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TOP 2024 FB RECRUITSAs featured on College Football Today RokFin top 2024 FB recruits breaking news.  CLASS OF 2024Evaluating the class of 2024 for the second time around was one of the most gut wrenching and disheartening experiences I have had to deal with throughout the course of my scouting career. Learning about the tragic loss of one of the most gifted rising freshmen in the nation, brought on an onslaught of emotions that made it very hard to concentrate on just football. While remembering all of the fallen soldiers that served our great country, I also began to pray for the Utley family, Coach Anthony Brown and the Hillsboro HS, Tennessee community. EJ Utley had an immense amount of potential that would have inevitably translated into becoming one of the highest rated recruits in the nation and the fact that two teenagers with “no motif” took his life on his front porch, should have caused more concern for the safety of our children nationally. After learning how much Coach Anthony Brown and the Hillsboro community admired EJ as a student-athlete and from studying his very early overall body of work as a teenager. I want everyone to remember EJ Utley, even though I never was given the opportunity to meet EJ in person, I can’t imagine the pain that his family has been going through since the loss of such an outstanding overall person. In an effort of constant growth as a nation, we need to remember the disdainful actions that are taking away future high contributing members of our society, while bonding together and starting to formulate solutions that can eliminate these enormous losses for the United States of America. The only positive thing I was able to find throughout the entirety of analyzing the circumstances surrounding the loss of EJ Utley, was the fact that his new trainer in heaven is the grand master of universal design. Meaning, EJ is not only safe, but he is being trained to be the God’s wingman for eternity. After chatting with EJ’s new trainer in Heaven recently, his highly advanced and accelerated training has him ready to take flight. Once again, my deepest condolences to the Utley Family and Coach Anthony Brown, be strong, be courageous and thank you for molding EJ into an outstanding overall human being. To all of the recruits in every class, take care of business, but do everything in your power to protect one another and as Coach Anthony Brown stated, make sure you let your brothers know how much you love them and use every minute that God grants you on this earth to make it a better place.
Matthew 24:31 "And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. Exodus 23:20 “Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared." Matthew 26:53 "Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?" Daniel 6:22 "My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Revelation 22:6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” Revelation 12:7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, Acts 12:23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. Luke 20:36 "For they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection." Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, John 1:51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” Matthew 14:39 "So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous" Hebrews 2:2 "For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution," Psalm 91:11-12 "For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone." 2 Peter 2:11 Whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. See you soon kid and thank you for the contributions you made to society and keep up the outstanding work with your new trainer. God gained one heck of a warrior angel to deliver his people from darkness and I look forward to watching you compete in the near future. The opponent doesn't stand a chance, even if it's a dragon. - Coach Trout 
TOP 2024 FOOTBALL RECRUIT
Top 2024 football recruit DE Magnuson Lott recruiting & scouting update DE Magnuson Lott Class of 2024 U of Detroit - Jesuit (MI) 6'0",215 GPA - 3.4 Top 2024 D-Line recruit Magnuson Lott had a phenomenal Freshmen campaign and has been rapidly rising up many prestigious D1 football teams recruiting boards, as he exhibited many early athletic attributes of the next premier edge rusher in the world of College Football Today. From visiting with Mr & Mrs. Lott recently and learning more about Magnuson's relentless work ethic on & off the field, I began to realize that the foundation for this young man's career is set to explode in the coming future. Lott was also a key contributor on Special Teams for Detroit Catholic in 2020, as you will see the "Swedish Monster" use a beautiful power move to rapidly penetrate the A gap and block a PAT attempt on the very first play of his 2020 highlight's. On the very next play, Lott can be witnessed torching the opposing offensive line and using his extreme quickness to rapidly close in on the QB for a sack. When you combine his overall versatility on the defensive front, along with his brilliant football IQ and high motor, you start to see why Lott projects as one of the top 2024 edge rushers in the 2024 football recruiting class. He does a masterful job using his uncanny upper body strength in hand to hand combat off the snap of the football and Magnuson could arguably have the quickest fire off (FO) with his blazing 4.8, 40 speed when coming off the edge. The Swedish Monster is one of the best in the nation at holding the edge against the run game, as he is easily able to maintain leverage using his inside arm and locate ball carriers to hog tie them, while demonstrating outstanding overall tackling technique. What I really value about Lott's play on the D-Line is the fact he also is demonstrating the abilities to put his hand in the dirt and plow through the opposition using his bull rush. 40 yard dash - 4.8 5-10-5 shuttle - 4.35 Bench press - 240 (max) Broad jump - 100" Vertical - 36" MET Agency Elite 11 2024 Football Recruit Follow Top 2024 D-LINE Recruit Magnuson Lott on Twitter! CFB programs showing interest - Duke, Harvard, Dartmouth, Lehigh, Army, Wisconsin, Northwestern & Texas Tech Original scouting notes (10/18/2020): Top 2024 DE recruit Magnuson Lott is a terrorizing force on the defensive line up in the Detroit Catholic League and plays with stellar technique, as well as a very high motor. Lott fires off the football and is able to gain leverage on his opponent very quickly, while keeping his arms extended before disengaging from O-linemen and engulfing ball carriers. He proves to have the athletic skill-set to also be able to fit into a hybrid OLB role and is one of the most fierce edge rushers coming out of the very talented State of Michigan. Magnuson has great lateral movement when scraping down the line of scrimmage and is a very sure tackler upon arrival at the football. Starting on the Varsity level for the U of Detroit, Lott can be seen performing next level stunts and twists on the D-Line and demonstrates an extremely efficient pass rush when getting after the quarterback. Top 2024 DE recruit Magnuson Lott is being added to the College Football Today Top 2024 DE recruit rankings and will be a rapidly rising 2024 football recruit the next four years coming out of the State of Michigan. 
Top 2024 football recruit Magnuson Lott has had an outstanding start in his Freshmen season on Varsity and is developing into an extremely talented edge rusher out of the State of Michigan. Lott has incredible overall athletics for such a young age and uses his quick hands to detach from offensive linemen when utilizing his finesse & power moves. He fires off the football coming out of a great stance and is able to collapse the pocket quickly with his 4.8 speed and power. In Lott's 3rd game on Varsity, he is able to create mayhem in the opponents backfield and cause a fumble on the opening play. Magnuson does a great job at keeping his arms extended, as blockers struggle to get proper hand placement and scrapes down the line of of scrimmage rapidly to find the ball carrier. He proves to a be versatile linemen and can be seen lining up as a defensive tackle, while using his overall athletics to beat much larger Varsity O-linemen. Check out new Top 2024 D-Line recruit Magnuson Lott's game three highlight's and read more below!
TOP 2024 DE RECRUIT
Top 2024 DE recruit Magnuson Lott put on almost 40 pounds since he once was seen dominating in 8th grade in the film below and with years still go grow on the Varsity level, most likely will be a SDE or DT with his powerful frame. He projects well at multiple positions on the defensive side of the football with his overall lateral and hip mobility, while possessing outstanding overall technique on the defensive front.
Initial scouting notes: Top 2024 DE recruit Magnuson Lott is a terrorizing force on the defensive line up in the Detroit Catholic League and plays with stellar technique, as well as a very high motor. Lott fires off the football and is able to gain leverage on his opponent very quickly, while keeping his arms extended before disengaging from O-linemen and engulfing ball carriers. He proves to have the athletic skill-set to also be able to fit into a hybrid OLB role and is one of the most fierce edge rushers coming out of the very talented State of Michigan. Magnuson has great lateral movement when scraping down the line of scrimmage and is a very sure tackler upon arrival at the football. Starting on the Varsity level for the U of Detroit, Lott can be seen performing next level stunts and twists on the D-Line and demonstrates an extremely efficient pass rush when getting after the quarterback. Top 2024 DE recruit Magnuson Lott is being added to the College Football Today Top 2024 DE recruit rankings and will be a rapidly rising 2024 football recruit the next four years coming out of the State of Michigan. COMBINE STATS 40 yard dash - 4.8 5-10-5 shuttle - 4.35 Bench press - 240 (max) Broad jump - 100" Vertical - 36" MET Agency Elite 11 2024 Football Recruit Follow Top 2024 D-LINE Recruit Magnuson Lott on Twitter! CFB programs showing interest - Wisconsin, Purdue & Duke COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY
After evaluating hundreds of hours of game tape, College Football Today will be adding many more top football recruits to our football recruit rankings. Check out all of our complete recruit rankings and new recruits being added that graded out very highly in the STEP ratings algorithm. Top 2024 football recruit Magnuson Lott has an outstanding early season body of work and has visibly gotten better year by year. He will be a rapidly rising 2024 football recruit out of the State of Michigan and will be ranked highly in our top 2024 D-Line recruit rankings at College Football Today RokFin.
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2023 ALL AMERICAN FB RECRUIT
Top 2023 ATH Connor Theriault update - 2023 All-American FB recruit Connor Theriault is the definition of a total package football recruit and after re-evaluating Theriault's Sophomore campaign, I have named him to my 2023 All-American team as a defensive back. The brilliant 5'10", 180 pound Wando defensive Warrior is arguably one of the most intriguing prospects I have had the honor to scout, as his relentless pursuit of perfection has been visibly noticed through his growth on & off the field of play. Conner's academic excellence off the field landed him in the prestigious Duke talent identification program (DUKE TIP), as he boasts a 4.130 GPA and is a member of the National Society of HS Scholars. After re-evaluating Conner's 2020 season highlight's and his stellar tackling abilities, as well as his innate ability to weave through traffic on kickoff team, he also could transition into an OLB role in the near future. His versatility on the defensive side of the football and on special teams will make him an instant impact recruit at the next level, as his potential is limitless with the optimal growth he has exhibited since the release of his August 3rd, 2020 scouting report. Theriault is very adept in both man & zone coverage schemes and is able to stay in the hip pocket of receiving targets, while keenly being able to diagnose and quickly close gaps in the running game. He is able to utilize a nearly flawless "rugby style" tackling technique upon arrival at ball carriers, as you will see Connor continually sweep the legs of backs to bring them abruptly to the turf. The overall acceleration Conner demonstrates in both workouts and on the field, gives him a clear advantage when making up ground in the passing game to deflect passes and his overall body of work exemplifies what it means to be a College Football Today All-American football recruit.
Top 2023 athlete recruit Connor Theriault will be highly recruited at all levels of College Football Today, as he has been selected as a Pre-Season Academic All-American. He aspires to pursue a career in Biology and Genetics, as he could be one of the most brilliant recruits in the 2023 football recruiting class. Connor also exhibits cerebral play on the gridiron of South Carolina and we expect him to have a breakout season on Varsity for the Wando Warriors football team. Theriault is pound for pound one of the most gifted defensive players in the State of South Carolina and is one of the surest tacklers you will watch on tape. He has outstanding overall athletics, as he has very visible 4.6 speed, burned a 4.18 shuttle and was able to leap 8'9" while performing the broad jump. He has very good upper body strength and bench pressed 185 X 7, as he is an extremely hard worker and trains intuitively. I expect him to shoot up the College Football Today 2023 Top 300 football recruit rankings this season, after he begins to acclimate himself to the Varsity football level. Check out his 2019 JV highlight's and read more below!
2023 TOP ATH RECRUIT
2023 top ATH recruit Connor Theriault is one of the most athletic 2023 football recruits on the defensive side of the football, after evaluating his 2019 highlight's and possesses a brilliant upside on and off the field. Connor reads plays instinctively from the MLB position and shows outstanding acceleration when attacking the football, while also being a very sure hog tying tackler for the Wando HS defense. Theriault uses his body extremely well when fending off would be blockers and has outstanding overall flexibility when maneuvering through traffic. He proves to be able to cover from sideline to sideline and with added mass over the next few years, could pan out to also be a highly coveted LB recruit in the future. Connor currently carries a 4.035 GPA and has many high academic college football programs inquiring about his future services. I obviously am highly intrigued with the overall potential Theriault has in his body of work thus far and am fully anticipating him to climb the step ratings ladder in the future. Check out his Scout Trout Elite recruiting profile in our Top 2023 ATH recruits database by clicking the button below.
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 2021 FCS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPThe 2021 FCS Football Championship game kicks off at 1:00 P.M. and will feature the undefeated Southland Conference Champions Sam Houston State vs the 7 & 1 Missouri Valley Conference Champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Sam Houston State looks to cap off a historic undefeated 2021 FCS spring football season, against a South Dakota St team that has won 7 straight FCS contests in very convincing fashion and is firing on all cylinders. Both squads are loaded with future FCS NFL Draft prospects and have boasted better recruiting classes than many FBS teams the past 5 to 6 seasons, while building their teams into solidified FCS Championship contenders. SOUTH DAKOTA ST FOOTBALLSouth Dakota St football was able to crush any hopes of Coach K.C Keeler being reunited against the team he led to his first FCS Championship title, as they obliterated the Delaware Blue Hens in the FCS Playoff Semifinals by a score of 33 to 3. This was the Blue Hens first loss on the 2021 Spring FCS football season and South Dakota State looked like an unstoppable well-oiled machine on both sides of the football. Throughout Coach Stiegelmeier's 24 year tenure at South Dakota State, he has accumulated a 166 & 105 record, while securing 10 FCS playoff bids and today will be Jackrabbits first ever FCS Football Championship appearance. Both FCS Championship contenders were able to knock off perennial FCS football powerhouse North Dakota State and Sam Houston State ousted the James Madison Dukes in the FCS football semifinals, who are a contender year in and year out for the FCS Football crown. K.C KEELERK.C Keeler was in training camp with the USFL Stars with my father David Trout and saw his action as a Head Football coach with the Profs of Rowan University. Keeler was able to lead the Profs to five NJAC Championships and was hired by the Delaware Blue Hens in 2002. In only his second season as Head Coach, Keeler led the Fightin' Blue Hens to an FCS Championship crown in 2003 and three total FCS championship appearances. The former Eddie Robinson Coach of The Year & ESPN Top 150 Collegiate Coaches has now compiled an astounding 233-95-1 coaching record, while being known across the National Football League as one of the best developers of next level talent. Both coaches are true builders of what are turning out to be pretty glamorous destinations as future homes for top recruits in the world of College Football Today. (Note: The new College Football Today will launch on July 4th, 2021)  2024 TOP 300 FB RECRUITSThe new 2024 top 300 FB recruits will be released in full tomorrow and position rankings are being updated throughout the afternoon. Enjoy the 2021 FCS football championship and check out all of the top football recruits in the Elite Football Recruiting & SCouting Database by clicking the new NFL Draft "futures" image below!   TOP 2022 FOOTBALL RECRUITSMany of the top 2022 football recruits in the Elite Scouting Database and College Football Today 2022 Top 800+ have been analyzed for nearly two years, while also conducting NFL Draft prospect rankings from the 2019 to 2023 NFL Draft classes. Obviously the 2021 NFL Draft pick & 2022 NFL Draft prospect comparison's below are very premature, but I was able to find many similar traits that project well in being an identifiable NFL Draft prospect in the future. Below are a few I have already identified and I will have hundreds more, along with scouting notes on each 2021 NFL Draft pick or future NFL Draft prospect to top FB recruit comparisons. Top 2022 Arkansas DB recruit Myles Rowser - Las Vegas 2nd RD pick FS Trevon Moehrig-Woodard (TCU) I also like Jevon Holland or Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, because Myles Rowser not only possesses the athletic attributes and build of a top tier NFL Draft pick, but also has an extremely high football IQ. I have watched Myles dominate in man to man match-ups with many of the top receivers in the nation and he has proven to possess the neural plasticity to adapt to playing up in the 8 man box as a SS or OLB. Standing 6'1" and 185 pounds, we could see Rowser grow into a 6'2"-6'3" version of Owusu-Koramoah with his ability to rapidly cover ground and/or a premier FS/SS. All three of the NFL Draft DB prospects mentioned can be utilized in a multitude of ways on the defensive side of the football, which was able to enhance thier overall 2021 NFL Draft stock. Rowser's versatility and ability to adapt, react and learn in new surroundings and environments, was one of the main reasons he was ranked the number one recruit in the Class of 2022 at College Football Today. Some of these below could change as we move along, as I have been watching and dissecting film from over 800 2021 NFL Draft picks & 2022 NFL Draft prospects. I also will be adding hundreds more and all of the notes accumulated on top NFL Draft prospects & top FB recruits the past few re-ranks. Top 2022 CB Chandler Rivers - LA Chargers 2nd RD pick CB Asante Samuel Jr (FSU) Top 2022 DE recruit Chase Tillman - Buffalo Bills 2nd Pick Edge Carlos Basham Jr (Wake Forest) Top 2022 DE recruit Malachi Youman - New York Giants 2nd RD Pick Azeez Ojulari (Georgia) Top 2022 LB recruit Aidan Davies - Houston Texans 5th RD pick LB Garret Wallow (TCU) Top 2022 LB recruit Zach Malpica - New Orleans 2nd RD pick LB Pete Werner (Ohio State) Top 2022 OC recruit Chance Jackson - Kansas City 2nd RD pick Creed Humphrey (Oklahoma) Conner Harrell (31 offers) - Most recent offers Northwestern & Arizona State. Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields (Ohio State) - 5 Star - 42 offers 2022 Louisville QB commit Khalib Johnson San Francisco 49ers QB Trey Lance (NDSU) Top 2022 Dual QB recruit Gavin Session Philadelphia Eagles QB Jamie Newman (Wake Forest) Top 2022 Dual QB recruit Demetrias Charlies 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect D'Eriq King (Miami) Top 2022 QB recruit Brogan McCaughey NY Jets QB Zach Wilson (BYU) Top 2022 Dual QB recruit Sam Hartman New Orleans Saints QB Ian Book (Notre Dame) Top 2022 QB recruit Shea Kuykendall Houston Texans Davis Mills QB (Stanford) Top 2022 QB recruit Cade Walkingstick Indianapolis Colts QB Sam Ehilinger (Texas) Top 2022 QB recruit Evan Clarke 2022 NFL Draft QB Brock Purdy (Iowa State) - 3 star Top 2022 QB recruit Chase Grey 2022/2023 NFL Draft QB prospect Grant Wells (Marshall) Top 2022 QB recruit Gerald Kilgore 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect Malik Willis (Liberty) Top 2022 QB recruit Kody Kirk 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect Charlie Brewer (Utah) - 3 Star Top 2022 QB recruit Banks Byers 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect Tyler Johnston III (UAB) - 3 Star Top 2022 QB recruit Mark Wagner 2022 NFL Draft QB/ATH prospect Emory Jones (Florida) Top 2022 QB recruit Jaylen Patterson 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati) Top 2023 QB recruit Cameron Combs Tanner Morgan Minnesota QB - 3 Star Union, Kentucky Top 2023 QB recruit Robert "Champ" Long 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect Spencer Rattler 2022 TOP FB RECRUITSMany 2022 Top FB recruits in the Elite Scouting Database have new highlight's and CFB teams showing interest, as well as new offers. Updates, offers & interest can be found on each top 2022 FB recruits recruiting profile and on the 2022 offers page. 2023, 2024 & 2025 will be updated this weekend, before we begin the 2024 & 2025 national re-ranks on College Football Today. Top 2022 DB recruit Collin Matteson - Wake Forest Top 2022 ATH recruit Gabriel Morris - Dartmouth Top 2022 DB Ryan Nolan - Princeton & Charleston Southern Top 2022 OT Avery Hill - Georgia Southern, Troy, Air Force, Georgia Tech, Charleston Southern & Samford Top 2022 OC recruit Chance Jackson - new interest from Kansas State, Northwestern & Liberty - Offered by Concordia St.Paul Top 2022 OT recruit Garrett Masterson - new interest from Central Arkansas Top 2022 OT recruit Kadin Lynch - New offer from Virginia Wise Top 2022 OT recruit Michael Zack re-classed to 2023 Choate Rosemary Hall Top 2022 OC recruit Quentin Duffy - new interest from Princeton Top 2022 RB recruit Luke Keefer - Offered by Bethel Top 2022 RB recruit Montel Essex-Benjamin - Offered by South Dakota State Top 2022 RB recruit Caleb Texada visiting Abilene Christian Top 2022 RB recruit Andrew Floyd - Offered by Western Kentucky, West Georgia, Lagrange & Birmingham Southern Top 2022 RB recruit Daniel Dawson - Offered by Navy & Army Top 2022 RB recruit Tyler Tortora - Kent State, Rhode Island, Montana, Columbia & Bryant NFL DRAFT PROSPECT RANKINGSScout Trout Elite 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings by The Numbers Below you will find the final results for this year's 2021 NFL Draft and the new Scout Trout Elite NFL Draft Team Grading algorithm that is used to formulate each NFL teams NFL Draft S.T.E.T score. TOTAL RANKED 2021 NFL DRAFT PICKS = 218 (84.17%) TOTAL 2021 NFL DRAFT PICKS = 259 TOTAL RANKED AFC NFL UDFA'S = 83 TOTAL RANKED NFC UDFA'S = 56 TOTAL RANKED NFL UDFA'S = 139 (53.88%) TOTAL SIGNED NFL UDFA's = 258 TOTAL RANKED PLAYERS HEADING TO NFL TRAINING CAMP = 357 (69.05%) TOTAL 2021 NFL DRAFTEES & UDFA'S HEADING TO TRAINING CAMP = 517 AVG 1st RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 3.6875 AVG 2nd RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R =7.065 AVG 3rd RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 11.72 AVG 4th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 9.106 AVG 5th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 16.21 AVG 6th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 16.815 AVG 7th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 18.033 TOTAL S.T.E.U AVG AFC = 19.6265060241 (AVG UDFA RANK) TOTAL S.T.E.U AVG NFC = 23.75 (AVG UDFA RANK) TOTAL NFL UDFA S.T.E.U AVG = 21.2877697842 16th PK, 1st RD - LB Zaven Collins, Tulsa, S.T..E.R 2 (+23) 49th PK, 2nd RD - Rondale Moore, Purdue, S.T.E.R 5 (+20) 136th PK, 4th RD - Marco Wilson, Florida, S.T.E.R 15 (+8) 210th PK, 6th RD - Victor Dimukeje, Duke, S.T.E.R 16 (+8) 223rd PK, 6th RD - Tay Gowan, UCF, S.T.E.R 27 (+2) 243rd PK, 7th RD - James Wiggins, Cincinnati, S.T.E.R 4 (+20) 247th PK, 7th RD, Michal Menet, Penn State, S.T.E.R (+23) Total S.T.E.R Points = 104 S.T.E.D Score = 104 (ST)/7 (TDP) Arizona Cardinals S.T.E.D Score = 14.8571428571 (Scout.Trout.Elite.Draft Score) Arizona UDFA's UDFA, Cary Angeline, NC State, S.T.E.R 10 (+15) Lorenzo Burns S.T.E.E (+3) Cameron Murray S.T.E.E (+3) Bruno Labelle S.T.E.E (+3) TOTAL PICKS BY CONFERENCE SEC - 64 BIG 10 - 53 ACC - 50 PAC 12 - 27 BIG 12 - 20 AAC - 18 C-USA - 5 MAC - 4 MWC - 4 D1-IND - 4 FCS - 6 D2 - 1 D3 - 1 S.T.E.R FORMULA CHART CFT POS RK (CPR) S.T.E.R PTS (STP) TOTAL DRAFTEES (TD) 1 25 2-3 23 4-5 20 5-10 15 11-16 8 17-22 3.5 23-28 2 29-34 1.5 35-40 1 41-45 0.5 45+ 0.25 2021 NFL DRAFT BY THE NUMBERS  2022 NFL DRAFT QB PROSPECTS2022 NFL Draft QB prospects who were identified for the upcoming 2022 NFL Draft can be found below and on College Football Today RokFin. TOP 2022 NFL DRAFT QB PROSPECTS
Top 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect JR Sam Howell North Carolina Top 2022 NFL Draft QB prospect JR Spencer Rattler Oklahoma Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Shannon Patrick Bethune-Cookman Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) D'Eriq King Miami Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect JR (RS) Spencer Sanders Oklahoma State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR Levi Lewis Louisiana Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR Brock Purdy Iowa State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR Desmond Ridder Cincinnati Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect QB SR (RS) Sean Clifford Penn State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Malik Willis Liberty Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Tanner Morgan Minnesota Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Anthony Russo Michigan State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Jack Coan Notre Dame Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Jarret Doege West Virginia Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Tyler Johnston III UAB Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR Charlie Brewer Utah Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Nick Starkel San Jose State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Anthony Brown Oregon Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Jarrett Guarantano Transfer Portal Top 2022 NFL QB Draft Prospect JR Kedon Slovis Southern California Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect JR Jayden Daniels Arizona State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect Tyler Shough Oregon Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect JR JT Daniels Georgia Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SR (RS) Chase Garbers Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect JR Hank Bachmeir Boise State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SO (RS) Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect JR Matt Corral Ole Miss Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect JR Michael Penix Jr Top 2022 NFL Draft Prospect JR TauliaTagovailoa Maryland Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect SO (RS) Grant Wells Marshall Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect JR Emory Jones Florida Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect Layne Hatcher JR (RS) Arkansas State Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect Adrian Martinez SR Nebraska Top 2022 NFL Draft QB Prospect Jake Bentley SR South Alabama 
2021 NFL DRAFT TEAM GRADES
College Football Today & ESPN Plus 2021 NFL Draft team grades are calculated by where a 2021 NFL Draft prospect was placed on the 2021 NFL Mock Draft 4.0, while factoring in where each 2021 NFL Draft prospect was ranked on the College Football Today RokFin 2021 NFL Draft prospect rankings. The sheet below also features where each 2021 NFL Draft first round pick was ranked on the 247 Composite nationally and also by position upon graduating high school. 2021 NFL Draft 1st RD picks had a average 247 Sports composite star rating of 3.65 coming out of HS, a 27.81 average position ranking & an astounding 468.25 national recruit ranking average. Read more below after checking out this year's 2021 NFL Draft picks in the first three rounds, while comparing the College Football Today & ESPN Plus 2021 NFL Mock Draft 4.0 and 247 recruit rankings.
2021 NFL DRAFT PICK GRADES
2021 NFL Draft pick grades started to formulate while I was sitting alongside many top NFL front office executives at the 2017 NFL Reese's Senior Bowl & were able to help evolve my top football recruit scouting process, aka the Scout Trout Elite Prospect and/or S.T.E.P ratings. This complex formula was generated by building a dynamic programming algorithm that was capable of remembering past results and outcomes, throughout the history of the rapidly evolving American football scouting process. There are millions of positive & negative variables that can play out throughout the course of a prospect or top football recruits career, which can either radically enhance or rapidly erode a prospects overall stock. This required the creation of an optimal substructure, that contained the best solutions for hundreds of sub-problems that exist in the football scouting & recruiting process, which could also utilize an overlapping sub-problems equation to store the outcomes of those positive and/or negative outcomes to those solutions. The 2021 NFL Draft scouting process was a true test to see if these new additions to the algorithmic formulas would succeed at the pro level, while I also learned how to better myself as the world's top American football scout. Given the circumstances surrounding the 2020-2021 Covid-19 ridden college football season and with the 2021 NFL Combine being cancelled, my 6th year of NFL Draft scouting was conducted solely by using the NFL Draft S.T.E.P ratings algorithmic formulas. The 2021 NFL Mock Draft's were formed in more of a 2021 NFL Draft Big Board, while also obtaining direct insider information from the top NFL front office executives in the NFL Today.
2021 NFL PROSPECT RANKINGS
After compiling the College Football Today 2021 NFL Draft prospect rankings, I started to formulate a 2021 NFL Draft QB composite prospect rankings algorithm that calculates ratings using the top 10 NFL Draft prospect rankings indexed by Google. I will be releasing those results in the my next NFL Draft article, but I got to see the wide array of opinions on nearly 400 NFL Draft prospects by "top NFL Draft experts" and mostly all of them were incorrect after the first ten NFL Draft picks. There are thousands of different offensive & defensive football philosophies that exist in the NFL & collegiate game, which is why the 2021 NFL Mock Draft 4.0 was slightly different than my actual NFL Draft prospect rankings. I believe Trevor Lawrence is the best fit for a high octane Urban Meyer spread offense and was the best overall conventional "Pro-Style" QB in this year's NFL Draft class, but out of the the top 3, I believe he will need the most development before taking the field. He has everything you look for in a top flight franchise quarterback and if the College Football Today Freshmen of The Year ends up being a bust, the responsibility will fall on the shoulders of the Jaguars coaching staff. As far as a GM's philosophy in selecting players in the NFL Draft, I am not searching high & low for projects that might pan out down the road, I want a guy that is capable of coming in and winning now and I believe Wilson & Fields possess the dynamics to single handily take over a football game.
2021 NFL QB PROSPECT RANKINGS
The College Football Today & ESPN Plus Final April 13th, 2021 NFL QB prospect rankings & 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect 1-3 RD draft selections can be found below.
1. Justin Fields - Chicago (11th)
2. Zach Wilson - NY Jets (2nd) 3. Trevor Lawrence - Jacksonville (1st) 4. Mac Jones - New England (15th) 5. Trey Lance - San Francisco (3rd) 6. Kyle Trask - Tampa Bay (64th) 7. Kellen Mond - Minnesota (66th) 9. Davis Mills - Houston (67th) See who I think the next 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect that will come off the board on the 2021 NFL Draft QB Prospect rankings on College Football Today RokFin and check out potential future NFL Draft QB prospects by clicking the buttons below! QB STEP ALGORITHMIC SEQUENCE
Learn how the QB STEP algorithmic sequence is used to rank to QB prospects & recruits globally for top NFL executives. Each of the 11 top 2021 NFL QB prospects S.T.E.P rating algorithmic equations are scored on a scale of .01 to 10.00 and divided by 11 to formulate each top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospects 2021 NFL Draft S.T.E.P rating.
(TM+FM+BWT)+(DP+TC)+(EAT+AM)+(PP)+(IP)+(CL)+(TV) /11 = 2021 NFL DRAFT QB RATING Throwing Mechanics (TM) - How technically sound top 2021 NFL Draft QB delivers the football from the pocket. (TM) is formulated through the two sub-algorithmic 2021 NFL Draft QB variables below and by gauging how quickly 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect is able to catch & release the football accurately to it's intended destination. (.01-10.00) Footwork & Mobility (FM) - Top 2021 NFL QB prospects initial 3, 5, 7 drop steps or sprint out of the pocket. Does top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect demonstrate quick & efficient footwork that contributes to a solid foundation to generate maximum velocity, upon entering into the (BWT) Body Weight Transitioning phase of the top 2021 NFL QB prospect S.T.E.P sub-algorithmic formula? (.01-10.00) (TM S.T.E.P sub-algorithmic QB variable) Body Weight Transitioning (BWT) - Top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospects base, core engagement and arm angle are aligned to deliver the football in a kinetically synchronized motion, while working in unison to create maximum torque upon release of the football. (.01-10.00) (TM S.T.E.P sub-algorithmic QB variable) Dart Precision (DP) - How quickly and accurately top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospects can get the rid of the football from the pocket. Does top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect consistently hit his designated receiving targets in stride, while also being able to direct his intended target to the open part of the field, if needed? (.01-10.00) Timing & Catch-Ability (TC) - Does top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect demonstrate continuity with his intended receiving targets and is the football delivered in a favorable position for receiver to quickly turn up the field? When operating out of a quick catch & release college style offensive system, does the flight path of the football facilitate putting your intended target in an advantageous position to produce yards after the catch? (0.01-10.00) (DP S.T.E.P sub-algorithmic QB equation) Elite Arm Talent (EAT) - Can top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect make next level throws that require elite arm strength, as well as demonstrate the ability to throw his receiving target open on deep balls and timing route concepts? If needed, can top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect knife and/or rip the football into inexplicably tightly knit creases in the defense? Does top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect deliver touch passes over the top of the defense with precision and give his receiver an advantageous opportunity to locate the football to make a high pointing (HP) reception? (0.01-10.00) Air Mail (AM) - The overall arm strength of top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect and the ability to hurl the deep ball with either loft, or on a rope into tightly knit creases in the imaginary defense. (EAT S.T.E.P sub-algorithmic QB variable) Pocket Presence (PP) - Can top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect step up in the pocket under duress and make accurate throws downfield? Can he evade a collapsing pocket and still create positive or game-changing plays down field? (0.01-10.00) Information Processing (IP) - How quickly top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect can work through a 1- 5 progression, while reading the defense and delivering the football to the proper location. Does top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect display the characteristics needed to manipulate the defense out of position to create an open receiving target down the field? (0.01-10.00) Consistent Leadership (CL) - Consistent leadership & production has been developed over the years through victories, eye-popping statistics and impeccable timing with receiving targets. Top 2021 NFL Draft QB prospect is highly regarded as a Student-Athlete by coaching staff, community, teammates and peers. (0.01-10.00) Throw Velocity (TV) - The rate of speed football travels from top 2021 QB prospects pass release to the intended receiving target, while also accounting for final result of pass location. (0.01-10.00) TOP FB RECRUIT RANKINGS
New top 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 FB recruit rankings are being released all week with top football recruit & 2021 NFL Draft pick S.T.E.P Bro comparisons! You may think some are a reach now, but many rising football recruits have many S.T.E.P algorithmic sequences that will trend fruitfully in their favor in the world of College Football Today. Visit the Scout Trout home page and use the slider to scout & recruit hundreds of the best HS football players in the world by clicking HERE! I will be updating FB recruiting profiles and adding more notes for the release of the new NFL Draft & top FB recruit scouting reports all weekend. If you need to update your recruiting profile, please fill out a new S.T.E.P ratings form by clicking HERE or create a new scouting profile by clicking the Scout Trout Alumni graphic below!
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