Tracking Football has researched and athletically rated the MAC recruiting classes of 2017. Northern Illinois led the way this year with 7 recruits possessing PAI scores above 3.0. FBS programs recruiting large numbers of players with PAI scores above 3.0 have historically done well in the win/loss column. Below are two charts indicating the conference’s breakdown of multi-sport high school participation by recruits and our Player Athletic Index scoring of raw football athleticism.
PAI Score Chart
Multi-Sport Chart