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Author:

Conners, Bradford Thomas

Title:

The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

actuarial science
risk management
sports analytics
NFL
recidivism

File:

Download The_Risk_of_Signing_Previously-Arrested_NFL_Players.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Supervisor
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew John Wiesner, Faculty Reader

Author:

Miller, John Z

Title:

PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

NFL
height
QBR
binomial logistic regression
passer rating
completion percentage
NFL draft
early entry
special eligibility
scout
analytics
starting experience
prediction
regression model

File:

Download NFL_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Putt, Nathan

Title:

Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

Mortality
NFL
Running back
Mortality curve
Contracts
Risk characteristics
Risk in sports
Survival probabilities

File:

Download Nathan_Putt_Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Steven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Insley, Drew

Title:

A Qualitative Approach to Predicting the Success of NFL Draftees

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

NFL
Sports Analytics
Statistics
Machine Learning

File:

Download Insley_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor