NFL draft, Evaluating the best evaluators ever

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Free Article #2, Evaluating the best evaluators-

 

Those of us inside the football business who really know the game and who’s responsible for driving personnel decisions for various teams believe that figuring out which players to draft and where to draft them is one of the most difficult tasks in sports.

Based on over 25 plus years as an NFL Scout and knowing the inside of how decisions are made, here are the best evaluators and drafters in the history of Pro Football.

 

1. Bobby Beathard—Chiefs, Dolphins, Redskins, Chargers

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2. Art Rooney Jr.—Steelers

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5. Bill Polian–Chicago (USFL), Bills, Panthers, Colts

Cut his teeth in the USFL with Marv Levy and they both moved on to the Buffalo Bills where he built them into 4 AFC Championships. Polian then moved to Carolina where he quickly got them into the NFC title game. Then on to Indianapolis where he ran the Colts with Jim Mora and then Tony Dungy, finally earning a Super Bowl title. He was more of a pro personnel evaluator (NFL talent) than a college scout, relying on his field scouts and organizing their evaluations. Guys like John Butler and Dom Anile really helped to make his drafts.

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13. Bill Belichick–Browns, Patriots

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