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Offensive Starters (Where are they found in the draft)

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The data in the below table is somewhat dated. It covers the NFL offensive starters from 2017-2021 by where they were drafted. Interesting data. There are certain positions that usually need to be drafted as high in the first or 2nd round (QB, LT) in order to have a greater likelihood of success. Other positions have a good chance of finding starters even after rounds 1-2. The table below shows that 25% of the guards starting in round in the NFL during that period and 37% of the centers were found on day 3 (rounds 4-7).  If you include UDFA those numbers climb to 45% and 53% for those positions. Of course this data doesn't take into account how good these players perform on the field. It only considers the fact that they are starters for their team.

I'm going to try and find some information on defensive starters.

After seeing the success rates of players taken in round 7,  I now see I was justified in trading away those picks away to move up in the draft on the Madden Franchise Mode. 😆

According to the below table, UDFAs had a greater chance of starting for a team than players drafted in round 7. 🤔

https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2022/7/13/23206891/where-was-the-average-nfl-offensive-starter-drafted-by-position

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Something I find interesting is that you are more likely to find successful players as UDFA's than you are to find them with a single pick in any round past 3.  Those 3rd round compensatory choices?  Largely worthless. 

Yes, I get it, there are a lot more UDFA's than there are drafted players in later rounds.  Basically, if you're fishing for starters you are simply not going to find anything in Rounds 4 - 7 with any regularity.

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I do wonder how it changes by team. Do teams that draft well draft that much better while teams that draft like us bring those % down to those averages?

QB in the 1st is a pretty obvious one for people who don't want to pick another 1st round QB next year. Like it or not that is the reality of the situation. 

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I'd love to see this stat broken down by each team during the same time period.  I bet some of the good teams aren't much better at drafting then the middle of the road teams but they make up for it in free agency.   

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12 minutes ago, jtm said:

I'd love to see this stat broken down by each team during the same time period.  I bet some of the good teams aren't much better at drafting then the middle of the road teams but they make up for it in free agency.   

This ^ 100%.

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