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What is the Treadwell-Diggs Hypothesis?
The Treadwell-Diggs Hypothesis is “research” I initially did as a joke and posted on Reddit before the start of the 2020 season.
I was inspired to create the Treadwell-Diggs Hypothesis because of my (unfortunate) Vikings fandom. The inspiration for the hypothesis obviously came from Stefon Diggs and Laquon Treadwell. Any time I was scrolling through social media I would see posts of Diggs working out in the gym. I literally don’t think he does anything other than train, eat, and sleep. Meanwhile, 1st-Round bust, Treadwell, was frequently posting pictures of himself in front of cars, out to eat, shopping, and playing video games.
I wanted to see if there is any sort of relationship between a player’s work ethic and how they perform on the field.
My Process
I tracked the rookie class by taking 12 running backs and 24 wide receivers and checked their Instagram story and posts daily for 2 months to see if they made a post about working out.
If they worked out that day, they got a point. If they didn’t, no point.
“But what if they work out all the time and just aren’t active on social media?!?”
This “research” is satire.
Results
RBs:
- Zack Moss (11)
- AJ Dillon (10)
- Anthony McFarland (10)
- D’Andre Swift (9)
- Lynn Bowden (9)
- Antonio Gibson (5)
- JK Dobbins (4)
- Ke’Shawn Vaughn (3)
- Cam Akers (2)
- Darrynton Evans (2)
- Jonathan Taylor (1)
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire (1)
WRs:
- Justin Jefferson (22)
- Isaiah Hodgins (20)
- Jerry Jeudy (19)
- James Proche (18)
- Laviska Shenault (17)
- Bryan Edwards (12)
- KJ Osborn (11)
- Jalen Reagor (10)
- Collin Johnson (10)
- CeeDee Lamb (9)
- KJ Hamler (9)
- Michael Pittman Jr. (7)
- Henry Ruggs III (7)
- Chase Claypool (7)
- Quintez Cephus (7)
- Brandon Aiyuk (5)
- Tee Higgins (5)
- Antonio Gandy-Golden (4)
- Quez Watkins (4)
- Denzel Mims (1)
- Van Jefferson (1)
- Tyler Johnson (1)
- Joe Reed (1)
- Devin Duvernay (0)
Conclusions
I would say the main takeaway from this study would be that if any rookie hits 22 workouts in a 2 month period, they will be a future HOF caliber player and I would not hesitate to take them 1.01 in startup drafts.
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