try to do that and fail? he flamed out of the NFL too.. I think unlike Basketball, players need seasoning, coaching and time in a more professional program before hitting the NFL.
Young men don't reach physical maturity until their early 20s.
The demands on the body required by playing professional football is very different than those for baseball, hockey or basketball who are able to draft 18-year olds out of high school.
As Wally said, I think by and large the human body is not mature enough and the players are not skilled enough to compete at the NFL level at 18 or 19.
But I could see the NFL and its teams wanting to find a way to get the rights to physical specimens and circumvent the draft altogether. That of course would break the current model in the NFL so I could also see the NFL wanting to get ahead of that and maybe move college closer to what you see in baseball with an official minor league. It'd be a major shift so maybe the NFL just keeps the 3 years (or is it 2?) removed from high school rule.
Since the transfer portal.
College is similar to the NFL now
Transfer portal - Free agency
High School recruiting - Draft.
High School players are picking lower level schools to play earlier and get paid only to transfer to top schools when there are openings and they are developed vs. Sitting on a bench for 2 years.
Most College Freshmen are not ready physically to play in high level college besides jumping to the NFL and with the money available in college why would you jump to the NFL to make less money?
I saw Trevor Lawrence play in high school. And I have no doubt he would have been a lottery pick if he was eligible. He was just so physically gifted and mature.
So, it's probably debatable for certain positions over others.
To me, if a team wants to gamble on a player in his teens based on subjective criteria, why not? Everything about the draft is essentially subjective...
The demands on the body required by playing professional football is very different than those for baseball, hockey or basketball who are able to draft 18-year olds out of high school.
But I could see the NFL and its teams wanting to find a way to get the rights to physical specimens and circumvent the draft altogether. That of course would break the current model in the NFL so I could also see the NFL wanting to get ahead of that and maybe move college closer to what you see in baseball with an official minor league. It'd be a major shift so maybe the NFL just keeps the 3 years (or is it 2?) removed from high school rule.
What if you’re a phenomenal hs or college freshman field goal kicker?
College is similar to the NFL now
Transfer portal - Free agency
High School recruiting - Draft.
High School players are picking lower level schools to play earlier and get paid only to transfer to top schools when there are openings and they are developed vs. Sitting on a bench for 2 years.
Most College Freshmen are not ready physically to play in high level college besides jumping to the NFL and with the money available in college why would you jump to the NFL to make less money?
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I don't see this happening because of the violent contact in playing NFL football. Young developing bodies could be permanently damaged
What if you’re a phenomenal hs or college freshman field goal kicker?
A REAL football player
Good luck.
So, it's probably debatable for certain positions over others.
To me, if a team wants to gamble on a player in his teens based on subjective criteria, why not? Everything about the draft is essentially subjective...