Numbers and Words: The Mysterious Art of Valuing College Football Talent (PREVIEW)

Steven Godfrey is joined by Parker Fleming to break down the far from transparent world of player valuation in college football. How do teams analyze a player's worth in a sport with so many teams and options? What's the best way to prioritize development versus immediate returns? Does the job of determining value better fall to coaches or general managers? And what makes this exercise so different from its counterpart in the NFL?This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.