For almost 20 years Tracking Football has researched the multiple sport background of football players across the nation. Year after year our studies indicate that the majority of professional and division 1 collegiate football players did not specialize in one sport during high school.
Below is a summary of our 2017 NFL Combine invitee research:
2017 NFL Combine Invitee High School Multiple Sport Participation:
- 87.6% – Multi-sport
- 58.5% – Track & Field
- 48.8% – Basketball
- 7.6% – Baseball
- 2.7% – Lacrosse
- 2.4% – Wrestling
2017 NFL Combine Invitee PAI Breakdown – 3.51 PAI Average :
- 14 – 5.0 PAI
- 41 – 4.9 – 4.0 PAI
- 74 – 3.9 – 3.0 PAI
- 48 – 2.9 – 2.0 PAI
- 4 – 1.9 – 1.0 PAI
- 1 – 0.9 – 0.0 PAI
Here are the best performances in 8 different high school track and field events.
Top HS 100 Meter Dash: Kermit Whitfield
Top HS 200 Meter Dash: Kermit Whitfield
Top HS 110 Meter Hurdles: Marlon Humphrey
Top HS Long Jump: Adoree Jackson
Top HS Triple Jump: Shaquill Griffin
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