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Fifth year options aren't valuable. You have to draft talent to value that 5th year options.
Draft value chart is to measure talent quality available at that pick. Which is exactly the correct way to value picks.
From this article, teams have changed the way they draft since the wage scale (and fifth year option) were implemented. If the market for picks changed, why are the pick values stuck at a fixed rate from the 1980’s?
How Rookie Wage Scale Has Changed the Way NFL Teams Draft
The NFL lockout during the 2011 offseason was a direct result of buyer’s remorse. After the owners singed their previous deal with the NFLPA in 2006, they were instantaneously trying to get out of the deal...
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Several alternative charts have been developed since Johnson’s from the early 90’s, with credit given to a number of factors, including the new wage scale:
NFL Trade Value Charts: Different Draft Trade Value Charts To Follow
What is the most commonly known NFL trade value chart, and how do the different charts compare when valuing draft picks and trades?
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