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When we talk about the contribution of a rookie class, we typically talk about receiving yards, rushing yards or any other volume measure that's used for a specific position. But those kinds of stats are kind of hard to add up across multiple positions.
You often hear about how getting two solid starters out of a draft class can be considered a good draft. Perhaps not a great draft, but at least a solid draft. But those two starters are not necessarily expected to be starters in their first season.
The Cowboys got 43 starts from their 2013 rookie class, the 10th-highest value in the league, which would be the equivalent of about 2.7 starters. And while it remains to be seen who outside of Travis Frederick will become a starter down the line, that's a promising number that isn't owed entirely to the injuries that have ravaged the 2013 Cowboys. Yet even 'games started' is a pretty imprecise metric by which to measure the contribution of a rookie class.
So today we'll look at the 2013 rookie class by asking the most basic question: How much playing time did the 2013 rookie class get during the season? To do that, we'll use the number of snaps played by the rookie class during the season. One important note right up front: The snap numbers I use are taken from Pro Football Focus, and unfortunately, their data only goes back to 2008, which means I don't have snap numbers for the rookie seasons of rookie classes prior to 2008. So 2008 is where we start as we look at how much playing time the previous rookie classes got in their rookie seasons.
Here's an overview of the '08, '09 and '10 rookie classes and the number of snaps per player. The snap numbers in the tables are the offensive or defensive snaps, special teams snaps are not included.
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2013...ost-productive-rookie-class-of-last-six-years
You often hear about how getting two solid starters out of a draft class can be considered a good draft. Perhaps not a great draft, but at least a solid draft. But those two starters are not necessarily expected to be starters in their first season.
The Cowboys got 43 starts from their 2013 rookie class, the 10th-highest value in the league, which would be the equivalent of about 2.7 starters. And while it remains to be seen who outside of Travis Frederick will become a starter down the line, that's a promising number that isn't owed entirely to the injuries that have ravaged the 2013 Cowboys. Yet even 'games started' is a pretty imprecise metric by which to measure the contribution of a rookie class.
So today we'll look at the 2013 rookie class by asking the most basic question: How much playing time did the 2013 rookie class get during the season? To do that, we'll use the number of snaps played by the rookie class during the season. One important note right up front: The snap numbers I use are taken from Pro Football Focus, and unfortunately, their data only goes back to 2008, which means I don't have snap numbers for the rookie seasons of rookie classes prior to 2008. So 2008 is where we start as we look at how much playing time the previous rookie classes got in their rookie seasons.
Here's an overview of the '08, '09 and '10 rookie classes and the number of snaps per player. The snap numbers in the tables are the offensive or defensive snaps, special teams snaps are not included.
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2013...ost-productive-rookie-class-of-last-six-years