Sumer Sports is using AI-based video analytics to study every player on every play in the NFL to evaluate decision-making and success.
The company combines AI with seasoned football professionals to ensure accurate data interpretation.
Sumer Sports is working with 20 NFL veterans to bridge the gap between data science and football expertise.
The AI platform focuses on roster construction, player evaluation, and improving decision-making for NFL teams.
Sumer Sports emphasizes the importance of combining subjective and objective information with frame-level analysis to evaluate player performance.
The company's AI platform is being utilized by several NFL and NCAA teams, but there is some resistance from traditionalists in the industry.
Scott Pioli acknowledges that Sumer Sports represents a challenge in the industry and emphasizes the need for a shift in mindset towards AI-based tools in football.
The potential for Sumer Sports extends beyond football into high school sports, training tools, and other sports, with a current focus on collegiate and professional football.
Sumer Sports has created a free draft guide for those following the NFL draft, offering additional insights into player rankings.
Zeus Kerravala, a principal analyst at ZK Research, wrote this article for SiliconANGLE on how Sumer Sports is revolutionizing AI analytics in the NFL.