TrackingFootball has researched the B1G Conference’s recruiting for the past two years and applied our proprietary Player Athletic Index (PAI) scores to each recruit. We applied PAI scores which measure a player’s overall athleticism based on height, weight, position, track & field data and multi-sport information. By comparing like data points we can arrive at objective scores […]
TrackingFootball has been a national leader in researching the high school multiple sports background of football players at all levels. We recently focused our attention on the 2015 recruiting classes of B1G football programs. Overall 84% of all B1G recruits had multiple sports backgrounds in high school. In addition there were more three sport athletes […]
Our hometown newspaper did a feature on TrackingFootball and the Player Athletic Index scoring system. East grads develop metric for gauging players’ ability Article brief: “In an era of specialization, multisport athletes have become fewer and fewer over the past couple of decades. But thanks to the work of a pair of Columbus East graduates, […]
Here is a list highlighting 22 of our top Player Athletic Index scores on Heisman Trophy winners from the past 60+ years. The information below reflects the player’s height, weight, position, and best track and field output from high school based on our research. The PAI is our proprietary player athletic scoring system. It is a […]
Listed below are the top high school shot put performances by players drafted by the NFL this year. The criteria to be listed required a player to have verified high school track data in the shot put. We did not include any collegiate performances because not enough players threw shot put in college for a good comparison. We also provided each […]
Listed below are the Top 40 fastest players drafted by the NFL this year. The criteria to be listed required a player to have verified high school track data in the 100 meter dash. We did not include any collegiate times because not enough players ran track in college for a good comparison. There are several very […]
Now that the NFL draft dust has settled, “draft grades” have come out from a variety of outlets. NFL analysts Chris Burke & Doug Farrar, as well as Bucky Brooks have graded the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons in the “A/A-” range. Dan Kadar went as far to say that the two teams “won the […]
Nearly 90 percent of NFL Draft selections played multiple sports in high school Another article, this time by USAFootball, sourcing this year NFL Draft study by TrackingFootball.
TrackingFootball’s 2015 NFL Draft data was highlighted in USAToday’s sports section. No surprise here: Lots of prep multi-sport athletes in NFL Draft
NFL Draft article from CoachingSearch.com highlighting some of TrackingFootball’s multi-sport and track numbers from the Draft. Article Link: Nearly 90 percent of NFL Draft picks