Tracking Football has researched the recruiting classes of all 129 FBS football programs since 2014. For week three of the college football schedule we are featuring 10 games and providing a variety of recruiting trend information on our @TrckFootball Twitter account. All games are listed below: Teams that have recruited athletes with higher Player Athletic Index […]
Highlights on football recruiting
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Tracking College Football Games – Week 2
Tracking Football has researched the recruiting classes of all 129 FBS football programs since 2014. For week two of the college football schedule we are featuring 10 games and providing a variety of recruiting trend information on our @TrckFootball Twitter account. All games are listed below: Teams that have recruited athletes with higher Player Athletic Index […]
Tracking College Football Games – Week 1
Tracking Football has researched the recruiting classes of all 129 FBS football programs since 2014. For week one of the college football schedule we are featuring 14 games and providing a variety of recruiting trend information on our @TrckFootball Twitter account. All games are listed below: Teams that have recruited athletes with higher Player Athletic Index […]
Tracking Football athleticism ranking of 101 ‘The Opening’ finalists
This week at “The Opening” 166 of the best high school football players have assembled to perform a variety of activities that exhibit their football abilities and athleticism. At Tracking Football we believe there is no better way to assess a football player’s true athleticism than by evaluating the combination of his height, weight, position, […]
Six great all around T&F athletes at ‘The Opening’
This week at “The Opening” 166 of the best high school football players have assembled to perform a variety of activities that exhibit their football abilities and athleticism. At Tracking Football we believe there is no better way to assess a football player’s true athleticism than by evaluating the combination of his height, weight, position, […]
Six ‘The Opening’ finalists earn 5.0 Player Athletic Index score
This week at “The Opening” 166 of the best high school football players have assembled to perform a variety of activities that exhibit their football abilities and athleticism. At Tracking Football we believe there is no better way to assess a football player’s true athleticism than by evaluating the combination of his height, weight, position, […]
Michigan recruit, Chris Evans, track durability = football versatility
The Indiana state track and field championships being held this weekend in Bloomington, Indiana, will provide 4-star Michigan football recruit Chris Evans, one last opportunity to showcase his considerable athleticism. Evans has been a valuable member of Ben Davis High School’s football and track programs for several years. Frequently, Evans participates in three or four […]
88.5% 2016 NFL Draft picks played multiple sports in high school
The 2016 NFL Draft had the highest percentage of high school multiple sport athletes drafted since 2013. According to Tracking Football research, 224 out of the 253 (88.5%) draftees had also participated in a sport other than football during their high school career. Below are the participation percentages by sport: Track & Field: 148 (58.5%) Basketball: 114 […]
Multiple sport athletes dominate 1st round of NFL Draft again
Tracking Football has been following the high school athletic backgrounds of NFL draft picks since 2008. Year after year we find that multiple sport athletes are drafted at a much higher percentage than those that specialized in football as preps. 2016 has started just the same, as we found that 26 out of the 31 […]
Tracking Football NFL Draft Study and high school sports
As this year’s NFL Draft inches closer we take a look back at last year’s NFL Draft study and an article which used our numbers. The article, written by Jon Styf and Mike DeFabo, examined summer sports schedules of current high school athletes and whether those schedules promote specialization and discourage multi-sport participation. —————- Article brief […]