Welcome to Consensus Draft Services (CDS). You have found the site with the most detailed and up-to-the-minute information on college prospects elligible for the NFL draft. As opposed to other internet sites, CDS moderator/writers DO constantly analyze film, and update our player databases. Many other sites simply chat about what magazine writers say, and many do not even review film on the prospects. Most other sites that give the type of detail that CDS provides charge a fee for access to it.

If you have visited other draft-related sites, we are sure you will be pleased with the amount of detail available FOR FREE here at CDS. Our database of app. 900 draft-elligible athletes is constantly updated and is broken down into two categories:

* Pro Prospects (PPs): are players who we feel have at least a 50-50 chance of being drafted in April 2005.
* Potential Pro Prospects (PPPs): are players we feel have the potential to become a PP by the time the draft rolls around and/or have a decent chance of being signed by some NFL club to a rookie free agent contract.

In addition to full access to CDS PP writeups and picture profile links through the database, all free members also get these other unique CDS features:

* A constantly updated Top 100 list that is interactive with our database AND with the colleges' picture profiles of the players.

* A very up-to-date 3-round mock draft.

* The awesome "Gametracker" feature that allows you to print a list of all PP/PPPs for the 2005 draft for each of the two colleges playing that day before sitting down to watch any college football game on TV. Use the Gametracker as your tool for becoming a competent draftnik yourself!

* Deep and detailed positional rankings (compiled by CDS assistant administrator Robert Bryant) called "Rob's Rankings" with separate writeups on the top players by position and the "best of the rest" list attached to each position.

* Our General Access message boards which allow you to become an active participant in the 365/24/7 CDS dialgoue about college and pro football.

* Our breaking news feature.

* Our weekly NFL prediction contest.

* An updated "Heisman Watch" feature.

...and much more.

For the true diehard draftnik, our premium service ($25 per year) gives you access to:

* Entry into CDS contests (like our annual first round mock draft contest--$100 min prize) and Fantasy Football league (sorry...already filled for this season.)

* Access to CDS premium access message boards.

* College game tape exchange.

* Video clips on the top prospects.

* GAP (Guru Accountability Project) Reports which rank the performance of the best-known draft prognosticators against actual player performance over time.

* CDS Final Draft Report: incorporates the 1-10 grades for all elligible athletes for the 2005 draft from ALL THE OTHER MAJOR draft services and arrives at a final "CONSENSUS DRAFT REPORT" grade. No need to spend $20-30 for each of these other reports...it's all here in one report!!! (Available 2 weeks before the draft.)

* Dozens of player interviews conducted by CDS moderator/writers with the athletes.

* Pro Prospect chat: (coming soon) The ability to interact with selected pro
prospects on our site.

SIMPLY CLICK "UPGRADE to PREMIUM" to take advantage of these exciting additional opportunities. NOTE: If you have any interest in eventually becoming a member of the CDS team, we usually recruit from the ranks of our premium membership.

SO....WELCOME TO THE MOST EXCITING NEW, DRAFT-RELATED SITE ON THE NET....WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, AND WE HOPE YOU WILL BECOME AN ACTIVE POSTER ON OUR MESSAGE BOARDS.