Quote:I don't mean Bosa literally does his drills twice as fast, but Lawson is 80th percentile, Bosa is 70th percentile, and Fowler was I believe a 30th percentile athlete. Whatever words you want to quantify that gap, it's quite significant. 

 

It's also notable that the gap is really even bigger than that. Bosa's percentile is dragged down by his average performance in the completely useless 40 yard dash, and Fowler's is propped up because his completely useless 40 yard dash was his only standout drill. In the drills that matter for an EDGE (3 cone, broad jump, vertical jump, and short shuttle...3 cone being the single most important by far), Bosa is probably above an 80th percentile athlete and Fowler is probably around 20th. 

 

Does it guarantee that Bosa is going to be a better player? No, and I never said that either. But it sure as heck means there's a much greater chance that he will be, and playing the percentages is all you are doing in the draft anyway. 

 

These two are....interesting. Fowler looked explosive in games, but he only has one explosive trait which was the split (which was off the charts). His jumps weren't special though.

 

Bosa didn't look all that explosive in games, but his split is OK and his jump was better than Fowler. His cod was better too (something very few expected). And watching Bosa do his drills, you definitely see how smooth he is.

---