Pro Football Weekly and Riddell present ...
2002 NFL draft
Buchsbaum's player printout
Draft rankings by position
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print Jan. 28, 2002
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What follows are Pro Football Weekly draft analyst Joel
Buchsbaum’s draft rankings as of Jan. 27. These rankings are not meant to coincide
with the actual selection of players. Instead, they are intended to predict the relative
success of those players in their NFL careers.
Key to symbols in player
printout |
Age — Player is overaged.
BB — Pro baseball player who is entering the draft.
DNP — Player did not play the previous season.
e — Statistics are estimated.
Elig — This player’s draft eligibility has not been finally
determined.
MI — More information needed to accurately grade player.
NIS — Not in school. (In the case of Malaefou MacKenzie, he has
reqeusted a sixth year of eligibility.)
OS — Player's listed speed is from an older timing session. The
player's current speed may have been affected since that timing by an injury, weight gain,
etc.
RB — Can also play running back (applies to other position
abbreviations too, such as S for safety, H-b for H-back, ST for special-teamer, RS for
return specialist, P for punter, etc.).
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.
XX — More serious 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. |
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. In
the case of quarterbacks, projects as a high-first-round pick because of the need for
quarterbacks.
6.00 - 6.49 — Should become a quality NFL player with Pro Bowl
potential.
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. |
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