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Player Scouting Reports
InterNATIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTING
This form allows players interested in overseas or indoor football to register and submit information for Scouting Report compilation consideration.....
A Breakdown of how a Scouting Report is Comprised By IFS : Position by Position.......
Note: The National grading system is based on a nine-point scale, with the higher numbers representing a more advantageous draft status. A player with a grade of 6.7 or higher is projected as a first-round prospect. Players with scores below 5 are considered as potential free agents.
Note: Blesto’s grading system is based on a five-point scale, with the lower numbers representing a more advantageous draft status. A player with a grade of 1.4 or lower is projected as a first-round prospect. Players with scores below 2 are considered as potential free agents.
Note:InterNATIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTING grades on a scale from 2 to 9 with 9 representing a player with rare abilities who translates to a special 1st round prospect. A player with a 3.0-3.1 grade would be a free agent whose best opportunity to play may be with an overseas team as a starter or as a reserve on an indoor team.
Player Grades
9-Rare.....,8- Exceptional ....., 7 Very Good..., 6- Good........., 5-Above Avg ....., 4-Avg......, 3-Below Avg........,2-Poor
InterNATIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTING Grading
1st Round-Special Player- 8.50-9.00
1st Round-Top Player- 8.00-8.49
2nd/3rd Round Starter 7.00-7.90
4th/5th Round Backup NFL Player- 6.00-6.90
6th/7th Round Fringe Player- 5.00-5.90
Undrafted Free-Agent-CFL/AFL-4.00-4.90
Undrafted Free-Agent-Indoor-3.50-3.90
Undrafted Free-Agent-Overseas-3.00-3.49
QUARTERBACKS
Specifics: 1 ) How Long has he been a starter ? What has he done during that time?
a) Is he a dual sport athlete? Did his father play NFL?
2) Arm Strength
a) No underestimating this: How fast does QB get the ball to receiver?
b) Measure this in conjunction with how he produces
c) Not necessarily distance but also accuracy
d) Does he complete the "out" pattern consistently?
3) Escapability
a) Not necessarily quickness & agility
b) Can he feel what's going on in the pocket & step up in pocket?
c) Does he buy extra time-Does QB have the Feel?
d) Can he drop back & escape when necessary?
e) Not running for cover but movement within the pocket
f) Maneuverability inside the pocket and also getting outside the pocket.
g) Outside the pocket : Judge running ability
h) Reading on the run: Instincts
4) Quickness of Setting up
a) First step after Taking snap. How he feels ball into hand.
b) must be automatic-How quick from Point A to Point B(set to throw)
c) What does he do when he takes those three steps?
d) Does he set up & get ball off in time & complete pass
5) Accuracy Long
a) Must have the long ball
b) How accuratley does he complete it?
c) Must get a feel for his accuracy of completing long ball
6) Accuracy short
a) Does he complete the short balls: screens & outlets
b) deal with accuracy & nothing else
c) Does he throw too hard? Does he have the touch? The judgement?
7) Locating a Receiver: Vital
a) Must be able to read 2nd & 3rd receivers
b) Must be smart. One thing to read. Must get the ball there.
c) Locating non primary receivers is most important specific
d) It's instinctive,inborn
8) Quickness of Delivery
a) how long it takes to get ball from Point A to Point B
b) time ball leaves hand & gets to receiver
9) Judgement
a) Most important criterion for QB.Must have good judgement
b) Where Intelligence comes in: Knowledge of game,Knowledge of
Defense,Knowledge of own offense,utilizing people the right way,
recognition of what the Safety & CB are doing for example
c) Ability to take advantage of the weakness : Not only as they set up ,
but as you're counting the cadence.You need to recognize as things
differ,even as your counting, to change play at an instant
d) criterion to judge this is : Amt of completed passes,based on level
of difficulty.How does a QB know a LB is going to blitz? How does he f
feel pressure from the blind side? When does a QB call timeout? Is he
prepared? Does he call a timeout when someone is not prepared &
play won't work? How mant tmeouts are left?
10) Poise
a) Needed to exercise good judgement.
b) Ability to stay in pocket. Must be confident. Must have poise.
Especially when pocket is breaking down.
c) Must be calm & have faith in your Line. Can't have nervous feet.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Specifics:Quickness, Agility & Balance are important specifics for Off. Line
1) Drive Blocking
2) Pass protecting
a) serious problem if can't pass protect: Exposes QB to injury
b) Look for linemen who has ability to move his body
c) maintaining obstacle between QB & Def .Linemenn
d) Can't do that without ability to move feet well
e) If Linemen can't maintain his body ,he can't play in NFL
3) Quick hands & Strong arms
a) Look for the thrust: How a linemen thrusts his arms to jolt defende
b) Must move feet accordingly with arms outstrectched
c) Keep partition between the QB
d) Must be smart: Remember the calls & analyze & react to movement
in front of him
e) Must have good feet. Prerequisite
f) Center must snap & so has more responsibilty.Guard has to be able
to run because he pulls more often
4) Competitiveness ,Stamina & Strength- Explosion
a) Watch linemen out of his stance-Explosion
b) How long it takes to get out of stance & into good, well balanced
body position.Related to initial quickness-another specific
c) How consistently does he maintain sustained position? Are defenders
running around hm?
5) Run Blocking
a) Quickness getting to the ball-thing to look for
b) Watch for quickness getting to LB
c) Angle blocking easier coming off the ball for running play
d) Angle not always there because of deensive scheme
e) So important to get there quickly ,to make block , to make contact
6) Pulling: Mostly for guards
a) Look for consitency in getting to outside & sustaining a block
7) Trapping
a) Pulling out of a stance to get a guy, so as to trap him
b) Close trap,longer trap, inside & outside traps
c) Must be aware of who is trapping
8) Downfield Blocking- This is a bonus
a) Some linemen able to get downfield and look for LB or Safety
b)Watch for effectiveness when linemen blocks downfield
9) Centers
a) First responsibilty-make sure ball is snapped
b) Usually aren't a lot of good centers to scout- Very few centers who
match up in quality to other Off.Linemen
c) Projection becomes important-Look for collegiate linemen playing
other positions with characteristics good enough to convert to center
d) Long snappers- Very valuable- Off. Linemen should consider this
e)Make themselvs more attractive to NFL scouts
f) Centers:Snapping, beating defense,knowledge of position.
RUNNING BACKS
Specifics: 1) Size -Functionability
a) If RB does not function, don't care how big he is
2) Speed
a) Can be measured by his yardage & consistency
b) Whether he runs a 4.2 or 5.0 isn’t as important-How he functions is
3)Control,Quickness, agility , & Balance- Characteristics
a) Is he quick & agile
b) Does he produce?
4) Must have stamina
a) Must study the 4th Qtr.-Does he have same speed & determination?
5) Strength
a) Good strong legs
b) Upper body strength -when studying blockers
c) To be a good blocking back- Must have both
d) how often is back able to make a block
6) Hands
a) Must have good hands of receiver- a good wide receiver
7) Run Instinct-Characteristic
a) ability to run under extreme circumstances-may be able to elude
tackle or do things that don't command thought
b) Instinctive runner-sought by scouts
c) can't teach this- ability to avoid traffic & gain yds without much
thought
8 ) Inside running
a) good RB able to do both- run outside & inside
b) Does he run it up there with explosiveness.Don't find many who
don't hit the line hard-Most want to pick up the extra yds
9) Outside Running
a) Consistency in gaining yds to the outside
b) Elusiveness specific- Ability to make defender miss
10 ) Power Running
a) Study FB's for this- Do they show power when they run?
11) Run & Pass Blocking
a) Position his body to make good, sound blocks
b) Don't have to be overwhelming-Needs to clear a path
12) Durability
a) How a back withstands the rigors ,punishment during the game &
in practice
b) How many games a RB starts & finishes
c) How many games a RB missed & why
13 ) Fumbling
a ) If a back fumbles with consistency it must be noted
WIDE RECEIVERS
Have to be able to run , catch & hold on to the ball
Specifics: 1) Hands
a) If receiver doesn't have good hands go on to next one
b) Ability to make difficult catch with consistency
2) Adjusting to the ball
a) Speed & body control
b) Look for receiver who can adjust eyes, hands & body to catch ball
c) Utilizes his body in advantageos manner
d) Has to be able to adjust & catch poorly thrown ball
3) Line Awareness
a) Knowing where the sidelines are
b) Able to adjust and know where he is in terms of sideline,down &
distance, 1st down marker
c) Must have both feet inbounds-Can mean difference between 1st down
& Punt
4) Running Patterns
a) Must be able to get open
b) how consistenly does receiver get open?
5) Receiving Long
a) How consistently a receiver gets deep & catches the ball deep?
b) Can he run a deep pattern- Fake here & fake there.
6) Receiving short
a) Can he get open & get short route consistently?
b) All about whether he can catch the ball
7) Run after catch
a) Similar to studying a RB
b) How well does he run after catch?
8) Blocking
a) Mostly want to get in way of LB or DB
b) Finding a good blocking receiver is an extra bonus
9) Reacting in a Crowd
a) receiving over the middle
b) Does receiver junp for ball or short arm it-not extending shoulders
c)Reaction to the crowd
d) How a receiver fights for the ball? Over the middle or After an INT
e) break up of a potential INT
10) Release from LOS(line of Scrimmage)
a) Not held up at line of scrimmage
b) Get off the line cleanly
c)Eluding defender in front of him to get downfield & run pattern
d) effects timing of play- very important-Quickness & strength
TIGHT ENDS
Very important to your runninng game,has to be big, strong and fast and have the
speed of a receiver though most don't.has to ba able to block like a linemen,but most
cant because not that big.Unusual ability to find.Linemen blocking linemen & catching.
Specifics 1) Size
b) Must be 250 plus
2) Speed
a) Speed to get open & run after catch
3) Smart
a) Must recognize his blocking schemes & patterns
b ) See the open zones
c) Aware of the secondary,bocking the right people
d)coordianting with QB & other receivers
4) Quickness, agility, balance
a) Must have body control of wide receiver-Not too many do- but aiming
for it
5) Competitiveness
a) Stamina
6) Strength
a) Strength of linemen because he's blocking inside
b) Does he function with good strength
Sometimes have to project at this positon.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
If your team can harass the QB to the point that his offense is out of sync,the oppo-
sition will not be able to score & will consistently turn the ball over.
Characteristics:
: 1) Size
a) 265 or better-Exceptions are rare
2) Speed-Quickness more important
a) Not concerned with how fast in 40
b) How fast from Point A to Point B? 3 or 4 yds
c) Quickness in getting to QB or RB
3) Quickness, Agility & Balance,Strength ,Scheme of Defense
a) What a Def.Linemen is using in defeating opponent
4) Stamina
a) Compare player by Qtrs
5) Strength- especially upper body
a)Good hands, Arms & shoulders
b) strong legs too- hands even more important
c) Quicker he gets hands on opposition he has advantage
6) Explosion off the ball
a) What to look for
b) won't waste time getting hands from ground to opponents body
c) make move to get to QB or RB
Specifics: 1) Pass rush
a) Not everyone can be a passr usher-Depends on Def. Scheme
b) may have containment
c) Close approach , harassment or just getting close to QB just as
important as getting to QB himself
d) Does he fight the double & triple team
e) Able to elude opposition- and see & read the play
f) hand fight the opposition guard or FB/RB-play off the block- counter
the hold
2 ) Tackling
a) getting to ball carrier & bringing him down
3) Pursuit- very important
a) Separates good & bad Def. Linemen
b) Stamina
4) recognition -Thinking
a) Necessary composure to recognize where the ball is in confusion
b) If he does not - Unable to get to Point B- where he needs to be
5) Neutralizing the block
a) Where strength come in -If don't have strength in hands, arms &
upper body- not going to compete in the trenches
b) Does he get rid of blockers?
c) escaping from hold
LINEBACKERS
For the most part LB must be at least 6'1 or 6'2 230-235 lbs, too much NFL bulk in
front of him. Size is more important for an onside outside linebacker or middle linebacker than it is for
the weakside outside linebacker.On the outside, weakside opposite TE , the LB has to be better
able to cover.has to be able to pursue ,blitz & everything else as an MLB.
Specifics: 1) Speed
a) Pursuit of player according to scheme
b) Must get up inside so he can't be blocked
2) Ability to Stabilize,Neutralize,Take on linemen-getting to the ball
3) Smart
a) May be big & fast enough but must read offense
b) Must be instinctive
c) Must be able to read offense just as QB reads defense
d) read-read quickly & read accurately
4) Competitveness
a) Must see consistency & effort in every play
5) Stamina
a) Must have -Easy to tell by 3rd & 4th Qtr
6) Strength
a) can compensate for lack of overall strength . Look for a guard coming
right at him.Does he stabilize him? Neutralize him or does he get
knocked down? Grading functional strength.
7) Explosion
a) Does he explode into tackle? Does he get that shoulder in there?
b) Does he make a nice, clean hit?
Grading a LB must look for: 1) How he plays the run inside and outside. 2) How he
works the pass drop and goes aroung the blocker. 3) If he tackles well and what kind
of lateral movement & hands he has.ILB who must defend for traffic.Most time that
is a run.Outside LB responsible for containing while ILB are in pursuit.
8) Pass Defense
a) Must have ILB who can cover
b) Have to be able to to drop in assigned areas-zone or man
c) usually zone- sometimes TE or RB or WR in man
d) How fast he gets into pass drop & whe he gets therehow he is able to
read & anticpate the ball
Look to see if LB is bogged down in traffic or always avoids the activity coming from
the outside.When moving laterally LB's must keep shoulders square ,parallel to Line of
scrimmage so they can see & remain aware
9) Blitzability
a) How often tied up in blocks?
b) How often gets in clean? If blocked how he reacts to that?
10) Hands
a) Important any time ball is loose or thrown
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Most difficult position to scout.DB's difficult to find and sometimes hard to know what
their assignments were in a particular scheme. Characteristics become even more
important then when grading.
Characteristics: 1 ) Size- CB's
a) 5'10 or 5'11
b) can be samller in height
c) has to be able to cover. Most important
2) Size-Safeties
a) Bigger in size & Big hitters
Specifics: 1) Speed
a) necessary to keep up with receivers who run 4.4- 4.5
2) Functionability
3) Intelligence
a) defenses beoming more & more sophisticated
4) Body Control
a) CB is not good unless he displays good quickness,agility &
balance- at ahigh level
b) If DB does not have quickness, agilty & balance- touble for Def.
5) Competitiveness,Strength,Stamina,& Explosion
a) Same importance as other positions for same reasons
6) Safety- intelligence
a) Must serve as general, coordianator, heady one of secondary
b) Must exhibit high level of ability
NINE SPECIFICS WHEN GRADING DEFENSIVE BACKS
1) Key Diagnose
a) Without it ,DB cannot read or anticipate
b) A lot of time studying opposition- How does he use Knowledge
2) Run Support
a) Comes up & make the tackle
b) Can mean difference between 1st down or Punt
3) Ball reaction
a) Look for flexibility when going for the ball in the air
b) Look for DB who plays ball as if it is his not WR's
4) Man Coverage
a) Naturalness
b) Good Cover cannot be mechanical-has to get to the ball
c) Cover, run with it,maintain an awareness of his place on field
d) determine how much time a QB has to look for receiver
What to look for summary: DB who is getting to the ball,batting it down,intercepting
it now & then, showing proper support,and good reaction to the ball
5) Hands
a) Has to be able to catch ball when near it
6) Closing Quickness
a) How fast a DB closes on the ball once it is thrown
b) Determine why DB got to the ball. Is it because of great closing
quickness or or because he gambles
c) Coming out of back pedal & showing abilities of awareness &
reading while on the run. A lot of timing involved.Another reason
why toughest position to scout
7) Tackling
a) Safeties must be more aggressive hitters
b) CB's must be good tacklers-able to stop someone
8) Range
a) How the DB is able to get from one area to another
b) Does he cover enough ground to make play
9) Zone
a) deals with safeties & corners coming out of a zone to make play
Ken Robinson, InterNATIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTING, 480-545-1256, InterNATIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTING
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