i was wondering if at all possible to get drafted as a college "freshman" in football, if i already have 2 other years of college. as of right now, i'm in my second year as a auto mechanic student. i was a high school star and my love for football is coming back too. so i was wondering, seeing how you usually have to have 3 years of college, im going to complete 2 years here, and go to a university. so can i get drafted when after my freshman year at a university?
please, no dumb question regarding my skills. i just wanna know, wether it's possible or not. in the days, i was pretty good...i weigh about 200, about 5'10' to 6', ran the 40 in about 4.4-4.5. i stayed in shape too. i know freshmen in college hardly gets playing time, but let's say i show em im the real deal and i get scouted. yea, thanks.
2007-10-31 16:34:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
YES.
The rule of thumb is 3 years out of High School.
You'll have that. BUT, with two years of college...
you won't be a college freshman.
Remember when you apply to the University, you MUST include other colleges you've attended...failure to do so is a "fraudulent application" and you will be dismissed the day they discover you've lied...regardless of how great you are or where you are in the season (speaking from personal experience).
So you'll be entering college as a transfer...
lots of players do this...go to JuCo...play some ball...transfer to the big schools to get noticed and drafted.
With your size, you better hope you still have that speed.
You have 4 years of collegiate play and you can be extended a 5th year. If in this time you don't get picked up...you can look towards semi-pro football - which is an alternate way of going pro.
Good luck
2007-10-31 21:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I think your story is pretty cool. And I believe you that you were good in high school. I'd be interested to know what position you played. Maybe you could add that in for us. The reason why is, certain spots on a team are very hard to get a starting position on both offense and defense. Like running back (which is my guess for what position you played in school), QB (you'd be a decent height and weight for this position but you're on the short side. I mean are you 5' 10 or 6'?), LB, SS, WR (not tall enough) etc. etc.. But you might be able to land a special teams spot. These are the easier positions to achieve, but in the NFL, it's shaky. Do you lift weights? Eat right? Sleep well? Smoke? Are you still agile? Do you still PLAY football in your spare time? That's sort of the bad news. But here's some good news.
Depending on how old you are, cause you didn't mention that either, if you go back to a college, that has a somewhat reputable football program, did well in school, took it seriously all the time, absolutely devote your life to your athletic "career", and play as hard as you can, and do it better than anyone else, you could start, be a star, get scouted, then get in to the draft.
Then from there it's a whole new rigorous journey
2007-10-31 16:59:59 · answer #2 · answered by Chara Pointshot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The honest truth is unless you blow scouts away with your production at University you will not get drafted. If you think you have what it takes then you can go from the semi-pro/arena path. Why are you going to University? Is it just to play if so then school may not be the correct path for you. There are lots of arena leagues that can help you progress to the NFL level but if you don't have the raw skills and size nothing will help you. I would suggest attending a work out for an arena team or a scout combine (www.scout.com) if you whole goal is going pro. Attending one of these will make you inelgilble for NCAA play though.
2007-10-31 23:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were 5-11 - 200 Lbs, and ran a 4.4 40 in high school, you'd have been heavily recruited by Division 1 colleges. Just go ahead and get an agent and enter the draft. With those skills, you should have NO problem getting a look. BUt if you truly had those skills, you'd have been recruited.
2007-10-31 17:08:57 · answer #4 · answered by joecon113 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all NFL rules state that NO player can be drafted unless they have been out of high school 3 years. Looking at your size I seriously doubt you'd have any chance at a NFL career. I also seriously doubt your claim of a 4.4 time in the 40. Get an education, your chance at the NFL is nonexistent.
2007-11-01 01:32:48 · answer #5 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chris Leak was a top college quarterback but he did not have the right stuff to make it the nfl. His size is what got in the way. he was to big to make it. If some team gave him a chance and put time and money into him he might have been good because he had strong arm and a lot of natural talent but the could have been a bust like so many quarterbacks trying to make in the nfl if he could not adjust quickly to the nfl style of playing.
2016-04-11 07:00:35 · answer #6 · answered by Aline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dount count on getting drafted into the NFL without playing at least 2 or 3 years for a college. and that dosent mean riding the bench either. you need to play and have a very successdul football career if you only play for 2 years.
2007-10-31 16:40:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You have to be out of high school for 3 years before you can be drafted.
2007-10-31 16:42:40 · answer #8 · answered by Joseph M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey if you run a 4.4 or 4.5 you're in pretty good shape. You might want to try to get that up to a 4.3. 5'10"-6'0" and 200 lbs sounds like you would a RB, WR, or DB
2007-10-31 16:39:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you prove that you can play at a high level, then the scouts will find you. Other than that, if you really want to, you can find a good agent that can help you get into the NFL.
2007-10-31 16:38:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋