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NFL: AI-Powered Draft Dashboards Engage 1M+ Fans in Real Time

NFL: AI-Powered Draft Dashboards Engage 1M+ Fans in Real Time

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National Football LeagueMedia & Entertainment · Professional Sports32 franchises · 70M+ active fans · 500M+ data points per season

Key People & Companies

National Football League

Combine IQ

NFL Next Gen Stats / AWS · Dashboard

Draft IQ

NFL Next Gen Stats / AWS · Dashboard

AWS

cloud infrastructure and AI platform provider for dashboards and chatbot

NFL Next Gen Stats

Draft IQ Assistant

NFL / Amazon Q Business · Chatbot

Amazon QuickSight

AWS · BI Platform

Gary Brantley

Chief Information Officer at NFL

+ 11 more entities in the full study

Key Results

  • Combine IQ and Draft IQ engaged over 1.14 million total visitors across the 2025 events, with Combine IQ receiving 288,000 visitors and Draft IQ serving 853,000 visitors across all seven draft rounds.
  • The dashboards supported 100,000+ concurrent users during peak moments with data validated and posted within 10 minutes of athletes completing drills, updating every 3 minutes during the live draft.
  • According to Mike Band, 'The Combine IQ dashboard represents a quantum leap in how we share NFL Combine data with fans and analysts. For the first time, we're able to provide real-time insights that previously were only available to professional scouts and team personnel. Imagine watching a defensive back complete the 40-yard dash, and instantly seeing how his acceleration compares to every NFL starter at his position. That's the power we're putting in fans' hands.'
  • + 4 more results inside

Through our collaboration with AWS, we are continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible in football. By harnessing the power of data and advanced technologies like generative AI, together we are accelerating the pace of innovation in important areas such as player safety, fan engagement and content production.

Gary Brantley, Chief Information Officer at NFL

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