{"id":27646,"date":"2021-05-04T11:51:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=27646"},"modified":"2024-01-22T05:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:45:52","slug":"the-odds-of-making-it-to-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/the-odds-of-making-it-to-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odds Of Making It To The NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May means NFL draft<\/a> time – typically one of the most watched offseason sports events, as teams hoover up talent to bolster their ranks ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n2021 edition of the roster-building exercise certainly didn\u2019t let fans down\nwith plenty of surprise picks and steals galore, while the race to snap up the\nbest undrafted free agents continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, as well as building up excitement for the game days ahead, the draft also serves to remind us of just how hard it is to make it to the NFL<\/a> (and stay there).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\nhow many players actually go pro? Casino.org\ndecided to find out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nPercentage Of Football Players Go Pro?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Which kid doesn\u2019t dream of becoming star QB<\/a> for the Bears, Patriots or Packers? But how many actually do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According\nto a 2020 survey by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the\nchances of making it all the way through the system from high school football\nto fully-fledged professional are slim at best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly,\nthe closer you get, the harder it is to make that final leap to the \u2018big\nleagues\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\noverall probability of high school players going on to compete in illustrious\ncollege football was just 7.3 percent<\/strong> – with 73,712 NCAA participants\n<\/strong>estimated to make the grade from 1,006,013 high schoolers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nthose that made the cut for college football then stood just a 1.6 percent <\/strong>chance\nof going from the NCAA to a major pro – highlighted by the fact that of around 16,380<\/strong>\nplayers eligible for the draft, from 73,712<\/strong> college ballers, only 254\nwere likely to be picked<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While,\naccording to other sources such as the NFL Players Association, some rate the\nodds of ultimate success as even smaller – and even as little as a 0.2\npercent<\/strong> shot for any player to make it all the way to the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although\nbased on older stats, one graphic nails the likelihood of a player making the\nNFL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#NFL<\/a> cuts weekend is always a good reminder of these numbers… pic.twitter.com\/lIGgbkxNpq<\/a><\/p>— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) September 7, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>