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
TrackingFootball’s NFL Draft study in USA Today article
Nearly 90 percent of NFL Draft picks were multi-sport athletes in high school
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
TrackingFootball’s NFL Draft Multi-Sport and High School Track Totals
Here are 2015 NFL Draft multi-sport and track totals as complied by TrackingFootball: 256 total players drafted224 (88%) High School multi-sport athletes 162 (63%) track and field124 (48%) basketball25 (10%) baseball5 (2%) wrestling9 (3%) soccer, lacrosse and other See our twitter page for details on each player drafted
“TrackingFootball: Making the Connection between Track and Football”
Here’s a link to an article featured on FreelapUSA.com about TrackingFootball and our high school profile system. TrackingFootball: Making the Connection between Track and Football
“New data separates Multi-Sport Athletes”
A good article written about Tracking Football.com and our use of athletic and multi-sport data can be seen here: “New data separates Multi-Sport Athletes” This article was written by Dallas Jackson creator of NationalHSFootball.com website. He was also a former editor for Rivals.com.
Outdoor Track, The Hurdles and Football
13 Track & Field Events that Quantify Football Power & Speed – Part IV: Outdoor Track, The Hurdles and Football Below are portions of an article written by Tony Holler, Head Track & Field Coach at Plainfield North High School. The full article can be viewed on Freelap.com. Coach Holler was gracious enough to allow us to use his article and viewpoints here and to expand it some […]
Outdoor Track, The Relays and Football
13 Track & Field Events that Quantify Football Power & Speed – Part III: Outdoor Track, The Relays and Football Below are portions of an article written by Tony Holler, Head Track & Field Coach at Plainfield North High School. The full article can be viewed on Freelap.com. Coach Holler was gracious enough to allow us to use his article and viewpoints here and to expand it […]
Explosive Players at the 2015 NFL Combine
Below is a list of NFL Combine invites Top 25 long jump performances. There are several players on this list which might surprise and not only test well in the vertical and broad jump but 40 yard dash too. Julio Jones surprised some running a 4.38 / 40 at the 2011 Combine. Jones just so happened to be a 24ft long […]
Powerful Players at the 2015 NFL Combine
Below is a list of the best shot putters invited to the NFL Combine. Why is this important? Because, the ability to throw the shot put is a great indicator of short area power and footwork. Typically shot put ability transfers over well to the football field, particularly for linemen and linebackers. There are many examples of great players […]
Fastest Players at the 2015 NFL Combine
Below is a list of the fastest players at this year’s NFL Combine based on verifiable track performance stats. All stats below are high school performances. Only a few players on the list participated in track and field at the collegiate level…that includes Phillip Dorsett, Duke Johnson, Donetella Luckett, Todd Gurley, Devin Smith and Ronald Darby. All […]