Fanbases often express frustration with early draft grades before an incoming class takes a snap. Well, five years later, we've had more than enough time to.
How much playing time will the Cowboys’ 2021 rookie class get during the 2021 season?
How much can we expect the Cowboys’ 2021 rookie class to contribute this year?
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At irregular intervals over the last few years, I’ve tried to project the playing time of Cowboys rookie classes, with varying levels of success.
In 2015, the estimate was wildly over-optimistic in projecting 3,000 snaps for a rookie class that ended up playing just 2,291 combined snaps, or 10% of the total offensive and defensive snaps that year.
In 2018, the projection was the rookie class would play 12.1% (2,838) of all offensive and defensive snaps, and it was a pleasant surprise to find that was very close: The 2018 rookies played exactly 12.1% (2.786) of all snaps.