Some draft stats tendencies last 25 years...

Beerfish · 04-06-2010, 12:50 PM

Positions take in the 1st round:
DE - 98 - 12.7%
WR - 96 - 12.4%
RB - 89 - 11.5%
OT - 84 - 10.9%
CB - 79 - 10.2%
DT - 68 - 8.8%
QB - 53 - 6.9%
OLB - 50 - 6.5%
ILB - 44 - 5.7%
S - 41 - 5.3%
OG - 31 - 4%
TE - 27 - 3.5%
FB - 2 - 0.3%
K - 1 - 0.1%

(Some things to consider, more teams have moved to the 3-4 the last few years thus changing pick priority for things like OLB.)

Some team tendencies:

The teams that drafted 1st round offense the most (% of their draft picks used):

Detroit - 71.4%
New York Giants - 64%
Pittsburgh - 63%
Chicago - 60%

The teams that drafted 1st round defense the most (% of their draft picks used):

Dallas - 70.8%
San Diego - 63.6%
Tennessee - 63.6%
Cincinnati - 61.3%

The teams that drafted 1st round lineman the most (% of their draft picks used):

Philadelphia - 65.2%
Minnesota - 56%
Tampa Bay - 52.2%
Kansas City - 52%

Some teams preference for certain positions (1st round).

Detroit and Kansas city have both chosen 5 OT's
N.Y. Jets lead with most TE's taken with 4.

Minnesota, the Jets and Tampa have taken 6 DE's
Philly has taken the most DT's with 5

I have this data (and actually all draft data for the last 25 years) on a spreadsheet so if anyone wants other stats from this let me know and I'll try an come up with it for you.

Paradis · 04-06-2010, 01:10 PM

woohoo! TEs!!

Surprised to see WR rank #2, then not so surprised when i reflected on the matter. They do tend to clutter up the end of the first round alot, and often are the BPA.

SenorGato · 04-06-2010, 01:29 PM

OH OH I'VE GOT ONE!!!!

No one drafts their #3 WR in the first round after giving up two picks for a young veteran with #1 ability.

greenwichjetfan · 04-06-2010, 02:14 PM

Haha TE....

If left up to certain members on this forum, we'd have 5 in that department, and wouldn't have Sanchez or BE (i don't think we trade for bray if we didn't have a future potential franchise QB)

04-06-2010, 12:50 PM	#1
Beerfish Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 19,066	Some draft stats tendencies last 25 years... Positions take in the 1st round: DE - 98 - 12.7% WR - 96 - 12.4% RB - 89 - 11.5% OT - 84 - 10.9% CB - 79 - 10.2% DT - 68 - 8.8% QB - 53 - 6.9% OLB - 50 - 6.5% ILB - 44 - 5.7% S - 41 - 5.3% OG - 31 - 4% TE - 27 - 3.5% FB - 2 - 0.3% K - 1 - 0.1% (Some things to consider, more teams have moved to the 3-4 the last few years thus changing pick priority for things like OLB.) Some team tendencies: The teams that drafted 1st round offense the most (% of their draft picks used): Detroit - 71.4% New York Giants - 64% Pittsburgh - 63% Chicago - 60% The teams that drafted 1st round defense the most (% of their draft picks used): Dallas - 70.8% San Diego - 63.6% Tennessee - 63.6% Cincinnati - 61.3% The teams that drafted 1st round lineman the most (% of their draft picks used): Philadelphia - 65.2% Minnesota - 56% Tampa Bay - 52.2% Kansas City - 52% Some teams preference for certain positions (1st round). Detroit and Kansas city have both chosen 5 OT's N.Y. Jets lead with most TE's taken with 4. Minnesota, the Jets and Tampa have taken 6 DE's Philly has taken the most DT's with 5 I have this data (and actually all draft data for the last 25 years) on a spreadsheet so if anyone wants other stats from this let me know and I'll try an come up with it for you.

04-06-2010, 01:10 PM	#2
Paradis Is waiting for Ryan Mallet All Pro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: the 80s Posts: 7,107	woohoo! TEs!! Surprised to see WR rank #2, then not so surprised when i reflected on the matter. They do tend to clutter up the end of the first round alot, and often are the BPA.

04-06-2010, 01:29 PM	#3
SenorGato still a little buzzed. Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,281	OH OH I'VE GOT ONE!!!! No one drafts their #3 WR in the first round after giving up two picks for a young veteran with #1 ability.

04-06-2010, 02:14 PM	#4
greenwichjetfan All League Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,064	Haha TE.... If left up to certain members on this forum, we'd have 5 in that department, and wouldn't have Sanchez or BE (i don't think we trade for bray if we didn't have a future potential franchise QB)