Reynolds and the College Advisory Committee

To help him decide whether to leave early for the NFL, Matt Reynolds has asked for input from the NFL's College Advisory Committee on where he's likely to go in the draft. Glad he's asking a non-agent for input, though I can't find any stats on how good they are at predicting. They will return an eval to him by the first week of January. Evidently their second round eval of Locker last year helped convince him to stay another year. Yeah, that worked out well...



Here are some links about the CAC.



2009 NCAA flyer describing do's and dont's for college players considering declaring for the draft

http://www.prostaronline.com/2009_NFL_Educational_Memo.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



"The NFL has a College Advisory Committee, which is comprised of a group of general managers/personnel directors of NFL clubs and the directors of the NFL's two scouting combines. Under this program student-athletes that are at least three years out of high school, may receive a general assessment of their draft potential. Players will be advised of one of the following by the committee: (a) that they have the potential to be drafted as high as the first round, (b) that they have the potential to be drafted as high as the second round, (c) that they have the potential to be drafted as high as the third round, (d) that they do not have the potential to be drafted in the first three rounds, or (e) that they do not have the potential to be drafted. The committee's evaluation is non-binding and does not guarantee or assure a specific round, but it does provide an underclassman with an unbiased opinion of where they may stand in the draft. The College Advisory Committee is a method where knowledgeable people, with no financial interest in the matter, can give a student-athlete an informed assessment of his draft chances."



Discussion of Locker review

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/18/locker-didnt-get-a-first-round-grade-from-advisory-committee/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Article on CAC getting footage for its reviews

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/12/xos/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hearing that he is the 6th best Oline guy in the draft, 2nd best Left Tackle or something like that. Puts him in the 1st or 2nd Round range. Which is where I expect his eval to come in. The nice thing about the eval is that not only does it prject potential draft position, it gives an NFL level breakdown of strengths and weaknesses for a kid to see to work on.



I hope he stays but fully expect him to leave. HE will be a late 1st Rounder--BYU's first one in years.

The big questions are: how much can he improve his potential draft position (now or a year from now) and what will happen with the new collective bargaining agreement?

jvquarterback wrote:
The big questions are: how much can he improve his potential draft position (now or a year from now) and what will happen with the new collective bargaining agreement?

The CBA should be huge in his decision. STAY AND PLAY MATT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He has quite a decision to make. Playing through injuries this year has made him at least seem less dominating, perhaps affecting where he'd go in the draft. But if he stays for another season, there's no guarantee that will be any healthier. No injuries, dominating season, astounding draft pick. More injuries, perhaps even worse ones, and he slips further.



Best of luck to him, whichever way he decides.