Which NFL Teams Draft the Best?
Hint: they both wear purple
With the 2021 NFL Draft approaching at the end of the month, it seems apropos to take a look back at how well every team in the NFL has drafted in recent years. In particular, I looked back again at the period since Rick Spielman took over as Vikings’ General Manager in 2012, and how every team in the NFL has done over those last nine drafts, including the few supplemental drafts and college free agent signings.
In order to value the contribution each draft pick made to the team that drafted them, I used Pro Football Reference’s Draft Approximate Value (DrV) metric, which is the Approximate Value of a player to the team that drafted him, or in the case of college free agents, the AV for the team that originally signed him after the draft. Once that player leaves the team that originally drafted/signed them, whatever future value they accrue does not apply. So, a player drafted by one team and accrues an AV of 1
Apr 21, 2021
HOUSTON People outside the NFL Draft world likely view first-round picks as the can t-miss gems of the class. In reality, there are as many strikeouts as home runs.
The Houston Texans won t have a first-or second-round selection in 2021 thanks to the Laremy Tunsil deal of 2019. Too bad, as they would ve held the No. 3 selection - though the Pro Bowl left tackle has been worthy of just that since arriving in NRG Stadium.
Some view the Texans as doomed since they won t select until No. 67 overall. The last time they were in this mess came back in 2018 when picking at No. 68.
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Rushing, they finished 24th in yards, 25th in touchdowns, and 25th in yards per carry
Passing, theyfinished 27th in yards and 27th in touchdowns
Overall, they ranked 29th in offensive drives ending in a score and 30th in yards per play
The 2 most popular options for addressing this deficiency is to either:
Draft WR Ja marr Chase with the 5th overall pick
Draft OL Penei Sewell with the 5th overall pick
In deciding which option will help the Bengals win more games, consider the following:
Every team with a sack rate below 4.8% made the playoffs