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The "Right" Way to Pick the "Right" Play...

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The "Right" Way to Pick the "Right" Players

Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Kime, Leslie

OB-1365 | Published October 25, 2021 | 3 pages Exercise

Collection: Darden School of Business

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To prepare for each year’s NFL draft, each team creates a “model” for player selection. This involves developing a holistic view of every player (especially those the team is most interested in), such that it can compare two different players. In this exercise, students are tasked with building and operationalizing (but not actually collecting the data or testing) a model for player selection in the NFL draft, including deciding on the dependent and independent variables.