{"id":2983,"date":"2019-04-28T09:10:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T13:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2019-04-28T09:23:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T13:23:45","slug":"60-2019-nfl-draft-picks-participated-high-school-track-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/blog\/60-2019-nfl-draft-picks-participated-high-school-track-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 60% of 2019 NFL Draft Picks Participated in High School Track &#038; Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tracking Football<\/a> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCAA compliant football scouting service<\/a> providing FBS programs in the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, Independent, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, Sun-Belt, &amp; SEC with <a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">athletic analytical insights<\/a> on over 60,000 current and former football players.<\/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: 8 (3%)<\/p>\n<p>4.0-4.9 PAI: 35 (14%)<\/p>\n<p>3.0-3.9 PAI: 61 (24%)<\/p>\n<p>2.0-2.9 PAI: 33 (13%)<\/p>\n<p>1.0-1.9 PAI: 7 (3%)<\/p>\n<p>0.0-0.9 PAI: 0 (0%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>This year 224 out of 254 (88%) players drafted were multiple sport athletes in high school<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1775-002.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2984 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1775-002-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1775-002-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1775-002-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1775-002-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/brandbutter.io\/beta\/trackingfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_1775-002.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation percentages by sport:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Track &amp; Field: 156 (61%)<\/p>\n<p>Basketball: 114 (45%)<\/p>\n<p>Baseball: 20 (8%)<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling: 8 (3%)<\/p>\n<p>Lacrosse: 2 (2%)<\/p>\n<p>Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Rugby, Hockey, Powerlifting: 13 (5%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of sports played in high school:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 Sports: 8 (3%)<\/p>\n<p>3 Sports: 71 (28%)<\/p>\n<p>2 Sports: 146 (57%)<\/p>\n<p>Football Only: 30 (12%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation percentages by position:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OL: 36 \/ 40 (90%) &#8211; 60% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.7 PAI<\/p>\n<p>DL: 36 \/ 43 (84%) &#8211; 60% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.8 PAI<\/p>\n<p>LB: 29 \/ 34 (82%) &#8211; 59% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.0 PAI<\/p>\n<p>WR: 28 \/ 29 (97%) &#8211; 66% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.6 PAI<\/p>\n<p>CB: 28 \/ 31 (90%) &#8211; 81% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.6 PAI<\/p>\n<p>RB: 21 \/ 23 (91%) &#8211; 91% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.3 PAI<\/p>\n<p>DB: 16 \/ 20 (80%) &#8211; 60% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.2 PAI<\/p>\n<p>QB: 9 \/ 11 (85%) &#8211; 27% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.1 PAI<\/p>\n<p>TE: 15 \/ 16 (94%) &#8211; 25% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.2 PAI<\/p>\n<p>FB: 1 \/ 2 (50%) &#8211; 0% T&amp;F<\/p>\n<p>SPEC: 4 \/ 4 (100%) &#8211; 25% T&amp;F &#8211; 2.9 PAI<\/p>\n<p>*DB = Safety<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round by round breakdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 1:<\/strong> 29 \/ 32 (91%) &#8211; 56% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.9 PAI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 2:<\/strong> 30 \/ 32 (94%) &#8211; 72% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.7 PAI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 3:<\/strong> 31 \/ 38 (82%) &#8211; 55% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.5 PAI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 4:<\/strong> 34 \/ 36 (94%) &#8211; 64% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.6 PAI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 5:<\/strong> 31 \/ 35 (89%) &#8211; 57% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.6 PAI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 6:<\/strong> 33 \/ 41 (80%) &#8211; 59% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.0 PAI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 7:<\/strong> 36 \/ 40 (90%) &#8211; 68% T&amp;F &#8211; 3.2 PAI<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tfootballstg.wpengine.com\/blog\/tracking-football-finds-88-2018-nfl-draft-picks-multiple-sport-athletes-high-school\/\">Click here to see how 2019 NFL Draft compares to 2018<\/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, Mountain West, Pac-12, Sun-Belt, &amp; SEC with athletic analytical insights on over 60,000 current and former football players. 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