NFL Draft: Results and Player Stats
I've always been a big fan of the Pro-Football-Reference web site (Baseball-reference is also top notch.) I'm not a huge stats geek, but this site is great for looking up stats quickly, especially when it comes to draft picks/history. I thought I would share with the board since the draft kicks off tonight.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/draft.htm
The Draft Finder is also fun to play around with. For example it easily lets you see which TE drafted in the last 10 years has the most receptions...it's Jimmy Graham.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/draft-finder.cgi
Hope you enjoy the links. And good luck to your Pro teams tonight!!
I heard this 2012 draft tidbit today. Two QB Guru's in Holmgren and Elway drafted for their respective teams as follows: Brandon Weeden #22 overall to the Browns and Osweiler #57 overall to the Broncos. The next three QB taken in that draft were Russel Wilson at #75, Nick Foles at #88 and Kirk Cousins at #102.
The Draft Finder is a double-edged sword if you're a Lions fan, or at least I am discovering this as I play around with searching the historical picks of the Lions by round.
For example, I had nearly forgotten we took Charles Rogers 2nd overall in 2003......*turns around in office chair, stares at wall*
He could have been amazing if he wasn’t made of brittle bones, “blew erryday”, or if he didn’t impregnate half of the neighborhood
those second two the the very definition of great.
You're pretty picky, Q.
and I agree...really stings that Andre Johnson was taken right after him at #3. As a Lions fan I like to see who we just missed out on...but it also makes me a little sick. Mike Williams v. DeMarcus Ware...Ebron v. Donald...I'm going to stop before I throw up.
Maybe I should spend more time looking for the hits instead of the misses...but that's what Lions fans do.
Long story short, there are not many hits.
Fun story-Charles Rogers owes me a dollar. I sat next to him at a WWE event in Detroit and we bonded because we were both wearing jorts (of course, I was wearing them ironically with a trashy mustache as an accessory and he was wearing designer jorts as a fashion statement). We started betting on the wrestling matches and were all even going into the last match. I picked John Cena because he, too, was wearing jorts. Cena won and I was a dollar up on Chuck. I never collected and now he is forever indebted to me.
I'm surprised you haven't sued.
you should mention that. This morning when I went to the break room to get some coffee I got to talking to one of the fellas and he asked me which tight end had the most receptions over the last ten years. I didn't know at the time so you can imagine my excitement at seeing your post! I ran down to his office to tell him the good news but he was gone for the day.
Maybe the OP is your co-worker.
Browns gonna brown and take the worst QB of the top rated...lol.
Well, actually maybe Darnold is the worst of the bunch. They could have made that mistake.
Allen is obviously the worst. After that you could debate, but my order from worst to best is:
Allen
Darnold
Jackson
Rosen
Mayfield
Rocks
Mayfield is a good QB, but the Browns had so many other holes to fill.
What are you talking about...QB is the BIGGEST hole and you can't win without one? Were you referencing Chubb, who iplays the same position as last years first overall pick or were you referencing Barkley who plays the same position as Hyde and Duke Johnson?
Wow Cleveland wasn’t bluffing on Mayfield.
Oh look, two dumb picks in a row.
As a Giants fan, I agree... Eli is done, this team isn't close and by not picking a QB, it shows ownership still thinks that they are close which couldn't be further from the truth.
Who was Eli throwing to and throwing behind last year? If none of the QBs is considered a sure thing, then take a HoF rated prospect.
Both are the wrong picks. Great college players don't necessarily make great NFL players
Mayfield had more wins in Ohio than the browns did last year
Jets trying to recreate the Mark Sanchez magic?
Cleveland could have picked up Mayfield at four or lower.
Think they knew that Barkley was going #2 and #3 would be a QB, so they could have whoever at #4. Didn't really matter.
I don’t know how good Denzel Ward is. Most drafts had him at 8-10. Browns are bad at what they do. At least Jabril will have some help.
This narrative is ridiculous. They have a new GM who helped build the Chiefs. Ward went higher than “projected” by “experts,” but he is considered the best CB prospect by the same evaluators. I would’ve drafted Chubb, but Ward fills a big need on that defense. He’s fast and covers well. I don’t like him because he is a Buckeye, but scouts love his cover skills and speed. That was a big need for them, and apparently they could not get someone to bite on a trade.
Then they could have traded down. Dumb Da Dumb Dumb
There are the Browns.
They have blown so many high draft picks in the last few years
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browns gonna browns
They're hoping to catch some of that lightning. They do produce alot of NFL corners down there though. I'm guessing he was the highest rated player on their board at this point
Cleveland is the only NFL franchise worse than Detroit.
That Cleveland may end up taking him at #4
Denver got a gift with that pick
Dorsey and Scott McCloughan are considered great talent evaluators who built teams. Mayfield is a winner, and he is not Johnny Football. Sheep talk is not analysis of his abilities. Ward was considered the best cover corner in the draft, and he has elite speed. Chubb was a redundancy to Garrett.