Tracking the Detroit Lions draft class Relative Athletic Scores
No matter what position you play in football, you have to have some degree of athleticism. Some positions may require more than others, but you still have to be able to functionally move around, especially given you are moving in awkward positions on the football field.
Fortunately, there is a way to help measure a player's athleticism and compare that relative to his peers. Kent Lee Platte created Relative Athletic Score, which gives a player a score from 0-10 and factors in his size and various athletic drills done at the Scouting Combine, including the 40-yard dash, the short shuttle and the 3-cone.
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With the draft in the books, we are able to get a sense of how athletic each player is and how they stack up to the competition. We'll take a look at the scores and posts for each player in the draft class.
Tyleik Williams
Tate Ratledge
Isaac TeSlaa
Miles Frazier
Ahmed Hassanein
Dan Jackson
Dominic Lovett
This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Tracking the Detroit Lions draft class Relative Athletic Scores
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