Tracking Football has been researching the high school multiple sport participation background of NFL Draft picks for over a decade. Read below for our 2021 Draft information. 2021 Day 3 (4th – 7th round) overview: Multisport: 131/154 (85%) Track & Field: 100/154 (65%) Basketball: 53/154 (34%) Baseball: 13/154 (8%) 3.8/5.0 PAI average 3.3/5.0 Combine score […]
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Tracking Football 2021 NFL Draft Round 1
Tracking Football has been researching the high school multiple sport participation background of NFL Draft picks for over a decade. Read below for our 2021 Draft information. 2021 1st round overview: Multisport: 27/32 (84%) Track & Field: 21/32 (66%) Basketball: 18/32 (56%) Baseball: 3/32 (9%) 4.1/5.0 PAI average 3.7/5.0 Combine score average 7 players ran […]
Study Shows Power 5 Freshman with Higher PAI Play Sooner
Every year the top football prospects are surrounded by a great deal of fanfare. Fans and coaches alike keep a close watch on the National Signing Day pageantry. Tracking Football is known for our objective data analysis. Following our mantra, we looked at the classes of players to analyze how soon some of the top […]
Draft Analysis DT Shot Put Discus and PAI; Early Indication
As draft analysis for the 2019 NFL draft continues, I have reviewed the multi-sport data for defensive tackles. I have pulled the consensus top draft rated DTs for the 2019 NFL draft. CBS Sports was the source of the rankings. In a previous blog, I discussed the PAI, Shot Put, and discus data for O-Linemen. Linemen […]
2019 Draft Analysis O-Linemen Shot Put/Discus
As we gear up for draft day and College Football Playoff lets take a look at an important metric for linemen. We know the 40 yard dash and 100 meters is something we associate with skill positions. What about the men in the trenches? Tracking Football has looked at years of data and what we […]
2018 NFL Draft and multi-sport in focus (Hudl blog)
Appreciate the article written by Coach Anthony Stone. The article’s focus was the latest NFL Draft data on multi-sport backgrounds of players drafted. He brings up some interesting points about the emphasis of multi-sport participation within schools has changed and attitudes towards specialization among coaches is different too. Here’s a link to the article: What […]
All National College Football Award Winners Played Multiple Sports in High School
100% of 2016 college football award winners played another sport in high school. Nine award winners were track and field athletes, eight played basketball, one played soccer, one wrestled, and one played Australian Rules football. In addition seven award winners played three different sports in high school. Here is Tracking Football’s multi-sport breakdown of each […]
All 5 Heisman finalists were multi-sport athletes in high school
While many people assume that we are in an “age of sport specialization,” Tracking Football’s research shows that over 80% of current Division 1 football scholarship recruits played another sport in high school. The Heisman Trophy Finalists are no exception and not one of them “specialized” during high school. Actually three of the finalists were three […]
Michigan recruit, Chris Evans, track durability = football versatility
The Indiana state track and field championships being held this weekend in Bloomington, Indiana, will provide 4-star Michigan football recruit Chris Evans, one last opportunity to showcase his considerable athleticism. Evans has been a valuable member of Ben Davis High School’s football and track programs for several years. Frequently, Evans participates in three or four […]
Tracking Football NFL Draft Study and high school sports
As this year’s NFL Draft inches closer we take a look back at last year’s NFL Draft study and an article which used our numbers. The article, written by Jon Styf and Mike DeFabo, examined summer sports schedules of current high school athletes and whether those schedules promote specialization and discourage multi-sport participation. —————- Article brief […]