2017 NFL Draft Analysis & Redraft Rankings

Complete analysis of 253 players • Career performance metrics • Team grades • Biggest busts & steals

2016 Draft 2018 Draft
Draft Class
253 players
Tracked in performance analysis
Class Performance
Above Average
Relative to draft position expectations
Top Position
RB
Running Back
Top Team
NONO
172% above expected

2017 Draft Order vs Redraft Rankings

Compare the original 2017 draft selections with career-based redraft rankings, and see which teams maximized their draft capital.

Original First Round

PickPlayerRedraft
CLE#1
Myles Garrett
DE #1 | Texas A&M
Top 10-
CHI#2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB #1 | North Carolina
Round 2-3↘
SF#3
Solomon Thomas
DT #1 | Stanford
Round 6-7↘
JAX#4
Leonard Fournette
RB #1 | LSU
Round 2-3↘
TEN#5
Corey Davis
WR #1 | Western Michigan
Round 2↘
NYJ#6
Jamal Adams
S #1 | LSU
Round 1-2↘
LAC#7
Mike Williams
WR #2 | Clemson
Round 1-2↘
CAR#8
Christian McCaffrey
RB #2 | Stanford
Top 10-
CIN#9
John Ross
WR #3 | Washington
Round 4-5↘
KC#10
Patrick Mahomes
QB #2 | Texas Tech
Top 10-

Redraft First Round

RedraftPlayerDiff
KC#10
CLE#1
Patrick Mahomes
QB #1 | Texas Tech
+9
CLE#1
CHI#2
Myles Garrett
DE #1 | Texas A&M
-1
PIT#30
SF#3
T.J. Watt
DE #2 | Wisconsin
+27
SF#146
JAX#4
George Kittle
TE #1 | Iowa
+142
CAR#8
TEN#5
Christian McCaffrey
RB #1 | Stanford
+3
NO#32
NYJ#6
Ryan Ramczyk
OL #1 | Wisconsin
+26
LAR#69
LAC#7
Cooper Kupp
WR #1 | Eastern Washington
+62
GB#182
CAR#8
Aaron Jones
RB #2 | Texas-El Paso
+174
TB#84
CIN#9
Chris Godwin
WR #2 | Penn St.
+75
NO#67
KC#10
Alvin Kamara
RB #3 | Tennessee
+57

2017 Team Draft Grades

RankTeamCapitalValueROI
NO#1
NO
7 picks · Ryan Ramczyk
135
Rank #2
367
Rank #1
+232
+172% vs. expected
PIT#2
PIT
8 picks · T.J. Watt
92
Rank #22
238
Rank #2
+146
+158% vs. expected
LAR#3
LAR
8 picks · Cooper Kupp
86
Rank #28
221
Rank #3
+135
+158% vs. expected
KC#4
KC
6 picks · Patrick Mahomes
88
Rank #27
185
Rank #7
+97
+110% vs. expected
BUF#5
BUF
6 picks · Dion Dawkins
90
Rank #24
183
Rank #8
+93
+104% vs. expected
CAR#6
CAR
7 picks · Christian McCaffrey
112
Rank #9
203
Rank #5
+91
+82% vs. expected
BAL#7
BAL
7 picks · Marlon Humphrey
109
Rank #12
180
Rank #9
+71
+66% vs. expected
SF#8
SF
10 picks · George Kittle
134
Rank #3
187
Rank #6
+54
+40% vs. expected
IND#9
IND
8 picks · Malik Hooker
111
Rank #10
154
Rank #10
+42
+38% vs. expected
CLE#10
CLE
10 picks · Myles Garrett
167
Rank #1
205
Rank #4
+38
+23% vs. expected

2017 Draft Positional Value Analysis

Analyze draft capital invested by position and the actual career value returned, identifying which positions provided the best ROI in 2017.

3 of 12 positions shown

QBQuarterback

167% ROI
Draft Capital
145.3
10 picks
Value Returned
242.1
+96.9 diff
KC
Patrick Mahomes116.7
Round 1, Pick #10Redraft Pick: #1
HOU
Deshaun Watson70.0
Round 1, Pick #12Redraft Pick: #12
CHI
Mitchell Trubisky30.4
Round 1, Pick #2Redraft Pick: #58
SF
C.J. Beathard11.3
Round 3, Pick #104Redraft Pick: #107
PIT
Joshua Dobbs11.0
Round 4, Pick #135Redraft Pick: #110

RBRunning Back

156% ROI
Draft Capital
449.4
26 picks
Value Returned
700.4
+251.0 diff
CAR
Christian McCaffrey88.5
Round 1, Pick #8Redraft Pick: #5
GB
Aaron Jones75.9
Round 5, Pick #182Redraft Pick: #8
NO
Alvin Kamara74.8
Round 3, Pick #67Redraft Pick: #10
CIN
Joe Mixon62.2
Round 2, Pick #48Redraft Pick: #15
PIT
James Conner61.6
Round 3, Pick #105Redraft Pick: #16

WRWide Receiver

128% ROI
Draft Capital
426.9
33 picks
Value Returned
545.7
+118.8 diff
LAR
Cooper Kupp79.1
Round 3, Pick #69Redraft Pick: #7
TB
Chris Godwin75.1
Round 3, Pick #84Redraft Pick: #9
LAC
Mike Williams51.2
Round 1, Pick #7Redraft Pick: #29
DET
Kenny Golladay45.7
Round 3, Pick #96Redraft Pick: #32
TEN
Corey Davis45.0
Round 1, Pick #5Redraft Pick: #33

Complete Draft Results

Filter and explore all picks from the 2017 NFL Draft, with detailed performance metrics and redraft rankings.

Pick
Player
Redraft
Position
Value
CLE#1
Myles Garrett #2 Redraft
DE #1 | Texas A&M
Top 10
DE #1
out of 31
108.4
CHI#2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB #1 | North Carolina
Round 2
QB #3
out of 10
30.4
SF#3
Solomon Thomas Bust
DT #1 | Stanford
Round 6-7
DT #21
out of 25
-0.4
JAX#4
Leonard Fournette
RB #1 | LSU
Round 2
RB #10
out of 26
32.9
TEN#5
Corey Davis
WR #1 | Western Michigan
Round 2
WR #5
out of 33
45.0
NYJ#6
Jamal Adams
S #1 | LSU
Round 1
S #3
out of 25
56.0
LAC#7
Mike Williams
WR #2 | Clemson
Round 1
WR #3
out of 33
51.2
CAR#8
Christian McCaffrey #5 Redraft
RB #2 | Stanford
Top 10
RB #1
out of 26
88.5
CIN#9
John Ross Bust
WR #3 | Washington
Round 4-5
WR #19
out of 33
2.2
KC#10
Patrick Mahomes #1 Redraft
QB #2 | Texas Tech
Top 10
QB #1
out of 10
116.7
NO#11
Marshon Lattimore
DB #1 | Ohio St.
Round 1
DB #3
out of 29
51.3
HOU#12
Deshaun Watson
QB #3 | Clemson
Top 20
QB #2
out of 10
70.0
ARI#13
Haason Reddick
DE #2 | Temple
Round 2
DE #4
out of 31
35.2
PHI#14
Derek Barnett
DE #3 | Tennessee
Round 2
DE #6
out of 31
31.5
IND#15
Malik Hooker
S #2 | Ohio St.
Round 2
S #7
out of 25
41.5
BAL#16
Marlon Humphrey
DB #2 | Alabama
Top 20
DB #1
out of 29
60.8
WAS#17
Jonathan Allen
DT #2 | Alabama
Round 1
DT #2
out of 25
56.2
TEN#18
Adoree' Jackson
DB #3 | USC
Round 2
DB #5
out of 29
40.0
TB#19
O.J. Howard
TE #1 | Alabama
Round 3
TE #6
out of 14
13.7
DEN#20
Garett Bolles
OL #1 | Utah
Top 20
OL #3
out of 34
62.6
DET#21
Jarrad Davis Bust
LB #1 | Florida
Round 6-7
LB #20
out of 20
-1.4
MIA#22
Charles Harris
DE #4 | Missouri
Round 3
DE #14
out of 31
17.5
NYG#23
Evan Engram
TE #2 | Mississippi
Round 2
TE #3
out of 14
29.3
LV#24
Gareon Conley
DB #4 | Ohio St.
Round 4-5
DB #14
out of 29
11.4
CLE#25
Jabrill Peppers
S #3 | Michigan
Round 2
S #8
out of 25
41.4
ATL#26
Takkarist McKinley
DE #5 | UCLA
Round 3
DE #15
out of 31
17.4
BUF#27
Tre'Davious White
DB #5 | LSU
Round 1
DB #2
out of 29
51.8
DAL#28
Taco Charlton
DE #6 | Michigan
Round 4-5
DE #22
out of 31
6.9
CLE#29
David Njoku
TE #3 | Miami (FL)
Round 2
TE #2
out of 14
31.6
PIT#30
T.J. Watt #3 Redraft Steal
DE #7 | Wisconsin
Top 10
DE #2
out of 31
102.7
SF#31
Reuben Foster
LB #2 | Alabama
Round 3
LB #5
out of 20
15.1
NO#32
Ryan Ramczyk #6 Redraft Steal
OL #2 | Wisconsin
Top 10
OL #1
out of 34
82.6
GB#33
Kevin King
DB #6 | Washington
Round 4-5
DB #17
out of 29
7.4
JAX#34
Cam Robinson
OL #3 | Alabama
Round 3
OL #7
out of 34
21.7
SEA#35
Malik McDowell
DT #3 | Michigan St.
Round 6-7
DT #22
out of 25
-0.7
ARI#36
Budda Baker
S #4 | Washington
Round 1
S #4
out of 25
54.0
BUF#37
Zay Jones
WR #4 | East Carolina
Round 3
WR #12
out of 33
18.4
LAC#38
Forrest Lamp
OL #4 | Western Kentucky
Round 4-5
OL #20
out of 34
0.0
NYJ#39
Marcus Maye
S #5 | Florida
Round 2
S #6
out of 25
44.1
CAR#40
Curtis Samuel
WR #5 | Ohio St.
Round 2
WR #7
out of 33
35.2
MIN#41
Dalvin Cook
RB #3 | Florida St.
Round 1
RB #7
out of 26
56.3
NO#42
Marcus Williams
S #6 | Utah
Top 20
S #1
out of 25
63.6
PHI#43
Sidney Jones
DB #7 | Washington
Round 3
DB #12
out of 29
14.7
LAR#44
Gerald Everett
TE #4 | South Alabama
Round 3
TE #4
out of 14
25.7
CHI#45
Adam Shaheen
TE #5 | Ashland
Round 4-5
TE #7
out of 14
4.4
IND#46
Quincy Wilson
DB #8 | Florida
Round 3
DB #13
out of 29
13.4
BAL#47
Tyus Bowser
DE #8 | Houston
Round 2
DE #7
out of 31
28.1
CIN#48
Joe Mixon
RB #4 | Oklahoma
Top 20
RB #4
out of 26
62.2
WAS#49
Ryan Anderson
DE #9 | Alabama
Round 4-5
DE #20
out of 31
7.0
TB#50
Justin Evans
S #7 | Texas A&M
Round 4-5
S #14
out of 25
12.3
DEN#51
DeMarcus Walker
DE #10 | Florida St.
Round 3
DE #10
out of 31
23.8
CLE#52
DeShone Kizer
QB #4 | Notre Dame
Round 6-7
QB #10
out of 10
-0.9
DET#53
Teez Tabor
S #8 | Florida
Round 4-5
S #19
out of 25
1.4
MIA#54
Raekwon McMillan
LB #3 | Ohio St.
Round 6-7
LB #17
out of 20
-0.6
NYG#55
Dalvin Tomlinson
DT #4 | Alabama
Round 1
DT #1
out of 25
57.3
LV#56
Obi Melifonwu
S #9 | Connecticut
Round 4-5
S #20
out of 25
0.5
HOU#57
Zach Cunningham
LB #4 | Vanderbilt
Round 2
LB #2
out of 20
32.2
SEA#58
Ethan Pocic
OL #5 | LSU
Round 3
OL #8
out of 34
21.2
KC#59
Tanoh Kpassagnon
DE #11 | Villanova
Round 4-5
DE #21
out of 31
7.0
DAL#60
Chidobe Awuzie
DB #9 | Colorado
Round 2
DB #6
out of 29
36.1
GB#61
Josh Jones
S #10 | North Carolina St.
Round 4-5
S #21
out of 25
0.4
PIT#62
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR #6 | USC
Round 2
WR #6
out of 33
44.5
BUF#63
Dion Dawkins Steal
OL #6 | Temple
Top 20
OL #2
out of 34
70.3
CAR#64
Taylor Moton Steal
OL #7 | Western Michigan
Top 20
OL #4
out of 34
59.2
CLE#65
Larry Ogunjobi
DT #5 | Charlotte
Round 3
DT #8
out of 25
14.8
SF#66
Ahkello Witherspoon
DB #10 | Colorado
Round 3
DB #9
out of 29
21.5
NO#67
Alvin Kamara #10 Redraft Steal
RB #5 | Tennessee
Top 10
RB #3
out of 26
74.8
JAX#68
Dawuane Smoot
DE #12 | Illinois
Round 4-5
DE #17
out of 31
12.8
LAR#69
Cooper Kupp #7 Redraft Steal
WR #7 | Eastern Washington
Top 10
WR #1
out of 33
79.1
MIN#70
Pat Elflein
OL #8 | Ohio St.
Round 4-5
OL #9
out of 34
8.6
LAC#71
Dan Feeney
OL #9 | Indiana
Round 4-5
OL #12
out of 34
3.4
TEN#72
Taywan Taylor
WR #8 | Western Kentucky
Round 4-5
WR #18
out of 33
5.4
CIN#73
Jordan Willis
DE #13 | Kansas St.
Round 3
DE #12
out of 31
19.0
BAL#74
Chris Wormley
DT #6 | Michigan
Round 2
DT #5
out of 25
28.1
ATL#75
Duke Riley
LB #5 | LSU
Round 4-5
LB #9
out of 20
8.3
NO#76
Alex Anzalone
LB #6 | Florida
Round 3
LB #6
out of 20
14.8
CAR#77
Daeshon Hall
DE #14 | Texas A&M
Round 4-5
DE #23
out of 31
3.8
BAL#78
Tim Williams
DE #15 | Alabama
Round 4-5
DE #18
out of 31
9.4
NYJ#79
ArDarius Stewart
WR #9 | Alabama
Round 4-5
WR #23
out of 33
0.9
IND#80
Tarell Basham
DE #16 | Ohio
Round 3
DE #11
out of 31
20.1
WAS#81
Fabian Moreau
DB #11 | UCLA
Round 4-5
DB #15
out of 29
10.3
DEN#82
Carlos Henderson
WR #10 | Louisiana Tech
Round 4-5
WR #28
out of 33
0.0
NE#83
Derek Rivers
DE #17 | Youngstown St.
Round 4-5
DE #24
out of 31
2.8
TB#84
Chris Godwin #9 Redraft Steal
WR #11 | Penn St.
Top 10
WR #2
out of 33
75.1
NE#85
Antonio Garcia
OL #10 | Troy
Round 6-7
OL #16
out of 34
0.0
KC#86
Kareem Hunt Steal
RB #6 | Toledo
Top 20
RB #6
out of 26
59.0
NYG#87
Davis Webb
QB #5 | California
Round 6-7
QB #9
out of 10
-0.5
LV#88
Eddie Vanderdoes
DT #7 | UCLA
Round 4-5
DT #18
out of 25
0.4
HOU#89
D'Onta Foreman
RB #7 | Texas
Round 3
RB #14
out of 26
15.8
SEA#90
Shaquill Griffin
DB #12 | Central Florida
Round 2
DB #8
out of 29
31.8
LAR#91
John Johnson Steal
S #11 | Boston Col.
Round 1
S #2
out of 25
56.5
DAL#92
Jourdan Lewis
DB #13 | Michigan
Round 3
DB #10
out of 29
19.4
GB#93
Montravius Adams
DT #8 | Auburn
Round 4-5
DT #12
out of 25
4.1
PIT#94
Cameron Sutton
DB #14 | Tennessee
Round 3
DB #11
out of 29
16.7
SEA#95
Lano Hill
S #12 | Michigan
Round 4-5
S #18
out of 25
2.2
DET#96
Kenny Golladay Steal
WR #12 | Northern Illinois
Round 1
WR #4
out of 33
45.7
MIA#97
Cordrea Tankersley
DB #15 | Clemson
Round 4-5
DB #16
out of 29
7.6
ARI#98
Chad Williams
WR #13 | Grambling St.
Round 6-7
WR #33
out of 33
-0.7
PHI#99
Rasul Douglas
DB #16 | West Virginia
Round 2
DB #7
out of 29
35.1
TEN#100
Jonnu Smith
TE #6 | Florida International
Round 3
TE #5
out of 14
25.0
DEN#101
Brendan Langley
DB #17 | Lamar
Round 6-7
DB #29
out of 29
-0.8
SEA#102
Nazair Jones
DT #9 | North Carolina
Round 4-5
DT #17
out of 25
1.1
NO#103
Trey Hendrickson Steal
DE #18 | Florida Atlantic
Top 20
DE #3
out of 31
61.1
SF#104
C.J. Beathard
QB #6 | Iowa
Round 4-5
QB #4
out of 10
11.3
PIT#105
James Conner Steal
RB #8 | Pittsburgh
Top 20
RB #5
out of 26
61.6
SEA#106
Amara Darboh
WR #14 | Michigan
Round 4-5
WR #24
out of 33
0.6
TB#107
Kendell Beckwith
LB #7 | LSU
Round 6-7
LB #18
out of 20
-0.7
GB#108
Vince Biegel
DE #19 | Wisconsin
Round 4-5
DE #19
out of 31
8.6
MIN#109
Jaleel Johnson
DT #10 | Iowa
Round 6-7
DT #25
out of 25
-1.2
JAX#110
Dede Westbrook
WR #15 | Oklahoma
Round 3
WR #10
out of 33
21.8
SEA#111
Tedric Thompson
S #13 | Colorado
Round 4-5
S #16
out of 25
6.6
CHI#112
Eddie Jackson Steal
S #14 | Alabama
Round 2
S #5
out of 25
44.2
LAC#113
Rayshawn Jenkins
S #15 | Miami (FL)
Round 3
S #12
out of 25
21.7
WAS#114
Samaje Perine
RB #9 | Oklahoma
Round 3
RB #12
out of 26
21.0
ARI#115
Dorian Johnson
OL #11 | Pittsburgh
Round 6-7
OL #18
out of 34
0.0
CIN#116
Carl Lawson
DE #20 | Auburn
Round 2
DE #9
out of 31
26.8
LAR#117
Josh Reynolds
WR #16 | Texas A&M
Round 3
WR #8
out of 33
25.3
PHI#118
Mack Hollins
WR #17 | North Carolina
Round 4-5
WR #14
out of 33
11.2
CHI#119
Tarik Cohen
RB #10 | North Carolina A&T
Round 3
RB #13
out of 26
20.9
MIN#120
Ben Gedeon
LB #8 | Michigan
Round 4-5
LB #7
out of 20
12.9
SF#121
Joe Williams
RB #11 | Utah
Round 6-7
RB #22
out of 26
0.0
BAL#122
Nico Siragusa
OL #12 | San Diego St.
Round 6-7
OL #26
out of 34
0.0
WAS#123
Montae Nicholson
S #16 | Michigan St.
Round 6-7
S #25
out of 25
-0.7
DET#124
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
LB #9 | Tennessee
Round 4-5
LB #8
out of 20
12.7
LAR#125
Samson Ebukam
DE #21 | Eastern Washington
Round 2
DE #5
out of 31
33.9
CLE#126
Howard Wilson
DB #18 | Houston
Round 6-7
DB #25
out of 29
0.0
DET#127
Michael Roberts
TE #7 | Toledo
Round 4-5
TE #9
out of 14
2.3
CIN#128
Josh Malone
WR #18 | Tennessee
Round 6-7
WR #31
out of 33
-0.4
LV#129
David Sharpe
OL #13 | Florida
Round 4-5
OL #13
out of 34
2.1
HOU#130
Julién Davenport
OL #14 | Bucknell
Round 6-7
OL #33
out of 34
-0.8
NE#131
Deatrich Wise Jr.
DE #22 | Arkansas
Round 2
DE #8
out of 31
27.3
PHI#132
Donnel Pumphrey
RB #12 | San Diego St.
Round 6-7
RB #24
out of 26
0.0
DAL#133
Ryan Switzer
WR #19 | North Carolina
Round 4-5
WR #20
out of 33
1.4
GB#134
Jamaal Williams Steal
RB #13 | BYU
Round 2
RB #9
out of 26
36.1
PIT#135
Joshua Dobbs
QB #7 | Tennessee
Round 4-5
QB #5
out of 10
11.0
ATL#136
Sean Harlow
OL #15 | Oregon St.
Round 6-7
OL #27
out of 34
-0.2
IND#137
Zach Banner
OL #16 | USC
Round 6-7
OL #22
out of 34
0.0
CIN#138
Ryan Glasgow
DT #11 | Michigan
Round 4-5
DT #11
out of 25
6.9
KC#139
Jehu Chesson
WR #20 | Michigan
Round 4-5
WR #26
out of 33
0.5
NYG#140
Wayne Gallman
RB #14 | Clemson
Round 4-5
RB #15
out of 26
13.2
NYJ#141
Chad Hansen
WR #21 | California
Round 4-5
WR #21
out of 33
1.3
HOU#142
Carlos Watkins
DT #12 | Clemson
Round 4-5
DT #10
out of 25
7.1
IND#143
Marlon Mack
RB #15 | South Florida
Round 3
RB #11
out of 26
22.6
IND#144
Grover Stewart Steal
DT #13 | Albany State (GA)
Round 2
DT #3
out of 25
37.2
DEN#145
Jake Butt
TE #8 | Michigan
Round 6-7
TE #12
out of 14
-0.2
SF#146
George Kittle #4 Redraft Top Steal
TE #9 | Iowa
Top 10
TE #1
out of 14
90.6
CHI#147
Jordan Morgan
OL #17 | Kutztown (PA)
Round 4-5
OL #19
out of 34
0.0
JAX#148
Blair Brown
LB #10 | Ohio
Round 4-5
LB #15
out of 20
1.3
ATL#149
Damontae Kazee Steal
S #17 | San Diego St.
Round 2
S #10
out of 25
33.2
NYJ#150
Jordan Leggett
TE #10 | Clemson
Round 4-5
TE #8
out of 14
3.3
LAC#151
Desmond King Steal
DB #19 | Iowa
Round 1
DB #4
out of 29
49.3
CAR#152
Corn Elder
DB #20 | Miami (FL)
Round 4-5
DB #18
out of 29
5.9
CIN#153
Jake Elliott
K #1 | Memphis
Round 4-5
K #2
out of 3
9.8
WAS#154
Jeremy Sprinkle
TE #11 | Arkansas
Round 6-7
TE #14
out of 14
-1.2
TEN#155
Jayon Brown
LB #11 | UCLA
Round 2
LB #3
out of 20
26.8
ATL#156
Brian Hill
RB #16 | Wyoming
Round 4-5
RB #18
out of 26
3.7
ARI#157
Will Holden
OL #18 | Vanderbilt
Round 4-5
OL #14
out of 34
0.8
IND#158
Nate Hairston
DB #21 | Temple
Round 4-5
DB #23
out of 29
0.4
BAL#159
Jermaine Eluemunor
OL #19 | Texas A&M
Round 3
OL #6
out of 34
23.1
CLE#160
Roderick Johnson
OL #20 | Florida St.
Round 4-5
OL #10
out of 34
7.6
IND#161
Anthony Walker
LB #12 | Northwestern
Round 3
LB #4
out of 20
18.4
TB#162
Jeremy McNichols
RB #17 | Boise St.
Round 4-5
RB #16
out of 26
4.7
BUF#163
Matt Milano Steal
LB #13 | Boston Col.
Round 2
LB #1
out of 20
40.7
MIA#164
Isaac Asiata
OL #21 | Utah
Round 6-7
OL #29
out of 34
-0.4
DET#165
Jamal Agnew
WR #22 | San Diego
Round 4-5
WR #15
out of 33
9.0
PHI#166
Shelton Gibson
WR #23 | West Virginia
Round 4-5
WR #27
out of 33
0.2
NYG#167
Avery Moss
DE #23 | Youngstown St.
Round 4-5
DE #25
out of 31
2.1
LV#168
Marquel Lee
LB #14 | Wake Forest
Round 4-5
LB #10
out of 20
7.2
HOU#169
Treston Decoud
DB #22 | Oregon St.
Round 4-5
DB #21
out of 29
1.4
MIN#170
Rodney Adams
WR #24 | South Florida
Round 4-5
WR #25
out of 33
0.6
BUF#171
Nathan Peterman
QB #8 | Pittsburgh
Round 4-5
QB #6
out of 10
2.1
DEN#172
Isaiah McKenzie
WR #25 | Georgia
Round 3
WR #9
out of 33
22.1
PIT#173
Brian Allen
DB #23 | Utah
Round 4-5
DB #20
out of 29
1.8
ATL#174
Eric Saubert
TE #12 | Drake
Round 4-5
TE #11
out of 14
0.0
GB#175
DeAngelo Yancey
WR #26 | Purdue
Round 4-5
WR #29
out of 33
0.0
CIN#176
JJ Dielman
OL #22 | Utah
Round 4-5
OL #24
out of 34
0.0
SF#177
Trent Taylor
WR #27 | Louisiana Tech
Round 4-5
WR #16
out of 33
6.8
MIA#178
Davon Godchaux
DT #14 | LSU
Round 3
DT #6
out of 25
24.1
ARI#179
T.J. Logan
RB #18 | North Carolina
Round 4-5
RB #21
out of 26
0.2
MIN#180
Danny Isidora
OL #23 | Miami (FL)
Round 6-7
OL #32
out of 34
-0.8
NYJ#181
Dylan Donahue
DE #24 | West Georgia
Round 4-5
DE #28
out of 31
1.1
GB#182
Aaron Jones #8 Redraft Top Steal
RB #19 | Texas-El Paso
Top 10
RB #2
out of 26
75.9
KC#183
Ukeme Eligwe
LB #15 | Georgia Southern
Round 4-5
LB #13
out of 20
1.4
PHI#184
Nathan Gerry
LB #16 | Nebraska
Round 4-5
LB #12
out of 20
1.4
CLE#185
Caleb Brantley
DT #15 | Florida
Round 4-5
DT #16
out of 25
1.6
BAL#186
Chuck Clark Steal
S #18 | Virginia Tech
Round 2
S #11
out of 25
30.7
SEA#187
Michael Tyson
S #19 | Cincinnati
Round 4-5
S #22
out of 25
0.3
NYJ#188
Elijah McGuire
RB #20 | Louisiana
Round 4-5
RB #17
out of 26
3.9
LAR#189
Tanzel Smart
DT #16 | Tulane
Round 6-7
DT #24
out of 25
-1.1
LAC#190
Sam Tevi
OL #24 | Utah
Round 6-7
OL #31
out of 34
-0.7
DAL#191
Xavier Woods Steal
S #20 | Louisiana Tech
Round 2
S #9
out of 25
38.4
CAR#192
Alex Armah
FB #1 | West Georgia
Round 6-7
FB #3
out of 3
-0.3
CIN#193
Jordan Evans
LB #17 | Oklahoma
Round 6-7
LB #19
out of 20
-0.8
MIA#194
Vincent Taylor
DT #17 | Oklahoma St.
Round 4-5
DT #9
out of 25
9.5
BUF#195
Tanner Vallejo
LB #18 | Boise St.
Round 6-7
LB #16
out of 20
-0.4
NO#196
Al-Quadin Muhammad
DE #25 | Miami (FL)
Round 3
DE #13
out of 31
18.3
NYJ#197
Jeremy Clark
DB #24 | Michigan
Round 4-5
DB #27
out of 29
0.0
SF#198
D.J. Jones Steal
DT #18 | Mississippi
Round 2
DT #4
out of 25
32.2
WAS#199
Chase Roullier Steal
OL #25 | Wyoming
Round 2
OL #5
out of 34
37.1
NYG#200
Adam Bisnowaty
OL #26 | Pittsburgh
Round 6-7
OL #28
out of 34
-0.3
MIN#201
Bucky Hodges
TE #13 | Virginia Tech
Round 4-5
TE #10
out of 14
0.0
SF#202
Pita Taumoepenu
DE #26 | Utah
Round 4-5
DE #26
out of 31
2.1
DEN#203
De'Angelo Henderson
RB #21 | Coastal Carolina
Round 4-5
RB #19
out of 26
0.6
NYJ#204
Derrick Jones
DB #25 | Mississippi
Round 4-5
DB #19
out of 29
2.1
DET#205
Jeremiah Ledbetter
DT #19 | Arkansas
Round 4-5
DT #13
out of 25
3.8
LAR#206
Sam Rogers
FB #2 | Virginia Tech
Round 4-5
FB #1
out of 3
0.0
CIN#207
Brandon Wilson
S #21 | Houston
Round 6-7
S #24
out of 25
-0.6
ARI#208
Rudy Ford
S #22 | Auburn
Round 3
S #13
out of 25
13.4
WAS#209
Robert Davis
WR #28 | Georgia St.
Round 6-7
WR #32
out of 33
-0.4
SEA#210
Justin Senior
OL #27 | Mississippi St.
Round 4-5
OL #21
out of 34
0.0
NE#211
Conor McDermott
OL #28 | UCLA
Round 4-5
OL #25
out of 34
0.0
GB#212
Kofi Amichia
OL #29 | South Florida
Round 4-5
OL #23
out of 34
0.0
PIT#213
Colin Holba
OL #30 | Louisville
Round 6-7
OL #17
out of 34
0.0
PHI#214
Elijah Qualls
DT #20 | Washington
Round 4-5
DT #15
out of 25
2.5
DET#215
Brad Kaaya
QB #9 | Miami (FL)
Round 6-7
QB #8
out of 10
0.0
DAL#216
Marquez White
DB #26 | Florida St.
Round 6-7
DB #26
out of 29
0.0
TEN#217
Corey Levin
OL #31 | Chattanooga
Round 4-5
OL #11
out of 34
6.1
KC#218
Leon McQuay
DB #27 | USC
Round 4-5
DB #24
out of 29
0.2
MIN#219
Stacy Coley
WR #29 | Miami (FL)
Round 4-5
WR #22
out of 33
0.9
MIN#220
Ifeadi Odenigbo
DE #27 | Northwestern
Round 3
DE #16
out of 31
13.7
LV#221
Shalom Luani
S #23 | Washington St.
Round 4-5
S #17
out of 25
2.4
JAX#222
Jalen Myrick
DB #28 | Minnesota
Round 6-7
DB #28
out of 29
-0.1
TB#223
Stevie Tu'ikolovatu
DT #21 | USC
Round 6-7
DT #19
out of 25
0.0
CLE#224
Zane Gonzalez
K #2 | Arizona St.
Round 6-7
K #3
out of 3
0.0
LAC#225
Isaac Rochell
DE #28 | Notre Dame
Round 4-5
DE #29
out of 31
0.4
SEA#226
David Moore
WR #30 | East Central (OK)
Round 3
WR #11
out of 33
18.6
TEN#227
Josh Carraway
DE #29 | TCU
Round 6-7
DE #30
out of 31
0.0
DAL#228
Joey Ivie
DT #22 | Florida
Round 6-7
DT #23
out of 25
-0.8
SF#229
Adrian Colbert
S #24 | Miami (FL)
Round 4-5
S #15
out of 25
8.0
WAS#230
Josh Harvey-Clemons
LB #19 | Louisville
Round 4-5
LB #14
out of 20
1.4
LV#231
Jylan Ware
OL #32 | Alabama St.
Round 6-7
OL #30
out of 34
-0.6
MIN#232
Elijah Lee
LB #20 | Kansas St.
Round 4-5
LB #11
out of 20
6.2
CAR#233
Harrison Butker
K #3 | Georgia Tech
Round 4-5
K #1
out of 3
11.1
LAR#234
Ejuan Price
DE #30 | Pittsburgh
Round 4-5
DE #27
out of 31
1.1
WAS#235
Joshua Holsey
DB #29 | Auburn
Round 4-5
DB #22
out of 29
0.7
TEN#236
Brad Seaton
OL #33 | Villanova
Round 6-7
OL #15
out of 34
0.0
MIA#237
Isaiah Ford
WR #31 | Virginia Tech
Round 4-5
WR #17
out of 33
6.4
GB#238
Devante Mays
RB #22 | Utah St.
Round 6-7
RB #26
out of 26
-0.3
DAL#239
Noah Brown
WR #32 | Ohio St.
Round 3
WR #13
out of 33
18.1
JAX#240
Marquez Williams
FB #3 | Miami (FL)
Round 6-7
FB #2
out of 3
0.0
TEN#241
Khalfani Muhammad
RB #23 | California
Round 6-7
RB #25
out of 26
0.0
LV#242
Elijah Hood
RB #24 | North Carolina
Round 6-7
RB #23
out of 26
0.0
HOU#243
Kyle Fuller
OL #34 | Baylor
Round 6-7
OL #34
out of 34
-0.9
LV#244
Treyvon Hester
DT #23 | Toledo
Round 3
DT #7
out of 25
16.6
MIN#245
Jack Tocho
S #25 | North Carolina St.
Round 6-7
S #23
out of 25
0.0
DAL#246
Jordan Carrell
DT #24 | Colorado
Round 6-7
DT #20
out of 25
0.0
GB#247
Malachi Dupre
WR #33 | LSU
Round 6-7
WR #30
out of 33
-0.3
PIT#248
Keion Adams
DE #31 | Western Michigan
Round 6-7
DE #31
out of 31
0.0
SEA#249
Chris Carson Steal
RB #25 | Oklahoma St.
Round 1
RB #8
out of 26
46.6
DET#250
Pat O'Connor
DT #25 | Eastern Michigan
Round 4-5
DT #14
out of 25
3.7
CIN#251
Mason Schreck
TE #14 | Buffalo
Round 6-7
TE #13
out of 14
-0.5
CLE#252
Matthew Dayes
RB #26 | North Carolina St.
Round 4-5
RB #20
out of 26
0.2
DEN#253
Chad Kelly
QB #10 | Mississippi
Round 4-5
QB #7
out of 10
2.0

2017 NFL Draft: Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to common questions about the 2017 draft class, including analysis of the biggest busts, best steals, team performances, and how players' careers compared to their draft positions.

Who were the best players from the 2017 NFL Draft?

In a complete redraft based on career performance, the top three picks would be: 1) Patrick Mahomes (QB), originally drafted #10 by the Kansas City Chiefs, with 117 career value points; 2) Myles Garrett (DE), originally #1 by the Cleveland Browns; 3) T.J. Watt (DE), originally #30 by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Which players provided the best value relative to their draft position in 2017?

The top value picks based on performance vs. draft position: 1) George Kittle (TE, Pick #146): +82 value vs. expected; 2) Patrick Mahomes (QB, Pick #10): +80 value vs. expected; 3) T.J. Watt (DE, Pick #30): +76 value vs. expected; 4) Aaron Jones (RB, Pick #182): +70 value vs. expected; 5) Myles Garrett (DE, Pick #1): +67 value vs. expected. George Kittle delivered 82 points above expected value for pick #146, drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the round 5.

Who were the biggest busts in the 2017 NFL Draft?

The biggest disappointments from the 2017 draft's early rounds include: Solomon Thomas (#3 by San Francisco 49ers), John Ross (#9 by Cincinnati Bengals), Jarrad Davis (#21 by Detroit Lions), Malik McDowell (#35 by Seattle Seahawks), Forrest Lamp (#38 by Los Angeles Chargers). Solomon Thomas, selected #3 overall by the San Francisco 49ers, delivered only -0 career value points, 41 points below expectations for that draft slot.

Which NFL team had the best draft in 2017?

The New Orleans Saints had the best draft, generating 367 total career value from 7 picks - 172% above expected. Their best selection was Ryan Ramczyk.

Who was the biggest steal in the 2017 NFL Draft?

George Kittle was the biggest steal - drafted #146 by the San Francisco 49ers but performed at a Top 10 level. Should have been drafted #4 overall. The Tight End delivered 91 career value points.

Was Mitchell Trubisky a bust in the 2017 NFL Draft?

Yes, Mitchell Trubisky was a significant disappointment. Selected #2 overall by the Chicago Bears, the Quarterback managed only 30 career value points. In a redraft, would fall to the Round 2-3 range.

Which late-round picks from the 2017 draft became stars?

Late-round selections that became impact players: George Kittle (#146, TE), Aaron Jones (#182, RB), James Conner (#105, RB). George Kittle (#146, San Francisco 49ers) accumulated 91 career value points.

Which position provided the best value in the 2017 NFL Draft?

Running Back (RB) provided the best value with 26 players averaging 26.9 career value points, significantly outperforming other positions.

How did the 2017 NFL Draft class perform compared to other years?

The 2017 draft class performed average with 253 players combining for 4346 total career value points. Players averaged 4.2 points above expected draft position value.

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15Draft Busts
253Players Analyzed
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