Recruit Measurables Based on NFL Combine

Yeah, that's pretty much what I do.

I assume every recruit is at least an inch shorter than listed.

I don't think it is position specific, people as a whole exaggerate, about their height, forty time, fish that got away, etc. I also think most height listings are with shoes/cleats on. Combines almost always measure you barefoot, and they compress/push down on your head with your feet flat. That is why you see guys like Mo Claiborne measure in at 5'11'. You will see atleast an inch difference depending on the shoe.

As for the forty, I beleive the NFL combines are a combo of electronic and hand. Laser times can be 0.2-0.3 slower than hand times. Surface also is a factor. Do not assume that all turf surfaces lead to fast forty times. Some tracks are faster than others.

I like what our coaches do. They get their own data and go from there. Too hard to compare other forty times. The surface, weather, shoe, measurement tools, methods of measurement, conditions etc. lead to many differences.

You can't compare the measurables of recruits to juniors and seniors at the combine. They are three years older and have been through a college S&C program.

But, recruiting measurables are bullshite. But the coaches get them in camps, so they know.

But if the 4.4 guy runs a 4.5 and the 4.5 guy runs a 4.6, it's all relative.

Same with the sizes.

Also, most players are measured in shoes, because it's done at camps or tournaments (for basketball) and they aren't taking their shoes off for that. Then at the combines, they measure them barefooted, so it's always going to be and inch or two shorter.