Potential Franchise Player - Possible Perennial All-Pro, and a guaranteed high First Round Pick.
Impact Player - Player who can change the course of a game and a consistent performer. Multiple Pro-Bowl possibilities and top ten selection
Quality Player - Someone who consistently gives good performances. Occasional Pro-Bowl appearances.
First Team Prospect - Player who has ability to make plays from the get go and start early into his rookie season.
Potential Starter - Usually a good athlete who must learn to be a football player or someone who is an “overachiever”. Quality early-to- mid round prospect with good long term potential
"Fence Prospect"- Player on the fence that has the skills and abilities but may need some time and patience.
Practice Squad - Late round or UDFA player who will develop and have his talents on the practice squad. Can find his way onto a roster as a special teamer.
Free Agent - Player who will make a 60 or 80 man roster.
Reading the stats
While it's difficult not to be redundant with scouting reports, we tried to cut down the wordiness when giving statistics. Here is how to read the stats line for the different positions.
Rushing Attempts/Rushing Yards/Yards per Carry/Touchdowns
Receiving:
Passes Caught/Receiving Yards/Touchdowns
Defensive Stats:
Tackles/Tackles for Loss/Sacks
Defensive Backs:
Tackles/TFL/Sacks/Interception/Passes Broken up (unless otherwise stated)
HEIGHT, WEIGHT & FORTY TIMES
Over the course of the past several months much is said and written about the computer numbers of prospects in the draft. You'll see several differences in these numbers from different sources. We try and be as accurate as possible and give these numbers based on the playing height, weight and speed during each players last collegiate season, not some pumped up artificial number.
There is forty speed and playing speed, playing weight and workout weight. The weeks and months leading to the draft is filled with prospects working hard to specifically add bulk, become stronger or get their forty time down. In reality many of these prospects cannot maintain this weight during the grind of a long season or do not play to the listed stopwatch speed; running backs don't run in a straight-line (which is how the forty yard dash is recorded), the bodies of both offensive and defensive linemen break down and cannot maintain the added bulk or, if they do, they will lose a good amount of quickness and speed.
Where pertinent in the players bio we spoke of either how they performed in recent individual or combine workouts to give you an idea of what direction they are headed.
Graduate transfer who started for the first time in his career in 2017 and lasted six games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. Completed 71.1 percent of his passes for 997 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. Played in 18 games during his four seasons at USC and completed 62 percent of his passes for 650 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Pos:
Well-traveled quarterback who shows flashes of ability but little consistency. Possesses excellent size and a next-level arm and throws a nice deep ball. Goes through progressions, does not make receivers wait on the pass and launches downfield throws. Puts touch on throws when necessary and displays a sense of timing. Shows the ability to get outside the pocket and make throws on the move while keeping his eyes downfield.
Neg:
Indecisive and often late pulling the trigger. Cannot escape the rush and won’t pick up yardage with his feet. Was very streaky throughout his career.
Analysis:
Hopes were high for Browne two seasons ago when he took over for Cody Kessler at USC, but his starting job was short-lived and he was sent to the bench in favor of Sam Darnold. Browne again disappointed last year and started just five of the six games he played. He possesses next-level size and arm strength but needs a lot of work on his game before he will have any chance of stepping on the field in the NFL.
