NFL Draft Stats

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    The value of a draft pick.
    Goal 1: find a way to compare relative values of a player.
    Goal 2: avoid creating statistics and then arguing based on the controversial stat.
    Goal 3: make it manageable.
    So, I looked at all QBs selected in the draft since 2009

    116 QBs have been selected in these ten drafts.
    7 were taken #1
    4 were taken #2
    8 more were taken in the top 10
    11 more were taken in the top 32.
    4 were taken up to 40 (there’s a reason I chose this).
    17 were taken between 41 and 99.
    41 were taken 100-199.
    24 were taken after 199.

    Question 1: will this QB become the primary starter for a team in any season (meaning start 8+ games)?
    Overall: 44 of 116 did that, meaning 38% of QBs drafted met this standard.
    Every single starter drafted in the top 20 did that.
    After that, the numbers are still good out to the top 40: 7 of 10 managed it.
    41% of those from 41-99 managed it.
    12% of those in the 100s managed it.
    4% of those outside 199 managed it.

    Question 2: will this QB win 50% of his games started (excluding those who do not become primary starters)?
    Overall, only 16% of QBs drafted did that, 18 of 116.
    The peaks here are for early and late first rounders, but no group has more than 50% of their players winning more than 50% of their games.
    5 of 11 players drafted 1 or 2 managed it.
    From 3 to 20, 3 of 13 managed it.
    From 21-40, 3 of 10 managed it.
    From 41-99, 3 of 17 managed (18%)
    From 100-199, 7% (3 of 41) did it.
    1 of 24 outside the top 199 did it (4%).

    Question 3: Will the player become a Pro Bowler?
    15 of 116 accomplished this (13%).
    Among #1 picks, 5 of 7 did it (71%)
    Among #2 picks, 1 of 2 did it (50%)
    No one else through 20 did it.
    From 21-40, 3 of 10 managed it (30%)
    From 41-99, it’s 2 of 17 (12%)
    From 100-199, it’s 3 of 41 (7%)
    And no one outside 199 did it.

    Question 4: Will the player become an All-Pro?
    Short Answer: no. Only 2 players (1.7%) have managed it. One was drafted #1, and one was drafted #2.
    #1: 1 of 7 (14%)
    #2: 1 of 5 (25%)
    Everyone else: 0/105

    Question 5: Will the player become the Offensive Player of the Year?

    Again, no.
    Cam Newton, #1, did it. 0.9% chance.

    Question 6: What about MVP?

    Nah; same stats, same guy.

    The Average QB Drafted
    Has a 38% chance of becoming the primary starter for one season or more.
    Has a 16% chance of being a starter and winning 50% of his games.
    Has a 13% chance of a Pro Bowl.
    Has a 2% chance of an All-Pro showing.
    Has less than 1% chance of being the Offensive Player of the Year or the MVP.

    The Top 2 QB
    Has a 100% chance of being starter at some point.
    Has 45% chance of winning 50% of games in that role.
    Has 64% chance of Pro Bowl.
    Has 19% chance of All-Pro.
    Has 9% chance of OPY or MVP.

    The top 20 QB
    Has a 100% chance of becoming the starter for at least one season.
    Has a 33% chance of winning at least 50% of the games as a starter.
    Has a 29% chance of a Pro Bowl.
    Has an 8% chance of All-Pro.
    Has a 4% chance of Offensive Player of the Year.
    Has a 4% chance of MVP.

    The 21-40 QB
    Has a 75% chance of becoming the starter.
    Has a 25% chance of winning 50% of his games in that role.
    Has 25% chance of Pro Bowl.
    Has 0% chance of All-Pro, OPOY, or MVP.

    The QB outside the top 40

    Has a 17% chance of becoming the starter.
    Has a 10% chance of winning his games in that role.
    Has a 7% chance of a Pro Bowl.
    Has 0% chance of All-Pro, OPOY, or MVP.

    So, inside the top 40 vs. outside the top 40:

    The player has at least a 4x greater chance of becoming the starter for at least one season.
    Has a 150% better chance of winning 50% of games in that role.
    Is three times as likely to become a Pro Bowler.
    Probably won’t become an all-pro, OPOY, or MVP anyway.

    Ulterior motive: Raiders looking at two additional picks in the first round, and they'll have four picks in the top 40 in the upcoming draft. Not bad.
     
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    Centers
    No Centers have been chosen before the #18 pick in the draft in the past ten years.
    A total of 61 centers have been selected in the past ten years.
    37 have become the primary starter for at least one season. (61%)
    7 have been to the Pro Bowl (11%)
    4 have been named All Pro (7%)

    Top 20 Center Picks
    Four centers chosen between 18 and 20 have the following stats:
    All four (100%) have become the primary starter for at least one season.
    One (25%) became a multi-time Pro Bowler.
    One (25%) became a multi-time All-Pro.

    Four Centers 21-32
    Three of the four have become primary starters so far (75%).
    Three of the four have been to at least one Pro Bowl (75%).
    One has become an All-Pro (25%).

    Two Centers 33-40
    Neither has yet become the primary starter (both drafted 2018).

    Centers 41-99
    Fifteen have been drafted.
    13 have become the main starter for at least one season (87%)
    2 have become a Pro Bowler (13%)
    1 has become an All-Pro (7%)

    Center 100-199
    20 have been drafted.
    12 have become the main starter for at least one season (60%)
    1 has become a Pro Bowler (5%)
    1 has become an All Pro (5%)

    Centers 200+
    16 have been drafted
    5 have become the main starter for at least a season (31%).

    Top 40 vs. Outside Top 40?
    10 Selected 51
    70% Starter 59%
    40% Pro Bowl 6%
    20% All Pro 2%

    So, while you can still probably get a starter with a top 200 talent at C, you're seven times more likely to get a Pro Bowler and 10x more likely to get an All Pro. You even have decent odds of nabbing a Pro Bowler if you find a top 40 C talent.
     

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