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*Can One Random Stat Predict the Future? - Cheech65 - 09-24-2020

Watching the S25 Awards Show last night, I was happy to find myself nominated for Tight End of the Year, which Heath Evans deservedly won. However, the most interesting stat that seemed to take people by surprise was Clark Boyd's rushing touchdown from Sarasota's Week 2 game against Philadelphia. It seemed like people were taken off guard by that stat, so I decided to look into it. In the 24 seasons of football that have been played in the ISFL, only on 3 occasions has a tight end rushed for a touchdown.
  • The first to ever do it was Verso D'Alto, way back in S9. At the tight end position, this guy is a legend. Not only was he a 2x Ultimus Champion, he was a 4x Tight End of the Year, played in 10 Pro Bowls (3rd-most all-time), and was inducted into the ISFL Hall of Fame in the S22 Class. On top of this, he 3rd all-time for games played, and 13th all-time for peak TPE.
  • The second to ever do it is none other than Paul DiMirio, only a year later in S10. If L'Alto is a legend, DiMirio is a god. Over the course of his career, DiMirio won 3 Ultimus Championships, was Tight End of the Year SEVEN times, and played in 12 Pro Bowls (2nd-most all-time). His records list is insane too, sitting at 1st for annual receptions, 8th for annual receiving yards, 1st for career receptions, 5th for career receiving yards, 8th for career receiving touchdowns, and 8th for games played. He was inducted into the ISFL Hall of Fame in the S16 class, and had his number 83 jersey retired by the Philadelphia Liberty.
  • And the third, as mentioned, was none other than Clark Boyd, recently drafted away from the Sailfish to play for the newly-formed Berlin Fire Salamanders. The upswing on this guy is probably nuts, but you didn't hear that from me.
So, it would appear that only those destined for historical prominence are capable of pulling this off. Looks good for me, doesn't it? However, my research was not quite done yet. I wanted to know just how rare this was. So, I decided to compile over the 24 seasons of the ISFL, every rush attempt made by a tight end. The following chart is the result:

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So out of the 26 players and 153 rush attempts, only 3 players have made 3 for a touchdown. That's a 1.96% chance for a rushing touchdown, for a position that realistically should never rush the ball. A weird niche stat that no one asked for, but here you go.
And no, I cannot in good faith make the argument here that Clark Boyd, who has never even passed 500 receiving yards in a season, is a future record holder or hall-of-famer (although clearly there is a trend here). Who knows what the future holds? Maybe he does it again, and then I can go around saying he's better than both DiMirio and L'Alto.

RE: Can One Random Stat Predict the Future? - infinitempg - 09-24-2020

@nunccoepi would kill me if i didn't mention that much of dimirio's success is due to him playing as a WR with the TE positional label Wink

RE: Can One Random Stat Predict the Future? - Billybolo53 - 09-24-2020

clark is the goat confirmed

RE: Can One Random Stat Predict the Future? - nunccoepi - 09-24-2020

(09-24-2020, 12:00 PM)infinitempg Wrote: @nunccoepi would kill me if i didn't mention that much of dimirio's success is due to him playing as a WR with the TE positional label Wink

and L'alto the far superior blocker don't @ me
This is great though! I believe both DiMirio and L'Alto played as FB when they got their rushing TDs, so that might have something to do with it.

But keep it up!