NFL draft 2000
Player printout: Draft rankings by position
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
April 7, 2000
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Key to symbols
in player printout |
Age — Player is overaged.
BB — May want to pursue a professional baseball career.
MI — More information needed to accurately grade player.
RB — Can also play running back (applies to other position
abbreviations, too, such as S for safety, FB for fullback, PK for placekicker, RS for
return specialist, ST for special-teamer, etc.).
Status — This player’s status for the draft could not be fully
determined as of presstime.
X — Past or current injury could have an impact on where this player
is drafted, according to at least one source. Due to the confidentiality of medical
records, we cannot confirm or deny whether the injury problem is still a concern anymore,
but we’re working to find out if it is.
XX — More serious injury concern.
XXX — Major injury concern. |
Grade scale
for NFL prospects |
8.00 - 9.00 — Franchise player. (Any quarterback who grades
over 7.50 is considered a potential franchise player.)
7.50 - 7.99 — Future All-Pro.
7.00 - 7.49 — Should become a Pro Bowl-caliber player.
6.50 - 6.99 — Has a chance to become a Pro Bowl-caliber player and, in the
case of a quarterback, will probably be a high-first-round pick because of the need for
quarterbacks.
6.00 - 6.49 — Should become a quality NFL player.
5.50 - 5.99 — Has a chance to become a quality NFL player.
5.10 - 5.49 — Has a better-than-average chance to make an NFL roster.
5.01 - 5.09 — Has a slightly better than 50-50 chance to make a roster.
5.00 — Has a 50-50 chance to make a roster.
4.75 - 4.99 — Has slightly less than a 50-50 chance to make a roster.
4.00 - 4.74 — Has a chance to make an NFL roster. |
Grade-to-round
conversion scale for this draft |
5.90 or above — First round.
5.60 - 5.89 — Second round.
5.45 - 5.59 — Third round.
5.25 - 5.44 — Fourth round.
5.12 - 5.24 — Fifth round.
5.01 - 5.11 — Better-than-even chance to be drafted in sixth or seventh round. |
About the player printout: Only those players graded 5.0 or higher are shown in
this printout. Players are ranked according to the grades we have given them, but not
necessarily in the order we believe they will be drafted. Factors such as a drafting
club's needs and the abundance or scarcity of available talent at a given position can
cause a player to be drafted higher or lower than his grade would indicate.
All grades are based on information available to us as of April 6. Late workouts and
other information can change grades, sometimes dramatically. The printout includes
underclassmen who have been declared eligible for the draft by the NFL.
To player printouts by position ...
Quarterbacks | Fullbacks | Running backs | Tight ends
Wide receivers | Centers | Offensive guards | Offensive tackles
Defensive ends | Defensive/nose tackles | Outside linebackers
Inside linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Punters | Placekickers
Editor’s note: This draft update is a sample of what we’ll provide next year
on our new premium-services Web site, PFWsports.com. Other examples of future premium
content will appear on ProFootballWeekly.com in the next few weeks before the April 15-16
NFL draft, including another updated printout, more player workout information, and a late
mock draft. |
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