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Podcast: Kevin Cole on the 2023 NFL draft

By Dr. Ed Feng Leave a Comment

Kevin Cole, football analytics expert and founder of Unexpected Points, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include:

  • Are NFL teams getting smarter at drafting players? (3:00)
  • Why it’s harder to build a team in 2023 (11:32)
  • Houston and trading up for the 3rd pick (13:56)
  • Arizona, trading down and trading back up (18:50)
  • Why Philadelphia traded up one pick (22:00)
  • Philadelphia and consensus big boards vs actual draft position (26:25)
  • The problem with Jalen Carter, and it’s not the legal issues (32:16)
  • The teams with the best grades by Kevin’s objective methods (34:55)
  • How Kevin rates this QB class (38:17)
  • A Will Levis comp (40:45)
  • The teams with the worst draft grades (43:43)
  • Detroit, their surprising draft grade and the NFC North market (48:55)
  • How much does the draft matter in predicting the 2023 season? (57:25)

As always, it was an enlightening conversation with Kevin. To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle:

This episode of The Football Analytics Show is also available on:

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  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts

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