NFL DraftNICK HEPLER & JEREMY SMITH

Agenda• Pre Draft

• Draft Week

• Finances

• Post Draft

Pre Draft• Scouting

• Pro Day

• NFL Combine

Scouting• Find new prospects

• Search college and professional level

• Grade each player

(czabe.blogspot.com)

Pro Day• Confirmation of players skill

• Scouts selling GM on player

• A chance to find out more

• If the player is still working hard

(DailyEmerald.com)

NFL Combine• 40-yard Dash

• Bench-press

• Vertical Jump

• Broad Jump

• 3 Cone Drill

• Shuttle Run

(espn.go.com)

Draft Week• Draft Rules

• Value of Draft Picks

• Trading Draft Picks

• Chain of Command

• Pressure

• Decisions

NFL Draft Rules•Draft Picks

o Each team has one assigned per round

o 7 rounds

o 32 additional picks are given as compensatory

o 256 slots available

NFL Draft Rules(contin.)•Compensatory Picks

o Determined at league’s annual meeting

o Based on free agency period (loss vs. gain)

o Maximum to gain is 4 picks (one team)

o Can’t be traded

NFL Draft Rules(contin.)•Draft Order

o Based on regular season record and playoff finish

o Team with the worst record goes first

o If expansion team present, they go first

o Coin flip occurs if two teams are tied

o Team that picks first one round will pick last in the next

NFL Draft Rules(contin.)•Rules

o 1st Round- Teams have 10 minutes to choose pick

o 2nd Round- Teams have 7 minutes to choose pick

o 3rd-7th Rounds- Teams have 5 minutes to choose pick

o Any team’s draft picks can be traded at any time

o 1st Round is on Thursday night, the others are on Friday and Saturday

o Time expires, team can submit their pick still

(Footballperspective.com)

Trading Draft PicksTo Trade To Receive

Pick Number: 1 Pick Number: 2

Pick Number: 32 Pick Number: 3

Pick Number: 45 Pick Number: 89

Pick Number: 95 Pick Number: 150

Pick Number: 201 Pick Number: 151

Value of the picks: 3445 Value of the picks: 3934

Percent Improvement: 14

Note: You should make the trade

Jerry Richardson(Owner)

Dave Gettleman(General Manager)

Ron Rivera(Head Football Coach)

Brandon Beane(Director of Football

Operations)

Don Gregory(Director of College

Scouting)

Mark Koncz(Director of Pro

Scouting)

Chain of Command

Pressure

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(titansonline.com)

Decisions

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Finances • Fan Bases

• Salary Caps

• Rookie Contracts

• Agents

• Endorsements

19%

19%

19%

20%

22%

NFC South Salaries

Atlanta Falcons

Carolina Panthers

New Orlean Saints

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Buffalo Bills

Agents• Speak on players behalf

• Negotiation

• Pay players

• Sometimes family members

• Market players

(sportsnetworker.com)

Rookie Contracts• 4-years with possible option of 5th year

• Max deal of money is pre-defined

• Only negotiate guaranteed money and offset language

2014 Draft First Round

1. Jadeveon Clowney, DE, 4 years, $22.272 million

2. Greg Robinson, OT, 4 years, $21.284 million

3. Blake Bortles, QB, 4 years, $20.655 million

Endorsement• Also known as offset language

• Players payment through agent

• Market company products

(athletepromotions.com)

Snickers

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Puma

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Post Draft• NFL Draft Gems

• NFL Draft Busts

NFL Draft Gems

(news.yahoo.com)

Kurt Warner• Stocked shelves

• Iowa Barn Stormers (AFL)

• NFL’s European League

• ‘98 Started St. Louis Rams

(www.thescottsdaleleader.com)

Tom Brady• Passed on MLB

• University of Michigan

• Drafted by Patriots

• Became the starter

(www.patriotsgab.com)

NFL Draft Busts

Ryan Leaf• Washington State University

• 1998 NFL Draft

• San Diego, Tampa, Seattle, Dallas

• Imprisoned for prescription drug theft

(www.usatoday.com)

Charles Rogers• Michigan State

• Drafted 2nd overall

• Detroit Lions

• Drug problems

• Retired in 2005

(www.scoresreport.com)

Works Cited http://www.gannett-cdn.com http://www.spotrac.com http://thestashed.com http://www.titansonline.com http://www.nfl.com

http://www.footballguys.com http://bleacherreport.com https://www.youtube.com http://www.footballperspective.com http://www.sbnation.com http://www.nationalfootballpost.com