Bust rate by position.

[Rally5]

I thought you guys might find this interesting.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2441018-which-positions-are-the-safest-riskiest-at-the-top-of-the-nfl-draft

Edited January 9, 2018 by Rally5
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[ProblChld32]

40 minutes ago, Rally5 said:

I thought you guys might find this interesting.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2441018-which-positions-are-the-safest-riskiest-at-the-top-of-the-nfl-draft

So Center is the position with the lowest percentage of being a bust? Interesting 

[ReMeDy]

Too bad we already have a starting caliber Center... and a starting safety...

 

Offensive tackle it is, then!

[IinD]

Well, Barkley can't bust because he's Generational...you know what I'm sayin??

[Rally5]

Scroll through the list some more, check out the last 10 year data, very interesting.  RB is a 50/50 proposition. 

[Four2itus]

Thanks for reminding me how age steals your sight....good god that print is small. 

 

So drafting Kelly was a pretty safe idea?

[Rally5]

3 minutes ago, Four2itus said:

Thanks for reminding me how age steals your sight....good god that print is small. 

 

So drafting Kelly was a pretty safe idea?

There are no guarantees as we all know but there's clearly larger risks than others.  Yes, Kelly was a very smart pick by any measure.  I included the link as well.  I didn't intend for it to be so small, sorry! 

[Superman]

Their criteria for "bust" is specious, but there's no real way to quantify what makes a player a bust. I'd like to see these numbers washed for injury, for instance.

 

Still good data.

[Four2itus]

8 minutes ago, Rally5 said:

There are no guarantees as we all know but there's clearly larger risks than others.  Yes, Kelly was a very smart pick by any measure.  I included the link as well.  I didn't intend for it to be so small, sorry! 

I have challenges with copying formatted stuff too. It is impossible to edit. 

[stitches]

Minkah it is then.... 

[stitches]

10 hours ago, IinD said:

Well, Barkley can't bust because he's Generational...you know what I'm sayin??

He might be generational bust? 

[IinD]

1 hour ago, stitches said:

He might be generational bust? 

We've seen it to many times to believe anyone is a can't miss.

 

Houston was called the dumbest franchise ever passing on Reggie Bush for Mario Williams, but they ended up getting the better player. Just a recent example.

 

 

[lollygagger8]

I'm guessing Trent Richardson helped with the RB bust category being so high.

 

Hey, gotta be good at something, right? 

 

[Myles]

3 hours ago, lollygagger8 said:

I'm guessing Trent Richardson helped with the RB bust category being so high.

 

Hey, gotta be good at something, right? 

 

He should count twice since the Colts gave a 1st round pick for him too.

 

I like the list.   Helps support my hope that the Colts can come away with Nelson.

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, Myles said:

He should count twice since the Colts gave a 1st round pick for him too.

 

I like the list.   Helps support my hope that the Colts can come away with Nelson.

Was just about to say the same exact thing.

[Dingus McGirt]

There's an old saying ... "figures lie, liars figure." Certainly not accusing anyone of lying...just saying "trust, but verify" when it comes to statistics.  :^)

 

[Rally5]

15 hours ago, Superman said:

Their criteria for "bust" is specious, but there's no real way to quantify what makes a player a bust. I'd like to see these numbers washed for injury, for instance.

 

Still good data.

I thought of that too, it would be interesting to see the detail.  I did find it to be an interesting read, glad you enjoyed it.  You put a lot of quality stuff out there, I owed you at least one back!

[Defjamz26]

Everyone should read the whole article although it’s super long. The OP’s chart is just one of many. But it kind of supports the idea that Nelson would be fine going top 5. 

 

Id like to see them analyze first round trade backs and how those trades panned out for each team.