We determined the U. at each position by measuring what every college should strive to do, in sports and beyond: Prepare students for professional careers.
In order to make it modern, we used a 10-year data set. Dipping further back would mean going across different coaching eras at the college level, as well as including a lot of players who are no longer active in the NFL. (We did run an unofficial 20-year data set for the quarterback position, which you can read about below.)
We came up with a scoring system that balanced not just the quantity of players programs put into the NFL, but the quality of those players' careers.