NFL draft 2000
Player printout: Draft rankings by position
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print March 23, 2000
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Key to symbols
in player printout |
Age — Player is overaged.
BB — May want to pursue a professional baseball career.
DNP — Did not play football in 1999.
Elig. — There is some question about this player's eligibility.
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.).
Retire — Player indicated he didn’t want to play pro football
but remains draft-eligible.
RS-5.0 — Player has separate grade as a return specialist, in this
case 5.0 (applies to other position abbreviations too).
Snaps — Can make the deep snap.
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 — Definite injury concern.
6017 — Example of player’s height. First digit applies to feet;
second and third to inches; fourth to fractions of an inch in eighths. This example is 6-1
7/8.
4.65s — Player’s 40-time comes from the school.
* — Player’s height and weight are estimated, unless otherwise
indicated (v = verified).
# — Tennessee OLB Raynoch Thompson’s weight and 40-time were
recorded after he underwent hernia surgery. |
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: 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 our March 22, 2000, copy
deadline. 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 ...
To player printout regardless of position
You'll find much more coverage of this year's NFL draft in the print edition of Pro
Football Weekly's 2000 Draft Preview
book. It's available at bookstores and newsstands across the country or you can call
1-800-FOOTBALL (1-800-366-8225) to order a copy. |
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