Do all college football players make it to the NFL eventually? Do they need to come from a winning team in order to be in the draft? I'm curious to know how this works.
Do they also have to be extremely well known (in the case of Reggie Bush and co.)?
2006-11-25 10:24:13 · 7 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Do they necessarily have to come from a power-house college, too?
2006-11-25 10:26:48 · update #1
In the top college division (NCAA Division 1-A), there are just under 120 schools, each graduating, say, 20 seniors each year. That makes 2400 senior players. We're not counting the rest of Division I, II and III here.
There are 32 NFL teams, each replacing about 5 players a year. That's about 160 openings a year. So using those assumptions, 1 out of 15 college seniors will make an NFL team.
And even fewer will ever make a starting position, play any real length of time, or draw any more than the minimum salary. It's an extremely competitive job, and most don't go anywhere.
You need to be an outstanding player to make the NFL draft. If you are on a major team, and/or a winning team, you will get more publicity, more people will know about you. That is the best way to become a high draft pick.
However, most players (even high draft picks) have mediocre careers, often ended early by injury, or sometimes by ticking off too many coaches too soon. Most players last a few years, and if they don't have any other skills, their lives are all but over at 26 years of age.
2006-11-25 10:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by Polymath 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Colleges start scouting these kids when they are in high school. The big schools(think Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Texas, LSU etc) recriut the better players in country, while the smaller school, where the revenues and the market is much, much smaller, the talent of the players is likewise. In otherwords, if you are a good football player in HS, you will get recruited by a big college program, usually.
No they do not need to be on a winning team to be eligible for the draft. Every player on every college team, no matter the record, or size of school, is eligible for draft.
An NFL team usually has 7 draft picks. A team can draft 7 guys, and only 3 of them make the team, because the other 4 were good college players but did not possess the skills to compete at the high level the NFL does.
2006-11-25 10:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be very, very difficult for someone outside of North America to be recognized for football, but the simplest way to get into a Division 1 school is to go play at a D2 or D3 school first. This means you would probably have to go to community college (junior college) for 1 or 2 years. This way, you'll get noticed if you're doing a good job. More than 75% of D1 teams have junior college (JuCo) transfers. If you're as good as you say you are, you should have no trouble making a low end D1 school.
2016-03-12 23:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The player needs to be known, yes. The player also needs to exhibit the skill that translate to the NFL. Not all college players, even those that ARE drafted, have those skills.
2006-11-25 10:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Tommy D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is 1 in 16,000 is the chance of college players making it to the NFL.
2006-11-25 10:28:27 · answer #5 · answered by dave 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most do not. Recruiters find the good ones and colleges promote them.
2006-11-25 10:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes that is where most football players are picked for professional football.
2006-11-25 10:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by iloveschool 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋