HBCU/NFL Draft News



Provided below are the grades that the NFL gives each draft eligible prospect. Follow the link to see the Grades given to both drafted and undrafted prospects. There were safeties graded as high as 6.15 that did not get drafted. There were 34 safety prospects and only 15 were drafted. Nine of the 19 undrafted safeties had a higher NFL Grade than Markquese Bell. Bell's NFL Grade is 5.68. Bell will prove that the NFL Grade does not match the contribution that he will make to the Dallas Cowboys. He will not be going for the home run hit like he sometimes did in College. Each time he missed the NFL Scouts took notice.

NFL DRAFT - PROSPECTS

GRADE

8.0
The perfect prospect
7.3-7.5
Perennial All-Pro
7.0-7.1
Pro Bowl talent
6.7-6.9
Year 1 starter
6.5-6.6
Boom-or-bust potential
6.40-6.49
Will become good starter within two years
6.30-6.39
Will eventually be plus starter
6.20-6.29
Will eventually be average starter
6.10-6.19
Good backup with the potential to develop into starter
6.0-6.09
Traits or talent to be above-average backup
5.80-5.99
Average backup or special-teamer
5.60-5.69
Candidate for bottom of roster or practice squad
5.50-5.59
Priority undrafted free agent
No grade
Grade not yet available
 
I just want to say this, we really got second and third string guys in the P5 getting drafted ahead of guys that killed it in the FCS this year. I’m not going to be grateful for something that should be evaluated better and fairly. And before anybody says , well you know we in the FCS and SWAC you know what it is or debate scheduling and level of competition. How many times have our kids transferred to high and mighty P5 and they barely get on the field or if they do they still don’t get draft considerations because they didn’t go P5 out of high school over a P5s average Joe.
 
DIAMONDBACK said:
Provided below are the grades that the NFL gives each draft eligible prospect. Follow the link to see the Grades given to both drafted and undrafted prospects. There were safeties graded as high as 6.15 that did not get drafted. There were 34 safety prospects and only 15 were drafted. Nine of the 19 undrafted safeties had a higher NFL Grade than Markquese Bell. Bell's NFL Grade is 5.68. Bell will prove that the NFL Grade does not match the contribution that he will make to the Dallas Cowboys. He will not be going for the home run hit like he sometimes did in College. Each time he missed the NFL Scouts took notice.

NFL DRAFT - PROSPECTS

GRADE

8.0
The perfect prospect
7.3-7.5
Perennial All-Pro
7.0-7.1
Pro Bowl talent
6.7-6.9
Year 1 starter
6.5-6.6
Boom-or-bust potential
6.40-6.49
Will become good starter within two years
6.30-6.39
Will eventually be plus starter
6.20-6.29
Will eventually be average starter
6.10-6.19
Good backup with the potential to develop into starter
6.0-6.09
Traits or talent to be above-average backup
5.80-5.99
Average backup or special-teamer
5.60-5.69
Candidate for bottom of roster or practice squad
5.50-5.59
Priority undrafted free agent
No grade
Grade not yet available
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The analysis seems pretty subjective.
 
MetroPhillyTiger said:
The analysis seems pretty subjective.
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It is less subjective than saying a player should have been drafted. Now I do believe that the NFL Grading system is somewhat subjective and is not always an effective tool for evaluating talent. A low graded prospect has the odds of getting drafted stacked against him. There is a prospect that was drafted in the 7th Round with a Grade of 5.50. His father is a former NFL player and may have influenced that pick. But outside of that pick those selected had much higher grades. I believed that Bell should have been drafted. However, he signed a UDFA contract with a team that he visited 3 times prior to the draft.
 
Journalist said:
Gotta shout out former Southern kicker — and Bears area scout — Breck Ackley, along with Lions GM Brad Holmes.

We need more of our folks in the rooms lobbying for our kids.
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We also have Sam (JSU) looking out for our kids...
www.chicagobears.com

Summerville driven by lifelong love of football

Sam Summerville fell short of his childhood goal to play in the NFL, but he has blended his passion for the game with a dogged determination to reach the pinnacle of the sport as a Bears area scout.
www.chicagobears.com www.chicagobears.com
 

THEESwacProphet said:
I just want to say this, we really got second and third string guys in the P5 getting drafted ahead of guys that killed it in the FCS this year. I’m not going to be grateful for something that should be evaluated better and fairly. And before anybody says , well you know we in the FCS and SWAC you know what it is or debate scheduling and level of competition. How many times have our kids transferred to high and mighty P5 and they barely get on the field or if they do they still don’t get draft considerations because they didn’t go P5 out of high school over a P5s average Joe.
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"guys that killed it in the fcs this year." you mean guys that killed the swac... except we haven't been anyone, have beat anyone. saying you killed the swac hasn't been saying much. that's why it's important to raise our level and to play and beat teams out of conference. it's why we can't keep running and ducking, only playing hbcus. tytus howard made it to the first round on the strength of yes, killing the swac, but validating what scouts saw by performing against Auburn. When we don't challenge our programs out of conference we're robbing our young men and programs of opportunities to validate what we do in conference.
 
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major095 said:
"guys that killed it in the fcs this year." you mean guys that killed the swac... except we haven't been anyone, have beat anyone. saying you killed the swac hasn't been saying much. that's why it's important to raise our level and to play and beat team out of conference. it's why we can't keep running and ducking, only playing hbcus. tytus howard made it to the first round on the strength of yes, killing the swac, but validating what scouts say by performing against Auburn. When we don't challenge our programs out of conference we're robbing our young men and programs of opportunities to validate what we do in conference.
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You brought up a great point.

Darius Leonard got to the NFL off that Clemson game, and Jason Hargove got there by playing against Texas A&M

Chad Williams made it also by playing against Arizona.
 
Mrwiregrass said:
You brought up a great point.

Darius Leonard got to the NFL off that Clemson game, and Jason Hargove got there by playing against Texas A&M

Chad Williams made it also by playing against Arizona.
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heck the kid from SC State picked off clemson 2x this season. that put him on everyone's radar.
 
major095 said:
heck the kid from SC State picked off clemson 2x this season. that put him on everyone's radar.
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Also, the SEC had 65 drafted on this year. So, that's 25 percent of NFL draft picks already gone to one conference.

So, what does that say?
 
 
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