1. The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players Open Access Author: Conners, Bradford Thomas Title: The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencerisk managementsports analyticsNFLrecidivism File: Download The_Risk_of_Signing_Previously-Arrested_NFL_Players.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Honors AdvisorAndrew John Wiesner, Faculty Reader
2. PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Open Access Author: Miller, John Z Title: PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: NFLheightQBRbinomial logistic regressionpasser ratingcompletion percentageNFL draftearly entryspecial eligibilityscoutanalyticsstarting experiencepredictionregression model File: Download NFL_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Honors Advisor
3. Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Open Access Author: Putt, Nathan Title: Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: MortalityNFLRunning backMortality curveContractsRisk characteristicsRisk in sportsSurvival probabilities File: Download Nathan_Putt_Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Honors Advisor
4. A Qualitative Approach to Predicting the Success of NFL Draftees Open Access Author: Insley, Drew Title: A Qualitative Approach to Predicting the Success of NFL Draftees Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: NFLSports AnalyticsStatisticsMachine Learning File: Download Insley_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMatthew D Beckman, Honors Advisor