Today I wanted to visualize some great data from Kent Lee Platt’s Relative Athletic Scores (RAS) for running backs (RB). Here is a link to Platt’s website in case you haven’t seen his work: https://ras.football/.
To qualify for a RAS score, a player must have a total of six recorded metrics from any of the following: height, weight, 40-yard dash, 20-yard split, 10-yard split, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, short shuttle, and 3-Cone. The player is then graded on each in comparison to the positional database since 1987 to get more of a feel for their size, speed, explosion, agility, and total value, giving context to the raw numbers.