<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/0905-derrick-yam.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Derrick Yam ’17 is putting creative thought to work with the NFL</title><author>Peter MacDonald</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>09/05/2024 02:30:13 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>As director of data and decision science for the Baltimore Ravens, Yam runs numbers and scenarios in the player scouting process.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2024/images/0905-derrick-yam-thumbnail-2.jpg" alt="Derrick Yam '17"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2024/images/0905-derrick-yam.jpg" alt="Derrick Yam '17"/></image><caption>From left, Southwest Area Scout Chas Stallard, Derrick Yam ’17, and VP of Player Personnel George Kokinis at the Ravens’ 2024 summer training camp in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Baltimore Ravens photo)</caption></item>