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Dave Caldwell Draft History and Grades

8 draft classes, 2013-2020. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Dave Caldwell has made 65 picks. 19 became starters and 6 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -10.1, league average -7.6. That ranks 40 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at defensive linemen (+14.6 vs league on 5 picks) and edge rushers (+12.6 vs league on 9 picks). Weakest at safeties (-19.7 on 4 picks) and linebackers (-14.7 on 4 picks).

65Picks

34%Hit rateleague 40%

29%Starter rateleague 31%

22%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-10.1DVA 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
CB	11	2	3	9%	-26.0	-14.5 vs league
WR	10	4	0	50%	-0.7	+5.2 vs league
EDGE	9	2	0	44%	+0.2	+12.6 vs league
OL	8	4	1	38%	-8.3	-1.7 vs league
DL	5	0	0	60%	+6.2	+14.6 vs league
QB	5	3	1	20%	-17.9	+4.4 vs league
RB	5	1	0	20%	-13.8	-11.4 vs league
LB	4	2	0	25%	-20.7	-14.7 vs league
S	4	1	1	25%	-21.2	-19.7 vs league
TE	3	0	0	67%	+2.4	-0.3 vs league
P	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Michael Bennett (DL, R6 2015) +58 DVA
Leon Jacobs (EDGE, R7 2018) +49 DVA
Brandon Linder (OL, R3 2014) +38 DVA

Worst value

Luke Joeckel (OL, R1 2013) -79 DVA
C.J. Henderson (CB, R1 2020) -59 DVA
Johnathan Cyprien (CB, R2 2013) -53 DVA

Tenure

Jaguars: 2013-2020

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
2020	R1, #9	C.J. Henderson	CB	Florida	-59.3	bust
2020	R1, #20	K'Lavon Chaisson	EDGE	LSU	+6.0	backup
2020	R2, #42	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	Colorado	-3.6	backup
2020	R3, #73	DaVon Hamilton	DL	Ohio St.	-17.1	backup
2020	R4, #116	Ben Bartch	OL	Saint John's (MN)	-17.3	backup
2020	R4, #137	Josiah Scott	CB	Michigan St.	-15.9	backup
2020	R4, #140	Shaquille Quarterman	LB	Miami (FL)	-28.0	backup
2020	R5, #157	Daniel Thomas	S	Auburn	-24.5	backup
2020	R5, #165	Collin Johnson	WR	Texas	-10.9	backup
2020	R6, #189	Jake Luton	QB	Oregon St.	-38.0	active
2020	R6, #206	Tyler Davis	TE	Georgia Tech	-23.1	backup
2020	R7, #223	Chris Claybrooks	CB	Memphis	-23.0	backup
2019	R1, #7	Josh Hines-Allen	LB	Kentucky	+3.8	starter
2019	R2, #35	Jawaan Taylor	OL	Florida	+19.9	starter
2019	R3, #69	Josh Oliver	TE	San Jose St.	+10.8	backup
2019	R3, #98	Quincy Williams	S	Murray St.	-37.0	bust
2019	R5, #140	Ryquell Armstead	RB	Temple	-24.5	active
2019	R6, #178	Gardner Minshew II	QB	Washington St.	+18.6	starter
2019	R7, #235	Dontavius Russell	DL	Auburn	-23.9	active
2018	R1, #29	Taven Bryan	DL	Florida	+13.6	backup
2018	R2, #61	DJ Chark	WR	LSU	+18.0	starter
2018	R3, #93	Ronnie Harrison	S	Alabama	+27.6	backup
2018	R4, #129	Will Richardson	OL	North Carolina St.	-10.0	backup
2018	R6, #203	Tanner Lee	QB	Nebraska	-30.2	released
2018	R7, #230	Leon Jacobs	EDGE	Wisconsin	+48.6	active
2018	R7, #247	Logan Cooke	P	Mississippi St.	-	backup
2017	R1, #4	Leonard Fournette	RB	LSU	+11.3	starter
2017	R2, #34	Cam Robinson	OL	Alabama	+7.9	starter
2017	R3, #68	Dawuane Smoot	EDGE	Illinois	+16.6	backup
2017	R4, #110	Dede Westbrook	WR	Oklahoma	+25.1	starter
2017	R5, #148	Blair Brown	LB	Ohio	-31.4	active
2017	R7, #222	Jalen Myrick	CB	Minnesota	-26.4	active
2017	R7, #240	Marquez Williams	RB	Miami (FL)	-22.9	active
2016	R1, #5	Jalen Ramsey	CB	Florida St.	+12.7	starter
2016	R2, #36	Myles Jack	EDGE	UCLA	-3.9	starter
2016	R3, #69	Yannick Ngakoue	EDGE	Maryland	+28.3	starter
2016	R4, #103	Sheldon Day	DL	Notre Dame	+0.5	backup
2016	R6, #181	Tyrone Holmes	EDGE	Montana	-24.6	active
2016	R6, #201	Brandon Allen	QB	Arkansas	-10.6	starter
2016	R7, #226	Jonathan Woodard	EDGE	Central Arkansas	-25.6	active
2015	R1, #3	Dante Fowler	EDGE	Florida	-22.5	backup
2015	R2, #36	T.J. Yeldon	RB	Alabama	-6.7	backup
2015	R3, #67	A.J. Cann	OL	South Carolina	-11.0	starter
2015	R4, #104	James Sample	S	Louisville	-50.7	active
2015	R5, #139	Rashad Greene	WR	Florida St.	-33.2	active
2015	R6, #180	Michael Bennett	DL	Ohio St.	+58.0	active
2015	R7, #220	Neal Sterling	WR	Monmouth	+7.6	backup
2015	R7, #229	Ben Koyack	TE	Notre Dame	+19.3	backup
2014	R1, #3	Blake Bortles	QB	Central Florida	-29.4	bust
2014	R2, #39	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	+11.6	starter
2014	R2, #61	Allen Robinson	WR	Penn St.	+22.4	starter
2014	R3, #93	Brandon Linder	OL	Miami (FL)	+38.3	starter
2014	R4, #114	Aaron Colvin	CB	Oklahoma	-25.9	backup
2014	R5, #144	Telvin Smith	LB	Florida St.	-27.2	starter
2014	R5, #159	Chris Smith	EDGE	Arkansas	-20.7	backup
2014	R6, #205	Luke Bowanko	OL	Virginia	-14.8	backup
2014	R7, #222	Storm Johnson	RB	Central Florida	-26.4	active
2013	R1, #2	Luke Joeckel	OL	Texas A&M	-79.2	bust
2013	R2, #33	Johnathan Cyprien	CB	Florida International	-53.1	bust
2013	R3, #64	Dwayne Gratz	CB	Connecticut	-44.8	bust
2013	R4, #101	Ace Sanders	WR	South Carolina	-41.4	active
2013	R5, #135	Denard Robinson	WR	Michigan	-2.5	backup
2013	R6, #169	Josh Evans	CB	Florida	-7.0	backup
2013	R7, #208	Jeremy Harris	CB	New Mexico St.	-29.2	active
2013	R7, #210	Demetrius McCray	CB	Appalachian St.	-13.8	backup

Questions

How good is Dave Caldwell at drafting?

Dave Caldwell has 19 starters and 6 busts from 65 picks, with a hit rate of 34% and -10.1 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Dave Caldwell at evaluating cornerbacks?

Dave Caldwell has drafted 11 cornerbacks: 2 starters, 3 busts, -26.0 DVA per pick. That is 14.5 points below the league average for cornerbacks.

How good is Dave Caldwell at evaluating wide receivers?

Dave Caldwell has drafted 10 wide receivers: 4 starters, 0 busts, -0.7 DVA per pick. That is 5.2 points above the league average for wide receivers.

How good is Dave Caldwell at evaluating edge rushers?

Dave Caldwell has drafted 9 edge rushers: 2 starters, 0 busts, +0.2 DVA per pick. That is 12.6 points above the league average for edge rushers.

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