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College and Pro scouts are looking for the same thing when they look at a player. Who knows their job, who does their job, and most of all who can consistently do it with technical excellence. In a perfect world, that’s what they are looking for. All of the other attributes are intangibles. If a scout feels like you can learn the technical aspects of playing your position, you’ll be highly recruited. There are three factors that cant be taught that make Pro and college scouts take a guy that is not that good technically into consideration. One is the playmaker factor and the other is the uncanny ability to be a ball magnet. Now the playmaker is that guy that consistently makes the big plays, one handed catches, kicks to the house, breaking numerous tackles, uncanny run after the catch, just a human highlight reel. The next one pertains more to defense. The ball magnet will get an interception when he is totally out of position, the QB will throw the ball right in his chest, ball carriers catch a case of fumble-itis around him, just always around the ball. The last is speed, you cant teach a 4.2 forty. Since those things cant be taught, the scouts get attracted to all of those possible big plays. Those guys are rarities, The norm is broken into the technically sound players and the not so technically sound players.
Over the coming weeks I will choose a position to spotlight and talk about techniques that scouts are looking for.
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