Al Fronczak's 2008 Draft Grades
Each and every year I refrain from picking the winners and losers in the draft because nobody truely knows how a teams draft will turnout until several years down the line...Instead, I've awarded each team points based on the quality of talent they selected, and divided their points by the picks they used to acquire those prospects.
Each team was awarded points for every pick they made in the draft.
The following list ranks the teams that received the most value from their picks. In my opinion, the Jaguars got the most value out of their picks because they averaged 3.4 points per draft pick, while the Panthers averaged just 2.2.
Breakdown:
5 points was awarded for a top tier prospect with first round talent
4 points was awarded for a second tier prospect with 2nd round talent
3 points was awarded for a third tier prospect with 3rd to 4th round talent
2 points was awarded for a fourth tier prospect with 5th to 6th round talent
1 point was awarded for a fifth tier prospect with 7th round to free agent talent
(Team)
PicksPointsAve per pick
PicksPointsAve per pick 1. Jacksonville5173.4
5173.4 2. New Orleans 6203.33
6203.33 3. Dallas 6203.33
6203.33 4. New York Giants 722 3.14
722 3.14 5. Miami 10 313.1
10 313.1 (The acquisition of TE Fasano and LB Oyodele was factored into the Dolphins grade)
6. Pittsburgh 7213.0
7213.0 7. Philadelphia10 303.0
10 303.0(5 pts were added since they own the Panthers 1st round pick in 2009)
8. Minnesota 6183.0
6183.0(The acquisition of DE Jared Allen was factored into the Vikings grade)
9. Tampa Bay 7202.85
7202.8510. Kansas City 12 342.83
12 342.8311. Oakland 5 142.8
5 142.812. Houston 7 202.8
7 202.813. Denver 9 252.77
9 252.7714. St. Louis 8 222.75
8 222.7515. Tennessee 7 19 2.71
7 19 2.7116. Seattle7 192.71
7 192.7117. New England 7 192.71
7 192.7118. Detroit9242.66
9242.6619. Green Bay 9242.66
9242.6620. New York Jets 6162.66
6162.6621. San Diego 5132.6
5132.622. Arizona 7182.57
7182.5723. Atlanta 11 282.54
11 282.5424. Buffalo 10 252.5
10 252.525. Washington 10 252.5
10 252.526. Baltimore 10 252.5
10 252.527. San Francisco 6 152.5
6 152.528. Chicago 12292.41
12292.4129. Cleveland 5 12 2.4
5 12 2.430. Cincinnati 1024 2.4
1024 2.431. Indianapolis 9 21 2.3
9 21 2.332. Carolina 9 202.22
9 202.22(5 points were subtracted because the Panthers surrendered their 1st round pick for the 2009 draft)
Best Draft Day Strategy - Jacksonville, New Orleans, Philadelphia.
Worst Draft Day Strategy - N.Y. Jets, Atlanta, Houston, Cincinnati.
