Alright, let me tell you about my deep dive into Keyon Lesane’s stats. It was a bit of a rabbit hole, but I think I’ve got a decent handle on it now.
First things first: Googling! I started with the basics, right? “Keyon Lesane stats” into the search bar. Scraped a bunch of sites – ESPN, maybe some college football specific ones, even some of those random sports news aggregators. You know the type.
Data Overload: Man, there was so much stuff! Stats from different seasons, different positions (looked like he’s bounced around a bit?), all in different formats. It was a mess. I needed to clean it up.
Spreadsheet Time: I copied and pasted (yeah, I know, not the most elegant solution, but it works!) all the stats I could find into a spreadsheet. I’m talking games played, passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, touchdowns, tackles – the whole shebang. Then I went through and deleted all the duplicates and weird formatting errors.
Filtering and Sorting: Once the data was (relatively) clean, I started filtering. I wanted to see his best seasons, his worst seasons, any trends over time. I sorted by touchdowns, then by yards gained, just to get a feel for where he really shined.
Diving Deeper: After the big picture stuff, I started looking at individual games. I tried to find game logs to see how consistent he was. Did he have a few big games that skewed the overall numbers, or was he a consistent performer week in and week out?
Context is Key: Stats are cool, but they don’t tell the whole story. I tried to find some articles or game recaps that mentioned him. Was he playing on a good team? Did he have a good quarterback throwing to him? Injuries? All that stuff matters.
Visualization (Sort Of): I’m not a huge data visualization guy, but I did make a couple of simple charts in the spreadsheet. Just to see if I could spot any obvious patterns. Line graphs for yards per game, bar charts for touchdowns per season – that kind of thing.
Cross-Referencing: To double-check everything, I went back to those initial search results and compared the stats I had with what other sites were reporting. Found a couple of minor discrepancies, which I corrected.
The Verdict: After all that, I had a pretty good understanding of Keyon Lesane’s stats. I wouldn’t say I’m an expert, but I could definitely hold my own in a conversation about his performance. It’s all about digging in, cleaning up the data, and finding the story behind the numbers.
