1.   Before being hired by the Thrashers, Owen ran a scouting service and helped place underage Europeans in the IHL as a hockey prep school for the NHL draft.

2.   Both were rated among the top five players in New Jersey by the McCarthy Report, a scouting service used by major colleges.

3.   But Mickens, the third-rounder, was considered by most scouting services to be one of the best coverage backs in college football.

4.   He was named to virtually every All-America team published and was regarded by at least two scouting services as the top defensive back in the country.

5.   It allowed the Pumps to evaluate top high school prospects, then use that data for their scouting service, which was available to fans and college recruiters.

6.   Licht worked the past two seasons for National Combine, one of two scouting services used by many NFL teams.

7.   Mel Kiper Jr., who runs a national scouting service of college football players, said Westbrook will be the sixth player taken in the NFL draft.

8.   One scouting service has Davis and Walker rated equally.

9.   One scouting service has Cherry rated as the second-best cornerback prospect in the nation.

10.   Report, a scouting service.