Mitch
Crawled Through 5 FB Fields
Bold Red---VALUE picks
Bold Blue---Early Value, but unsustained
Bold Black---Bust (To Date)
Bold Orange---Marginal Value in Terms of Round Taken and/or Injuries
2013:
1. G Jonathan Cooper
2. LB Kevin Minter
3. S Tyrann Mathieu
4. DE Alex Okafor
4. G Earl Watford
5. RB Stepfan Taylor
6. WR Brian Swope
6. RB Andre Ellington
7. TE D.J. Jefferson
2014:
1. LB Deone Bucannon
2. TE Troy Niklas
3. DE Kareem Martin
3. WR John Brown
4. QB Logan Thomas
5. DT Ed Stinson
6. QB Carson Palmer*
7. WR Walter Powell
2015:
1. T D.J. Humphries
2. DE Markus Golden
3. RB David Johnson
4. DT Rodney Gunter
5. LB Shaq Riddick
5. WR J.J. Nelson
7. TE Gerald Christian
2016:
1. DE Robert Nkemdiche
2. OLB Chandler Jones*
3. CB Brandon Williams
4. C Evan Boehm
5. S Marqui Christian
5. G Cole Toner
6. S Harlan Miller
2017:
1. LB Haason Reddick
2. S Budda Baker
3. WR Chad Williams
4. G Dorian Johnson
5. T Will Holden
5. RB T.J. Logan
6. S Rudy Ford
Grades By Position:
QB: F (Thomas)
RB: B+ (Taylor, Ellington, Johnson, Logan)
WR: D+ (Swope, Powell, Brown, Nelson, Williams)
TE: F (Jefferson, Niklas, Christian)
OL: F (Cooper, Watford, Humphries, Boehm, Toner, Johnson, Holden)
Offensive Player Development Grade: D-
DT: F (Stinson, Gunter, Nkemdiche)
OLB: B (Okafor, Martin, Golden, Riddick, Reddick)
ILB: C (Minter, Bucannon)
CB: F (Williams)
S: B+ (Mathieu, Christian, Miller, Baker, Ford)
Defensive Player Development Grade: C-
Overall Draft Pick Development Grade: D+
Position Coaches With Plus Development of Draft Picks: RB, OLB, S
Postion Coaches With Subpar Development of Draft Picks: QB, WR, TE, OL, DT, ILB, CB
Hard to Fathom But True:
* Only 1 QB and 1 CB drafted in 5 years.
* The 1 CB drafted in 5 years (B. Williams) had only 1 year of college experience playing CB.
* 7 OL Drafted in 5 years and right now only one figures to start next year: D.J. Humphries (if healthy).
* Only Cardinals' Draft Picks in Last 5 Years (37 picks) Making Positive, Week-to-Week Contributions This Season:
1. S Tyrann Mathieu
2. S Budda Baker
Bold Blue---Early Value, but unsustained
Bold Black---Bust (To Date)
Bold Orange---Marginal Value in Terms of Round Taken and/or Injuries
2013:
1. G Jonathan Cooper
2. LB Kevin Minter
3. S Tyrann Mathieu
4. DE Alex Okafor
4. G Earl Watford
5. RB Stepfan Taylor
6. WR Brian Swope
6. RB Andre Ellington
7. TE D.J. Jefferson
2014:
1. LB Deone Bucannon
2. TE Troy Niklas
3. DE Kareem Martin
3. WR John Brown
4. QB Logan Thomas
5. DT Ed Stinson
6. QB Carson Palmer*
7. WR Walter Powell
2015:
1. T D.J. Humphries
2. DE Markus Golden
3. RB David Johnson
4. DT Rodney Gunter
5. LB Shaq Riddick
5. WR J.J. Nelson
7. TE Gerald Christian
2016:
1. DE Robert Nkemdiche
2. OLB Chandler Jones*
3. CB Brandon Williams
4. C Evan Boehm
5. S Marqui Christian
5. G Cole Toner
6. S Harlan Miller
2017:
1. LB Haason Reddick
2. S Budda Baker
3. WR Chad Williams
4. G Dorian Johnson
5. T Will Holden
5. RB T.J. Logan
6. S Rudy Ford
Grades By Position:
QB: F (Thomas)
RB: B+ (Taylor, Ellington, Johnson, Logan)
WR: D+ (Swope, Powell, Brown, Nelson, Williams)
TE: F (Jefferson, Niklas, Christian)
OL: F (Cooper, Watford, Humphries, Boehm, Toner, Johnson, Holden)
Offensive Player Development Grade: D-
DT: F (Stinson, Gunter, Nkemdiche)
OLB: B (Okafor, Martin, Golden, Riddick, Reddick)
ILB: C (Minter, Bucannon)
CB: F (Williams)
S: B+ (Mathieu, Christian, Miller, Baker, Ford)
Defensive Player Development Grade: C-
Overall Draft Pick Development Grade: D+
Position Coaches With Plus Development of Draft Picks: RB, OLB, S
Postion Coaches With Subpar Development of Draft Picks: QB, WR, TE, OL, DT, ILB, CB
Hard to Fathom But True:
* Only 1 QB and 1 CB drafted in 5 years.
* The 1 CB drafted in 5 years (B. Williams) had only 1 year of college experience playing CB.
* 7 OL Drafted in 5 years and right now only one figures to start next year: D.J. Humphries (if healthy).
* Only Cardinals' Draft Picks in Last 5 Years (37 picks) Making Positive, Week-to-Week Contributions This Season:
1. S Tyrann Mathieu
2. S Budda Baker
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