NFL Draft Advisory Board

NFL Draft Advisory Board

The NFL Draft Advisory Board (sometimes initialized as the NFLDAB[1]) is a panel of professional football scouting experts who offer advisory opinions to college football players as to the likely level of demand for the players' services during the NFL draft.[2][3]

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Background

The board was created in 1994 to assist those college football players who were eligible to continue playing NCAA football or enter the NFL draft.[2] Although the NFL had begun permitting such "underclassmen" to apply for the draft in 1989, within a few years it was clear that commission-based sports agents had deluded many of them as to their likely demand by teams and future salaries. 76 of the first 165 underclassmen to apply were not drafted,[2] and once a college football player has entered the draft, he is no longer eligible to play college football.[4] Thus, it was important that such players understand whether they would likely be among the small number of players drafted, and what their salaries might be, before committing to the process.[2]

Board logistics

The board is composed of general managers and personnel directors from a number of NFL teams, along with the directors of the NFL's two scouting combines.[2] The panel issues an advisory opinion that a player has potential to be picked:

  • in the first round
  • as high as the second round
  • as high as the third round
  • after the third round
  • in no round at all[2]

or some range thereof. These apparently can include a specific opinion that a player will be drafted in the "third or fourth round"[5] or "first or second round",[6] which is usually known as a "first day" pick, because Rounds 1 and 2 are selected on the first day of the draft.[7]

The Board has a fair track record that has successfully predicted pick placement for some underclassmen but not others.[2]

Player's role

167 underclassmen applied for an evaluation during the 2007-2008 season.[2] Players typically submit their requests for a Board opinion by late December and, after receiving the panel's report, have until mid-January to decide whether to enter the draft.[8]

The Board's written opinion is delivered confidentially to the player. While some of the draft-eligible candidates choose to disclose the results to their coaches[9] or to the press, either fully[10][11] or partially,[12] others do not.[13]

For some players, the Board opinion determines whether they enter the draft[1][14] while for others, little heed is paid to the opinion.[15] Some players are so sure of what the opinion will say that they do not even wait for it to arrive before deciding on their course.[16]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Chase Goodbread, Bama's Kareem Jackson puts draft decision on hold, Tuscaloosa News - TideSports.com blog, January 6, 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Thomas Stinston, When in Doubt, Consult the Expert Panel, Atlanta Journal Constitution, December 21, 2008
  3. ^ Mel Kipper, Underclassmen must weigh pros, cons, ESPN.com, December 19, 2000
  4. ^ This differs from the rules in college basketball; players do not lose college eligibility by declaring for the NBA Draft, as long as they withdraw from the draft before the final deadline and do not sign with an agent.
  5. ^ Mark Edwards, Powers removes all doubt, Decatur Daily, January 18, 2010
  6. ^ Michigan's Warren skipping senior season for draft, Associated Press (Sporting News), December 20, 2009
  7. ^ Calvin Watkins, Dallas Cowboys go without a first-day pick, Dallas Morning News, April 26, 2009
  8. ^ Virginia Tech Safety May Enter Draft, Washington Post, Dec. 19, 2008
  9. ^ Tommy Deas, All-American McClain leaves Tide for NFL, Gadsen Times, January 11, 2010
  10. ^ Doug Roberson, Georgia Tech loses receiver, fires assistant, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 9, 2010
  11. ^ Georgia Tech's Thomas to enter draft, ESPN.com, January 8, 2010
  12. ^ Heather Dinich, Worilds expects to be taken on first day, ESPN.com, January 7, 2010
  13. ^ David Paschall, UGA’s Jones to NFL, Chattanooga Times Free Press, January 6, 2010
  14. ^ Scott Carter, USF defensive end Pierre-Paul going pro, Tampa Tribune, January 7, 2010
  15. ^ Travis Haney, DE Geathers opts for early NFL route, The Post and Courier, January 15, 2010
  16. ^ Hale McGranahan, McDaniel wants a championship, CUTigers.com/Scout.com, January 5, 2010

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