Sam Hoppen
@SamHoppen
NFL Data Scientist at ESPN Bet | Fmr @FantasyPros, @Betsperts & @4for4football | #GoPackGo | Opinions are my own
With the #NFLDraft this week, here's a refresher on how the 1st-round salaries rank within the current market at each position and their percentile among starters in terms of APY:
Never thought a movie such as Happy Gilmore 2 would illicit such divisive opinions, but here we are
Really enjoyed this conversation. The 49ers feel like the least median outcome team this year. Either they stay healthy and take advantage of the easy schedule, ending up at the top of the NFC, or their top-heavy roster suffers key injuries again and it’s a 2024 repeat.
San Francisco 49ers 2025 Season Preview and Betting Outlook x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
have been very lucky to work with ben at multiple stops (PFF, sumer and PENN). the panthers are getting a rare ball knower with strong technical abilities who will put in 100% effort into anything. big things are happening in carolina 👀
The Panthers hired Benjamin Brown as their Director of Data Science, per his LinkedIn and confirming sources. Brown joins the Panthers from PENN Entertainment where he was the NFL Data Science Manager. He previously worked for SumerSports and PFF.
#KeepPounding
The Panthers hired Benjamin Brown as their Director of Data Science, per his LinkedIn and confirming sources. Brown joins the Panthers from PENN Entertainment where he was the NFL Data Science Manager. He previously worked for SumerSports and PFF.
Our team at PENN is looking for a Data Science Manager! This position will collaborate across data science, engineering and risk & trading to help bring a world class NFL data product to life. If you're up for the challenge please apply with the link in the reply tweet.
Comebacks are driven by game script, variance and team context. If it were a repeatable quarterback skill the same guys would do it every year. They don’t.
Jayden Daniels had 6 comeback wins after trailing in the 4th quarter last season. That’s a skill, not a strategy. @Commanders
put together a shiny app where you can input your league settings and get points over replacement rankings that are tailored to your league link: zindigi42.shinyapps.io/custom-fantasy…
Would kill for this rn
its late october. 52 degrees out. your entire fantasy team has their achilles ruptured and your star player is Adam Thielen. your parlay busted on the first play. your favorite team is being worked by the Chiefs.
The #Panthers think they’ve found a strength in numbers. The reworked analytics department helped GM Dan Morgan make some major decisions during the group’s first full offseason together. Inside the group’s influence during free agency and the draft: charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/car…
Philip Rivers retiring as a Charger in 2025 is random but I'll take any excuse to say he should make the Hall of Fame before Eli Manning
You know Tej is a special dude because it felt like half the people at this event got their start in sports analytics after sending him a DM (myself included). He is the force multiplier of the online football analytics community.
thank you to everyone who came. thank you to cleat street for sponsoring will host another one in NYC in august if there’s interest. then once football season starts someone else can organize it 😂