{"id":718637,"date":"2026-01-31T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T08:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/718637\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T08:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T08:22:27","slug":"the-evaluation-nfl-draft-series-from-sumersports-bows-feb-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/718637\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Evaluation’ NFL Draft Series From S\u016bmerSports Bows Feb. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tData analytics firm S\u016bmerSports is set to launch \u201cThe Evaluation<\/a>,\u201d a studio show that will use data and analytics to analyze pro football teams and the potential of the 2026 season\u2019s rookie players leading in to the NFL Draft, which is set for April 23-25. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe program will air on S\u016bmerSports\u2019 YouTube channel.<\/a> \u201cThe Evaluation,\u201d <\/a>hosted by former WWE star and college football player Ettore \u2018Big E\u2019 Ewen, \u201ccombines old-school football knowledge from seasoned NFL scouts & GMs with new-school analysis powered by S\u016bmerSports\u2019 proprietary AI technologies,\u201d per the company.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIn the financial world, data and deep experience are the keys to unlocking massive value \u2014 and \u2018The Evaluation\u2019 is bringing that same powerful combination to football,\u201d said Paul Tudor Jones, a veteran hedge fund manager who is co-founder of S\u016bmerSports. \u201cWe\u2019re blending seasoned NFL scouts and GMs \u2014 experts with over 500 years of combined experience \u2014 with the breakthrough power of S\u016bmerSports AI technologies. This isn\u2019t just another sports show; it\u2019s a window into the most sophisticated evaluation process in the game, proving that true success happens when instinct meets intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEwen describes himself as a \u201clifelong football fanatic\u201d who is eager to try a new spin on a football studio analysis show. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe chance to converse with the brightest minds in the sport and work with the absurdly talented people at S\u016bmerSports is one I couldn\u2019t pass up. We\u2019re incredibly excited to offer fans a new spin on the evaluation process,\u201d Ewen said.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Evaluation\u201d will have an initial 10-week run, starting Feb. 12, with episodes dropping on Thursday. Among the guests secured to date include NFL boldface names such as Eli Manning, Maxx Crosby, Joe Thomas, Luke Kuechly, Marshall Faulk, Howie Long, Steve Mariucci, Will Blackmon and Steve Smith Sr.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe created \u2018The Evaluation\u2019 because we fundamentally believe content creation is the best way to democratize access to knowledge in sports,\u201d said Lorrissa Horton, CEO of S\u016bmerSports. \u201cDeep knowledge and advanced data have been locked away for too long, and we\u2019re changing that by delivering the power of S\u016bmerSports\u2019 AI and centuries of expertise through a channel that is already in the natural path of most consumers. We\u2019re bringing this knowledge to the widest possible audience, opening the door for everyone to see the evaluation process and even giving some a blueprint on how to make it to the highest level of football, the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe show will blend long-form interviews, data-focused segments and player evaluation segments with coaches and former players.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith Evaluation Nation, we are bringing the future of football evaluation to the fans,\u201d said Jack Jones, Co-Founder of S\u016bmerSports. \u201cThis is the essential blueprint for how the game should be analyzed, blending the 500 years of collective wisdom from former NFL scouts and executives with the cutting-edge power of S\u016bmerSports\u2019 AI technologies. We are giving fans a front-row seat to the NFL Draft room, showing them what truly matters when evaluating talent and how data-driven segments can turn complex plays into visual insights. This is the new standard for football analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Data analytics firm S\u016bmerSports is set to launch \u201cThe Evaluation,\u201d a studio show that will use data and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":718638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[103928,7,6,15,103906,103907],"class_list":{"0":"post-718637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-ettore-ewen","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-draft","12":"tag-sumersports","13":"tag-the-evaluation"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115988748367721552","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}