As a new rookie playing as a middle linebacker, I have been pondering the most useful stat when it comes to creating interceptions. The three main stats I have chosen to examine, are Intelligence, Speed, and Hands. I have recorded every player in the S4 NSFL regular season who registered an interception, and their stats. Below is the raw data of Interceptions, Intelligence stat, Speed stat, and Hands stat.
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Then, I graphed each stat with their relation to how many interceptions that player had gotten in the season.
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As you can see, there is a slight positive correlation to each stat and how many INTs they had, although hands had the highest correlation along with the most accurate trendline. Behind the data, this could mean that a player will level up their hands stat after they had already trained up their other two main stats.
Looking at the two players who had 100 speed in the season, one recorded 8 INTs, and the other only 2 INTs. Looking at the data, their hands stat is relatively the same, but the player with 8 INTs (Canton) , has 7 more levels in Intelligence.
Looking specifically at the 9 players with 95+ speed, there were 7 players who recorded more than 4 INTs , 1 who had recorded 2 INTs, and 1 who recorded 1 INT. Comparing the Intelligence and Hands stats among these 9 players, surprisingly the players who recorded 1 and 2 INTs beat out most of the players who recorded 4+ INTs. This could be due to their role in the defense, or just unlucky simulations.
Looking at the data, which stat for a defensive player do you think is the most important when looking for INT's?
GRADED
Then, I graphed each stat with their relation to how many interceptions that player had gotten in the season.
As you can see, there is a slight positive correlation to each stat and how many INTs they had, although hands had the highest correlation along with the most accurate trendline. Behind the data, this could mean that a player will level up their hands stat after they had already trained up their other two main stats.
Looking at the two players who had 100 speed in the season, one recorded 8 INTs, and the other only 2 INTs. Looking at the data, their hands stat is relatively the same, but the player with 8 INTs (Canton) , has 7 more levels in Intelligence.
Looking specifically at the 9 players with 95+ speed, there were 7 players who recorded more than 4 INTs , 1 who had recorded 2 INTs, and 1 who recorded 1 INT. Comparing the Intelligence and Hands stats among these 9 players, surprisingly the players who recorded 1 and 2 INTs beat out most of the players who recorded 4+ INTs. This could be due to their role in the defense, or just unlucky simulations.
Looking at the data, which stat for a defensive player do you think is the most important when looking for INT's?
GRADED
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