It is common for announcers during games, or even fans on social media, to make claims that “_____ team does a great job developing ____ position.” It sounds nice, but how accurate is it? How does anyone know if teams actually do well at developing a particular position? Today’s column will attempt to examine just that.
A team’s success at developing different positions will be measure by using two different criteria, players being named to all-conference teams and players drafted in the NFL.
Players on all-conference teams were tallied by the names listed on the official Mountain West site.