Rob Rang always had a fascination for football. Perhaps because he grew up a Seattle Seahawks fan and, thus, perpetually looking forward to next year, his love for the game eventually grew into a passion for the NFL Draft and the search for the next great talent.

While taking courses at Central Washington University to become a high school English and History teacher, he elected to pass off his draft "knowledge" toward earning collegiate credit. While most students designed online lesson plans and impressive handouts in a course titled, "Using Technology in the Classroom," Rob created a simplistic website with prospect rankings, player profiles and, quite likely, the only reasonably accurate mock draft he'll ever produce.

How a site with a URL longer than his Swedish mother's maiden name (Sjostrand) came to be recognized by anyone outside of the Central campus is beyond anyone's guess, but the rise in popularity of Rob "Boomer" Rang's draft site led to a phone call from sports talk and NFL draft enthusiasts, who requested he scout the 2000 Senior Bowl. Nearly a decade -- and countless trips to Mobile, Indianapolis, Pro Days and other draft-centric destinations -- later, it has become an all-encompassing endeavor.

Parlaying a willingness to spend hundreds of hours watching college football with a marginal ability to write, Rob has managed to forge a career out of a sport he was barely athletic enough to play in high school. When not looking for the next great small school cornerback, he's typically spending time with his family and friends in the outdoors of the Pacific Northwest, often losing to many of same family and friends in fantasy football, rereading "Of Mice and Men" or catching an occasional rerun of his favorite "Seinfeld" episodes.

Like George Costanza, he once envisioned himself as a marine biologist.

Riding the wave as a draft analyst will have to suffice.