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TEndencIQ

Lindsay Fleishman

Daniel Soriano

Eric Steinberg

Lucca Ferraz

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Motivation

Anticipate Blocking Schemes

Exploit Offensive Formation Tendencies

Optimize Defensive Decision-Making

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INTRODUCING TENDENCIQ

A continuous evaluation of tight end blocking probabilities

Categorize motion

Model pre-snap blocking probabilities

visualize predictions frame-by-frame

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Categorizing motion

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2022 Motion trends

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tendenciq model

Tracking Data +

Custom Features

TEndencIQ

Prediction Model

TE Blocking Probability

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TE Blocking Classification Model

Model:

RNN

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Output:

Likelihood to block

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Accuracy:

70%

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tendenciq in action

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Use TEndencIQ in More Areas…

Which TE has the highest and lowest “IQ”? (2022 season)

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Thank you!

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