According to Tracking Football research, 91% of 2018 NFL Draft 1st round picks played another sport in high school. 2018 1st round totals: Multisport: 29/32 – 91% Track & Field: 22/32 – 69% Basketball: 17/32 – 53% Baseball: 4/32 – 13% Lacrosse: 1/30 – 3% 4 sports: 1 – 3% 3 sports: 13 – 41% […]
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Tracking Football 2018 NFL Draft 1st Round
Tracking Football has been researching the high school multiple sport participation background of NFL Draft picks for over a decade. Read below for our 2018 Draft information. 2018 1st round totals: Multisport: 29/32 Track & Field: 22/32 Basketball: 17/32 Baseball: 4/32 Lacrosse: 1/32 2018 1st round pick by pick: Pick 1 Browns – QB Baker […]
Athleticism on display at the NFL Combine
1,162 out of 1,321 (88%) Those are the numbers of players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, since 2015, that were high school multi-sport athletes according to a recent study conducted by Tracking Football. More importantly, the average Player Athletic Index score of invited players over the past four years was significantly higher than that of DI-FBS […]
How many football players on Super Bowl LII team rosters played multiple sports in high school?
102 out of 106 (96%) players on active Super Bowl LII team rosters played multiple sports in high school, according to a recent study conducted by Tracking Football. Number of sports played in high school: 4 Sports: 4 (4%) 3 Sports: 33 (31%) 2 Sports: 65 (61%) Football only: 4 (4%) Participation percentages by sport: […]
Is NextGen NFL Fastest Player Data Surprising? Not Really…
The NFL now has NextGen Stats which record and calculate player running speed during games. The concept is new and interesting…gives viewers an idea of how fast a player is in pads during a variety of play scenarios. The question is how much does this data really tell us that we didn’t already know? For example, […]
NFL’s Top OL to Watch and Their High School PAI Score
The Player Athletic Index (PAI) scores the raw athleticism of a HS football player by taking into account height, weight, position, and track and field data. Our 0.0 – 5.0 PAI metric allows college scouts to evaluate prospects in an objective and unbiased manner. PAI score also allows users to discover football athleticism whether players […]
Kareem Hunt’s track and field background transfers to football athleticism
Kansas City RB Kareem Hunt’s 246 total yards last night vs. New England were the most in NFL history by a rookie in week 1. A very impressive performance from Toledo’s former 3 star prospect. Hunt had 2 scholarship offers from Power 5 conference college football teams coming out of high school. While Hunt wasn’t a […]
Tracking Football finds 88% of 2017 NFL Draft picks were multiple sport athletes in high school
Tracking Football is an NCAA compliant football scouting service providing FBS programs in the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 with athletic analytical information on over 10,000 high school football prospects. Tracking Football has studied the high school multiple sport backgrounds of all NFL Draft picks since 2008. Player Athletic Index score breakdown: 5.0 PAI: […]
Tracking Football 2017 NFL Draft 7th Round
Sign up for a free account to get access to our proprietary scoring. Check on your favorite players in and out of game play. Round 7 Pick 219 Vikings – Stacy Coley – Football Only Round 7 Pick 220 Vikings – Ifeadi Odenigbo – 3.8/5.0 PAI – Track Field Round 7 Pick 221 Raiders – Shalom Luani – Soccer Round […]
Tracking Football 2017 NFL Draft 6th Round
Sign up for a free account to get access to our proprietary scoring. Check on your favorite players in and out of game play. Round 6 Pick 185 Browns – Caleb Brantley – 3.5/5.0 PAI – Track Field Round 6 Pick 186 Ravens – Chuck Clark – 3.1/5.0 PAI – Track Field, Basketball Round 6 Pick 187 Seahawks – […]