Resources Spent on Starters

The latest newsletter from KCSN Sports Data Scientist, Joseph Hefner.

We watched a real live NFL game last Thursday night. The long dark night of the NFL offseason is over. A new season has begun. Long live the NFL.

With preseason officially underway, I wanted to take a look at how NFL teams allocate their resources toward their starting 11 on offense and defense. ESPN has updated depth charts for all the teams, so I took that information, some draft and contract information, and put it all together so we can see how much teams value their starters.