How the Players are ranked on Couch Scout

All this factor are added together
  

+ Physical Stuff. Ratio of Height, Weight and Speed in the Forty yard dash
 

(Minimum info needed to get a rating is the Physical Stuff area / The amount of information in the follow categories varies massively.  As more information comes in most cases it improves a rating.  A good argument could be made, that the higher rating player, the more data I have.  But the better player create a buzz, more info)

+B. Bench Press, Squat, dead lift, 20 yard shuttle and Vertical Jump again in ratio to Weight

+A. Athletic Talent
Kickers - Accuracy 40 and in
Punters - Boomability -

-I. Injuries

-E. Off Field issuses

Positonal GRADING - Run for or Against

+R Defensive players -Ability vs the run, (of course this varies per defensive position)

Offensive Line - pure grading of effective run blocking,
Receivers and QB's - run after catch, (tackles made miss, either power or finessee )
RB - ability to make others miss, (Barry Sanders made 13 people miss on one play, he gained
4 yards)
Kickers- Range
punters- time to get punt off - (great divider of Punters-)

+ M DB - Cover in the shorter zones
LB - Blitzing skills
De Line Guys- Pentration, moving the line of scrimmage back
O Line Guys - Pulling, abilities out of the hole
TE -WR - Hands, (BB's in wind storm)
RB- Power Running
QB - middle range accuracy (great divider of QB's) 10-25 yards
Punter- there are punters who can make awesome catchs saving disaster

+ P DB- Deep Covers
LB- General pass coverage skills
DE Line guys- Passing Rushing


This is the basics, lot of little position specific stuff, but the basics.

O Line - Pass Blocking
QB- Reads
RB-FB- Hands
WR - Deep Recieving skills

+ X DB and Linebackers -Impact hitting
De Line - Hustle -effort and Hitting
O Line - Power Blocking
QB- Release
RB-FB -WR- TE - Run Blocking
Kicker -Punter - Clutch

+ Z Special Teams -Factor for Kick and Punt Returning , Cover of , Long Snapping

+ C All Except QB - Field Savvy-
QB- ability to throw short pass, right touch, timing, and accuracy

+ T Defensive Players - Tackling skills
O Line - blocking at the second level
RB-FB- Pass Blocking -Blitz pick up
WR-TE, catching inside, lack of alligator arms. Paying the price.
Kicker and Punter- Tackling ability

- F DEfensive Players - ability to turn the ball over- mostly Intercepts, but opportunistic and blasted
fumbles caused

Centers- ability to deliver the ball
O Line - recovery of the ball after, some guys have nack,
Skill Players - Not fumbling -