About the Author

Lead editor Aaron Schatz is the creator of FootballOutsiders.com and the proprietary NFL statistics within Football Outsiders Almanac, including DVOA, DYAR, adjusted line yards, and the KUBIAK fantasy football projections. He writes regularly for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, and has done custom research for a number of NFL teams. The New York Times Magazine referred to him as "the Bill James of football." Vincent Verhei (writer, design, and layout) is an assistant editor for Football Outsiders and covers the NFL for ESPN.com Insider. He also writes about pro wrestling and MMA for Figurefouronline.com. Ben Baldwin covers the Seattle Seahawks for The Athletic. Ian Boyd covers college football for Inside Texas and SB Nation's Football Study Hall. Tom Gower is a writer at Football Outsiders. Scott Kacsmar is an assistant editor for Football Outsiders and covers the NFL for ESPN.com Insider. Derrik Klassen is a writer at Football Outsiders and has written for Optimum Scouting, SB Nation, and Bleacher Report. Bryan Knowles has covered the NFL for Football Outsiders, Bleacher Report, and Fansided. Rivers McCown has written about the NFL for Vice Sports, Deadspin, Bleacher Report, ESPN.com, and Football Outsiders. Charles McDonald is an NFL reporter for Bleacher Report and hosts the Setting The Edge podcast. Chad Peltier writes regularly about college football for Football Outsiders and the SB Nation blogs Football Study Hall and Land Grant Holy Land. Andrew Potter is a writer and editor at Football Outsiders. Mike Tanier is lead NFL writer for Bleacher Report and is the author of "The Philly Fan's Code." Robert Weintraub has contributed to Sports on Earth, Slate, and Grantland, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller "No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII." Carl Yedor is a writer at Football Outsiders. Bill Connelly (NCAA statistics) writes for Football Outsiders and covers college football for SB Nation at FootballStudyHall.com. Brian Fremeau (NCAA statistics) writes for Football Outsiders and ESPN.com Insider.