{"id":2802,"date":"2018-04-28T22:15:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T02:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/?p=2802"},"modified":"2018-04-29T04:19:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T08:19:53","slug":"tracking-football-finds-88-2018-nfl-draft-picks-multiple-sport-athletes-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/blog\/tracking-football-finds-88-2018-nfl-draft-picks-multiple-sport-athletes-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Football finds 88% of 2018 NFL Draft picks were multiple sport athletes in high school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/search.trackingfootball.com\/subscribe\/free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracking Football<\/a> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA compliant football scouting service<\/a> providing FBS programs in the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, Independent, MAC and Pac-12 with <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">athletic analytical information<\/a> on over 15,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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><strong>PAI Average: 3.5\/5.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5.0 PAI: 11 (4.3%)<\/p>\n<p>4.0-4.9 PAI: 37 (14.5%)<\/p>\n<p>3.0-3.9 PAI: 57 (22.3%)<\/p>\n<p>2.0-2.9 PAI: 37 (14.5%)<\/p>\n<p>1.0-1.9 PAI: 5 (1.9%)<\/p>\n<p>0.0-0.9 PAI: 0 (0%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>This year 226 out of 256 (88.2%) players drafted were multiple sport athletes in high school<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2804\" src=\"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sat_graphic01_round-4-7_rev.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sat_graphic01_round-4-7_rev.png 2000w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sat_graphic01_round-4-7_rev-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sat_graphic01_round-4-7_rev-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sat_graphic01_round-4-7_rev-1024x717.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation percentages by sport:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Track &amp; Field: 152 (59%)<\/p>\n<p>Basketball: 125 (49%)<\/p>\n<p>Baseball: 34 (13%)<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling: 8 (3%)<\/p>\n<p>Lacrosse: 5 (2%)<\/p>\n<p>Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Rugby, Hockey, Powerlifting: 14 (5%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of sports played in high school:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 Sports: 11 (4.3%)<\/p>\n<p>3 Sports: 89 (34.8%)<\/p>\n<p>2 Sports: 126 (49.2%)<\/p>\n<p>Football Only: 30 (11.7%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation percentages by position:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OL: 33 \/ 38 (87%) &#8211; 53% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>DL: 39 \/ 45 (87%) &#8211; 64% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>LB: 32 \/ 38 (82%) &#8211; 61% T$F<\/p>\n<p>WR: 33 \/ 34 (97%) &#8211; 74% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>CB: 28 \/ 30 (93%) &#8211; 83% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>RB: 17 \/ 19 (89%) &#8211; 74% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>DB: 14 \/ 16 (88%) &#8211; 75% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>QB: 11 \/ 13 (85%) &#8211; 8% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>TE: 13 \/ 14 (93%) &#8211; 14% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>FB: 1 \/ 2 (50%) &#8211; 50% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>SPEC: 5 \/ 6 (83%) &#8211; 0% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>*DB = Safety<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round by Round Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 1:<\/strong>\u00a029 \/ 32 (91%) &#8211; 69% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 2:<\/strong> 30 \/ 32 (94%) &#8211; 69% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 3:<\/strong> 30 \/ 36 (83%) &#8211; 58% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 4:<\/strong> 34 \/ 37 (92%) &#8211; 70% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 5:<\/strong> 31 \/ 37 (84%) &#8211; 43% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 6:<\/strong>\u00a038 \/ 44 (86%) &#8211; 52% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 7:<\/strong>\u00a034 \/ 38 (89%) &#8211; 58% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-finds-88-2017-nfl-draft-picks-multiple-sport-athletes-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to see how 2018 NFL Draft compares to 2017<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracking Football is an NCAA compliant football scouting service providing FBS programs in the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, Independent, MAC and Pac-12 with athletic analytical information on over 15,000 high school football prospects. 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