Reference - Updated trade value chart

[Bolt-O]

Here is the value chart created in 2012, along with the old Jimmy Johnson chart. Supposedly, the newer chart includes factors such as the newer CBA. There's also a value calculator on the site.

http://www.footballperspective.com/draft-value-chart/

[Geezbolt]

Thanks for posting that. I'd planned on searching for it today. I know it's just a guide, but it's fun to check it when trades happen.

[Formula 21]

I wonder how much statistical analysis went into that or if it's just something somebody made up. It's a nice concept, I just don't trust it's implementation, especially when somebody says you have to throw in your 7th for the points to balace out.

[Steve]

I don't think NFL teams do use it that much. The JJ chart, yes, the Cowboys used if, and probably still do. But the part that is important in terms of understanding valuing trades in the NFL, the picks at the top are worth a huge amount more then the picks later on.

Forget the actual value for the top pick in the link. Lets assume that his value is about 36 (not 34.6, because that is inconvenient). I picked 36 because it is divisible by 4 and 9. So, the top pick is sorta worth 36, you drop in value by half between picks 13 and 14. So, then we drop to a value of 9 by pick 56. Pick 113 gets you down to a value of 4.5 (half of a late 2nd). Half again by 161 (5th round). Not too long after that the value has dropped to nothing relative to the top pick.

So, all you really need to know is that even on this new scale, the top picks are worth a ton, and lower picks are worth a whole lot less. And since teams only have discrete picks to trade, it becomes a whole lot more general, and that is even before the fact that picks for future drafts have no basis, since you have no idea how they will be valued, since the actual value is set on the order, and that is some future event.

[Big Dog]

Round 1 #	Value	Round 2 #	Value	Round 3 #	Value	Round 4 #	Value	Round 5 #	Value	Round 6 #	Value	Round 7 #	Value
1	3000	33	580	65	266	97	112	129	43	161	27	193	14
2	2600	34	570	66	260	98	108	130	42	162	27	194	14
3	2200	35	560	67	255	99	104	131	41	163	26	195	13
4	1800	36	550	68	250	100	100	132	40	164	26	196	13
5	1700	37	540	69	245	101	96	133	40	165	25	197	13
6	1600	38	530	70	240	102	92	134	39	166	25	198	12
7	1500	39	520	71	235	103	88	135	39	167	25	199	12
8	1400	40	510	72	230	104	86	136	38	168	24	200	11
9	1350	41	500	73	225	105	84	137	38	169	24	201	11
10	1300	42	490	74	220	106	82	138	37	170	23	202	11
11	1250	43	480	75	215	107	80	139	37	171	23	203	10
12	1200	44	470	76	210	108	78	140	36	172	23	204	10
13	1150	45	460	77	205	109	76	141	36	173	22	205	9
14	1100	46	450	78	200	110	74	142	35	174	22	206	9
15	1050	47	440	79	195	111	72	143	35	175	21	207	9
16	1000	48	430	80	190	112	70	144	34	176	21	208	8
17	950	49	420	81	185	113	68	145	34	177	21	209	8
18	900	50	400	82	180	114	66	146	33	178	20	210	7
19	875	51	390	83	175	115	64	147	33	179	20	211	7
20	850	52	380	84	170	116	62	148	32	180	19	212	7
21	800	53	370	85	165	117	60	149	32	181	19	213	6
22	780	54	360	86	160	118	58	150	31	182	19	214	6
23	760	55	350	87	155	119	56	151	31	183	18	215	5
24	740	56	340	88	150	120	54	152	31	184	18	216	5
25	720	57	330	89	145	121	52	153	30	185	17	217	5
26	700	58	320	90	140	122	50	154	30	186	17	218	4
27	680	59	310	91	136	123	49	155	29	187	17	219	4
28	660	60	300	92	132	124	48	156	29	188	16	220	3
29	640	61	292	93	128	125	47	157	29	189	16	221	3
30	620	62	286	94	124	126	46	158	28	190	15	222	3
31	600	63	276	95	120	127	45	159	28	191	15	223	2
32	590	64	270	96	116	128	44	160	27	192	15	224	2

240 1

San Diego's picks are 25 57 89 125 165 201 240

* gets wierd because of comp picks after 3rd round