In fantasy football, predictable player analysis is dominated by volume-based metrics. Raw statistics, such as total yards and targets, show the highest correlation to fantasy points, while efficiency metrics, such as yards per target, show little value for year-to-year predictability. That is, until the use of yards per route run (YPRR).
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Scott Barrett first highlighted the predictive value of YPRR a few years ago, thus his work should rightfully be mentioned as a driver for this article.