Part 1 can be found HERE!
Part 3 can be found HERE!

Hello ISFL, and welcome back to part 2 of 3 of the Class of Season 27 Rookie Season Review and Draft Class Arbitrary Ranking! In this section of this piece, I’ll be covering Tight Ends, Cornerbacks, and Linebackers. As a reminder of the process, I have taken game stats for all the rookies who have more than 50 TPE, through the end of the regular season, and used them to create an arbitrary score that reflects how the player performs in their given roles. I’ve broken out the class into their respective positions so that we’re not comparing Offensive and Defensive players, like QB’s (who have a higher score overall due to the possibility of both passing and rushing stats) and Offensive Linemen, who only have a few stats with which to judge them on. 

Here’s a review of my methodology. As a reminder, positions with fewer stats will have lower scores, so it shouldn’t be used as a comparison or an overall ranking (though one of the tabs in the linked spreadsheet has all players sorted by score). That spreadsheet can be found at the link below.


SPREADSHEET

For Offensive players (QB, RB, WR, TE, OL), the “Formula” is as follows:

((Completions + Passing Yards + QB Rating + Passing TDs + Rushing Attempts + Rushing Yards + Rushing TDs + Catches + Receiving Average + Receiving TDs + Pancakes) - Interceptions - Sacks Allowed) / (Games Played + 1)

For Defensive players (CB, LB, S, DE, DT), the formula is shorter, but follows the same logic:

(Tackles + Tackles for Loss + Sacks + Interceptions + Passes Defended + Safeties + Touchdowns) / (Games Played + 1)

Here we go!