Reel Analytics Announces Partnership with NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Reel Analytics (formerly Recruiting Analytics) becomes the official Collegiate Bowl
Athletic Data Provider
Atlanta, GA – Reel Analytics, a sports technology and data company, has partnered with the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl to provide its executives, coaches, and scouts with verified, in-game athleticism data on prospective bowl participants.
"This partnership signals a new chapter for Reel Analytics and affirms our commitment to providing industry-leading athleticism data and insights on draft-eligible college football players to personnel executives,” said Reel Analytics Co-founder and CEO Cory Yates.
Through Reel Analytics’ AI-powered player tracking technology, NFLPA Collegiate Bowl coaches and scouts will have access to bowl participants’ raw functional athletic ability, including verified max speeds and Reel Analytics’ proprietary IGA Scores (a measurement of in-game athleticism derived from position-specific athleticism metrics).
“We are thrilled to team up with Reel Analytics as we take the next step in furthering our mission to give our game’s participants the best opportunity to realize their dream of being a professional football player,” said Dane Vandernat, Director of Player Personnel for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. “This new, insightful data will help give the Collegiate Bowl a leg up on the competition by providing a deeper glimpse into the skillset of our players.”
Since launching in 2020, Reel Analytics has emerged as a trusted authority in the player evaluation space by NFL scouts, NFL agents and nationally ranked college football programs like the University of Georgia, University of Michigan, and Texas Christian University. Hall of Fame cornerback and Colorado University head coach Deion Sanders, as well as Super-Bowl winning quarterback and University of Alabama Birmingham Trent Dilfer, use Reel Analytics to evaluate prospects and players on their rosters. Reel Analytics' athleticism data and digital assets have also been referenced by ESPN, Sporting News and USA Today.
About Reel Analytics
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Reel Analytics (formerly Recruiting Analytics) is a sports technology and data company that analyzes video to measure in-game athleticism so coaches can evaluate players more accurately. Patent-pending AI-powered technology from Reel Analytics unlocks previously unavailable athleticism data from video to produce objective player evaluations. As a result, Reel Analytics has emerged as a trusted authority in the player evaluation space by NFL scouts, NFL agents and nationally ranked college football programs.
Founded in 2019, Reel Analytics is a Panoramic Ventures portfolio company and has been shortlisted by Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School as one of the Top 100 Most Fundable Companies.
About NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is a premier postseason all-star game featuring the country's top NFL-draft eligible college football prospects. The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl's mission is to provide the best opportunity for participants to showcase their talents to potential employers while preparing them to play at the next level through a week of workshops, player panels and resources that introduce them to the business of football.
More than 300 scouts, player personnel staff, general managers and head coaches from all 32 NFL teams annually attend. Over the past three years, 204 players who participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl were on NFL opening-day rosters, building on the strong trend achieved since the game’s 2012 inception.
Media Contacts:
Brandon Parker – NFLPA Senior Communications Manager
brandon.parker@nflpa.com
Cory Yates – Co-founder & CEO
cyates@recruiting-analytics.com