Welcome back to the Data Viz DFS NFL Preview utilizing data science & data visualizations. Today we will be previewing the RB, WR, & TE Position. We will do this by utilizing total TDs, red zone TDs, & yards per game. Let’s skip the pleasantries and jump straight into the analysis.
The first visual utilizes a horizontal bar graph to preview the RB position. The bar length is Draft Kings points per game, the bar width is total TDs, the bar color is yards per game, & the grey circle is red zone TDs.
Key Takeaways:
Christian McCaffrey is a monster but we already knew that
Austin Ekeler & Leonard Fournette are the biggest outliers among this group for totally different reasons
5 RBs have 10 or more red zone TDs (McCaffrey, Cook, Jones, Elliott, Ingram)
4 of the top 5 RBS average > 60 yards per game
3 of the top 4 RBs have 9 or more red zone TDs
Favorite Player For Week 14:
Dalvin Cook
Players I Love For Week 14:
Christian McCaffrey | James White | Melvin Gordon | Derrius Guice | Devonta Freeman
Players I Like For Week 14:
Derrick Henry | Leonard Fournette | Nick Chubb | Mark Ingram | Jamaal Williams
Players I Don’t Like For Week 14:
Chris Carson | Saquon Barkley | Kareem Hunt | Josh Jacobs | Todd Gurley | Phillip Lindsay | Devin Singletary | Kenyan Drake
Players I Hate For Week 14:
David Johnson | Tevin Coleman | Jordan Howard
The next visual utilizes a horizontal bar graph to preview the WR position. The bar length is Draft Kings points per game, the bar width is total TDs, the bar color is yards per game, & the grey circle is red zone TDs.
Key Takeaways:
Michael Thomas is far and away the best WR in the NFL
Marvin Jones is a monster in the red zone – but no where else
4 of the top 5 WRs have 4 red zone TDs
3 of the top 4 WRs average > 80 yards per game
Michael Gallup is the only WR outside the top 13 that averages > 80 yards per game
Favorite Player For Week 14:
Davante Adams
Players I Love For Week 14:
Chris Godwin | Courtland Sutton | DeVante Parker
Players I Like For Week 14:
Michael Thomas | Mike Evans | Julian Edelman | DJ Moore | Kenny Golladay | Jarvis Landry | Tyler Lockett | Calvin Ridley | Sterling Shepard | Stefon Diggs
Players I Don’t Like For Week 14:
DeAndre Hopkins | Cooper Kupp | Julio Jones | Tyreek Hill | Robert Woods | Alshon Jeffery
Players I Hate For Week 14:
DJ Chark | Keenan Allen | Marvin Jones | John Brown | Christian Kirk
The last visual utilizes a horizontal bar graph to preview the TE position. The bar length is Draft Kings points per game, the bar width is total TDs, the bar color is yards per game, & the grey circle is red zone TDs.
Key Takeaways:
Austin Hooper is the best TE in the NFL
Kelce & Kittle need to be targeted more in the red zone
Darren Fells is a red zone monster
The top 8 TEs average > 50 yards per game
0 TEs outside the top 8 TEs average > 50 yards per game
Mark Andrews is having a hell of a season
Favorite Player For Week 14:
Darren Waller
Players I Love For Week 14:
George Kittle
Players I Like For Week 14:
Hunter Henry | Mark Andrews
Players I Don’t Like For Week 14:
Austin Hooper | Travis Kelce | Will Dissly | Darren Fells
Players I Hate For Week 14:
Evan Engram | Zach Ertz | Jared Cook
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