The NFL uses a point system to assign value to every pick in the draft. The system is used to assess trades of picks so that a team isn't unfairly disadvantaged by a trade, such as if the Texans tried to trade their #51 and #118 picks (valued at 448 points) for the Rams #1 overall pick (valued at 3000 points). The system is not an absolute, and it is not helpful if active players are included in trades, but it does serve as a guide.
So I was talking to a co-worker yesterday about this system, and he asked me a logical question - based on the points system, which team has the most points in the draft? Perhaps the underlying question is - which team has the best shot of picking up the best players in the draft?
I did a simple analysis, matching each team with its current draft picks (as of 5:00pm PT on April 8), and their value according to NFL.com. As you might expect, the Rams - with the #1 pick in the draft - have the most total points (4053.1). The Bears, who have only 5 picks in the draft, have the fewest (351.7).
After the jump are tables summarizing the data.
Summarized Data
Team | Number of Picks | Total Points |
---|---|---|
Rams | 10 | 4053.1 |
Buccaneers | 11 | 3652.55 |
Lions | 8 | 3566.75 |
Seahawks | 9 | 3197.65 |
Chiefs | 8 | 3089 |
49ers | 9 | 2839.1 |
Browns | 12 | 2813.5 |
Raiders | 8 | 2310.25 |
Bills | 9 | 2237.6 |
Patriots | 12 | 2129.95 |
Eagles | 9 | 2081.5 |
Dolphins | 10 | 2048.8 |
Broncos | 6 | 1979.6 |
Redskins | 4 | 1934.5 |
Giants | 7 | 1819.4 |
Jaguars | 6 | 1664.1 |
Steelers | 10 | 1627.1 |
Bengals | 9 | 1591.4 |
Texans | 8 | 1548.3 |
Titans | 9 | 1454.1 |
Chargers | 7 | 1397.9 |
Packers | 8 | 1383.2 |
Cardinals | 7 | 1380.5 |
Falcons | 8 | 1317 |
Cowboys | 6 | 1193 |
Vikings | 8 | 1144.1 |
Ravens | 5 | 1124.4 |
Colts | 8 | 1074.5 |
Saints | 6 | 1035.5 |
Jets | 6 | 1025.4 |
Panthers | 8 | 738.85 |
Bears | 5 | 351.7 |
Raw Data - Value and Team Associated with each Pick
Pick | Value | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | 3000 | Rams |
2 | 2600 | Lions |
3 | 2200 | Buccaneers |
4 | 1800 | Redskins |
5 | 1700 | Chiefs |
6 | 1600 | Seahawks |
7 | 1500 | Browns |
8 | 1400 | Raiders |
9 | 1350 | Bills |
10 | 1300 | Jaguars |
11 | 1250 | Broncos |
12 | 1200 | Dolphins |
13 | 1150 | 49ers |
14 | 1100 | Seahawks |
15 | 1050 | Giants |
16 | 1000 | Titans |
17 | 950 | 49ers |
18 | 900 | Steelers |
19 | 875 | Falcons |
20 | 850 | Texans |
21 | 800 | Bengals |
22 | 780 | Patriots |
23 | 760 | Packers |
24 | 740 | Eagles |
25 | 720 | Ravens |
26 | 700 | Cardinals |
27 | 680 | Cowboys |
28 | 660 | Chargers |
29 | 640 | Jets |
30 | 620 | Vikings |
31 | 600 | Colts |
32 | 590 | Saints |
33 | 580 | Rams |
34 | 560 | Lions |
35 | 550 | Buccaneers |
36 | 540 | Chiefs |
37 | 530 | Eagles |
38 | 520 | Browns |
39 | 510 | Raiders |
40 | 500 | Chargers |
41 | 490 | Bills |
42 | 480 | Buccaneers |
43 | 470 | Dolphins |
44 | 460 | Patriots |
45 | 450 | Broncos |
46 | 440 | Giants |
47 | 430 | Patriots |
48 | 420 | Panthers |
49 | 410 | 49ers |
50 | 400 | Chiefs |
51 | 390 | Texans |
52 | 380 | Steelers |
53 | 370 | Patriots |
54 | 360 | Bengals |
55 | 350 | Eagles |
56 | 340 | Packers |
57 | 330 | Ravens |
58 | 320 | Cardinals |
59 | 310 | Cowboys |
60 | 300 | Seahawks |
61 | 292 | Jets |
62 | 284 | Vikings |
63 | 276 | Colts |
64 | 270 | Saints |
65 | 265 | Rams |
66 | 260 | Lions |
67 | 255 | Buccaneers |
68 | 250 | Chiefs |
69 | 245 | Raiders |
70 | 240 | Eagles |
71 | 235 | Browns |
72 | 230 | Bills |
73 | 225 | Dolphins |
74 | 220 | Jaguars |
75 | 215 | Bears |
76 | 210 | Giants |
77 | 205 | Titans |
78 | 200 | Panthers |
79 | 195 | 49ers |
80 | 190 | Broncos |
81 | 185 | Texans |
82 | 180 | Steelers |
83 | 175 | Falcons |
84 | 170 | Bengals |
85 | 165 | Browns |
86 | 160 | Packers |
87 | 155 | Eagles |
88 | 150 | Cardinals |
89 | 145 | Cardinals |
90 | 140 | Cowboys |
91 | 136 | Chargers |
92 | 132 | Browns |
93 | 128 | Vikings |
94 | 124 | Colts |
95 | 120 | Saints |
96 | 116 | Bengals |
97 | 112 | Titans |
98 | 108 | Falcons |
99 | 104 | Rams |
100 | 100 | Lions |
101 | 96 | Buccaneers |
102 | 92 | Chiefs |
103 | 88 | Redskins |
104 | 86 | Seahawks |
105 | 84 | Browns |
106 | 82 | Raiders |
107 | 80 | Bills |
108 | 78 | Jaguars |
109 | 76 | Bears |
110 | 74 | Dolphins |
111 | 72 | Titans |
112 | 70 | Panthers |
113 | 68 | 49ers |
114 | 66 | Broncos |
115 | 64 | Giants |
116 | 62 | Steelers |
117 | 60 | Falcons |
118 | 58 | Texans |
119 | 56 | Patriots |
120 | 54 | Bengals |
121 | 52 | Eagles |
122 | 50 | Packers |
123 | 49 | Cardinals |
124 | 48 | Jets |
125 | 47 | Cowboys |
126 | 46 | Chargers |
127 | 45 | Seahawks |
128 | 44 | Vikings |
129 | 43 | Colts |
130 | 42 | Saints |
131 | 41 | Bengals |
132 | 40 | Rams |
133 | 39.5 | Lions |
134 | 39 | Browns |
135 | 38.5 | Redskins |
136 | 38 | Chiefs |
137 | 37.5 | Browns |
138 | 37 | Raiders |
139 | 36.5 | Seahawks |
140 | 36 | Bills |
141 | 35.5 | Bears |
142 | 35 | Chiefs |
143 | 34.5 | Jaguars |
144 | 34 | Chiefs |
145 | 33.5 | 49ers |
146 | 33 | Browns |
147 | 32.6 | Giants |
148 | 32.2 | Titans |
149 | 31.8 | Falcons |
150 | 31.4 | Texans |
151 | 31 | Steelers |
152 | 31.8 | Bengals |
153 | 31.2 | Buccaneers |
154 | 30.8 | Packers |
155 | 30.4 | Jets |
156 | 30 | Ravens |
157 | 29.6 | Ravens |
158 | 29.2 | Raiders |
159 | 28.8 | Chargers |
160 | 28.4 | Browns |
161 | 28 | Vikings |
162 | 27.6 | Colts |
163 | 27.2 | Rams |
164 | 26.8 | Steelers |
165 | 26.4 | Falcons |
166 | 26 | Steelers |
167 | 25.6 | Vikings |
168 | 25.2 | Chargers |
169 | 24.8 | Packers |
170 | 24.4 | Rams |
171 | 24 | Falcons |
172 | 23.6 | Buccaneers |
173 | 23.2 | Dolphins |
174 | 22.8 | Dolphins |
175 | 22.4 | Panthers |
176 | 22 | Seahawks |
177 | 21.6 | Browns |
178 | 21.2 | Bills |
179 | 20.8 | Dolphins |
180 | 20.4 | Jaguars |
181 | 20 | Bears |
182 | 19.6 | 49ers |
183 | 19.2 | Broncos |
184 | 18.8 | Giants |
185 | 18.4 | Titans |
186 | 18 | Browns |
187 | 17.6 | Texans |
188 | 17.2 | Steelers |
189 | 16.8 | Falcons |
190 | 16.4 | Patriots |
191 | 16 | Bengals |
192 | 15.6 | Bills |
193 | 15.2 | Packers |
194 | 14.8 | Ravens |
195 | 14.4 | Cardinals |
196 | 14 | Cowboys |
197 | 13.6 | Texans |
198 | 13.2 | Jets |
199 | 12.8 | Vikings |
200 | 12.4 | Eagles |
201 | 12 | Saints |
202 | 11.6 | Panthers |
203 | 11.2 | Jaguars |
204 | 10.8 | Panthers |
205 | 10.4 | Patriots |
206 | 10 | 49ers |
207 | 9.6 | Titans |
208 | 9.2 | Rams |
209 | 8.8 | Bills |
210 | 8.4 | Buccaneers |
211 | 8 | Redskins |
212 | 7.6 | Dolphins |
213 | 7.2 | Seahawks |
214 | 6.8 | Lions |
215 | 6.4 | Raiders |
216 | 6 | Bills |
217 | 5.6 | Buccaneers |
218 | 5.2 | Bears |
219 | 4.8 | Dolphins |
220 | 4.4 | Broncos |
221 | 4 | Giants |
222 | 3.6 | Titans |
223 | 3.3 | Panthers |
224 | 3 | 49ers |
225 | 2.9 | Steelers |
226 | 2.8 | Rams |
227 | 2.7 | Texans |
228 | 2.6 | Bengals |
229 | 2.5 | Patriots |
230 | 2.4 | Packers |
231 | 2.3 | Patriots |
232 | 2.2 | Buccaneers |
233 | 2.1 | Cardinals |
234 | 2 | Cowboys |
235 | 1.9 | Chargers |
236 | 1.8 | Jets |
237 | 1.7 | Vikings |
238 | 1.6 | Colts |
239 | 1.5 | Saints |
240 | 1.4 | Colts |
241 | 1.3 | Titans |
242 | 1.2 | Steelers |
243 | 1.1 | Eagles |
244 | 1 | Eagles |
245 | 0.95 | Seahawks |
246 | 0.9 | Colts |
247 | 0.85 | Patriots |
248 | 0.8 | Patriots |
249 | 0.75 | Panthers |
250 | 0.7 | Patriots |
251 | 0.65 | Raiders |
252 | 0.6 | Dolphins |
253 | 0.55 | Buccaneers |
254 | 0.5 | Rams |
255 | 0.45 | Lions |
256 | 0 | Lions |