49ers 2019 Senior Bowl Draft Picks

MaximusD163 · Jan 27, 2022

NCJetsfan said: ↑

Perhaps, but I don't think so. I disagree with your stat of 90% of people graduate from high school at 18. High school classes graduate in early-to-mid-June. There are a lot of people born after that in June and July through December. I think the cutoff age is typically Oct. 1 for starting school at 6, but that's still around 1/3 of the year, so if anything, I think it would be more 66 2/3% to 33 1/3%. What I was trying to correct was that people are 19 when they graduate. Unless they've failed a grade, I've never heard of anyone being 19 when they graduate from high school.

Don't Sr. Bowl participants have to have played 4 years, hence the name "Sr. Bowl"? Thus, yes, most would be 21, but some could be 20. Even if they redshirted a year, that would make them 21 and 22, not 23 or 24. Even for those who graduated from high school at 18, being in college for 5 years, would make them 23, not 24. I"m certain that there is a percentage who missed a year with an injury or redshirted, and then played 4 years, so they would be older, but I think that would be a minority of the players, not 90%. I could be wrong. I would be totally surprised if your numbers are correct.

The reason I think this is important, is that fans and teams often put a premium on taking a younger player in the draft who is 21 or younger. Those who are 23 or 24 are looked down upon. Remember Maye? He was 24 when the Jets drafted him, and it hurt him with getting a 2nd contract. Teams want to get as many years service from their draft picks as they can. If 90% if the players who participated in the Sr. Bowl were 23 or 24, I don't think NFL teams would be as interested in the Sr. Bowl, since they are older players and likely not going to be able to give their team 10 years or more. Teams would have to start replacing those players after their first contract was up.

I think the figures for common ages of Sr. Bowl prospects would be:

1. 21
2. 22
3. 23

or at least:

1. 22
2. 21
3. 23

I googled the ages of the Sr. Bowl participants, but could find no source that listed their ages or percentages.
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I think maybe the difference is that you’re talking about the age they are in the Senior Bowl and I’m talking about the ages they will be at the start of the 2022 NFL season?

NCJetsfan · Jan 27, 2022

MaximusD163 said: ↑

I think maybe the difference is that you’re talking about the age they are in the Senior Bowl and I’m talking about the ages they will be at the start of the 2022 NFL season?
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Could be, as some will definite have birthdays between the time of the Sr. Bowl and when the season starts. Good point!

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