Ishan Mehta

Who Blocks Whom? Probabilistic Pass-Blocking Assignments for Evaluating Blockers and Pass Rushers in American Football

Historically, statistical analysis of offensive lineman has been hindered by the lack of easily measurable quantities. More recently, with the introduction of player tracking data new methodological advances are now possible. Using high-dimensional spatio-temporal data, we adapt the defensive-matchup hidden Markov mode...