2019 NFL Draft Day 3

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Originally Posted by Colt Classic

I've never looked into RAS until just now. Looking up several other picks who were compiled by that guy you linked shows that it looks like a fancy stat that doesn't really say much about whether or not they are a football player but its more of a number saying how likely it is that someone could've competed in the Olympics. First round picks sometimes are in the 5-6 RAS range, fifth rounders can have a 9.5 RAS.

Well I am sorry it doesn't meet your exacting standards for a do it all stat. Its simply a compilation of their athletic scores from combine and pro day testing. There is nothing added in, or some proprietary stuff like PFF that you can't look at. It is simply an average of their testing, that is all. No it says nothing about their ability to play football. You look at their tape and stats from games to find that out.

As for your quick dismissal b/c some first rounders have 5-6 RAS (who exactly?). Considering you just looked into it just now, you might want to dig a little further. There might be exceptions to the rule, but most pro-bowl players test out very high on the RAS. And sure there are guys that are high and don't have success, but there are a lot more guys who have success and test out high than there are guys who test low and do have success. At the end of the day it is a tool in the evaluation, not the end all, but then again I never presented it as such.