What is AMO?

Alright, I’m here. Explain yourself.

Advanced Metrics Order (AMO) — pronounced “Ammo” (cause… hell yeah) — is the first-ever “Future Performance Index” for NFL Draft prospects.

It blends draft-year CFB advanced data with trend analysis from current NFL players during their time in college to predict future success — and packages it all into one easy score out of 10.

AMO is…

  • 🔒 For FBS players-only (sorry Carson Wentz truthers).
  • 📊 Based on a bajillion (11) seasons worth of advanced CFB data.
  • 🔍 A score that focuses on “draft year production” only.
  • 🧠 Cool AF

*sigh* Fine, you got me, I’m interested. How does AMO work?

AMO scores are built using the most relevant, position-specific advanced data available to fans.

We organize that data into key “Performance Disciplines” tied to future success, and then:

  • Adjust for the current CFB era (season) to normalize each metric
  • Convert those era-adjusted metrics into scores out of 10 for easy comparison
  • Apply weights to each score based on trend-informed factors (i.e, Draft Age, Total Snaps, Power 4 v Group of 5, etc.)
  • Each factor is weighted based on its predictive value for future NFL Production.

The average of all metric scores for a single discipline is referred to as a “Performance Score.“

The average of all position-specific “Performance Scores” is the player’s AMO.

Simple as that!

Yea…real simple lol. Could you provide an example of how this might look for one position?

Done.

For QBs, AMO is made up of three “Performance Disciplines” tied to NFL success (with sick nicknames):

🪖 Standard Issue Overall Advanced Performance
🎯 Marksman Depth-of-Target Performance
🛡️ Valor Performance vs. Pressure & Blitz

Each discipline pulls from era-adjusted advanced data that is converted into a simple score and weighted using the following draft season trend factors:

  • 🏈 Total Pass Snaps
  • 🎂 Age
  • 🏃 Athleticism (RAS)
  • 🎖️ FBS Tier
  • ⚡ Mobility

We take the average of those metric scores to create an overall “Performance Score” (ex., Standard Issue Score).

Take the average of all three “Performance Scores”…

…and boom! That’s a QB’s AMO.

Cool, so I don’t need to watch any tape. Sounds easy.

Not quite. Tape is still as important as ever — AMO can prioritize the players worthy of deeper film review (You’re welcome, “Football Guys”).

Evaluating draft prospects comes down to three key components:

  • 📊 Data
  • 🎥 Film
  • 🧠 The Human Element (drive, intelligence, character, etc.)

Strong evaluations use all three, but unless draft prospects start accepting “Top 30” visits to your house for a quick interview, you’ll need to stick to the first two.

Lucky for you, AMO has the data part covered!

This all sounds cool, but does it work?

You tell me.

Let’s use QBs again for this exercise…

📊 AMO Top Tier QB’s vs. 1st Round QB’s (since 2015): Who Hits More?

*Based on 107 FBS QBs drafted since 2015

AMO Top Tier (7.0+)1st Round Selections
% of FBS Drafted QBs21/118 (18%)34/118 (29%)
1+ Pro Bowl(s)12/21 (57% Hit Rate)18/34 (53% Hit Rate)
2+ Pro Bowls10/21 (48% Hit Rate)11/34 (32% Hit Rate)
Pro Bowls per Hit2.6 (31 PBs / 12 Hits)2.3 (40 PBs / 18 Hits)
Pro Bowls per QB1.4 (30 PBs / 21 QBs)1.2 (40 PBs / 34 QBs)
1+ Playoff Start(s)14/21 (67% Hit Rate)22/34 (65% Hit Rate)
2+ Playoff Starts12/21 (57% Hit Rate)18/34 (53% Hit Rate)
Playoff Starts per Hit5.6 (78 Starts / 14 Hits)4.6 (102 Starts / 22 Hits)
Playoff Starts per QB3.7 (78 Starts / 21 QBs)3.0 (102 Starts / 34 QBs)

Spark Notes: We should be a GM.

JK. But seriously…

  • 🎖️ Only 18% of drafted QBs out of FBS the last 11 years have earned a Top Tier AMO score (11% fewer than the total 1st rounders selected during that same timeframe). This elite group delivers a higher % of total Pro Bowl QBs, multi-time Pro Bowlers, Playoff QBs, QBs with multiple playoff starts than the average 1st round QB. This group also has more total Pro Bowls and Playoff Starts per QB than the 1st round group.

Here’s the kicker…

Unlike reviewing 1st round selections, AMO is NOT a revisionist metric. AMO scores are based on a player’s draft-year performance. A majority of this data is set in stone by mid-January, when the CFB season ends.

No media fluff. No agent-spun narratives. No waiting.
Just cold-hard, predictive scores — months before the draft.

With AMO, you can predict the future!🔮✨ (Sorta…😅)

Hang on…that can’t be right. Where can I check out AMO for myself??

Well, you’re on the website already. That’s a start!

Simply head to the Command Center menu at the top right-hand corner of this page and dive in! There you’ll find our AMO Grid — cool name for a dashboard — where you can:

  • 🔍 Sort, filter, and compare scores from all FBS players drafted since 2015
  • 📊 Download all of this great data.
  • 📈 See which players from each draft class rise to the top (and why)
  • 🔭 Get an early look at the 2026 Draft Class (based on 2025 data).

Each CFB Season we will be updating our FBS AMO scores in their own grid, every week. You’ll be able to track which FBS players are trending towards stardom in the NFL, and who may be overrated.

And you can do all of this… for FREE! (as in…zero dollars)

No paywalls. Just predictive firepower.

Free is cool…I’m in. But what about down the road? Will this site always be free?

Let’s be honest, the goal is to provide such great content that it’s worth a couple bucks here & there (supply & demand, etc.). So yes, there may be paid content down the line…

…However…

AMO Grids will ALWAYS be free.

*steps on soap box*

AMO was born out of frustration (Browns… damn you) and built with passion.

It’s a metric BY a diehard fan (this guy), FOR diehard fans (YOU!).

We’re in this together.

After all, this IS…

“The People’s Metric.”

Now, head over to Command Center, load the clip, and no matter who you are…

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