2024 Draft Value : Pick # vs Rank

[Cdn Bolt]

Note: Redid this chart using the consensus big board form 105 analysts vs CBS's which seemed faulty.

FYI I used the values where the player actually went vs where he was ranked to measure the numerical value in each pick. For ex Joe Alt was ranked at 7 but we got him at 5 so equal value. Positive is steal , -ve red a reach.

This is just a quick look to measure each pick FYI. BTW I thought we had a great draft and am just 'reporting the facts' as Joe Friday would say.

We did great on most picks w only 2 real reaches - Eboigbe may have been undervalued due to recent injuries and w Still they may have known more from experience against him in the Big 10 or he just fits better w what they want to do .

Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Rank	Value
1	5	Los Angeles Chargers	Joe Alt	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	5	0
2	34	Los Angeles Chargers	Ladd McConkey	WR	Georgia	SEC	31	3
3	69	Los Angeles Chargers	Junior Colson	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	51	18
4	105	Los Angeles Chargers	Justin Eboigbe	DT	Alabama	SEC	152	(47)
5	137	Los Angeles Chargers	Tarheeb Still	CB	Maryland	Big Ten	265	(128)
5	140	Los Angeles Chargers	Cam Hart	CB	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	102	38
6	181	Los Angeles Chargers	Kimani Vidal	RB	Troy	Sun Belt	196	(15)
7	225	Los Angeles Chargers	Brenden Rice	WR	USC	Pac-12	106	119
7*	253	Los Angeles Chargers	Cornelius Johnson	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	194	59

[Rugger05]

These are always interesting to me. Who determines value in these rankings? NFL teams do different things and depending on what scheme a teams runs they will value certain things higher than other teams. We all know the type of team Harbaugh wants to build. He wants his team to put the opposing teams dick in the dirt and for the opposing team will to break by the fourth quarter. I don't know why I even thought a WR would be the pick at 5 when I knew the type of team Harbaugh wants requires book end dominate tackles.

The only real reach is Still the CB from Maryland but after reading more about him and seeing one of his strengths is run defense you knew that Harbaugh/Minter would value that more than someone like Staley would. Plus with both of them being in the college ranks last year I will trust their judgement more than someone who "scouts" for a website.

Top to bottom this is the best draft I have ever seen the Chargers produce. Whether it is RAS freaks or pipehitter defenders this team is starting to shape up to what Harbaughs vision of what a team should look like.

[Cdn Bolt]

I thought it was a great draft too. Other boards had some of the players ranked higher also ( Eboigbe and Junior Colson). I trust in their judgment as well, they must see more in Still than the NFL writers. These are the same guys who drafted CBs in BAL like Marlon Humphrey and Chris McAlister.

[Maniaque 6]

Seems like McConkey and Rice are the only deals on that draft !

[Cdn Bolt]

The commentators covering the draft said teams more or less agree on the rankings of the top 100 players. After that it gets really subjective based on the team needs for a position and the scheme they are running. Many taken in lower rounds are based on how much they can also help special teams too.

[richpjr]

Some of those rankings look way off - but it's all subjective.

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

I thought it was a great draft too. Other boards had some of the players ranked higher also ( Eboigbe and Junior Colson). I trust in their judgment as well, they must see more in Still than the NFL writers. These are the same guys who drafted CBs in BAL like Marlon Humphrey and Chris McAlister.

It looks to me like there's a 'personality' that Hortiz & Co. are looking for, and drafting, that I'd sum up *this* way:

Work ethic, attitude, competitiveness, love of the game, and physicality.

The more guys like that you have on your roster, the more players are bringing the best out of each other.

[Fouts2herbert]

I think it's time to find a better chart...

[FoutsFan]

These are always interesting to me. Who determines value in these rankings? NFL teams do different things and depending on what scheme a teams runs they will value certain things higher than other teams. We all know the type of team Harbaugh wants to build. He wants his team to put the opposing teams dick in the dirt and for the opposing team will to break by the fourth quarter. I don't know why I even thought a WR would be the pick at 5 when I knew the type of team Harbaugh wants requires book end dominate tackles.

The only real reach is Still the CB from Maryland but after reading more about him and seeing one of his strengths is run defense you knew that Harbaugh/Minter would value that more than someone like Staley would. Plus with both of them being in the college ranks last year I will trust their judgement more than someone who "scouts" for a website.

Top to bottom this is the best draft I have ever seen the Chargers produce. Whether it is RAS freaks or pipehitter defenders this team is starting to shape up to what Harbaughs vision of what a team should look like.

So, back about 40 years ago Fidel Castro emptied Cuba’s mental institutions and sent them to America. They all ended up getting jobs assigning the draft value ratings as well as grading players for PFF.

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

Seems like McConkey and Rice are the only deals on that draft !

I'm really curious to see how Greg Roman gets McConkey involved in the offense. There are a number of other prospects that I, personally, would have drafted ahead of McConkey, including Johnny Newton, Cooper Dejean, Jackson Powers-Johnson and Braden Fiske.

All of them went off the board within the next 10 picks, and seemed like excellent fits to gaping holes on the Bolts roster, so I'll be keeping an eye on their careers, relative to McConkey's.

[Boltjolt]

Use another such as NFL Draft Scout and the numbers will be a lot different.
Then use another, it will be different again.

[gzubeck]

FYI I used the values where the player actually went vs where he was ranked (CBS's big board) to measure the numerical value in each pick. For ex Joe Alt was ranked at 7 but we got him at 5 so pretty equal value of -2. Positive is steal , -ve red a reach.

This is just a quick look to measure each pick FYI.

We did ok on most picks w in the round or two and got really good value w Brenden Rice & Ladd Mcconkey .

Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Rank	Value
1	5	Los Angeles Chargers	Joe Alt	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	7	(2)
2	34	Los Angeles Chargers	Ladd McConkey	WR	Georgia	SEC	24	10
3	69	Los Angeles Chargers	Junior Colson	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	90	(21)
4	105	Los Angeles Chargers	Justin Eboigbe	DT	Alabama	SEC	159	(54)
5	137	Los Angeles Chargers	Tarheeb Still	CB	Maryland	Big Ten	273	(136)
5	140	Los Angeles Chargers	Cam Hart	CB	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	186	(46)
6	181	Los Angeles Chargers	Kimani Vidal	RB	Troy	Sun Belt	233	(52)
7	225	Los Angeles Chargers	Brenden Rice	WR	USC	Pac-12	143	82
7*	253	Los Angeles Chargers	Cornelius Johnson	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	306	(53)

Weird, I like my tankathon ranking site and feel it's more accurate to the big picture. Colson was ranked 47th

https://www.tankathon.com/nfl/big_board

Our top 3 picks were drafted at or above their rankings...after that all our players picked were all over the board. If you were ranked above 100 you weren't even considered which is where personal scouting really comes into play.