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2.43NFL SCOUTING PROCESSEven now, there are multiple Facebook groups and Myspace pages devoted to the “7th Floor Crew” and the expletive-laden song, which depicts wildly explicit sexual scenes. It can also be found on YouTube, complete with photos of the players in their NFL uniforms. And it serves as a perfect example of a red flag NFL teams are in search for when they are diving into social networking sites for information.“I was 17 going on 18 [when we recorded it],” said Gooden, a third-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens last year. “We were all freshmen. It wasn’t anything we were going to put out online. We didn’t do that. Somebody actually stole it off this guy’s computer. We were just all kidding around. We did it in a dorm room. We didn’t even do it in a studio. Somebody stole it off this guy’s computer and he found it funny and was like ‘I’ve got some UM players rapping.’ And he puts it online, which violated our privacy. We probably could have sued this kid, because we didn’t put this stuff out there.“There’s always going to be some stuff out there – it’s just, do you learn from it? For me, personally, I really don’t care. Right now, I’m where I want to be at and just looking forward. My main thing is just not to worry about the past. If somebody else wants to chuckle and laugh about that, they can go right ahead. I’ll just keep getting better and progressing while other people keep [regressing] looking at those things and trying to find some way to hold us down. All of us were young when we made that song. … That taught me, you’ve got to watch that you say, and who you do it around.”AVOIDING THE TRAPSFor their part, draft picks are becoming more aware about the NFL’s watchful eye. Part of it stems from college, where the NCAA and most major college programs sit down their athletes and lay out parameters for what they can and can’t put on the Internet. Some colleges have discussed banning social networking sites altogether, but there has yet to be such a move by schools in major conferences like the Big Ten, Pac-10, SEC and others. However, Big 12 rivals Texas and Oklahoma each dismissed players last year after inflammatory items appeared on Facebook and YouTube, respectively.Most NFL players and draft picks still have their own profiles on social networking sites. Every potential first-round pick in this year’s draft currently maintains a presence on Facebook. But many of them learned long ago to scrub their pages of anything that would give teams ammunition to use against them. Perhaps they followed the lead of their predecessors.“I have a Facebook page. I’m rarely on it. But when I was in college, I didn’t have anything to hide,” said Houston Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, a 2007 first-rounder. “But I was just mindful of whatever was on there. If you had the slightest doubt that it might create some controversy [it wasn’t on there]. My whole thing is that I live by the phrase ‘You don’t want to give anybody a reason.’ ”

NFL SCOUTING PROCESS2.44Added Atlanta Falcons ’08 second-round pick Curtis Lofton, “This is a very important time in your life. You’ve got to do everything possible to put yourself in a better situation and your family in a better situation. It would probably be best to just stay off those things until after the draft.”An investigative draft process is deeper than ever, smarter than ever, and more armed to pick apart draft picks than anytime in history. Whether it was a haunting party photo, a rap song from a dormitory, or merely the hoisting of a keg, nothing in the past stays there for long. And it doesn’t take long for team to find it.“I didn’t know how deep it was going to go,” Gooden said. “A couple of my high school teachers told me, and a couple of middle school teachers when I went out there, told me that some guys had asked some questions about me and called. That was crazy to me that they knew basically everything about my life and who to get into contact with.”Undoubtedly, someone from the NFL is always watching, looking, probing. And teams could be looking in from anywhere – even that blue-eyed, auburn-haired beauty who just seems to be another admirer.Charles Robinson is a national NFL writer for Yahoo! Sports.

DRAFT HISTORY

DRAFT HISTORY3.2 DRAFT LAYERING BY ROUND(HOW MANY DRAFTED)

3.3DRAFT HISTORYDRAFT DEPTH/SLOT TAKEN(WHEN DRAFTED)

DRAFT HISTORY3.4 CAREER LONGEVITYPOSITION BREAKDOWNCareer Longevity Summary SheetPosition Breakdown1st Round Round Round Round Round Round Round2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Pos AvgQB 9.37.56.15.14.23.92.55.5RB7.15.54.33.63.22.32.14.0FB6.56.85.34.24.33.92.14.7WR7.76.05.04.33.52.42.34.5TE8.46.76.25.54.33.93.95.6OT8.56.55.74.23.62.62.04.7OG9.16.65.44.73.83.22.65.1OC8.17.75.75.65.43.83.85.7DE8.56.36.25.64.03.83.15.4DT8.36.85.14.44.63.93.15.2MLB8.07.76.14.95.03.63.45.5OLB8.66.86.15.23.63.82.95.3DC8.67.15.55.03.83.63.05.2SS8.27.65.55.44.03.63.85.4FS8.06.96.54.73.43.22.95.1O/A8.26.85.74.84.03.42.95.1Average Career Length

3.5DRAFT HISTORYCAREER LONGEVITY(POSITION BREAKDOWN)

3.6DRAFT HISTORYPRO BOWL ROOKIE SELECTION HISTORYSINCE 1970

DRAFT HISTORY3.7PRO BOWL ROOKIE SELECTION BREAKDOWNSINCE 1970 (BY POSITION)Pro Bowl ROOKIE SELECTIONS - Since 1970By Position

3.8DRAFT HISTORYPRO BOWL ROOKIE SELECTION BREAKDOWNSINCE 1970 (BY DECADE)Pro Bowl ROOKIE SELECTIONS Since 1970By Year

VALUE OF THE SLOT $$$$

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.2 2022 DRAFT - VALUE OF THE SLOT Justin Jefferson - WR1st Round - 22nd PickMicah Parsons - OLB1st Round - 12th PickLamar Jackson - QB1st Round - 32nd PickJoe Burrow - QB1st Pick NFL DraftAmari Cooper - WR1st Round - 4th Pick

VALUE OF THE SLOT4. 32022 DRAFT—VALUE OF THE SLOT(SUMMARY)2022 DRAFT - VALUE OF THE SLOT

4.4VALUE OF THE SLOT2022 DRAFT—GUARANTEED MONEY(ROUNDS 1-4)2022 DRAFT - GUARANTEED MONEY (Rounds 1 - 4)

VALUE OF THE SLOT4. 52022 DRAFT—GUARANTEED MONEY(ROUNDS - )5 72022 DRAFT - GUARANTEED MONEY (Rounds 5 - 7)6394$132,0127394$77,012

4.6VALUE OF THE SLOT2022 DRAFT(ROUND LAYERING SUMMARY)2022 Draft

VALUE OF THE SLOT4. 72022 DRAFT(ROUND LAYERING SUMMARY)2022 DraftRound Layeering Summary2022 Draft

4.8VALUE OF THE SLOT2022 DRAFT 1st ROUND Summary2022 DRAFT1st ROUND SUMMARY

VALUE OF THE SLOT4. 92022 DRAFT 2nd ROUND Summary2022 DRAFT

4.10VALUE OF THE SLOT 2022 DRAFT2022 DRAFT 3rd ROUND Summary

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.1 12021 DRAFT2022 DRAFT 4th ROUND Summary

4.12VALUE OF THE SLOT2022 DRAFT 5th ROUND Summary 2022 DRAFT

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.132022 DRAFT 6th ROUND Summary2022 DRAFT

4.14VALUE OF THE SLOT2022 DRAFT 2022 DRAFT 7th ROUND Summary

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.152021 DRAFT—VALUE OF THE SLOT(SUMMARY)2021 DRAFT - VALUE OF THE SLOT

4.16VALUE OF THE SLOT2021 DRAFT—GUARANTEED MONEY(ROUNDS 1-4)

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.172021 DRAFT—GUARANTEED MONEY(ROUNDS - )5 7

4.18VALUE OF THE SLOT2021 DRAFT(ROUND LAYERING SUMMARY)2021 Draft

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.192021 DRAFT(ROUND LAYERING SUMMARY)2021 DraftRound Layeering Summary2021 Draft

4.20VALUE OF THE SLOT2021 DRAFT 1st ROUND Summary2021 DRAFT1st ROUND SUMMARY

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.2 12021 DRAFT 2nd ROUND Summary2021 DRAFT

4.22VALUE OF THE SLOT2021 DRAFT2021 DRAFT 3rd ROUND Summary

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.2 32021 DRAFT2021 DRAFT 4th ROUND Summary

4.24VALUE OF THE SLOT2021 DRAFT 5th ROUND Summary 2022 DRAFT

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.2 52021 DRAFT 6th ROUND Summary2022 DRAFT

4.26VALUE OF THE SLOT 2021 DRAFT2021 DRAFT 7th ROUND Summary

VALUE OF THE SLOT4.2 7

VALUE OF THE SLOT2023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022 - 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 98Julio Jones - WRAll-ProAJ Green - WRAll-ProDerrick Henry - RBHeisman TrophyAll-ProAdrian Peterson - DCRonnie Lott TrophyAll-ProTradavious White - DCAll-ProMicah Parsons - OLBRookie of the YearPro BowlClay Matthews - OLBAll-Pro4.28

1ST ROUNDNOMINEESSINCE 2017

1ST ROUND NOMINEES2023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022 - 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 98INTRODUCTIONThe following section is an annual compilation of the college prospects who are mentioned by the national media (books, magazines, Internet, talk shows, etc.) As a ”possible 1ST Round pick” or having “1st Round Potential” for their respective NFL draft.Of note, each Spring/Summer there are approximately 75-95 college prospects who have been mentioned as possible first round draft choices. By November each year, the list typically grows to 90-100+ who have been mentioned as possible 1st round picks.When r not fa right “co wil “1st round nominee’s” result/decision regarding that particular draft.There have players selec of a NF d December that nominee list grows in excess of three times that amount, and growing!The most underclassmen selected in the first round of any NFL draft is 24; selected in 2020. Yet, in excess of 50-60 underclassmen will be mentioned as “1st Round” nominees each year!5.2

5.31ST ROUND NOMINEES2023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022 - 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 98Don’t get caught up in all theMISINFORMATION !!!!!!

5.41ST ROUND NOMINEES202 DRAFT PROSPECTS3JULY 2022—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—98Offense (46) 2023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022 - 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 98

1ST ROUND NOMINEES5.52023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—98Offense (46)2023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022 - 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 98

5.61ST ROUND NOMINEES202 DRAFT PROSPECTS3 JULY 2022—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—98Defense (52)2023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022 - 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 98

1ST ROUND NOMINEES5.7202 DRAFT PROSPECTS3 JULY 2022—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—98Defense (52)2023 DRAFT PROSPECTSJULY 2022 - 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 98

5.81ST ROUND NOMINEES2022 DRAFT PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2021—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—101Offense (48)2022 PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2021 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 101

1ST ROUND NOMINEES5. 92022 DRAFT PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2021—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—101Offense (48)2022 PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2021 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 101

5.101ST ROUND NOMINEES2022 DRAFT PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2021—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—101Defense (53)2022 PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2021 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 101

1ST ROUND NOMINEES5.112022 DRAFT PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2021—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—101Defense (53)DECEMBER 1, 2021 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 1012022 PROSPECTS

5.121ST ROUND NOMINEES2021 DRAFT PROSPECTS2021 PROSPECTSDECEMBER 1, 2020 1st ROUND NOMINEES - 119DECEMBER 1, 2020—1ST ROUND NOMINEES—119Offense (59)