Below are the results of a study we recently conducted of 2019 All-American Bowl and Under Armour All American game participants:

175 out of 222 (79%) players invited to these games have played multiple sports in high school.

Number of sports played:

4 Sports: 4 (2%)

3 Sports: 49 (22%)

2 Sports: 122 (55%)

Football only: 47 (21%)

Participation percentages by sport:

Track & Field: 133 (60%)

Basketball: 67 (30%)

Baseball: 21 (9%)

Wrestling: 4 (2%)

Soccer: 4 (2%)

Lacrosse: 3 (1%)

Multiple sport participation percentages by position:

RB: 17/17 (100%) / 77% T&F

DB: 40/45 (89%) / 78% T&F

TE: 6/7 (86%) / 57% T&F

WR: 28/34 (82%) / 65% T&F

DL: 26/32 (81%) / 56% T&F

LB: 20/29 (69%) / 55% T&F

OL: 22/34 (65%) / 56% T&F

QB: 7/12 (59%) / 25% T&F

Tracking Football uses proprietary algorithms to score the raw athleticism of football athletes. These scores have been showcased at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference and covered by numerous publications. Our most popular score is the Player Athletic Index. This score takes into account a player’s height, weight, position, track and field results & multiple sport participation information. It provides a 0.0 – 5.0 comparison to 30,000+ current and former division 1 football players

All American game participants averaged a 3.3/5.0 PAI score:

5.0 PAI: 12 (5%)

4.0-4.9 PAI: 28 (13%)

3.0-3.9 PAI: 33 (15%)

2.0-2.9 PAI: 36 (16%)

1.0-1.9 PAI: 14 (6%)

0.0-0.9 PAI: 1 (0%)

Player Athletic Index averages by position:

OL: 3.8/5.0

RB: 3.4/5.0

DB: 3.4/5.0

WR: 3.3/5.0

QB: 3.3/5.0

TE: 3.2/5.0

DL: 3.1/5.0

LB: 2.8/5.0

Related Article: Top Track & Field Performances of High School Football All Americans

Related Article: Tracking Football’s 2018 HS Football All American Study

Related Article: Tracking Football’s 2018 NFL Draft Study

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