NFLPA Announces Winners of the Second Annual Data Analytics Case Competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is happy to announce the winners of the second annual NFLPA Data Analytics Case Competition. As data analytics continue to play a critical role in supporting athletes, this competition reinforces the NFLPA’s data-driven approach to player advocacy.
This year, university students from across the country took on the challenge to study the cumulative effects of workload throughout the NFL season. Five finalist teams were selected to visit the NFLPA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C and present their research to executive leadership and a panel of judges.
Each student team brought unique perspectives to the table. The NFLPA thanks each team for sharing their creativity, innovative approaches and insights to solve complex issues.
The NFLPA congratulates both its undergraduate and graduate winning teams, each of which was awarded $30,000 in cash and prizes for their efforts.
The undergraduate team winners are Kyle Leung, Rahul Lal and Rayaan Damani from Rice University, who presented their work on the contrast of compensation and workload across position groups.
The graduate team winners are Deeksha Singh Vijay Singh, Kasey Morris and Mai Nguyen from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who introduced a new measure to evaluate rest differential and travel burdens.
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