HTTRDynasty Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Ranking the NFL's most productive 2019 rookie classes from 1-32 The ability to get production from players on rookie contracts is one of the biggest competitive edges NFL teams can create. It is easier to do that with a wealth of draft capital near the top of the board, of course, but it's important how much a team can get from its draft picks relative to where they were taken rather than just blindly adding together all the production from the class. If Player X and Player Y have similar seasons, the production from Player Y, taken in the sixth round, is much more valuable than the production a team gets from first-round-pick Player X. Pro Football Focus has unveiled its wins above replacement metric in recent weeks (PFF WAR), and we used it to rank all 32 teams on the value of their rookie class over expectation given where each player was selected in the 2019 draft. 1. Washington Redskins Why they're ranked here: The Redskins got average quarterback play from Dwayne Haskins after he took over as the starter in Week 9 and an outstanding performance from third-round receiver Terry McLaurin. Play like that from two of the most valuable positions in the NFL will go a long way toward making a top draft class. How their top pick fared: Haskins (No. 15 overall) got off to a rough start to his career with two shaky performances off the bench, but he rebounded with a 73.4 PFF grade (12th among quarterbacks) after taking over as the starter in Week 9. Best value pick: McLaurin (No. 76 overall) was a revelation in 2019. His 86.5 receiving grade not only led all rookie wide receivers this season, but it was the highest mark since Odell Beckham Jr.'s in 2014. ROUND/PICK NAME POS COLLEGE 1/15 Dwayne Haskins QB Ohio State 1/26 Montez Sweat DE Mississippi State 3/76 Terry McLaurin WR Ohio State 4/112 Bryce Love RB Stanford 4/131 Wes Martin G Indiana 5/153 Ross Pierschbacher G Alabama 5/173 Cole Holcomb OLB North Carolina 6/206 Kelvin Harmon WR NC State 7/227 Jimmy Moreland CB James Madison 7/253 Jordan Brailford DE Oklahoma State https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/28517018/ranking-nfl-most-productive-2019-rookie-classes-1-3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSkinGM Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 13 hours ago, HTTRDynasty said: Ranking the NFL's most productive 2019 rookie classes from 1-32 The ability to get production from players on rookie contracts is one of the biggest competitive edges NFL teams can create. It is easier to do that with a wealth of draft capital near the top of the board, of course, but it's important how much a team can get from its draft picks relative to where they were taken rather than just blindly adding together all the production from the class. If Player X and Player Y have similar seasons, the production from Player Y, taken in the sixth round, is much more valuable than the production a team gets from first-round-pick Player X. Pro Football Focus has unveiled its wins above replacement metric in recent weeks (PFF WAR), and we used it to rank all 32 teams on the value of their rookie class over expectation given where each player was selected in the 2019 draft. 1. Washington Redskins Why they're ranked here: The Redskins got average quarterback play from Dwayne Haskins after he took over as the starter in Week 9 and an outstanding performance from third-round receiver Terry McLaurin. Play like that from two of the most valuable positions in the NFL will go a long way toward making a top draft class. How their top pick fared: Haskins (No. 15 overall) got off to a rough start to his career with two shaky performances off the bench, but he rebounded with a 73.4 PFF grade (12th among quarterbacks) after taking over as the starter in Week 9. Best value pick: McLaurin (No. 76 overall) was a revelation in 2019. His 86.5 receiving grade not only led all rookie wide receivers this season, but it was the highest mark since Odell Beckham Jr.'s in 2014. ROUND/PICK NAME POS COLLEGE 1/15 Dwayne Haskins QB Ohio State 1/26 Montez Sweat DE Mississippi State 3/76 Terry McLaurin WR Ohio State 4/112 Bryce Love RB Stanford 4/131 Wes Martin G Indiana 5/153 Ross Pierschbacher G Alabama 5/173 Cole Holcomb OLB North Carolina 6/206 Kelvin Harmon WR NC State 7/227 Jimmy Moreland CB James Madison 7/253 Jordan Brailford DE Oklahoma State https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/28517018/ranking-nfl-most-productive-2019-rookie-classes-1-3 Wow, and we fired our Csar, G M , President - whatever his tittle was. What's up with that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavar703 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I wonder if teams were sniffing around Kyle Smith and this pushed the firing to happen as opposed to the reassignment? I know they didn’t want to lose Kyle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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