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2014 Draft “First Look”: Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia

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aaronmurray2The first five installments of FRG Scouting’s “First Look” series have focused on quarterbacks, and we’ll be sticking to that theme with a sneak peek at Aaron Murray, the experienced and highly decorated starter for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Murray was a heavily recruited high school player after a successful career at Plant High School in Tampa, Florida.  Murray led the Panthers to two state titles in three years, including his senior season in which he suffered a major leg injury.  Scout.com rated Murray as the No. 3 quarterback prospect in the nation, and after all was said and done, 53 programs offered him a scholarship.  Murray verbally committed to the Bulldogs (Florida and UCLA were in his final three) in the Spring of 2008, and has been the Georgia starter since the 2010 season.

Murray has started 41 games for the Bulldogs since 2010.  He’s attempted 1,391 passes and has completed 61.5%  for 10,091 yards and 95 TDs (compared to 32 Ints).  Murray was named second team All-SEC in 2011.

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2014 Draft “First Look”: Logan Thomas, QB, Virginia Tech

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loganthomas2The fifth installment of FRG Scouting’s First Look series will focus on Logan Thomas, the polarizing quarterback prospect from Virginia Tech.

Entering the 2012 college football season, many analysts viewed Thomas as the next Cam Newton-type prospect.  And why wouldn’t they?  He was coming off an impressive 2011 campaign –his first as a starting quarterback– that saw him  throw for more than 3,000 yards and a nearly 2:1 TD to Int ratio.  He completed almost 60% of his passes and was on an upward projection.

Then the 2012 season started.

Thomas regressed as a player while underperforming in every statistical category (compared to 2011).  The Hokies ended the year with an underwhelming 7-6 record, and the once-hyped potential No. 1 overall pick had little to no choice but to return to school for another year of experience.

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2014 Draft “First Look”: Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville

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bridgewater2As we work our way through Spring and into the Summer, the name you’re most likely to hear amongst the top two or three candidates to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft is Teddy Bridgewater, the 20-year-old junior quarterback of the Louisville Cardinals.

FRG Scouting decided to take a “First Look” at Bridgewater and his baseline skill set.  We viewed three games from his 2012 season, and the following are our initial impressions of this highly touted quarterback prospect.

It’s important to note that our First Look breakdown is NOT a scouting report or final evaluation of the player.  It’s simply a starting point in the scouting process for next year’s crop of talent.

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2013 NFL Draft: A Review of FRG Scouting’s Big Board

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NFLDraftLogoIn order to become the best possible talent evaluator, you have to look back at your work and be your own worst critic.  Now that the 2013 NFL Draft is in the books, I decided to revisit the FRG Scouting Big Board (top 100) and see how it ultimately played out on draft weekend.

Below is the Big Board that was published a few days before the draft kicked off.  The players appear in four different colors:  Gold, Green, Black, and Red.  The players in gold represent picks that were selected within five spots of their big board placement.  Players in green are picks that were made within ten spots of their big board placement.  Players in black were selected anywhere between 11 and 49 spots of their big board placement.  Players in red were selected 50 or more spots from their big board placement.

It should be noted that this does not mean an evaluation was right or wrong.  It simply compares FRG Scouting’s Big Board with the various big boards throughout the NFL.  Andre Ellington, for example, was drafted 164 spots lower than his No. 23 ranking on FRG scouting’s Big Board.  We are confident in our evaluation, but there’s a big disconnect between our grade and what the NFL obviously thought of him.  Time will determine who is “right.”

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2013 NFL Draft: Day Three’s Best Players Available

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ellingtonThe first three rounds of the 2013 NFL Draft is in the books.  This year’s draft has routinely been described as one of the deepest in years, and the names remaining on the board prove that point.  There are a lot of potential future starting quarterbacks available, along with some very talented running backs and defensive linemen.

Below are the highest-rated players still remaining from FRG Scouting’s Big Board.  Their Big Board ranking appears at the left of their name.  Remember:  Follow FRG Scouting on Twitter for instant analysis on Day Three:

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2013 NFL Draft: Day Two’s Best Players Available

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The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft is in the books.  And while there were a few surprises, many of the highly-rated prospects found themselves calling a new city home.  While most of the top-32 players were drafted, the selections of guys like Justin Pugh (GIANTS), Kyle Long (BEARS) and Travis Frederick (COWBOYS) have caused several talented prospects to fall into day two.

Below are the highest-rated players still remaining from FRG Scouting’s Big Board.  Their Big Board ranking appears at the left of their name.  Remember:  Follow FRG Scouting on Twitter for instant analysis on Day Two.

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