2021 Big Data Bowl: Zach Bradlow, Zach Drapkin, Ryan Gross, Sarah Hu

2021 Big Data Bowl finalists Zach Bradlow, Zach Drapkin, Ryan Gross, and Sarah Hu present "Target-Agnostic Evaluation of Cornerbacks & Wide Receivers."

2022 Big Data Bowl finalists Rahul Kasar and Jay Li present "FireTime: Evaluating Gunners and Vises."

2022 Big Data Bowl finalists John Miller and Uri Smashnov present "Augmented Reality for Kickoffs and Punts."

2022 Big Data Bowl finalists Ryan Gross, Joseph Rudoler, Tai Nguyen, and Ryan Brill present "Optimal Run Path For Kick Returners."

2022 Big Data Bowl finalist Ian Barnett presents a new statistic: "Conditional Yards Over The Expected (COYOTE)."

2022 Big Data Bowl finalists Wei Peng, Marc Richards, Sam Walczak, and Jack Werner present "Where Should Punters Aim?"

2022 Big Data Bowl finalist Robert Sims presents "Evaluating Punters Relative to Optimal Punting."

2022 Big Data Bowl finalists Robyn Ritchie, Brendan Kumagai, Ryker Moreau, & Elijah Cavan present "Punt Returns: Using the Math to Find the Path."

2022 Big Data Bowl finalist Jack Lichtenstein presents "Expected Field Position on Punts."

2022 Big Data Bowl judges Lin Lee, Aditya Krishnan, James Gilman, and Cody Davis review all finalist presentations and deliberate before crowning our next Big Data Bowl champions.

Our 2022 Big Data Bowl champions were treated to a surprise announcement with a little help from the Patriots' own Cody Davis and Dani Chu of the Seattle Kraken. Congratulations to Robyn Ritchie, Brendan Kumagai, Ryker Moreau, and Elijah Cavan.

After reviewing over 200 submissions for the 2022 Big Data Bowl powered by AWS, 8 finalist teams were selected and awarded a shared prize pool of $90,000. Now, these finalists have an opportunity to present their work to our panel of judges for a chance to be crowned Big Data Bowl champions and win a $10,000 bonus prize.

NFL Network analytics expert Cynthia Frelund details the 2021 Big Data Bowl.

Eight finalists, selected among hundreds of submissions from around the world, explored news to analyze pass defense using player tracking data from the 2018 NFL season. A $10,000 prize is on the line as a panel of expert judges pick a winner in the 2021 Big Data Bowl.

Did you know the position of every player on the field--and the ball itself--is tracked 10 times a second? See how the NFL uses that data to find new ways to analyze the game at the annual Big Data Bowl.

2021 Big Data Bowl finalists James Venzor and Matthew Gartenhaus present "Defender Performance by Pass-Coverage Attribute."

2021 Big Data Bowl finalist Joe Andruzzi presents "Defender Evaluation: One-Cut Routes + Double Moves."

2021 Big Data Bowl finalist Jill Reiner presents "Evaluating and Clustering Coverage Skill."

2021 Big Data Bowl finalist Ella Summer presents "Random Effects: How Individual Defensive Backs Impact Target Probability and Completion Probability."

2021 Big Data Bowl finalists Meyappan Subbaiah, Dani Chu, Matthew Reyers, Lucas Wu present "Illuminating the Defense."

2021 Big Data Bowl finalists Asmae Toumi, Marschall Furman, Sydney Robinson, and Tony ElHabr present "Weighted Assessment of Defender Effectiveness."

2021 Big Data Bowl finalists Wei Peng, Marc Richards, Sam Walczak, Jack Werner present "A Framework for Accessing Individual Defensive Performance in Coverage."