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Drafting In The New Century
Given enough time, trends can be found
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In preparation for the 2010 draft, it
occurred to me that I had limited
resources for the comparison of one
draft to another. To compensate for my
lack of experience, I started to develop
a spreadsheet that would statistically
compare draft classes.
Using the formula for rating players
that is given on the Rookies page of
FAQ, I compared all the players from the
draft classes of 2100 to 2110; however,
it occurred to me that it’s useless to
compare the entire draft class of each
position, as the majority of players
never get drafted at all.
Todd Ricotta provided me with the data
of how many of each position was drafted
from that draft until now. Using that
information, I devised that the average
number of players that are drafted in
each position. By comparing the same
number of top players from each position
in each draft, I could determine the
relative strength of each year’s draft.
Note that these comparisons only deal on
a rookie ratings level. While history
has shown some highly touted players to
be busts, this statistical analysis
doesn’t take that into account. It
merely looks at raw rookie data.
Without further ado, here is a list of
the results that notes the top players
of that year’s positional draft pool.
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AVERAGE NUMBER OF PLAYERS DRAFTED
PER POSITION EACH YEAR
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QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
OL |
K/P |
DL |
LB |
DB |
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5 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
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TOP QUARTERBACK DRAFTS |
1.
2101
2. 2107
3. 2106 |
Monte Owen, Darren Lockwood,
Morgan Capper
Virgil Chun, Hiram Mitchell, Trent
Copeland
Rhett Pankey, Dwight Grant, Randal
Darling |
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TOP RUNNING BACK DRAFTS |
1.
2107
2. 2100
3. 2104 |
Pierce Cunningham, Brian Lyles,
Gary Proehl
Mel Carrier, Roger Kafford, Alden
Doolittle
John Stams, Keven Warrick, Raphael
Smith |
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TOP WIDE RECEIVER DRAFTS |
1.
2103
2. 2106
3. 2110 |
Seymore Smith, Keith Fryar, Bill
Trudeau
Les Inch, Bobby Linville, Harper
Shove
Jacob Simpkins, Alan Casillas,
Blair Gilmore |
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TOP TIGHT END DRAFTS |
1.
2104
2. 2107
3. 2105 |
Ken
Maxiner, Brent Carruthers
Don Grossman, Cy Chaffey
Xavier Debat, Rieckey Westfall |
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TOP OFFENSIVE LINE DRAFTS |
1.
2107
2. 2101
3. 2105 |
Raleigh Kloak, Bruce Parrish, Sean
Blackmore
Brian Murphy, Juan Eugene, Harlan
Williams
Cooper Highsmith, Kimball Tasker,
Duff Johnson |
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TOP KICKER/PUNTER DRAFTS |
1.
2109
2. 2110
3. 2108 |
John
Joyner, Rico Wright
Ron Sandstrom
Hugh Brenna, Mark Darby |
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TOP DEFENSIVE LINE DRAFTS |
1.
2104
2. 2105
3. 2107 |
Edward Rogers, Rod Fullington,
Broderick Ostermar
Curtis Riccio, John Knopf, Bruce
Orr
Gary Sims, Rafferty Arnold, Garth
Millard |
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TOP LINEBACKER DRAFTS |
1.
2104
2. 2102
3. 2100 |
Erik
VanderPoel, Mike Faulk, Mike Bell
Rick Gay, David Stewart, Jeremy
Whitney
Darrin Langfield, John Farlow,
Winston Barker |
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TOP DEFENSIVE BACK DRAFTS |
1.
2110
2. 2108
3. 2101 |
Mark
Moxley, Rice Taylor, Dick Kennedy
Ashley Barger, Tony Kneen, Ken
Green
Remington Omlid, Travis Gentle,
Mark Toner |
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TOP DRAFT CLASSES OVERALL |
1.
2107
2. 2104
3. 2105
4. 2109
5. 2101
6. 2110 |
It
isn't even close. This draft
rocked.
Bolstered by defensive line and
tight ends.
Both lines hallmarked this draft.
An anomaly - the kickers boosted
this draft class.
The ultimate quarterback draft.
Smack dab in the middle of the
past eleven drafts. |
Article
contributed by Mark Thul, AGM New
England Patriots
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