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Bill Belichick Draft History and Grades

12 draft classes, 2012-2023. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Bill Belichick has made 106 picks. 35 became starters and 17 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -5.8, league average -7.6. That ranks 23 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at quarterbacks (+27.5 vs league on 6 picks) and guards (+24.7 vs league on 6 picks). Weakest at safeties (-22.1 on 3 picks) and defensive tackles (-20.2 on 4 picks).

106Picks

44%Hit rateleague 40%

33%Starter rateleague 31%

41%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-5.8DVA per pickleague -7.6

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By position

Draft Value Added compares each pick's peak season to what that draft slot usually produces. Click a position to see those picks in the explorer.

Pos	Picks	Starters	Busts	Hit	DVA/pick	Verdict
WR	12	3	2	25%	-16.7	-10.8 vs league
DE	11	2	4	45%	-11.0	+2.9 vs league
DB	9	4	1	44%	-5.7	+6.2 vs league
CB	9	2	1	33%	-6.1	+4.8 vs league
LB	8	3	1	25%	-13.4	-7.0 vs league
OL	7	4	0	29%	-11.1	-0.2 vs league
RB	6	1	0	67%	+8.3	+9.6 vs league
QB	6	4	0	83%	+5.1	+27.5 vs league
G	6	4	0	67%	+17.7	+24.7 vs league
T	6	1	2	50%	+3.7	+10.0 vs league
TE	4	1	2	50%	-15.5	-18.2 vs league
DT	4	1	3	25%	-29.7	-20.2 vs league
S	3	1	1	33%	-22.4	-22.1 vs league
C	3	1	0	33%	-9.8	-18.6 vs league
ILB	3	1	0	67%	+20.3	+23.5 vs league
DL	2	2	0	50%	+9.0	too few to judge
K	2	0	0	-	-	too few to judge
P	2	0	0	-	-	too few to judge
OLB	2	0	0	50%	+9.5	too few to judge
LS	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Ted Karras (G, R6 2016) +62 DVA
Michael Onwenu (G, R6 2020) +59 DVA
Justin Herron (T, R6 2020) +56 DVA

Worst value

Antonio Garcia (T, R3 2017) -55 DVA
Dominique Easley (DT, R1 2014) -54 DVA
Jake Bequette (DE, R3 2012) -54 DVA

Tenure

Patriots: 2000-2023 (Head coach with full personnel control)

Whoever was in the chair on draft day owns that class. Our pick window starts in 2012, so earlier classes are not counted.

Every pick

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	School	DVA	Result
2023	R1, #17	Christian Gonzalez	DB	Oregon	+17.2	starter
2023	R2, #46	Keion White	DL	Georgia Tech	-6.6	starter
2023	R3, #76	Marte Mapu	DB	Sacramento St.	-42.0	bust
2023	R4, #107	Jake Andrews	OL	Troy	+29.2	starter
2023	R4, #112	Chad Ryland	K	Maryland	-	backup
2023	R4, #117	Sidy Sow	OL	Eastern Michigan	-21.3	starter
2023	R5, #144	Atonio Mafi	OL	UCLA	-39.3	active
2023	R6, #187	Kayshon Boutte	WR	LSU	+34.0	starter
2023	R6, #192	Bryce Baringer	P	Michigan St.	-	backup
2023	R6, #210	DeMario Douglas	WR	Liberty	+26.3	starter
2023	R6, #214	Ameer Speed	CB	Michigan St.	-18.0	active
2023	R7, #245	Isaiah Bolden	CB	Jackson St.	-11.9	active
2022	R1, #29	Cole Strange	OL	Chattanooga	-19.0	starter
2022	R2, #50	Tyquan Thornton	WR	Baylor	-8.2	backup
2022	R3, #85	Marcus Jones	CB	Houston	-10.8	starter
2022	R4, #121	Jack Jones	DB	Arizona St.	+11.4	starter
2022	R4, #127	Pierre Strong	RB	South Dakota St.	-27.2	backup
2022	R4, #137	Bailey Zappe	QB	Western Kentucky	+9.0	starter
2022	R6, #183	Kevin Harris	RB	South Carolina	-34.2	active
2022	R6, #200	Sam Roberts	DE	NW Missouri St.	-20.8	active
2022	R6, #210	Chasen Hines	G	LSU	-28.8	released
2022	R7, #245	Andrew Stueber	OL	Michigan	-21.9	active
2021	R1, #15	Mac Jones	QB	Alabama	+2.0	starter
2021	R2, #38	Christian Barmore	DL	Alabama	+24.6	starter
2021	R3, #96	Ronnie Perkins	DE	Oklahoma	-52.5	bust
2021	R4, #120	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	Oklahoma	+30.5	starter
2021	R5, #177	Cameron McGrone	LB	Michigan	-25.4	active
2021	R6, #188	Joshuah Bledsoe	S	Missouri	-33.2	active
2021	R6, #197	William Sherman	OL	Colorado	-31.4	active
2021	R7, #242	Tre Nixon	WR	Central Florida	-22.5	released
2020	R2, #37	Kyle Dugger	S	Lenoir-Rhyne	+12.8	starter
2020	R2, #60	Joshua Uche	LB	Michigan	+25.5	bust
2020	R3, #87	Anfernee Jennings	LB	Alabama	-8.4	starter
2020	R3, #91	Devin Asiasi	TE	UCLA	-50.9	bust
2020	R3, #101	Dalton Keene	TE	Virginia Tech	-43.9	bust
2020	R5, #159	Justin Rohrwasser	K	Marshall	-	released
2020	R6, #182	Michael Onwenu	G	Michigan	+59.3	starter
2020	R6, #195	Justin Herron	T	Wake Forest	+55.9	backup
2020	R6, #204	Cassh Maluia	LB	Wyoming	-30.0	active
2020	R7, #230	Dustin Woodard	C	Memphis	-24.8	released
2019	R1, #32	N'Keal Harry	WR	Arizona St.	-44.5	bust
2019	R2, #45	Joejuan Williams	CB	Vanderbilt	+19.4	backup
2019	R3, #77	Chase Winovich	DE	Michigan	+23.4	backup
2019	R3, #87	Damien Harris	RB	Alabama	+34.5	backup
2019	R3, #101	Yodny Cajuste	T	West Virginia	-41.4	bust
2019	R4, #118	Hjalte Froholdt	G	Arkansas	+20.1	starter
2019	R4, #133	Jarrett Stidham	QB	Auburn	+13.2	active
2019	R5, #159	Byron Cowart	DT	Maryland	+11.2	backup
2019	R5, #163	Jake Bailey	P	Stanford	-	backup
2019	R7, #252	Ken Webster	CB	Mississippi	-10.2	active
2018	R1, #23	Isaiah Wynn	T	Georgia	+20.2	starter
2018	R1, #31	Sony Michel	RB	Georgia	+13.2	backup
2018	R2, #56	Duke Dawson	CB	Florida	-5.5	active
2018	R5, #143	Ja'Whaun Bentley	ILB	Purdue	+43.8	starter
2018	R6, #178	Christian Sam	ILB	Arizona St.	-35.2	released
2018	R6, #210	Braxton Berrios	WR	Miami (FL)	+7.0	backup
2018	R7, #219	Danny Etling	QB	LSU	-27.0	released
2018	R7, #243	Keion Crossen	CB	Western Carolina	+9.9	backup
2018	R7, #250	Ryan Izzo	TE	Florida St.	+13.7	starter
2017	R3, #83	Derek Rivers	DE	Youngstown St.	-45.4	bust
2017	R3, #85	Antonio Garcia	T	Troy	-54.9	bust
2017	R4, #131	Deatrich Wise Jr.	DE	Arkansas	+14.1	backup
2017	R6, #211	Conor McDermott	T	UCLA	-4.5	backup
2016	R2, #60	Cyrus Jones	CB	Alabama	-45.8	bust
2016	R3, #78	Joe Thuney	G	North Carolina St.	+33.2	starter
2016	R3, #91	Jacoby Brissett	QB	North Carolina St.	+12.6	starter
2016	R3, #96	Vincent Valentine	DT	Nebraska	-42.5	bust
2016	R4, #112	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	Georgia	-29.0	starter
2016	R6, #208	Kamu Grugier-Hill	OLB	Eastern Illinois	+39.3	backup
2016	R6, #214	Elandon Roberts	ILB	Houston	+52.3	backup
2016	R6, #221	Ted Karras	G	Illinois	+61.7	starter
2016	R7, #225	Devin Lucien	WR	Arizona St.	-25.8	released
2015	R1, #32	Malcom Brown	DT	Texas	-33.4	bust
2015	R2, #64	Jordan Richards	S	Stanford	-46.8	bust
2015	R3, #97	Geneo Grissom	DE	Oklahoma	-37.2	bust
2015	R4, #101	Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas	+29.8	starter
2015	R4, #111	Tre' Jackson	G	Florida St.	-39.2	active
2015	R4, #131	Shaq Mason	C	Georgia Tech	+35.9	starter
2015	R5, #166	Joe Cardona	LS	Navy	-	backup
2015	R6, #178	Matthew Wells	LB	Mississippi St.	-35.2	released
2015	R6, #202	A.J. Derby	TE	Arkansas	+19.3	active
2015	R7, #247	Darryl Roberts	CB	Marshall	+17.9	starter
2015	R7, #253	Xzavier Dickson	OLB	Alabama	-20.3	released
2014	R1, #29	Dominique Easley	DT	Florida	-54.3	bust
2014	R2, #62	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	Eastern Illinois	+21.1	starter
2014	R4, #105	Bryan Stork	C	Florida St.	-40.5	active
2014	R4, #130	James White	RB	Wisconsin	+32.6	backup
2014	R4, #140	Cameron Fleming	T	Stanford	+46.8	backup
2014	R6, #179	Jon Halapio	OL	Florida	+26.3	starter
2014	R6, #198	Zach Moore	DE	Concordia-St.Paul (MN)	+18.5	active
2014	R6, #206	Jemea Thomas	DB	Georgia Tech	-29.6	active
2014	R7, #244	Jeremy Gallon	WR	Michigan	-22.1	released
2013	R2, #52	Jamie Collins	LB	Southern Miss	-10.9	starter
2013	R2, #59	Aaron Dobson	WR	Marshall	-51.1	bust
2013	R3, #83	Logan Ryan	DB	Rutgers	+29.8	starter
2013	R3, #91	Duron Harmon	DB	Rutgers	+13.8	starter
2013	R4, #102	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	-41.1	active
2013	R7, #226	Michael Buchanan	DE	Illinois	-15.6	active
2013	R7, #235	Steve Beauharnais	LB	Rutgers	-23.9	active
2012	R1, #21	Chandler Jones	DE	Syracuse	+18.4	starter
2012	R1, #25	Dont'a Hightower	LB	Alabama	+1.3	starter
2012	R2, #48	Tavon Wilson	DB	Illinois	-19.4	backup
2012	R3, #90	Jake Bequette	DE	Arkansas	-53.8	bust
2012	R6, #197	Nate Ebner	DB	Ohio St.	-16.4	backup
2012	R7, #224	Alfonzo Dennard	DB	Nebraska	-16.0	active
2012	R7, #235	Jeremy Ebert	WR	Northwestern	-23.9	active

Questions

How good is Bill Belichick at drafting?

Bill Belichick has 35 starters and 17 busts from 106 picks, with a hit rate of 44% and -5.8 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Bill Belichick at evaluating wide receivers?

Bill Belichick has drafted 12 wide receivers: 3 starters, 2 busts, -16.7 DVA per pick. That is 10.8 points below the league average for wide receivers.

How good is Bill Belichick at evaluating defensive ends?

Bill Belichick has drafted 11 defensive ends: 2 starters, 4 busts, -11.0 DVA per pick. That is 2.9 points above the league average for defensive ends.

How good is Bill Belichick at evaluating defensive backs?

Bill Belichick has drafted 9 defensive backs: 4 starters, 1 busts, -5.7 DVA per pick. That is 6.2 points above the league average for defensive backs.

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