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“High School QBs should play multiple sports”
ESPN released an interesting article and video indicating college coaches’ preference for “multi-sport” players at the quarterback position. Some college coaches going so far to say specialization is a “hindrance” to young quarterback development. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/13509324/recruits-college-coaches-see-days-qb-specialization-ending This is a stark contrast from prevailing media attitudes about specialization, particularly regarding the high school quarterback position. The explosion […]
2015 B1G Football Recruiting Breakdown – 84% Multiple Sports Participation
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 […]
Top 22 Heisman Winner Player Athletic Index Scores
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 […]
2015 NFL Draft’s Best by High School Shot Put
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 […]
Game film not necessary to see how Jaguars’ and Falcons’ picks topped the 2015 NFL draft
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
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 NFL Draft study in USA Today article
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
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: 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