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2024 Draft Metrics From This Past Week

M.S. : 4/29/2024 9:27 am
Parsed these based on Wikipedia's Player Selection Section.

216 out of 257 draftees (84%) were from the Power Five Conferences:
SEC: 59
Pac-12: 43
Big Ten: 42
ACC: 41
Big 12: 31

One in five draftees came from just 5 colleges:
Michigan 13
Texas 11
Alabama 10
Florida State 10
Washington 10

Over 40% of all draftees came from two units -- Defensive Backs (56) and Offensive Lineman (55):
DB 56
OL 55
DL 44
WR 35
LB 20
RB 20
TE 12
QB 11
ST 4

30 NFL teams drafted at least one Defensive Back; 29 at least one Offensive Lineman; 25 at least one Defensive Lineman; 26 at least one Wide Receiver.

With 12 and 11 picks respectively, Arizona and Green Bay feasted on Defensive Backs with four selections each.

The L.A. Rams feasted on Defensive Lineman, devoting 4 of their 10 picks on this unit.

The NFC South is an outlier when it comes to Defensive Backs with only 10% of that Division's draft picks devoted to this unit. NFL-wide, 22% of all draftees were DBs.

The AFC West is an outlier when it comes to Defensive Lineman with only 7% of that Division's draft picks devoted to this unit. NFL-wide, 17% of all draftees were DL.

The NFC North is an outlier when it comes to Wide Receivers with only 3% of that Division's draft picks devoted to this unit. NFL-wide, 14% of all draftees were WRs.
Sigh...  
Festina Lente : 4/29/2024 10:50 am : link
"29 at least one Offensive Lineman; 25 at least one Defensive Lineman"
RE: Sigh...  
M.S. : 4/29/2024 11:03 am : link
In comment 16498976 Festina Lente said:
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"29 at least one Offensive Lineman; 25 at least one Defensive Lineman"

If nothing else, the 2024 Season will speak volumes in regard to Joe Schoen banking on the development of his past O-Line draftees and recent O-Line Free Agents. If the damn thing just comes together and somehow moves into the NFL middle-of-the-pack, that's a win. Anything better would be a cause for celebration. And if it's the same old - same old, then he's drafting O-lineman again in 2025.
RE: Sigh...  
PatersonPlank : 4/29/2024 11:05 am : link
In comment 16498976 Festina Lente said:
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"29 at least one Offensive Lineman; 25 at least one Defensive Lineman"


Don't need to address everything through our 6 draft picks, we invested a lot in FA on both lines
DB and OL  
Reale01 : 4/29/2024 11:05 am : link
Most teams play 5 DBs and all play 5 OL. That is 45% of the 22 starters so 40% is not really a high number. Its 41% if you count 4 DBs.
with the NIL and the transfer portal  
Peter from NH (formerly CT) : 4/29/2024 11:07 am : link
more and more of the drafted players are going to come from a smaller group of schools
RE: DB and OL  
M.S. : 4/29/2024 11:42 am : link
In comment 16498999 Reale01 said:
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Most teams play 5 DBs and all play 5 OL. That is 45% of the 22 starters so 40% is not really a high number. Its 41% if you count 4 DBs.

Yes, indeed! This is definitely the way to look at it.
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