The StatsBomb Football Podcast

This week on The StatsBomb Football Podcast, host Seth Partnow is joined by CEO Ted Knutson and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards. They round off our first season by discussing the best resources and practices for aspiring analysts to break into the industry.

This week on The StatsBomb Football Podcast, with the spring NCAA transfer portal period concluded, host Seth Partnow is joined by CEO Ted Knutson and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards to consider how teams can better manage both their own rosters and “re-recruiting” talent from other schools.

This week on The StatsBomb Football Podcast, CEO Ted Knutson returns to join host Seth Partnow and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards as they discuss last week's NFL Draft and which teams did or did not optimise their draft capital.

This week on The StatsBomb Football Podcast, host Seth Partnow and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards are joined by Cade Massey, from Wharton People Analytics, and co-host of the 'Wharton Moneyball' podcast, to discuss the complexities that traits, production, and character evaluations play in player projections for the NFL Draft.

This week on The StatsBomb Football Podcast, CEO Ted Knutson returns to join host Seth Partnow and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards, for an in-depth discussion about how advanced data, the Transfer Portal and NIL might alter the operational structure of college football staffs.

This week on The StatsBomb Football Podcast, host Seth Partnow and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards are joined by Shane Regal, StatsBomb’s Product Manager for Football, to discuss the advantages and conclusions CFB programs can draw from using data to break down their spring games and practices.

In this episode of The StatsBomb Football Podcast, host Seth Partnow and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards are joined by ESPN writer Bill Connelly to look at how the smartest college football teams are getting an edge by leveraging advanced data, the transfer portal and NIL budgets to build their roster.

In this episode of The StatsBomb Football Podcast, host Seth Partnow, CEO Ted Knutson and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards, take a closer look at the top Edge Rushers in this year’s draft class and talk about how StatsBomb’s data can give you an extra layer of insight and confidence into player projections.

In this episode of The StatsBomb Football Podcast, host Seth Partnow is joined by Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards and StatsBomb CEO Ted Knutson to explore how Running Backs became devalued by NFL teams, discuss why they’ve been so popular in free agency and what’s next for the position across the league.

In this episode of The StatsBomb Football Podcast, join host Seth Partnow, StatsBomb CEO Ted Knutson, and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards as they unpack the latest insights from the NFL Combine and the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Explore how the fusion of tracking and event data can revolutionize our confidence in predicting how players with exceptional physical tools, specialist skillsets or record-breaking Combine performances will transition to the professional level.

In this episode, Seth Partnow, Ted Knutson, and Matt Edwards, alongside guest Tanner Highlen, delve into the complexities of linemen evaluation at the NFL Combine through the lens of Goodhart's Law. They debate the traditional reliance on conventional drills versus StatsBomb's data-driven methods for predicting professional success, highlighting the critical blend of physicality and strategy that defines high-level performance in the trenches.

In this episode of The StatsBomb Football Podcast, host Seth Partnow, StatsBomb CEO Ted Knutson and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards delve into the heated debate between analytics and traditional scouting in football, particularly focusing on the elusive nature of intangibles. Join them as we explore the challenges of quantifying player potential and the intricate dance between data and instinct in player evaluation.

In the inaugural episode of The StatsBomb Football Podcast, join host Seth Partnow alongside StatsBomb CEO Ted Knutson and Head of Football Analysis Matt Edwards as they delve into the groundbreaking world of football analytics. Discover the current landscape of data utilization in the NFL and college football, drawing insightful comparisons with other sports. Learn why embracing data-driven approaches early on provides a strategic advantage and uncover the immense time-saving potential of in...