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Dave Gettleman Draft History and Grades

8 draft classes, 2013-2021. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Dave Gettleman has made 53 picks. 23 became starters and 5 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -5.0, league average -7.6. That ranks 20 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at defensive backs (+22.9 vs league on 3 picks) and wide receivers (+19.8 vs league on 4 picks). Weakest at cornerbacks (-9.5 on 9 picks) and defensive ends (-9.1 on 3 picks).

53Picks

49%Hit rateleague 40%

43%Starter rateleague 31%

21%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-5.0DVA 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	9	4	2	22%	-20.4	-9.5 vs league
LB	7	1	0	43%	-0.5	+5.8 vs league
DT	7	3	1	71%	+0.5	+10.1 vs league
RB	5	1	0	60%	+1.2	+2.6 vs league
WR	4	3	0	75%	+13.9	+19.8 vs league
DB	3	1	0	67%	+11.0	+22.9 vs league
T	3	1	0	67%	+5.8	+12.1 vs league
G	3	3	0	33%	-0.6	+6.4 vs league
DE	3	1	2	33%	-23.0	-9.1 vs league
OLB	2	2	0	50%	-6.8	too few to judge
QB	2	1	0	50%	-24.7	too few to judge
OL	2	1	0	50%	-14.1	too few to judge
DL	1	0	0	0%	-38.1	too few to judge
S	1	1	0	100%	+25.8	too few to judge
TE	1	0	0	0%	-20.5	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Tre Boston (DB, R4 2014) +39 DVA
Darius Slayton (WR, R5 2019) +37 DVA
James Bradberry (CB, R2 2016) +33 DVA

Worst value

Deandre Baker (CB, R1 2019) -64 DVA
Kyle Lauletta (QB, R4 2018) -50 DVA
Edmund Kugbila (OL, R4 2013) -50 DVA

Tenure

Panthers: 2013-2016
Giants: 2018-2021

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
2021	R1, #20	Kadarius Toney	WR	Florida	-12.9	backup
2021	R2, #50	Azeez Ojulari	OLB	Georgia	+10.1	starter
2021	R3, #71	Aaron Robinson	DB	Central Florida	-18.1	active
2021	R4, #116	Elerson Smith	DL	Northern Iowa	-38.1	active
2021	R6, #196	Gary Brightwell	RB	Arizona	+18.2	backup
2021	R6, #201	Rodarius Williams	CB	Oklahoma St.	-30.6	active
2020	R1, #4	Andrew Thomas	T	Georgia	+10.8	starter
2020	R2, #36	Xavier McKinney	S	Alabama	+25.8	starter
2020	R3, #99	Matt Peart	T	Connecticut	+31.0	backup
2020	R4, #110	Darnay Holmes	CB	UCLA	-6.3	backup
2020	R5, #150	Shane Lemieux	G	Oregon	-11.1	starter
2020	R6, #183	Cam Brown	LB	Penn St.	-19.2	backup
2020	R7, #218	Carter Coughlin	LB	Minnesota	-12.2	backup
2020	R7, #238	T.J. Brunson	LB	South Carolina	-23.3	active
2020	R7, #247	Chris Williamson	CB	Minnesota	-21.5	active
2020	R7, #255	Tae Crowder	LB	Georgia	+21.1	starter
2019	R1, #6	Daniel Jones	QB	Duke	+0.4	starter
2019	R1, #17	Dexter Lawrence	DT	Clemson	+18.8	starter
2019	R1, #30	Deandre Baker	CB	Georgia	-63.5	bust
2019	R3, #95	Oshane Ximines	DE	Old Dominion	-28.9	bust
2019	R4, #108	Julian Love	CB	Notre Dame	-34.8	starter
2019	R5, #143	Ryan Connelly	LB	Wisconsin	-27.4	backup
2019	R5, #171	Darius Slayton	WR	Auburn	+36.6	starter
2019	R6, #180	Corey Ballentine	CB	Washburn	+24.4	backup
2019	R7, #232	George Asafo-Adjei	T	Kentucky	-24.5	released
2019	R7, #245	Chris Slayton	DT	Syracuse	-21.9	released
2018	R1, #2	Saquon Barkley	RB	Penn St.	+7.8	starter
2018	R2, #34	Will Hernandez	G	Texas-El Paso	-17.5	starter
2018	R3, #66	Lorenzo Carter	DE	Georgia	+5.7	starter
2018	R3, #69	B.J. Hill	DT	North Carolina St.	+16.5	starter
2018	R4, #108	Kyle Lauletta	QB	Richmond	-49.8	active
2018	R5, #139	R.J. McIntosh	DT	Miami (FL)	+5.6	active
2016	R1, #30	Vernon Butler	DT	Louisiana Tech	+18.3	backup
2016	R2, #62	James Bradberry	CB	Samford	+32.9	starter
2016	R3, #77	Daryl Worley	CB	West Virginia	-41.8	bust
2016	R5, #141	Zack Sanchez	CB	Oklahoma	-42.8	active
2016	R7, #252	Beau Sandland	TE	Montana St.	-20.5	released
2015	R1, #25	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington	-23.7	starter
2015	R2, #41	Devin Funchess	WR	Michigan	+18.1	starter
2015	R4, #102	Daryl Williams	G	Oklahoma	+27.0	starter
2015	R5, #169	David Mayo	LB	Texas St.	+27.2	backup
2015	R5, #174	Cameron Artis-Payne	RB	Auburn	+28.3	backup
2014	R1, #28	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	Florida St.	+13.8	starter
2014	R2, #60	Kony Ealy	DE	Missouri	-45.8	bust
2014	R3, #92	Trai Turner	OL	LSU	+21.6	starter
2014	R4, #128	Tre Boston	DB	North Carolina	+38.8	starter
2014	R5, #148	Bene Benwikere	DB	San Jose St.	+12.2	backup
2014	R6, #204	Tyler Gaffney	RB	Stanford	-30.0	released
2013	R1, #14	Star Lotulelei	DT	Utah	-46.2	bust
2013	R2, #44	Kawann Short	DT	Purdue	+12.4	starter
2013	R4, #108	Edmund Kugbila	OL	Valdosta St.	-49.8	released
2013	R5, #148	A.J. Klein	LB	Iowa St.	+30.1	backup
2013	R6, #182	Kenjon Barner	RB	Oregon	-18.1	backup

Questions

How good is Dave Gettleman at drafting?

Dave Gettleman has 23 starters and 5 busts from 53 picks, with a hit rate of 49% and -5.0 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Dave Gettleman at evaluating cornerbacks?

Dave Gettleman has drafted 9 cornerbacks: 4 starters, 2 busts, -20.4 DVA per pick. That is 9.5 points below the league average for cornerbacks.

How good is Dave Gettleman at evaluating linebackers?

Dave Gettleman has drafted 7 linebackers: 1 starters, 0 busts, -0.5 DVA per pick. That is 5.8 points above the league average for linebackers.

How good is Dave Gettleman at evaluating defensive tackles?

Dave Gettleman has drafted 7 defensive tackles: 3 starters, 1 busts, +0.5 DVA per pick. That is 10.1 points above the league average for defensive tackles.

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