About Draft Breakdown
Draft Breakdown is here to provide inside information, news and analysis on everything about the draft. We’re different from the other sites. We make our own scouting reports, watch our own film, and do our own player interviews. If we didn’t see it with our own eyes, we won’t put it out there. The Draft Breakdown team lives for draft time, so we decided to make a place where it’s always draft season. Draft Breakdown is all about providing the best insight into your favorite draft prospects and teams. Check back for frequent updates, especially during the off-season.
Draft Breakdown is a community, not just a website. We participate heavily in our message board and love discussion. There are numerous ways to join the discussion here at Draft Breakdown, whether it’s through posting comments on articles or using our Facebook Fan page or Twitter to share your opinion with us. We want to hear what you have to say, so don’t hesitate to tell us….good and bad. Our belief is that once readers come to Draft Breakdown, they’ll quickly fall in love with the quality of our content, the uniqueness of our content and the community atmosphere. We welcome all of you to our community!
The Draft Breakdown Team
Will Spencer
Will is the founder and President of Draft Breakdown & has been scouting draft prospects since 2002. Will's work has also been featured on the official website of the Baltimore Ravens, Ravens Insider, The Orange and Brown Report, Ravens 24x7 and Eagles 24x7. Will is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and graduated from the SMWW Football Scouting course in 2009.
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Aaron Aloysius
Aaron is a long-time student and observer of the game. Aaron began closely following the draft in 2005. Since then, he’s overcome an Al Davis-like obsession with workout numbers, and instead has been focusing on the qualities and traits visible on the players’ tape. To that end, he’s produced numerous prospect videos, as well as contributed articles and commentary to various draft discussion boards and websites.
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Rob Engle
Rob Engle scouted privately starting in 2004. Rob participated in an internship with the Baltimore Ravens scouting department and is continuing his professional career by attending Miami University (Ohio) to obtain a degree in Strategic Communication. Rob is also a member of the Football Writers Association of America.
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Ryan Lownes
Ryan is currently an undergraduate student at Ohio University pursuing a degree in Sport Management. He has been attending the NFL Draft in New York City since 2005 and has aspirations of a career in scouting. He is currently a draft writer and analyst on the Draft Breakdown team, posting his latest rankings, mock drafts, scouting reports, and more. Be sure to follow Ryan on twitter for year-round NFL Draft analysis.
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Chad Davis
Chad Davis is an avid draft fan who has been writing and evaluating for Draft Breakdown since September of 2010. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he is a Seattle Seahawks season ticket holder, and part-time contributor to the Seahawks blog www.fieldgulls.com. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America.
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Mike Daneshgar
Mike is a contributor to the DraftBreakdown team whose obsession with talent evaluation and teambuilding sprouted from the many failures of his beloved Cleveland Browns. His goal is to one day say that he gets paid to work in football. In between being a Master's student at the University of Florida and working with DraftBreakdown, Mike also writes pieces for the ProFootballFocus.com Dynasty staff.
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Gil Alcaraz
Gil is the owner of the Minnesota Vikings blog, The Viking Den, and an editorial writer for Lakers Nation. Having followed the NFL Draft for years, Gil has had a knack for naming some of the big surprise players to make it in the NFL. Gil is also a member of the Football Writers Association of America.
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Eric Stoner
Eric Stoner is a message board phenom and is currently in charge of the Draft Breakdown Forums. A former high school football coach, his work has been found on multiple websites. His contributions on Draft Breakdown primarily focus on evaluating quarterbacks.
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Jimmy O'Brien
Jimmy O’Brien is a football and NFL Draft junkie, who went to Penn State to major in pigskin, only to learn that you were required to choose an actual academic course of study. Perplexed, he settled on a career as a writer, eventually (7 years later) earning a B.A. and Masters in English, and a Ph.D. in watching college football. He has written articles for the Pro Football 24x7 network of websites for the Steelers, Redskins, Ravens, and Eagles. His film work, featuring small school college players, can be seen on youtube at phillyjimmyphilms, and he can be found on twitter @phillyjimmy or online at phillyjimmy.com
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Do you want to write for Draft Breakdown?
Draft Breakdown is always looking for new contributors for the site. Though we don’t currently have any official positions open, we’re always willing to post articles and mocks from outside contributors, which we like to do on a regular basis. Writers trying to build a reputation and make a name for themselves in the draft community are welcome to use Draft Breakdown as a launching point. Just use the contact form to reach us if you have an article or mock draft that you’d like to post on the site.
