cfbfastR (version 1.9.0)

cfbd_player_info: Player information lookup

Description

Player information lookup

Usage

cfbd_player_info(search_term, position = NULL, team = NULL, year = NULL)

Arguments

search_term

(String required): Search term for the player you are trying to look up

position

(string optional): Position of the player you are searching for. Position Group - options include:

• Offense: QB, RB, FB, TE, OL, G, OT, C, WR

• Defense: DB, CB, S, LB, DE, DT, NT, DL

• Special Teams: K, P, LS, PK

team

(String optional): Team - Select a valid team, D1 football

year

(Integer optional): Year, 4 digit format (YYYY). If left NULL, API default will only provide results for most recent year of final rosters: 2020

Value

cfbd_player_info() - A data frame with 12 variables:

athlete_id:character.

Unique player identifier athlete_id.

team:character.

Team of the player.

name:character.

Player name.

first_name:character.

Player first name.

last_name:character.

Player last name.

weight:integer.

Player weight.

height:integer.

Player height.

jersey:integer.

Player jersey number.

position:character.

Player position.

home_town:character.

Player home town.

team_color:character.

Player team color.

team_color_secondary:character.

Player team secondary color.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
  try(cfbd_player_info(search_term = "James", position = "DB", team = "Florida State", year = 2017))

  try(cfbd_player_info(search_term = "Lawrence", team = "Clemson"))
# }