{"id":1245,"date":"2015-07-16T17:27:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T22:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2015-07-16T17:27:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T22:27:59","slug":"player-athletic-index-and-b1g-football-recruiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/blog\/player-athletic-index-and-b1g-football-recruiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Athletic Index and B1G Football Recruiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TrackingFootball has researched the\u00a0 B1G Conference&#8217;s recruiting for the past two years and applied our proprietary <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/player-athletic-index\/\" target=\"_blank\">Player Athletic Index<\/a> (PAI) scores to each recruit.\u00a0 We applied PAI scores which measure\u00a0a player&#8217;s overall\u00a0athleticism based on height, weight, position, track &amp; field data and multi-sport information.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>By comparing like data points we can arrive at objective scores evaluating each player&#8217;s general athleticism and more importantly we can\u00a0compare\u00a0each player\u00a0athletically to other Division I players at the same position.\u00a0 The PAI scoring scale is 0 to 5.0 (0 being marginal and 5.0 being exceptional) measuring a player&#8217;s height, weight, power and speed combination at a specific position.\u00a0The PAI system is based on thousands of\u00a0Division I players and the scores represent Division I level combination of size, power and speed. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">player database<\/a> with over 20,000+ players\u00a0access is\u00a0FREE. <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Offensive\u00a0position\u00a0breakdowns\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/teams\/\" target=\"_blank\">B1G Conference<\/a> recruits 2014\u00a0and 2015:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>B1G Offensive Guards \/ Centers: data averages<br \/><\/strong><u>Recruits<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a043<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Height<\/span> &#8211;\u00a06&#8217;04<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weight<\/span> &#8211;\u00a0293lbs<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Star<\/span> &#8211;\u00a03.1\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">40 time<\/span> &#8211;\u00a05.30<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HS Track &amp; Field<\/span> &#8211;\u00a027 \/ 43 (62%)<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Average PAI Score 2.7 out of 5.0<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><strong>B1G Offensive Tackles: data averages<\/strong><br \/><u>Recruits<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; 69<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Height<\/span> &#8211; 6&#8217;05.5<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weight<\/span> &#8211; 285lbs<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Star<\/span> &#8211; 3.23<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">40 time<\/span> &#8211; 5.16<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HS Track &amp; Field<\/span> &#8211; 29 \/ 69 (42%)<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Average PAI Score 3.5 out of 5.0<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"><strong>B1G Quarterbacks: data averages<\/strong><br \/><u>Recruits<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; 34<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Height<\/span> &#8211; 6&#8217;03<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weight<\/span> &#8211; 201.5lbs<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Star<\/span> &#8211; 3.26<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">40 time<\/span> &#8211; 4.66 <br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HS Track &amp; Field<\/span> &#8211; 7 \/ 34 (20%)<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HS Basketball<\/span> &#8211; 25 \/ 34 (73%)<br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PAI Score n \/ a <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\">B1G Running Backs: data averages\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Recruits<\/span> &#8211; 45<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Height<\/span> &#8211; 5&#8217;10.25<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weight<\/span> &#8211; 195lbs<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Star<\/span> &#8211; 3.15<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">40 time<\/span> &#8211; 4.58<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HS Track &amp; Field<\/span> &#8211; 35 \/ 45 (77%)<br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" color=\"#ff0000\">Average PAI Score 3.1 out of 5.0<br \/><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"><strong>B1G Tight Ends: data averages<\/strong><br \/>Recruits &#8211; 32<br \/>Height &#8211; 6&#8217;04.75<\/span><br \/>Weight &#8211; 230lbs<br \/>Star &#8211; 3.09<br \/>40 time &#8211; 4.83<br \/>HS Track &amp; Field &#8211; 14 \/ 32 (43%)<br \/>HS Basketball\u00a0&#8211; 25 \/ 32 (78%)<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Average PAI Score 3.3 out of 5.0<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>B1G Wide Receivers: data averages<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Recruits<\/span> &#8211; 75<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Height<\/span> &#8211; 6&#8217;01<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weight<\/span> -185.5lbs<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Star<\/span> &#8211; 3.21<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">40 time<\/span> &#8211; 4.55<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HS Track &amp; Field<\/span> &#8211; 53 \/ 75 (70%)<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Average PAI Score 3.2 out of 5.0<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TrackingFootball has researched the\u00a0 B1G Conference&#8217;s recruiting for the past two years and applied our proprietary Player Athletic Index (PAI) scores to each recruit.\u00a0 We applied PAI scores which measure\u00a0a player&#8217;s overall\u00a0athleticism based on height, weight, position, track &amp; 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