NFL Prospect Grading Scale

Here is my grading scale that I will be using throughout my evaluations. It would not make much sense to put a bunch of scouting reports up here with numbers and letters and no one knows what it means. The grading scales are broken down into 3 parts:

1. Individual Skill Grades

9.0 = Rare Quality-Few players ever achieve this rating in anything but size
8.5 = Great-Same as above
8.0 = Exceptional
7.5 = Excellent
7.0 = Outstanding
6.5 = Very Good
6.0 = Good/Solid
5.5 = Very Inconsistent-Has ability to be good
5.0 = Adequate-Can improve over time
4.0-4.9 = Marginal
3.0-3.9 = Poor
1.0 = Not good enough for NFL consideration

2. Alpha Grading Scale

A = Rare athletic ability and production = 1st

B = Rare athletic ability/limited production = 1st
due to system in college

C = Rare athletic ability and production = 1st
size grade is lower than an 8.0

D = Outstanding athletic ability and production = 1st

E = Very good athletic ability/inconsistent = 3rd - 7th
production

F = Limited athletic ability/outstanding = 2nd - 7th
production-makes plays

G = Very good athletic ability/production = 1st - 7th
doesn't meet minimum height

H = Converting to new position for NFL = 3rd - 7th

I = Good athletic ability/production = 1st - 7th

J = Very good athletic ability/production = 2nd - 7th
doesn't meet minimum weight

M = Very good athletic ability/inconsistent = 3rd - 7th
production

Z = Good athletic ability/production = 7th - FA

3. Numerical Grading Scale

7.0-7.9 = Pro Bowl Player = 1st
6.5-6.9 = Highly Productive Starter = 1st
6.3-6.4 = Very Good Starter = 2nd
6.1-6.2 = Good Starter = 3rd
6.0 = Very productive backup/will develop into starter = 3rd
5.9 = Very good backup & very good special teams player = 4th
5.8 = Quality backup & good special teams player = 5th
5.7 = Backup player/special teams & project players = 6th
5.6 = Backup player/special teams & project players = 6th/7th
5.5 = Backup player/special teams & project players = 7th/priority FA
5.0-5.4 = Players with 1 or more limitations-backup/special teams type = FA

So there it is, that is the evaluation scale for grading NFL prospects as designed by Russ Lande of GMjr.com. If you have any questions about it I will be more than happy to clear anything up. Next up is the 2009 Quarterback class led by.......

Mike

A Little About Me

My name is Mike, and I am an avid sports fan with an absolute passion for football. I have had many jobs over the years and there has always been one thing that has never escaped my desires, and that is to scout and write about football. When I recently lost my job in car sales due to an extremely slowing economy and not being the best at it I turned to a website and company called Sports Management Worldwide. I enrolled in a course titled Football GM and Scouting and was really introduced to the front office world of player evaluations and business practices of a professional football organization. Taking this course I have been introduced to some great contacts in the world of professional football, I was instructed by the incredible John Wooten as well as GMjr founder Russ Lande and have been introduced to a Mr. Sheldon White from the Detroit Lions. The course was an amazing chance to learn some great player evaluation techniques and I enjoyed every minute of the course and every minute there after watching and grading NFL prospects. This blog is going to be my way of expressing my opinions on everything football and sports with a primary focus on scouting. In the days, weeks, months, and hopefully years to come I will be providing in depth analysis on NFL prospects, teams, and news. Because I want the best for my family I am not only doing this for myself because it's what I love doing but also in hopes to make a career out of it.

With this blog I hope to entertain many people with my thoughts, opinions, and hard work in evaluating and writing about football. I will be posting a definition of the grading scale that I use with my scouting reports (the same as GMjr's which is what I learned from Russ Lande). Hopefully, I will receive lots of feedback and comments on my work so that I can continue to improve and we can have lots of open discussion on the world of football. Happy reading!

Mike