Scouting Report Recommendations

[Steves89]

I don’t watch a lot of college football so I read a lot of scouting reports to form an opinion on potential draft. My question is this 

 

what is your favorite site to go to for nfl draft prospect scouting reports? What is the most thorough? What do you think is the most accurate?

 

I like the interface and detail of nfldraftbuzz.com but not watching college football, I have no idea how accurate it is. What is your go to?

[Icege]

Stats

• Sports-Reference
• Official NCAA site

Prospect Rankings/Scouting Reports

• Dane Brugler (The Athletic)
• Official NFL site
• PFF
• TheDraftNetwork
• CBS (just rankings)

Mock Drafts

• SO MANY
• NO SERIOUSLY
• THEY'RE FRIGGIN EVERYWHERE
• HOLY poo

 

I also enjoy Brett Kollman and EJ Snyder's content. NFLStockExchange and TheFranchiseGuy have been good watches as well. The NFL Draft subreddit is... a thing. Can sometimes find some interesting perspectives on players that you might not have been open to previously.

Edited Sunday at 03:39 PM by Icege

[Steves89]

1 hour ago, Icege said:

Stats

• Sports-Reference
• Official NCAA site

Prospect Rankings/Scouting Reports

• Dane Brugler (The Athletic)
• Official NFL site
• PFF
• TheDraftNetwork
• CBS (just rankings)

Mock Drafts

• SO MANY
• NO SERIOUSLY
• THEY'RE FRIGGIN EVERYWHERE
• HOLY poo

 

I also enjoy Brett Kollman and EJ Snyder's content. NFLStockExchange and TheFranchiseGuy have been good watches as well. The NFL Draft subreddit is... a thing. Can sometimes find some interesting perspectives on players that you might not have been open to previously.

Appreciate it. Thank you!

[Jay Roosevelt]

The NFL.com scouting profiles are actually quite good, but it can take a while to update them after the combine.

[t96]

what do people think of walterfootball?

[imminent rogaine]

I don’t watch college football either. I usually just go with my gut. It’s like 1000% better than any GM the panthers have ever had. 

[LinvilleGorge]

IMO, The Draft Network has the most comprehensive breakdowns. Now with that said, in hindsight a lot of them are going to prove inaccurate no matter what source you're using. There's always going to be busts and steals in the draft.

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

what do people think of walterfootball?

Charlie Campbell has some good insights at times and he seems connected. Walter is kind of a windbag in general.

[jfra78]

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Edited Sunday at 07:01 PM by jfra78

[jb2288]

Not directly answering your question, but what I’ve enjoyed (and helps the offseason go by) is taking in the info from all of them then going and watch the film. Kinda fun if you come away with the same impressions. I also like to do it the other way, find a random guy with a round 4 grade or something, watch the tape, then go compare my feedback to the “pros” 

[Steves89]

2 hours ago, jb2288 said:

Not directly answering your question, but what I’ve enjoyed (and helps the offseason go by) is taking in the info from all of them then going and watch the film. Kinda fun if you come away with the same impressions. I also like to do it the other way, find a random guy with a round 4 grade or something, watch the tape, then go compare my feedback to the “pros” 

That’s awesome. 

[Steves89]

4 hours ago, t96 said:

what do people think of walterfootball?

I think it’s ok. Don’t love the interface but I like the content. I just don’t know how accurate it is compared to others. I feel like it is a little idiosyncratic and bucs the trends of other websites which I appreciate. I feel like a lot of these sites can herd towards a consensus so I appreciate a site that has rankings that are a little wonky. For example having Kenneth grant over mason graham in their set rankings. Not sure if it’s accurate but appreciate that it’s different. 

[MHS831]

7 hours ago, t96 said:

what do people think of walterfootball?

Before I read others' responses, The site is so full of ads I quit going.  He is a former scout, I believe, but he is getting obsolete.  Sometimes, I think he ranks players for shock value, and his write ups are summaries of stats for the most part.  It is a different perspective, and sometimes, he hits the nail on the head when everyone else misses. 

[WhoKnows]

7 hours ago, t96 said:

what do people think of walterfootball?

I like it. Whether or not you agree, doesn’t matter as much as it has good info. I like the Senior Bowl and visit info. Not easy to find good blurbs about which players met with which teams and SB practice info all in one spot. I haven’t looked much at the visits recently, probably because it’s disappointing to see us having Maxx Crosby in for a private visit but take Will Grier instead or see players who barely visit anyone else yet we take them in day 2 or day 3 and shockingly they don’t work out.

It’s just nice to have a list of all prospects from round 1 to 7/UDFA. Again, I don’t care much about the exact rankings just nice to look at the full list of prospects and blurbs on each one (some over multiple years) broken down by each position. Their web site kind of sucks but it’s free info so can’t complain.