Updated NFL analytics staffer list!*. As always, this list is to the best of my understanding based both on what teams list and conversations with analytics folks around the league. (*Re-posting because I had a mistake on previous post)

The Steelers hired Krithi Chandrakasan into a football research role, per source. Chandrakasan previously was the Bears' Director of Football Analytics. He worked for the Chiefs before his stint in Chicago.

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Top 50 sack projections: why my model sees Aidan Hutchinson as No. 1 coming off just a five-game 2024 season.

One of my favorite stories every preseason: sack projections! This is the fifth year we’re running outputs from this model. Who is No. 1? Who stands out? What’s the full top 50?. All here!

Two picks for Protector of the Year!

How does my season-long sack model view Aidan Hutchinson?

RT @RichCimini: Analysis of the Phillips/Briggs trades by our guy @SethWalder: Briggs’ run-stopping metric, albeit a small sample size, jum….

My sack projections story will be out Saturday. But giving a first look at a few on ESPN BET Live in next half hour! . Plus, Protector of the Year picks!.

We're hiring a Senior Sports Data Scientist!.

i mean they were also 6th in EPA per dropback though.

The Falcons hired Ari Glazier out of Syracuse's sports analytics program as a Junior Football Data Analyst, per source.

Analytics transaction: the Chargers hired Ben Wendel, per sources. Wendel was a finalist in this year's Big Data Bowl for this entry:.

RT @billbarnwell: How often did defenses face the opposing team's preferred quarterback last year? League average: 76.4%. The Titans, Colt….

Always curious and full of energy, Beagles turn every walk into an adventure 🐾🎉.

RT @sarahbarshop: Matthew Stafford is not out with the other quarterbacks to start practice.

So @ASchatzNFL , @BenjaminSolak , @LRiddickESPN and I each scored all 32 teams in four different categories on a three-year timeline. Combined together, they make our Future Power Rankings:

RT @krisrhim1: Rashawn Slater is leaving practice on a medical cart. He went down during a team period.

RT @agetzenberg: RB James Cook walking out to practice not in uniform for the second straight day

RT @billbarnwell: Here's what I wrote about Micah Parsons in the Trade Tiers piece earlier this week. The realistic expectation would be th….

Zohran Mamdani: He votes for activists, not you

RT @JordanBrenner: New, awesome Underdogs pod! @SethWalder of ESPN joins us to break down NFL unlikely contenders, unheralded players, Supe….

RT @ESPNdirocco: Total Travis Hunter snaps through seven Jaguars camp practices: 139 snaps (72 on offense, 67 on defense). 7-on-7: 18 snap….

Apropos of nothing other than realizing I never tweeted the defensive tackle win rate / double team chart from the 2024 season (h/t to @PaulKuharskyNFL for reminding me) -- here it is!. Chris Jones, of course, exactly where you'd expect him.