{"id":2816,"date":"2018-07-05T15:14:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T19:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2018-07-05T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T19:33:56","slug":"nearly-65-opening-finalists-track-field-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/blog\/nearly-65-opening-finalists-track-field-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 65% of “The Opening” finalists have track and field background"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCAA Division I coaches are permitted to subscribe to Tracking Football<\/a><\/strong> 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<\/a><\/strong> when evaluating football players.<\/p>\n

Below are the results of a study we recently conducted of Nike’s 2018 The Opening Finalists:<\/p>\n

130 out of 162 (80.5%) players invited to “The Opening Finals”<\/a> have played multiple sports in high school.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of sports played in high school:<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 Sports: 3 (1.9%)<\/p>\n

3 Sports: 34 (21.0%)<\/p>\n

2 Sports: 93 (57.4%)<\/p>\n

Football only: 32 (19.8%)<\/p>\n

Participation percentages by sport:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Track & Field: 105 (64.8%)<\/p>\n

Basketball: 52 (32.1.%)<\/p>\n

Baseball: 12 (7.4%)<\/p>\n

Track & Field participation percentages by position:<\/strong><\/p>\n

RB: 12\/14 (85.7%)<\/p>\n

DB: 32\/40 (80.0%)<\/p>\n

DL: 15\/22 (68.2%)<\/p>\n

OL: 14\/21 (66.7%)<\/p>\n

WR: 20\/30 (66.7%)<\/p>\n

TE: 3\/6 (50.0%)<\/p>\n

LB: 7\/17 (41.2%)<\/p>\n

QB: 2\/12 (16.7%)<\/p>\n

See how this compares to our 2017 “The Opening Finals” study<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Article:\u00a0What if “The Opening Finals” was a track and field meet?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tracking Football uses proprietary algorithms to score the raw athleticism of football athletes. Our most popular score is the Player Athletic Index<\/a><\/strong>. 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<\/p>\n

Article:\u00a012 Best PAI Athletes on 2018 ‘The Opening’ Finals Roster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Opening finalists averaged a 3.1\/5.0 Player Athletic Index score:<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.0 PAI: 5 (3.1%)<\/p>\n

4.0-4.9 PAI: 19 (11.7%)<\/p>\n

3.0-3.9 PAI: 33 (20.4%)<\/p>\n

2.0-2.9 PAI: 28 (17.3%)<\/p>\n

1.0-1.9 PAI: 15 (9.3%)<\/p>\n

0.0-0.9 PAI: 1 (0.6%)<\/p>\n

Player Athletic Index averages\u00a0by position:<\/strong><\/p>\n

OL:\u00a03.6\/5.0 (Better than 77% C, 74% OG, 63% OT)<\/p>\n

QB: 3.4\/5.0 (Better than 76% QB)<\/p>\n

DL: 3.2\/5.0 (Better than 69% DE, 68% DT)<\/p>\n

RB: 3.1\/5.0 (Better than 66% RB)<\/p>\n

WR: 3.1\/5.0 (Better than 58% WR)<\/p>\n

DB: 3.0\/5.0 (Better than 70% DB, 63% CB)<\/p>\n

LB: 2.7\/5.0 (Better than 61% LB)<\/p>\n

TE: 2.4\/5.0 (Better than 26% TE)<\/p>\n

Follow us @TrckFootball<\/a> for more information or setup a free demonstration<\/a> of our website and learn how our data can become your advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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