on punt/return units.

  • NFL Draft: Arvell Reese Scouting Report

    NFL Draft: Arvell Reese Scouting Report

    Photo: Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire

    Below is an excerpt from Ohio State edge rusher Arvell Reese’s scouting report on The SIS NFL Draft Website.

    Click here to read the full report and ratings from Jared Maslin, as well as statistical analysis from our R&D team.

    Overview

    Reese is a highly explosive and athletic front-7 defender who projects to be a full-time edge at the next level with his explosiveness, range, and physical play temperament.

    Overall

    Arvell Reese is a versatile linebacker for the talent-laden Ohio State defense. Former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator, Matt Patricia, was able to utilize his versatility and weaponize his strengths as a player in a variety of roles. He primarily aligned as a traditional off-ball linebacker, but also saw a solid amount of snaps aligned as an edge. He also spent the majority of his time playing in coverage, rather than rushing the passer. He is still relatively inexperienced as a 3-year player and 1-year starter. He displays a physically imposing frame with tremendous length and he has room to keep filling out his frame as he moves to the next level. He also displays high-end athletic traits, with a unique blend of explosiveness and fluidity. He plays with a high motor that is on full display as a run and chase defender, and is a physical competitor in the trenches.

    Pass Game

    Reese has the physical and athletic profile to be a full-time pass rusher at the next level. He has an explosive first step from a 2-point stance, gaining ground to close cushion and threaten with pure speed off the edge. He also has the physical strength and raw power to collapse the pocket and knock back blockers. These abilities create a high floor as a pass rusher who can develop a go-to speed-to-power move. Where he is currently lacking as a rusher is having a consistent plan and arsenal of moves at his disposal, having only rushed the passer about one-quarter of the time on his snaps against the pass. He has the length and quickness to develop hand counters to disengage from blocks, but this will take time with more experience gained as a full-time edge.

    He displays a high-end motor as a pursuit player, continuing to fight and strain the finish plays either in or out of the pocket. He also has experience as a moveable piece along the front to align in the A or B gap to use in stunts, drop in coverage, or even be a spy, which he excels at. He spent the majority of his snaps against the pass in coverage, primarily patrolling the hook/curl to flat areas of the field. He has the range and athleticism to cover backs and tight ends in man coverage and has sufficient instincts and feel in zone coverage. His high-cut frame can limit some change of direction quickness, which can limit his overall usage as a coverage defender at the next level.

    Run Game

    Reese’s physicality and play strength allow him to be a stout run defender either as an EDGE or off-ball linebacker at the next level. When aligned on the edge he showed the ability to dominate blockers at the POA and lock out to find the ball. He physically overwhelms tight ends and has consistently set the edge against tackles too. Off the ball, he still displays that physicality to stack and shed blocks with violence and explosion through his upper body. Even with his taller frame, he was able to maneuver through the trash to locate and attack the ball. He was a strong and reliable tackler who can engulf ballcarriers with his length and strength. His range and pursuit speed are also on display as a run defender, showing the ability to chase down plays from the back side as an edge defender, or beat a block to the perimeter as an off-ball player.

    Last Word

    While Reese has the versatility to play multiple roles, he projects to be a full-time edge at the next level with his blend of physicality and athleticism. He would fit best as a true stand-up edge, as he has zero snaps with his hand in the ground as a rusher. He will be a high-level run defender with his violent and explosive upper body, but will require time to round out his total pass rush ability. On 3rd down, he can rush the passer off the edge or be used as a moveable piece in stunts or as a QB spy with his high-level pursuit ability. He can also serve a role on special teams with his play strength and competitive toughness.

  • 2025 SIS College Football All-American Team

    2025 SIS College Football All-American Team

    It’s time once again to announce our SIS College Football All-American Team. We used our all-encompassing player value stat, Total Points, along with other metrics and our scouting work as leading references in putting together our selections.

    A brief explanation of Total Points:

    Total Points takes nearly everything that SIS measures about a play and uses it to evaluate each player on a scale that allows you to compare them more easily. It’s always useful to be able to understand the different ways in which players can be valuable. Does he break a lot of tackles? Does he get a lot of yards after the catch? Does he make the best out of a poor offensive line? Does he get more pressures than expected? Does he break up a lot of passes? Total Points offers the opportunity to take all of those elements and get a quick picture of how well a player is performing overall.

    You can learn more about Total Points and the statistics referenced within this piece here.

    Here are our selections:

    1st Team Offense

    Position Name School
    QB Diego Pavia Vanderbilt
    RB Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame
    RB Antwan Raymond Rutgers
    WR Malachi Toney Miami-FL
    WR Chris Brazzell II Tennessee
    TE Eli Stowers Vanderbilt
    T Spencer Fano Utah
    T Francis Mauigoa Miami-FL
    G Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech
    G Tanoa Togiai Utah
    C Logan Jones Iowa

    Heisman Finalist, Diego Pavia headlines our All-American Team as he ranked first among all QBs in Total Points with 142. He also led all QBs in Total Points per Snap and was top-3 in Passing Total Points. He is joined by his long time teammate, Eli Stowers, who led all tight ends in Receiving Total Points. 

    Rutgers RB Antwan Raymond earned 78 Total Points, which led the position and also holds a 34% Broken/Missed Tackle Rate, which led all RBs (minimum 150 carries). Jeremiyah Love, another Heisman Finalist, makes our First Team after earning 64 Total Points, which ranked top-5 among all RBs. 

    Miami-FL wide receiver Malachi Toney is the lone true freshman to make the SIS All-American First Team. He led the position with 45 Total Points, and he is electric with the ball in his hands, ranking in the top-5 in YAC and Broken/Missed Tackle Rate per Reception. He is joined by Tennessee’s Chris Brazzell II, who led the SEC in Receiving Total Points. 

    Utah’s Spencer Fano and Tanoa Togiai headline the First Team offensive line as they led all players in Power-4 conferences in Total Points for their positions. Miami-FL tackle Francis Mauigoa ranked first in Pass Blocking Total Points for his position, and also had a 1.0% Blown Block Rate, third among all tackles (minimum 500 snaps) with Spencer Fano occupying second at a 0.9% Blown Block Rate. 

    Georgia Tech’s Keylan Rutledge led all guards in the ACC in Total Points and finished in the top-10 among FBS guards with a 0.8% Blown Block Rate. Meanwhile, Iowa’s Logan Jones rounds out the offensive line with 37 Total Points, which ranked first among all centers. 

    1st Team Defense

    Position Name School
    DT Kayden McDonald Ohio State
    DT Tyler Onyedim Texas A&M
    EDGE Caden Curry Ohio State
    EDGE David Bailey Texas Tech
    LB Mac Harris South Florida
    LB Rasheem Biles Pittsburgh
    LB Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech
    CB Chris Johnson San Diego State
    CB Mansoor Delane LSU
    S Caleb Downs Ohio State
    S AJ Haulcy LSU

    Kayden McDonald and Caden Curry dominated the line of scrimmage for the No. 1 defense in the FBS this year and both were first among FBS DTs and DEs respectively in Total Points, Total Points per Snap, Total Points Above Average, and Total Points per Snap Above Average. Tyler Onyedim was right behind McDonald at second in all four categories and was a menace against the run. David Bailey was relentless against the pass, finishing second in the FBS in both sacks and pressures.

    Mac Harris made his presence felt all over the field, both in base stats; 5+ sacks, TFLs, and turnovers, and advanced stats; 13+ Total Points as a pass rusher, in coverage, and against the run. Rasheem Biles made up one-half of a dynamic LB duo at Pitt and finished with an astounding 43 Total Points above average, which led all FBS defenders. Jacob Rodriguez was one of the easier choices on the team as the do-it-all ‘backer had double-digit TFLs and PBUs, 7 FF, and 4 INTs.

    Chris Johnson caused issues all season for quarterbacks who wanted to test him. He had more PBUs (9 passes defensed + 4 INTs) than completions allowed (12). Mansoor Delane took a massive step after transferring to LSU and also had more PBUs (10 passes defensed + 2 INTs) than completions allowed (9). AJ Haulcy punished QBs who tried to avoid Delane and snagged 3 INTs of his own, not to mention 20+ Run Defense Total Points and Coverage Total Points. The final spot goes to Caleb Downs who truly does it all for Ohio State, allowing just nine completions on the year while also making plays in the backfield.

    1st Team Specialists

    Position Name School
    K Tate Sandell Oklahoma
    P Ryan Eckley Michigan State
    Returner Kaden Wetjen Iowa

    Tate Sandell was 23-of-24 on the season, but it was not just chip shots, as he went 8-of-9 on 40-49 yard kicks and a staggering 7-of-7 on 50+ yarders, not to mention perfect on extra points. Ryan Eckley had a punting average north of 48 yards to go with 20 punts inside the 20, 10 inside the 10, and only 1 touchback.

    One of the most electric players in college football, Kaden Wejen is a nightmare for opponents in the open field. He had a punt return average above 28 with 3 TDs and a kick return average above 30 yards per return with another return TD. He was simply unreal.

    2nd Team Offense

    Position Name School
    QB Brendan Sorsby Cincinnati
    RB Caleb Hawkins North Texas
    RB Kewan Lacy Ole Miss
    WR Jackson Harris Hawaii
    WR Duce Robinson Florida State
    TE Dallen Bentley Utah
    T Caleb Lomu Utah
    T Dorion Strawn Texas State
    G Fernando Carmona Jr. Arkansas
    G Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon
    C Iapani Laloulu Oregon

    The 2nd Team QB was a tough choice, but Brendan Sorsby was a major driver of the Cincinnati offense. He was responsible for over 3,300 offensive yards and 36 TDs coupled with a Top-3 FBS QB rank in both Total Points and Total Points per Snap. True freshman sensation Caleb Hawkins had nearly 1,600 scrimmage yards to go along with 26 TDs, and was second among FBS RBs in Total Points. Kewan Lacy was a major reason Ole Miss made the CFP after his 1,400-yard, 20-TD season.

    Duce Robinson had over 1,000 yards receiving this season, but he also drew 8 defensive pass interference calls, which resulted in another 141 penalty yards, highlighting value not found in the box score. Jackson Harris gained 37% of his yards after the catch while forcing 13 failed tackles (10 missed tackles + 3 broken tackles), which resulted in Harris finishing first among FBS WRs in Receiving Total Points. A versatile player, Dallen Bentley was the only FBS TE this season to earn 15+ Total Points as both a receiver and as a blocker.

    Dorion Strawn and Caleb Lomu bookend the offensive line after both finishing Top-3 among FBS tackles in Total Points with Strawn leading all tackles. Lomu had a 1.4% Blown Block Rate on all plays while Strawn had a 1.0% Blown Block Rate as a run blocker. On the interior, Fernando Carmona Jr., Emmanuel Pregnon, and Iapani Laloulu all were extremely reliable this season. Laloulu led the Oregon OL with a miniscule 0.6% Blown Block Rate, and his teammate Pregnon was not far behind at 1.0%. Carmona Jr. excelled as a pass blocker where he had a Blown Block rate of just 1.1%.

    2nd Team Defense

    Position Name School
    DT Bear Alexander Oregon
    DT AJ Holmes Jr. Texas Tech
    EDGE John Henry Daley Utah
    EDGE Zion Young Missouri
    LB Shad Banks Jr. UTSA
    LB Harold Perkins Jr. LSU
    CB Colton Hood Tennessee
    CB Leonard Moore Notre Dame
    CB Keith Abney II Arizona State
    S Jerome Carter Old Dominion
    S Robert Fitzgerald Northwestern

    Oregon’s Bear Alexander anchors the interior defensive line as one of the best run defenders in the country, ranking 3rd in Run Defense Total Points. Meanwhile, Texas Tech’s AJ Holmes Jr. finished top-5 in Total Points and top-10 in Pass Rush Total Points for defensive tackles.

    Utah’s John Henry Daley was second in Total Points and first in Pass Rush Total Points among all defensive ends. He finished the season with a 19.3% Pressure Rate, which is top-5 for his position (minimum 25 Pressures). Missouri’s Zion Young also ranked in the top-5 for defensive ends for Pass Rush Total Points, which also tops the SEC. 

    UTSA’s Shad Banks Jr. was elite in pass coverage this season, ranking first in Total Points among LBs with 27 Total Points, while also being tied for third nationally with 3 INTs. LSU’s versatile LB Harold Perkins Jr. also finished the season  tied for third nationally with 3 INTs as well as being the SEC leader in Total Points for the position. 

    Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore headlines the secondary after finishing the season with 38 Pass Coverage Total Points, which ranks second nationally and grabbing 5 INTs as well. He is joined by Arizona State’s Keith Abney II and Tennessee’s Colton Hood, who each ranked in the top-6 in both Total Points and Pass Coverage Total Points for the position. Neither allowed a TD when targeted as the primary defender this season. 

    Northwestern’s Robert Fitzgerald led all safeties in Total Points with 65 and was an elite run defender on the backend, amassing 43 Run Defense Total Points, which ranked second for the position. He is joined by Old Dominion’s Jerome Carter, who led the G5 safeties in Total Points, with 52. His 36 Pass Defense Total Points places him 6th nationally, helped by 4 INTs this season. 

    2nd Team Specialists

    Position Name School
    K Kansei Matsuzawa Hawaii
    P Angus Davies Tulsa
    Returner Vicari Swain South Carolina

    South Carolina’s Vicari Swain had a punt return average over 15 yards and returned 3 for TDs, establishing himself as one of the most electric playmakers in the country. Hawaii’s Kansei Matsuzawa was fantastic this season finishing 25-of-26 on FG attempts, including 11of-11 over 40 yards, and was perfect on 37 extra point attempts. Tulsa punter Angus Davies led the AAC in Total Points for punters with 14. He held the second longest punt of the season at 80 yards, had a net average over 41 yards, and 21 of his 47 punts landing inside the 20 yard line without a single touchback. 

    *All stats as of 12/3

  • Which NFL Teams Were Most and Least Affected by Injuries in 2025

    Which NFL Teams Were Most and Least Affected by Injuries in 2025

    Photo: Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire

    Updated 1/7/26

    The narrative about teams most affected by injury this year shifted over time as key players exited and returned, but this year’s conversation started with the 49ers.

    They already knew they were going to be missing Brandon Aiyuk for much of the season (which turned out to be the whole season), and from that point also sustained injuries to Nick Bosa, George Kittle, Fred Warner, Ben Bartch, Brock Purdy, and Ricky Pearsall, among others.

    However, the subsequent return of many of these players caused them to be surpassed in the injury accumulation department. And they ended the season pretty functional, at least offensively.

    Most Value Lost To Injury, 2025 NFL season

    Team Games Missed Total Points Missed
    Cardinals 296 266
    Commanders 222 230
    49ers 262 200
    Bills 297 190
    Dolphins 248 182
    Falcons 202 176
    Giants 278 172
    Saints 234 162
    Bengals 161 160
    Lions 326 159
    Buccaneers 250 154
    Chargers 261 148
    Steelers 279 145
    Packers 237 136
    Chiefs 199 132
    Colts 243 126
    Panthers 182 125
    Bears 336 124
    Jets 224 105
    Texans 241 101
    Ravens 183 100
    Vikings 166 99
    Titans 176 97
    Jaguars 150 94
    Browns 194 89
    Eagles 176 84
    Raiders 94 82
    Broncos 180 77
    Cowboys 236 75
    Seahawks 216 75
    Rams 145 70
    Patriots 154 59

    The value we’re measuring here is each injured player’s Total Points per game over his previous 17 games, multiplied by the number of games missed due to injury. This only counts injuries sustained since August 1.

    For those new to our work:
    Total Points is a measure of how valuable each player was to his team’s ability to score or prevent points, using Expected Points Added as the currency. Dozens of charting data points go into it: an offensive lineman blows a block, a receiver drops a pass, a defender makes an unlikely tackle, a quarterback throws into a tight window, etc. All of these successes and failures can be measured in terms of how the team’s results changed relative to what we’d expect on average, and those play-to-play values can be bundled up into a single measure of player value that can work across all positions.

    The Walking Wounded

    Kyler Murray’s injury did not affect the Cardinals’ fortunes as much as you’d think because backup Jacoby Brissett was serviceable and Murray was not lighting it up, but Murray still ranks among the most impactful injuries of the year by Total Points. Running back James Conner has been a favorite of Total Points for a little bit now because of his tackle-breaking ability, so his absence also loomed relatively large. 

    The Commanders are at the top of this list because of Jayden Daniels’ injury-plagued season. But they also missed wide receiver Terry McLaurin, running back Austin Ekeler, safety Will Harris, and defensive end Deatrich Wise.

    The Bills have more total games missed than any of the teams above them, but the names were not as big as they could have been. They are notable in that just 20 of their 190 Total Points Missed came on the offensive side of the ball, which was the second-fewest offensive points lost.

    Others Receiving Votes

    The Bengals had substantially fewer total games missed to injury than other teams with high-profile quarterback injuries. Joe Burrow’s missed time alone cost them as many points as many of the teams in the NFL suffered in total this year, but without that injury they’d rank among the most fortunate teams.

    The Lions and Bears have the most games missed due to injury in the league, but they rank just 10th and 18th respectively in Total Points missed. They were fortunate to not have their biggest names go down this year.

    Dodging Raindrops

    The Patriots, Rams, and Seahawks were the most fortunate teams in terms of health, which sheds a little light on their strong showings this year. The five teams with the fewest Total Points missed due to injury (adding in the Cowboys and Broncos) were a combined 61-23-1, compared to 39-46 from the five most injured teams.

  • Reviewing Our Grades for the 2022 NFL Draft Class

    Reviewing Our Grades for the 2022 NFL Draft Class

    Photo: Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire

    Introduction

    While many crave all the NFL Draft Team Grades that publications put out the day after the draft, including us on both accounts, there are a lot of unknowns at that point. Of course, we all have our own NFL Draft prospect rankings heading into that weekend, but those players have yet to play a snap in the NFL. So, how can we really grade a team’s draft class if those players haven’t yet stepped onto an NFL field?

    It usually takes at least three years to see how well a draft class turned out. While said publications, including us, don’t want to wait three years before putting out their grades on a draft class, we do both. This is the time that teams must decide on 5th-year options for their 1st-round picks. Additionally, this gives these players a rookie season and two full years after that to get settled in and playing time under their belt.

    Three years ago, Sports Info Solutions published our very first NFL Draft website. After three years in book form, we moved our reports, articles, stats, leaderboards, and team pages onto the web for the first time. After the 2022 NFL Draft, we, just as many others, posted our NFL Draft Team Grades, which can be seen here. It’s worth noting we don’t give out letter grades like most. We rank the teams from 1 to 32 in terms of how much talent they got as an entire class based on our pre-draft player grades.

    Just as I did last year, in the article you can see here, I’ve developed a system to evaluate the draft classes using Total Points relative to position as the foundation. Three seasons have now gone by since the 2022 NFL Draft. So, let’s use that to truly see how each team did with getting value from its selections and draft class as a whole.

    Our TLDR Top Things to Know

    1. We ranked the Jets No. 1 in our 2022 post-draft ranking. Three years later, the Seahawks rank No. 1 according to our stat for assessing it, Total Points Score (TP Score), followed by the Jets, Cowboys, Lions, and Packers.
    2. The Dolphins ranked last both in our original rankings in 2022 and in TP Score three years later.
    3. The Seahawks, Packers, and Chiefs accrued the most raw Total Points from their draft classes.
    4. Brock Purdy, Kerby Joseph, and Kyle Hamilton were top 3 in Total Points across the past three seasons.

    How much value did teams get?

    Let’s take a look at how we ranked teams after the 2022 NFL Draft and then who got the most and least value. See the Appendix at the bottom to see how all 32 teams ranked in our 2022 rankings and in TP Score.

    Here are the teams we ranked at the top immediately following the draft back in 2022. To see our scouting grading scale, check out our NFL Draft site.

    Top 5 Teams in 2022 Post-Draft Rankings
    Team Book Rank Grade
    Jets 1 6.53
    Eagles 2 6.46
    Lions 3 6.45
    Ravens 4 6.43
    Panthers 5 6.40

    TP Score will be defined below, but here are the top 5 teams based on how much value they received from their draft class.

    Top 5 Teams in TP Score
    Team TP Rank TP Score
    Seahawks 1 76.67
    Jets 2 75.43
    Cowboys 3 66.96
    Lions 4 66.00
    Packers 5 64.54

    In our post-draft rankings in 2022, we tabbed the Jets as the No. 1 draft class, and they just got edged out by the Seahawks for No. 1 three years later. The Jets drafted the two Rookies of the Year in Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner, not to mention adding Jermaine Johnson, all in the 1st round.

    While we felt the Seahawks drafted a strong class post-draft, we ranked them 7th, we were a little low on Riq Woolen (6.4) and Abraham Lucas (6.3) compared to how they performed. Not only did the Seahawks accumulate the best TP Score, they also had the most raw Total Points among the class with 414.

    Seattle Seahawks
    Player College Grade Total Points 2022-2024
    OT Charles Cross Mississippi State 6.9 67
    ED Boye Mafe Minnesota 6.6 73
    RB Kenneth Walker III Michigan State 6.6 79
    OT Abraham Lucas Washington State 6.3 45
    CB Coby Bryant Cincinnati 6.7 45
    CB Riq Woolen UTSA 6.4 97
    ED Tyreke Smith Ohio State 5.9 0
    WR Bo Melton Rutgers 5.9 6
    WR Dareke Young Lenoir-Rhyne 5.8 2

    We also had the Lions in our top 5, and they ended up there again three years later. Despite a midseason injury in 2024, Aidan Hutchinson has been dominant and has only continued to improve each year he’s been in the league. Additionally, drafting Kerby Joseph in the 3rd round was arguably one of the biggest steals of the draft. His 136 Total Points over the past three seasons was 2nd-most overall and most among all non-QBs. It’s easy to see how the Lions are up here after drafting two players who were top 5 in Total Points.

    As for the Cowboys, we were high on Tyler Smith (SIS No. 5 OT), Damone Clark (SIS No. 2 MLB), and Jalen Tolbert (SIS No. 16 WR), as all received 6.4 or above grades from us, but Sam Williams (33 TP), Jake Ferguson (51 TP), DaRon Bland (91 TP), and John Ridgeway (20 TP) were also above-average players and big-time contributors who we had graded as backups.

    The Packers rounded out the top 5 in TP Score with the 2nd-most raw Total Points (411). We ranked them 12th immediately following the 2022 Draft, having given 6 of their 11 picks a 6.3 grade or better. However, we were a little lower on Romeo Doubs (SIS No. 32 WR) and Zach Tom (SIS No. 16 OT), who combined for 97 Total Points.

    Conversely, here are the bottom 5 teams from our 2022 rankings.

    Bottom 5 Teams in 2022 Post-Draft Rankings
    Team Book Rank Grade
    49ers 28 5.98
    Buccaneers 29 5.94
    Colts 30 5.90
    Rams 31 5.86
    Dolphins 32 5.80

    Based on TP Score, here are the worst teams in terms of getting value from their 2021 draft picks.

    Bottom 5 Teams in TP Score
    Team TP Rank TP Score
    Rams 28 23.13
    Panthers 29 19.44
    Raiders 30 14.97
    Vikings 31 13.97
    Dolphins 32 1.50

    The big bullseye here was the Dolphins. We were very low on their draft class initially, and they haven’t done anything to disprove that. Even though they had only four picks in the draft, and none until late in Round 3, only one of them was one we had graded above a 5.8. We graded Channing Tindall a 6.6, but he has only accumulated 1 Total Point in the past three seasons, as he’s hardly played any defense and mainly been a special teams player. Erik Ezukanma was our top 5.8 receiver (SIS No. 36 WR) and has only 2 Total Points. Their other two picks we didn’t have on the site and have combined for 3 Total Points. So, the grand total for Miami’s draft class was 6 Total Points.

    While we ranked the Rams (31st) low initially, we were a little off on the Raiders (17th) and Vikings (19th) and completely missed on the Panthers (5th).

    The Panthers have gotten 100 Total Points from their six draft picks. Ikem Ekwonu (SIS No. 3 OT) and Cade Mays (SIS No. 6 OG) have been about what we expected, but they haven’t gotten much of anything from the rest of their class, especially Amare Barno (SIS No. 14 ED), who only has 8 Total Points despite our 6.5 starting grade.

    Determining Total Points Score

    In case you missed previous articles, let’s explain the process of creating each team’s TP Score. When looking back to see how good or bad a specific draft class was, there are two main points to detect:

    1. How productive were the draft picks on the field?
    2. How much talent did the team draft relative to the amount of picks they made? 

    As in: Did they hit on one player or did they hit on multiple players?

    To determine the value of the draft classes, I used Total Points, our flagship player value stat, from across the last three seasons. However, for those of you who are familiar with Total Points, it gives a lot of extra weight to quarterbacks. With that said, Brock Purdy alone would have had the 17th-best draft class with his 195 Total Points if we just used raw Total Points.

    While there is a reason we weigh quarterbacks so much more compared to other positions (they are pretty important), using that raw number in this sense isn’t going to make for a perfect match. While getting your franchise quarterback is a huge win, especially with the last pick of the draft, it doesn’t automatically give you a top class. This year, San Francisco ended up 18th in TP Score, and I think most would agree they had an average-at-best class aside from Purdy.

    Answering question 2 takes into account how well a team drafted throughout the entirety of the draft class. I found the average Total Points per player from the 2022 class at each position, including UDFAs who have taken at least one offensive or defensive snap, since they were also available to be selected.

    The positional averages are shown in the table below.

    Pos TP per Player
    QB 36.4
    RB 12.3
    WR 12.1
    TE 15.3
    OL 27.1
    DE 22.1
    DT 7.1
    LB 17.6
    CB 35.9
    S 29.3

    The TP Score, as referenced earlier, is what’s used to rank the teams. It is calculated as follows:

    1. Add up the Total Points from the entire team’s draft class
    2. Divide that number by the number of selections the team had
    3. Multiply that number by the percentage of draft picks that were above the average Total Points for their given position
    4. Add that to the original Total Points per draft pick

    In these 4 steps, we are essentially answering how productive the draft class was and how many picks were “hits”. Let’s run through an example using our No. 2 team, the New York Jets.

    Here is their draft class:

    Pos Player Total Points
    CB Sauce Gardner 112
    WR Garrett Wilson 53
    DE Jermaine Johnson 45
    RB Breece Hall 41
    TE Jeremy Ruckert 10
    OL Max Mitchell 17
    DE Micheal Clemons 30

     

    Add up the Total Points from the entire team’s draft class

    308

    Divide that number by the number of selections the team had

    308 Total Points divided by 7 selections equals 44.00

    Multiply that number by the percentage of draft picks that were above the average Total Points for their given position

    Gardner, Wilson, Johnson, Hall, and Clemons all accumulated a Total Points number that was above average compared to their position groups

    44.00 times 71.4% (5 out of 7) equals 31.43

    Add that to the original Total Points per draft pick

    44.00 plus 31.43 equals 75.43, which is their TP Score

    So, to summarize, we took the team’s Total Points gained from these players, dispersed it throughout the entire class and then gave a bump based on how many above-average players they drafted.

    Now that we know how the teams ranked and how the TP Score is calculated, let’s dive into some of the other details.

    Other Key Takeaways

    – The Cowboys and Eagles hit on at least 75% of their picks in 2022. Dallas hit on 7 of 9 picks, while Philadelphia hit on 4 of 5. Interestingly enough, none of the three players who weren’t hits among the teams accumulated any Total Points. Additionally, the Packers, Giants, and Jets get shoutouts for being just under 75%. The Packers and Giants hit on 8 of their 11 picks, while the Jets hit on 5 of their 7.

    – The Packers and Giants having eight hits were the most of any team. The Packers ranked 5th in TP Score and the Giants ranked 11th. Both were top 7 in raw Total Points. Of Green Bay’s eight hits, all but 1 had more than 32 Total Points, suggesting massive contribution from their draft class. Funny enough, the same can almost be said for the Giants, as only one hit was under 31 Total Points. The kicker in the difference between these two teams is that the Packers had four players with 56+ Total Points, while the Giants only had two.

    – The Dolphins were the only team to not draft at least one player who has played above the positional average compared to the rest of the draft class. Additionally, the Vikings drafted only 1 in their 10 picks and the Raiders had just 1 in their 6 selections. Furthermore, in addition to Miami (Channing Tindall) and Buffalo (Kaiir Elam), the Vikings (Lewis Cine), 49ers (Drake Jackson), Rams (Logan Bruss), and Titans (Treylon Burks) were the only teams whose first draft selection wasn’t an above-average player. This is now the third year in a row that’s been the case for Tennessee and Los Angeles.

    – The three teams with the most raw Total Points are the Seahawks (414), Packers (411), and Chiefs (408). It’s funny how things change, as Seattle accumulated the least amount of Total Points with their 2021 class. Green Bay and Kansas City ranked 5th and 6th, respectively. We detailed Seattle and Green Bay already, so for the Chiefs, they hit a huge home run with Trent McDuffie (SIS No. 3 CB), in addition to getting huge contributions from George Karlaftis (SIS No. 4 ED), Bryan Cook (SIS No. 7 S), Leo Chenal (SIS No. 3 MLB), and Jaylen Watson (SIS No. 41 CB). That’s not to mention Joshua Williams (SIS No. 28 CB), whose 34 Total Points actually just missed the average in a deep cornerback class.

    – The Dolphins (6), Raiders (77), and Panthers (100) totaled the least amount of Total Points from their draft class. For Las Vegas, it received 73 of their 77 Total Points from Dylan Parham (SIS No. 4 OG), their first selection. Thayer Munford (SIS No. 9 OG) did get 21 Total Points, but Zamir White (SIS No. 5 RB) has been a huge disappointment, accumulating -19 Total Points during his time.

    – Of the 18 players whose options were picked up, minus Derek Stingley Jr. since he received an extension, the only two who didn’t rank in the top 8 of their position group among the class were Ikem Ekwonu, whose 65 Total Points placed him 10th among offensive linemen, and Daxton Hill, whose 44 Total Points placed him 11th among safeties.

    How do our Initial Grades Compare?

    75% (24/32) of our initial ranks were in the correct half, meaning a team we ranked between 1 and 16 or 17 and 32 was ultimately in that tier, which is a huge success compared to last season and our best percentage ever. Not only did we get three direct hits, 12 teams were within three spots and 24 teams were only a single-digit difference from post-draft to now.

    The biggest differences in our initial grades and these final rankings were the Panthers (24 spots), Cowboys (17 spots) and Colts (17 spots). While we were way too high on Carolina post-draft, as previously mentioned, we were far too low on Dallas and Indianapolis. We had the Cowboys 20th post-draft and they ended up 3rd, whereas the Colts were initially ranked 30th and ended up 13th.

    For Indianapolis, Bernard Raimann (SIS No. 6 OT) and Alec Pierce (SIS No. 12 WR) were the only players we graded above a 5.9. We missed on including Rodney Thomas II and Drew Ogletree on the site at all, as they combined for 73 Total Points. Additionally, we graded Nick Cross (SIS No. 19 S) as a 5.8 backup, but he’s accumulated 59 Total Points himself.

    Some other players we unfortunately omitted from the site were Christian Benford, Kader Kohou, and Tony Adams. Benford’s 93 Total Points is tied for 6th-most among CBs in big-time CB class and not too far outside the top 10 overall. Kohou and Adams each have accumulated 90 and 64 Total Points, respectively.

    What were some of our biggest misses elsewhere? Brock Purdy is one of the biggest names in the class. While he’s a bit of an anomaly as the last selection in the draft, we graded him as a 5.8 and the 10-best QB in the class, yet he led all 2022 draftees in Total Points. Additionally, Martin Emerson Jr. was our 37th-ranked CB, but his 103 Total Points put him in the top 10.

    Let’s take a look at some of our biggest wins.

    Four of our top 5 safeties going into the draft ended up top 5 in Total Points at the position, with only Daxton Hill (SIS No. 3 S) missing out and Reed Blankenship (SIS No. 28 S) in his place. Additionally, Rasheed Walker (SIS No. 7 OT), who was drafted in the 7th round, has accumulated 56 Total Points for the Packers which is 13th-best among all OL.

    Tyquan Thornton was our 27th-ranked WR and was drafted in the 2nd round, but has only 12 Total Points in 28 games. Velus Jones Jr. (SIS No. 25 WR) was drafted in the 3rd round and has just 3 Total Points in 29 games. JT Woods, our 30th-ranked safety, was also drafted in the 3rd round and has only accumulated 1 Total Point in 13 games. Finally, Montrell Washington, who was the first non-ST player drafted that we didn’t get a formal look on, was drafted in the 5th round and has just 1 Total Point in 22 games, primarily as a returner on special teams.

    The table below shows the top Total Points earners across the past three seasons from the draft class and how we graded and ranked them on our site pre-draft.

    Rank Position Player Total Points SIS Grade SIS Pos Rank
    1 QB Brock Purdy 195 5.8 10
    2 S Kerby Joseph 136 6.7 5
    3 S Kyle Hamilton 120 7.0 1
    4 DE Aidan Hutchinson 116 7.0 1 (ED)
    5 CB Derek Stingley Jr. 115 6.9 1
    6 CB Trent McDuffie 113 6.8 3
    7 CB Sauce Gardner 112 6.8 2
    8 CB Martin Emerson Jr. 103 5.8 37
    9 C Tyler Linderbaum 97 6.8 1
    10 CB Riq Woolen 97 6.4 14

    As mentioned before, we were a bit low on Purdy, Emerson, and Woolen. However, the other seven were in our top 5 at the position, including our top 3 cornerbacks. It’s easy to see why the Lions and Ravens ranked so high in TP Score and in our post-draft rankings, as each has two players on this list. That’s not to mention each of our top 2 in TP Score, the Seahawks and Jets, having a player here as well.

    Conclusion

    Nobody really knows how a draft class is going to turn out immediately after the draft, yet it still makes sense to grade and/or rank the teams based on player grades for an initial reaction. 

    Post-draft grades are great in a sense, but they should be taken with a grain of salt. Once three years go by and we’ve seen what these players have done in the NFL, we can get a better sense of how good the team drafted.

    These rankings are all about finding which teams drafted the best draft class as a whole, not just who got the best player. While there are some players who didn’t play for the team that drafted them for the entirety of the past three seasons, that wasn’t taken into account since those decisions came after the initial drafting of these players, which is what this is based on. 

    An example of that from this class is Jack Jones. He was drafted by the Patriots and has 93 Total Points, but played only 18 games and 575 snaps for them across 2022 and part of 2023 before playing 24 games and nearly 1,400 snaps across the past season and a half for the Raiders, where he had five interceptions and three pick-sixes.

    It’s not a perfect science, but it does a good job at pulling player value and seeing how well teams drafted as a whole class relative to the amount of selections they were afforded.

    Three years later, the comparison between our initial rankings and these rankings are the best they’ve ever been (in both our grading and our scouting process). Considering this was the first year of our new website, we were afforded more time during the draft process. Previously, the Handbook was completed by the end of January, so we didn’t have the luxury of factoring in Combine or Pro Day results. Having a website allowed us to also spend February, March, and April finalizing these reports and grades and using all the data available up to the draft to be sure they were the best they could be. With that extra time, we were able to add 92 more players to the site for a total of 410 compared to just 318 in 2021. That also allowed us to get 8 more players featured on the site who were drafted.

    We hope this article next year continues to show the growth we made in Year 2 of our website and Year 5 overall. As with everything we do here, we hope this improves year over year and can look back and say we kept getting better every day.

    Appendix

    2022 SIS Post-Draft Rankings based on the SIS NFL Draft site

    Team Site Rank Grade
    1 Jets 6.53
    2 Eagles 6.46
    3 Lions 6.45
    4 Ravens 6.43
    5 Panthers 6.40
    6 Texans 6.38
    7 Seahawks 6.34
    8 Falcons 6.30
    9 Jaguars 6.30
    10 Saints 6.30
    11 Giants 6.28
    12 Packers 6.27
    13 Chiefs 6.27
    14 Bengals 6.23
    15 Commanders 6.19
    16 Titans 6.17
    17 Raiders 6.15
    18 Patriots 6.14
    19 Vikings 6.10
    20 Cowboys 6.10
    21 Browns 6.09
    22 Cardinals 6.08
    23 Bears 6.05
    24 Bills 6.04
    25 Broncos 6.02
    26 Steelers 6.01
    27 Chargers 6.00
    28 49ers 5.98
    29 Buccaneers 5.94
    30 Colts 5.90
    31 Rams 5.86
    32 Dolphins 5.80

    TP Rank based on TP Score and how much value each team got from their draft picks over the last three seasons

    Team TP Rank TP Score
    Seahawks 1 76.67
    Jets 2 75.43
    Cowboys 3 66.96
    Lions 4 66.00
    Packers 5 64.54
    Chiefs 6 61.20
    Ravens 7 54.37
    Eagles 8 54.00
    Bills 9 53.81
    Saints 10 53.44
    Giants 11 50.88
    Jaguars 12 49.80
    Colts 13 48.14
    Buccaneers 14 45.38
    Texans 15 42.05
    Bengals 16 41.75
    Falcons 17 41.06
    49ers 18 39.52
    Steelers 19 36.73
    Chargers 20 32.83
    Bears 21 28.69
    Commanders 22 26.06
    Cardinals 23 25.71
    Titans 24 25.63
    Patriots 25 24.18
    Browns 26 24.15
    Broncos 27 23.26
    Rams 28 23.13
    Panthers 29 19.44
    Raiders 30 14.97
    Vikings 31 13.97
    Dolphins 32 1.50

     

  • Which Teams Had The Best Draft Classes: 2019-2022?

    Which Teams Had The Best Draft Classes: 2019-2022?

    Photo: Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire

    Overall Total Points Score Rankings from 2019-2022

    In 2019, we began the SIS Football Rookie Handbook. Every year since, we have written scouting reports and graded players for the NFL Draft. While it’s not a bad thing to grade draft classes immediately after the draft each year, it’s much more productive and accurate to wait until they’ve played for three years in the NFL. With that, we’ve now been able to grade each of the 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 draft classes’ first three seasons.

    To catch the first part of the article which lays out how the 2022 draft class did specifically, click here.

    Overall TP Score Ranks

    Now that we’re four years into this, we can begin to take a broader look across seasons. 

    – With that, the Chiefs have the highest average TP Score across the last four seasons with 64.41, over ten points higher than the Jaguars (54.08) in 2nd. The Lions, with 51.08, round out the top 3. Check out the entire list in the Appendix.

    – Conversely, the Rams are the only team with an average ranking in the bottom 6, and they also rank dead last with an average TP Score of just 23.47, though the Vikings are on their heels thanks to their  No. 31 ranking this year. Like the past three years, the Rams haven’t made a 1st-round pick in any of these seasons, so it’s likely they aren’t going to get a high-end impact player, but it’s telling that they’ve struggled to find much value in the later rounds of drafts.

    Now the real question is how do our initial rankings compare to those numbers? 

    – The Chiefs have had the highest average TP Score in four years, but we’ve given them the 3rd-worst cumulative ranking post-draft. Omitting L’Jarius Snead in 2020 played into that, and that’s clearly the biggest miss on our part. However, it’s worth noting that they’ve been able to take players who fit their scheme perfectly and make them work when those same players may not fit elsewhere.

    – Additionally, our average top 10 post-draft teams who also have an average TP Score rank in the top 10 include the Jaguars, Lions, and Bengals. Conversely, matches in the bottom 10 include Steelers, Vikings, and Rams. Teams we match in the middle 12 include the Cowboys, Bills, Dolphins, Packers, Commanders, and Titans.

    – While we’ve been way too low on the Chiefs post-draft each year, conversely, we’ve been way too high on the Panthers. We’ve averaged giving them the 3rd-best (tied) class across the four seasons immediately after the draft, but they have just the 29th-best TP Score. Aside from ranking 5th in 2020, they’ve ranked exactly 29th the other three years. Panthers fans hope Bryce Young and team can improve their ranking next season.

    How do we compare to the consensus?

    Rene Bugner, @RNBWCV on X, puts out a consensus report card based on many of the post-draft grades each year to find a consensus ranking of the teams. His post for the 2022 draft class grades can be found here. Using this, we can determine how our post-draft rankings compared to the consensus three years later based on TP Score.

    If we compare ourselves against the consensus for the 2022 draft class, we were closer on 15 of the teams, the consensus was closer on 11, and both either had the same consensus ranking or tied in terms of differential for the remaining six teams.

    Our post-draft ranking agreed with the consensus for the Jets (No. 1), Browns (No. 21), 49ers (No. 28), and Rams (No. 31).

    Some of our biggest misses, as referenced in the other article, were the Panthers, Colts, and Cowboys.

    The consensus felt the Panthers would be middle of the pack (No. 15), which was much closer to their No. 29 ranking than our No. 5.

    The Colts ranked No. 12 by the consensus and finished No. 13, much closer than us at No. 30.

    Finally, while the Cowboys had the 3rd-best TP Score, we ranked them No. 20 and consensus felt they were No. 24.

    The biggest wins for us compared to the consensus were the Saints, Jaguars, and Titans.

    The consensus felt New Orleans had the 25th-best class, but we hit them exactly at No. 10.

    The Jaguars finished No. 12 in TP Score, and we had them No. 9 against the consensus at No. 22.

    Finally, the Titans finished ranked 24th in TP Score, and we had them ranked No. 16 while the consensus felt they had the No. 7 class.

    While our grades and rankings are far from perfect, they have stacked up well against the consensus. Considering ties count as a half-point, only one year have we not equaled or bettered the consensus, and that was our first season in 2019 (48%). We were closer on 59% of teams in 2020, we tied the consensus in 2021 at 50%, and we were at 56% in 2022.

    If you want to see each individual year’s article, you can find 2019 here, 2020 here, 2021 here, and 2022 here.

    Our scouting and grading process is much different than most non-NFL team evaluators out there, and one could argue that TP Score isn’t a sufficient means for grading the classes, but we’ll stack our numbers up against any of them.

    Appendix

    Average TP Score and ranking across all four seasons (the 2019-2022 draft classes each after their first three seasons in 2021-2024)

    Team Avg TP Rank Avg TP Score
    Chiefs 1 64.41
    Jaguars 2 54.08
    Lions 3 51.08
    Saints 4 47.90
    49ers 5 47.10
    Chargers 6 46.86
    Broncos 7 46.70
    Bengals 8 45.45
    Jets 9 45.21
    Buccaneers 10 44.70
    Cowboys 11 44.32
    Bears 12 43.76
    Bills 13 43.47
    Dolphins 14 41.13
    Packers 15 40.87
    Seahawks 16 40.81
    Commanders 17 39.50
    Falcons 18 38.59
    Titans 19 38.52
    Ravens 20 36.95
    Colts 21 36.49
    Cardinals 22 36.37
    Steelers 23 36.14
    Eagles 24 36.11
    Giants 25 35.85
    Texans 26 35.84
    Browns 27 35.77
    Raiders 28 35.46
    Panthers 29 28.15
    Patriots 30 27.90
    Vikings 31 23.55
    Rams 32 23.47

     

  • How Does Donovan Jackson Fit With the Minnesota Vikings?

    How Does Donovan Jackson Fit With the Minnesota Vikings?

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    The Minnesota Vikings came into the 2025 NFL Draft with major needs at defensive back and offensive line. Many mock drafters, including ourselves, had Minnesota taking a safety to provide a spark for their secondary. However, Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had other ideas.

    The Vikings selected left guard Donovan Jackson with their first pick to reinforce their offensive line for years to come. Jackson had a 6.7 grade on our draft site, which ranks at the top of our positional ranking next to Alabama guard Tyler Booker. He was number one in FBS for Total Points among ALL offensive linemen last season, regardless of position. The Vikings hope he can come in and start straight away, continuing his reign of terror against his opponents.

    Here is a look at Jackson and how he can contribute in Minnesota immediately:

    Jackson’s Strengths And Weaknesses

     Donovan Jackson measures out at 6’4’’ 315 pounds, which is sufficient for the left guard position. He started 40 games at Ohio State, with 9 of those starts coming at left tackle. He has some flexibility to play both sides and positions, but will do his best work from the interior.

    Jackson possesses good play strength and drive ability that allows him to move defenders on the run. He isn’t a dominant finisher, but he can certainly create run lanes. He uses his lower half well to stay balanced through contact and can recover quickly by using his fluid hips to stay upright in uncomfortable positions. He also has the mobility to combo-block up to the second level.

    In pass protection, he can anchor well against bigger defenders to give the quarterback enough space to do his work. However, he will occasionally lose leverage by keeping his hands too wide on the shoulder pads, which leaves him vulnerable to blown blocks and holding penalties in the NFL. He will need to clean that up before his rookie season or else teams will quickly learn to exploit it.

    With good coaching, Jackson has all of the tools necessary to succeed at the left guard position. There are no physical limitations for him. He will be tested early, but he should adapt to NFL competition relatively quickly.

    Minnesota Team Needs

     Last year, Minnesota’s offensive line went through a lot over the course of the season. Left tackle Christian Darrisaw went down with a torn ACL and MCL in Week 8, knocking him out for the remainder of the year. The interior offensive linemen, while mostly healthy, performed poorly

    Center Garrett Bradbury, who has since been released, led ALL interior linemen in blown blocks.

    Player Team Position Blown Blocks
    Garrett Bradbury Vikings C 43
    Alex Cappa Bengals RG 40
    Dominick Puni 49ers RG 33
    Liam Eichenberg Dolphins RG 32
    Cordell Volson Bengals LG 32

    Left guard Blake Brandel was not far behind, ranking 9th among interior offensive linemen in blown blocks with 30. If you combine Ed Ingram and Dalton Risner, who started 9 and 8 games at RG, respectively, they had a total of 33 blown blocks.

    Minnesota desperately needed some new blood in its offensive line room. This offseason, the Vikings have replaced their entire interior. Former Colts center Ryan Kelly and guard Will Fries will come in and immediately inject some stability. They both missed substantial time due to injury last year, however they were much more effective (only 12 blown blocks between them) with just under a full season of snaps.

    Jackson is coming in at the perfect time. The Vikings are competitive. The offensive line room is fresh and ready to turn the page after an ugly year. JJ McCarthy is healthy. Minnesota’s 2025 season outlook looks very promising entering training camp.

    How Jackson fits in Minnesota

     Minnesota primarily used a zone rushing scheme last season (72% zone, 8th highest clip in the NFL). They operated mainly out of 11 or 12 personnel formations and were the 2nd-most effective team in 12 personnel last year. Kevin O’Connell likes to mix things up pre-snap as well, using a motion on nearly 60% of plays last year (59% to be exact).

    Jackson has experience working in a zone-heavy scheme at Ohio State, which they ran at a 69% rate. He can pull when asked, however his strength is in his ability to move defenders and create running lanes. Last season, ball carriers averaged 3.7 yards before contact when running to his gap.

    At Ohio State, Jackson led ALL FBS offensive linemen in Total Points in 2024.

    Rank Player Team Position Total Points
    1 Donovan Jackson Ohio State G 49
    2 Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon T 44
    3 Brady Small Army C 42
    4 Aamil Wagner Notre Dame T 42
    5 Isaiah World Nevada T 41

    30 of those 49 Total Points came from his run blocking, which ranked 2nd among all FBS offensive linemen last year. His 19 pass blocking Total Points ranked 13th. His effectiveness is evident in both areas.

    Overall, Jackson is a well-rounded blocker who can be very effective in zone but still possesses the mobility to pull through to the 2nd level. He should plug right into the left guard spot next to new additions Ryan Kelly and Will Fries. If Darrisaw goes down again, the Vikings will have the option to use Jackson at left tackle as well.

    How Good a Fit Is He?

    The Vikings will get someone who has been a part of a winning culture before and knows what it takes to win at a high level. His solid base and mobility will make him effective in Minnesota’s zone-heavy run scheme. In pass protection, he can anchor well against bigger defenders to give JJ McCarthy time in the pocket.

    Since he played at Ohio State, Jackson is no stranger to cold weather and should be able to adapt to the frigid NFC North games at Soldier Field and Lambeau Field toward the end of the season.

    Final Word: Jackson is an excellent fit and should contribute immediately in Minnesota’s revamped offensive line room.