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OK, so many people have us giving up draft picks to move up or get players, that I thought I would throw out a topic of discussion:
How valuable are draft picks?
Some food for thought on that.
Teams field 52 players (They are removing inactive list I think)
The draft is 7 rounds.
27% of teams are made up of UDFA (14.04 players) LINK
15% of teams are made up of 1st round draft picks (7.8 players)
13.1% of teams are made up of 2nd round draft picks (6.8 players)
On our team right now (the depth chart on Yahoo! since they don't have one on the Saints site right now) We have:
8 players (15%) that are 1st round draft picks (4 offense, 4 defense)
O - Deuce McAllister, Reggie Bush, Jammall Brown, Robert Meachem
D - Charles Grant, Will Smith, Jonathan Vilma, Dan Morgan
5 players (9.6%) that are 2nd round daft picks (3 offense, 2 defense)
O - Drew Brees, Devery Henderson, Jon Stinchcomb
D - Roman Harper, Josh Bullocks
6 players (11.5%) that are 3rd round draft picks, (1 offense, 4 defense)
O - Andy Alleman
D - Mike McKenzie, Kendrick Clancy, Mark Simoneau, Usama Young
3 players (5.7%) that are 4th round picks (2 offense, 1 defense)
O - Jermon Bushrod, Jahri Evans
D - Jason David
7 players (13.5%) that are 5th round draft picks (4 offense, 3 defense)
O - Mike Karney, Jonathan Goodwin, Mark Brunell, Matt Lehr
D - Brian Young, Scott Fujita, Jason Craft
7 players (13.5%) that are 7th round draft picks (4 offense, 2, defense, 1 ST)
O - Marques Colston, Eric Johnson, Zach Strief, Billy Miller
D - Scott Shanle, Marvin Mitchell
ST - Kevin Houser
20 players (38.5%) that are UDFA (10 offense, 9 defense, 1 ST)
O - Lance Moore, David Patten, Terrance Copper, Tyler Palko, Pierre Thomas
Kevin Dudley, Jamar Nesbit, Tim Duckworth
D - Randall Gay, Hollis Thomas, Josh Savage, Chris Reis, Kevin Kaesviharn
Antwan Lake, Troy Evans, Josh Cooper, Anwar Phillips
ST - Steve Weatherford
Now let's look at starters only according to the Yahoo depth chart.
5 players that are 1st round picks
4 players that are 2nd round picks
2 players that are 3rd round pick
1 player that is a 4th round pick
4 players that are 5th round picks
3 players that are 7th round picks
5 players that are UDFAs
Finally, here is an interesting statistic. Of the players on our team:
Whole team:
17 picks BY THE SAINTS
2 trades
27 free agents (meaning they played with another team before us regardless of draft status)
14 UDFA that we picked up first and have kept
Starters (including ST)
10 picks BY THE SAINTS (4-1st, 3-2nd, 1-4th, 1-5th, 1-7th)
2 trades
9 FA (1 ST)
3 UDFA (1 ST)
Those same number broken out by offense and defense:
Offense
6 picks
3 FA
2 UDFA
Defense
4 picks
2 trades
5 FA
0 UDFA
Lastly, let's compare the starter list (including ST) to the best in the NFL. The two superbowl teams, two NFC/AFC losers and the Indianapolis Colts
NY Giants
13 picks
8 free agents (some might be trades, but I don't know)
3 UDFA
(Picks include 4-1st, 4-2nd, 1-3rd, 2-4th, 1-5th, 1-7th)
NE Patriots
15 picks
1 trade (Randy Moss)
6 free agents
2 UDFA
(Picks include 6-1st, 1-2nd, 3-3rd, 2-4th, 1-5th, 1-6th, 1-7th)
GB Packers
16 picks
5 FA
4 UDFA
(Picks include 3-1st, 3-2nd, 1-3rd, 1-4th, 2-5th, 3-6th, 3-7th) 3 first rounders???
SD Chargers
16 picks
2 FA/T
4 UDFA
(Picks include 5-1st, 5-2nd, 2-3rd, 4-4th, 1-5th, 1-6th, 1-7th)
Indy Colts
18 picks
2 free agents (one almost doesn't count, never played for another team)
4 UDFA
(Picks include 7-1st, 3-2nd, 1-3rd, 1-4th, 2-5th, 2-6th)
These teams show a long history of good drafts, so we need to be patient to get here obviously. But I think we can see a trend that teams are built through the draft. We had to restart some of our roster when Payton came in... so we are still rebuilding.
How valuable are draft picks?
Some food for thought on that.
Teams field 52 players (They are removing inactive list I think)
The draft is 7 rounds.
27% of teams are made up of UDFA (14.04 players) LINK
15% of teams are made up of 1st round draft picks (7.8 players)
13.1% of teams are made up of 2nd round draft picks (6.8 players)
On our team right now (the depth chart on Yahoo! since they don't have one on the Saints site right now) We have:
8 players (15%) that are 1st round draft picks (4 offense, 4 defense)
O - Deuce McAllister, Reggie Bush, Jammall Brown, Robert Meachem
D - Charles Grant, Will Smith, Jonathan Vilma, Dan Morgan
5 players (9.6%) that are 2nd round daft picks (3 offense, 2 defense)
O - Drew Brees, Devery Henderson, Jon Stinchcomb
D - Roman Harper, Josh Bullocks
6 players (11.5%) that are 3rd round draft picks, (1 offense, 4 defense)
O - Andy Alleman
D - Mike McKenzie, Kendrick Clancy, Mark Simoneau, Usama Young
3 players (5.7%) that are 4th round picks (2 offense, 1 defense)
O - Jermon Bushrod, Jahri Evans
D - Jason David
7 players (13.5%) that are 5th round draft picks (4 offense, 3 defense)
O - Mike Karney, Jonathan Goodwin, Mark Brunell, Matt Lehr
D - Brian Young, Scott Fujita, Jason Craft
7 players (13.5%) that are 7th round draft picks (4 offense, 2, defense, 1 ST)
O - Marques Colston, Eric Johnson, Zach Strief, Billy Miller
D - Scott Shanle, Marvin Mitchell
ST - Kevin Houser
20 players (38.5%) that are UDFA (10 offense, 9 defense, 1 ST)
O - Lance Moore, David Patten, Terrance Copper, Tyler Palko, Pierre Thomas
Kevin Dudley, Jamar Nesbit, Tim Duckworth
D - Randall Gay, Hollis Thomas, Josh Savage, Chris Reis, Kevin Kaesviharn
Antwan Lake, Troy Evans, Josh Cooper, Anwar Phillips
ST - Steve Weatherford
Now let's look at starters only according to the Yahoo depth chart.
5 players that are 1st round picks
4 players that are 2nd round picks
2 players that are 3rd round pick
1 player that is a 4th round pick
4 players that are 5th round picks
3 players that are 7th round picks
5 players that are UDFAs
Finally, here is an interesting statistic. Of the players on our team:
Whole team:
17 picks BY THE SAINTS
2 trades
27 free agents (meaning they played with another team before us regardless of draft status)
14 UDFA that we picked up first and have kept
Starters (including ST)
10 picks BY THE SAINTS (4-1st, 3-2nd, 1-4th, 1-5th, 1-7th)
2 trades
9 FA (1 ST)
3 UDFA (1 ST)
Those same number broken out by offense and defense:
Offense
6 picks
3 FA
2 UDFA
Defense
4 picks
2 trades
5 FA
0 UDFA
Lastly, let's compare the starter list (including ST) to the best in the NFL. The two superbowl teams, two NFC/AFC losers and the Indianapolis Colts
NY Giants
13 picks
8 free agents (some might be trades, but I don't know)
3 UDFA
(Picks include 4-1st, 4-2nd, 1-3rd, 2-4th, 1-5th, 1-7th)
NE Patriots
15 picks
1 trade (Randy Moss)
6 free agents
2 UDFA
(Picks include 6-1st, 1-2nd, 3-3rd, 2-4th, 1-5th, 1-6th, 1-7th)
GB Packers
16 picks
5 FA
4 UDFA
(Picks include 3-1st, 3-2nd, 1-3rd, 1-4th, 2-5th, 3-6th, 3-7th) 3 first rounders???
SD Chargers
16 picks
2 FA/T
4 UDFA
(Picks include 5-1st, 5-2nd, 2-3rd, 4-4th, 1-5th, 1-6th, 1-7th)
Indy Colts
18 picks
2 free agents (one almost doesn't count, never played for another team)
4 UDFA
(Picks include 7-1st, 3-2nd, 1-3rd, 1-4th, 2-5th, 2-6th)
These teams show a long history of good drafts, so we need to be patient to get here obviously. But I think we can see a trend that teams are built through the draft. We had to restart some of our roster when Payton came in... so we are still rebuilding.