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.
Earned First Team All-AAC honors in his only season at SMU, leading the nation with 114 catches and adding 1,236 yards and 13 touchdowns. Sat out the 2016 season after transferring from LSU. Started nine games in two seasons with the Tigers, combining to make 22 receptions for 276 yards.
Pos:
LSU transfer coming off a sensational campaign. Quick, athletic and explosive. Sells routes, quickly exits breaks and extends his hands to offer the quarterback a target. Plays with great quickness, displays a sense of timing and gives up his body to make receptions. Consistently finds the open spot in the defense and easily adjusts and gets vertical to pull the ball from the air. Smooth, fluid and a consistent hands catcher. Immediately transitions to running up the field after the catch and works to pick up positive yardage. Has a stout build and does not go down without a fight. Doubles as a return specialist.
Neg:
Marginally productive during his time at LSU. Does some unnecessary double-catching on occasion and even lets a few passes slip through his hands. Must improve his route running. Tends to float when he exits breaks.
Analysis:
Quinn comes off a phenomenal season in which he was unstoppable and now takes his game to the next level. He must polish his game but has enough potential to make a roster as a fourth receiver who can be used in the slot, on the flanks and as a return specialist.