{"id":2598,"date":"2017-04-29T18:59:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T23:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/?p=2598"},"modified":"2017-04-29T19:19:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T00:19:55","slug":"tracking-football-finds-88-2017-nfl-draft-picks-multiple-sport-athletes-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/blog\/tracking-football-finds-88-2017-nfl-draft-picks-multiple-sport-athletes-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Football finds 88% of 2017 NFL Draft picks were multiple sport athletes in high school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/search.trackingfootball.com\/subscribe\/free\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tracking Football<\/a> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">NCAA compliant football scouting service<\/a> providing FBS programs in the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 with <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/why\/\" target=\"_blank\">athletic analytical information<\/a> on over 10,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">high school football prospects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tracking Football has studied the high school multiple sport backgrounds of all NFL Draft picks since 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Player Athletic Index score breakdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5.0 PAI: 11 (4.3%)<\/p>\n<p>4.0-4.9 PAI: 37 (14.6%)<\/p>\n<p>3.0-3.9 PAI: 66 (26.1%)<\/p>\n<p>2.0-2.9 PAI: 34 (13.4%)<\/p>\n<p>1.0-1.9 PAI: 3 (1.2%)<\/p>\n<p>0.0-0.9 PAI: 0<\/p>\n<p><strong>This year 222 out of 253 (87.7%) players drafted were multiple sport athletes in high school<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Rounds-1-7-PNG.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2605\" src=\"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Rounds-1-7-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1236\" height=\"1614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Rounds-1-7-PNG.png 1236w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Rounds-1-7-PNG-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Rounds-1-7-PNG-768x1003.png 768w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Rounds-1-7-PNG-784x1024.png 784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1236px) 100vw, 1236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation percentages by sport:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Track &amp; Field: 157 (62.5%)<\/p>\n<p>Basketball: 115 (45.5%)<\/p>\n<p>Baseball: 20 (7.9%)<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling: 7 (2.8%)<\/p>\n<p>Lacrosse: 5 (2.0%)<\/p>\n<p>Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Rugby, Hockey, Powerlifting: 10 (4.0%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of sports played in high school:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 Sports: 4 \/ 253 (1.6%)<\/p>\n<p>3 Sports: 83 \/ 253 (32.8%)<\/p>\n<p>2 Sports: 135 \/ 253 (53.4%)<\/p>\n<p>Football Only: 31 \/ 253 (12.3%)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Position-Breakdown-PNG.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2606\" src=\"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Position-Breakdown-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2490\" height=\"1205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Position-Breakdown-PNG.png 2490w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Position-Breakdown-PNG-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Position-Breakdown-PNG-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-Draft-Position-Breakdown-PNG-1024x496.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2490px) 100vw, 2490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation percentages by sport:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OL: 25 \/ 33 (75.8%)<\/p>\n<p>DL: 38 \/ 44 (86.4%)<\/p>\n<p>LB: 24 \/ 31 (77.4%)<\/p>\n<p>WR: 30 \/ 32 (93.8%)<\/p>\n<p>CB: 27 \/ 30 (90.0%)<\/p>\n<p>RB: 27 \/ 28 (96.4%)<\/p>\n<p>DB: 25 \/ 27 (92.6%)<\/p>\n<p>QB: 8 \/ 10 (80.0%)<\/p>\n<p>TE: 14 \/ 14 (100%)<\/p>\n<p>SPEC: 4 \/ 4 (100%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round by Round Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-2017-nfl-draft-round-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 1<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a030 \/ 32 (93.8%)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-2017-nfl-draft-2nd-round\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 2<\/a>:<\/strong> 30 \/ 32 (93.8%)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-2017-nfl-draft-3rd-round\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 3<\/a>:<\/strong> 38 \/ 43 (88.4%)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-2017-nfl-draft-4th-round\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 4<\/a>:<\/strong> 32 \/ 37 (86.5%)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-2017-nfl-draft-5th-round\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 5<\/a>:<\/strong> 33 \/ 40 (82.5%)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-2017-nfl-draft-6th-round\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 6<\/a>:<\/strong> 28 \/ 34 (82.4%)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-2017-nfl-draft-7th-round\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 7<\/a>:<\/strong> 31 \/ 35 (88.6%)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/88-5-2016-nfl-draft-picks-played-multiple-sports-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see how 2017 NFL Draft compares to 2016<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracking Football is an NCAA compliant football scouting service providing FBS programs in the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 with athletic analytical information on over 10,000 high school football prospects. 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