NCAA Division I coaches are permitted to subscribe to Tracking Football for football scouting services. We currently have 20+ FBS clients in the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, Independent, MAC and Pac-12 conferences. Tracking Football focuses on the analysis of athletic data when evaluating football players.
Below are the results of a study we recently conducted of Nike’s 2018 The Opening Finalists:
130 out of 162 (80.5%) players invited to “The Opening Finals” have played multiple sports in high school.
Number of sports played in high school:
4 Sports: 3 (1.9%)
3 Sports: 34 (21.0%)
2 Sports: 93 (57.4%)
Football only: 32 (19.8%)
Participation percentages by sport:
Track & Field: 105 (64.8%)
Basketball: 52 (32.1.%)
Baseball: 12 (7.4%)
Track & Field participation percentages by position:
RB: 12/14 (85.7%)
DB: 32/40 (80.0%)
DL: 15/22 (68.2%)
OL: 14/21 (66.7%)
WR: 20/30 (66.7%)
TE: 3/6 (50.0%)
LB: 7/17 (41.2%)
QB: 2/12 (16.7%)
See how this compares to our 2017 “The Opening Finals” study
Article: What if “The Opening Finals” was a track and field meet?
Tracking Football uses proprietary algorithms to score the raw athleticism of football athletes. 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
Article: 12 Best PAI Athletes on 2018 ‘The Opening’ Finals Roster
The Opening finalists averaged a 3.1/5.0 Player Athletic Index score:
5.0 PAI: 5 (3.1%)
4.0-4.9 PAI: 19 (11.7%)
3.0-3.9 PAI: 33 (20.4%)
2.0-2.9 PAI: 28 (17.3%)
1.0-1.9 PAI: 15 (9.3%)
0.0-0.9 PAI: 1 (0.6%)
Player Athletic Index averages by position:
OL: 3.6/5.0 (Better than 77% C, 74% OG, 63% OT)
QB: 3.4/5.0 (Better than 76% QB)
DL: 3.2/5.0 (Better than 69% DE, 68% DT)
RB: 3.1/5.0 (Better than 66% RB)
WR: 3.1/5.0 (Better than 58% WR)
DB: 3.0/5.0 (Better than 70% DB, 63% CB)
LB: 2.7/5.0 (Better than 61% LB)
TE: 2.4/5.0 (Better than 26% TE)
Follow us @TrckFootball for more information or setup a free demonstration of our website and learn how our data can become your advantage.