Blue chips

Overlooked regions in recruiting

Chris Hummer of 247 recently did an interesting writeup on some states in our Union that, per NFL draft results, tends to end up producing more talent than high school recruiting services would have suggested. Some of the usual suspects show up here, such as the state of Wisconsin which I’ve discussed repeatedly in this … [Read more…]

The Big 12 and the NFL draft

If you haven’t heard from fans of other conferences, the Big 12 hasn’t been doing so well in the NFL draft of late. This was a big story in 2017 when only one player (Pat Mahomes, Texas Tech) was drafted from the conference into the first round. I figured that the league would rebound strongly … [Read more…]