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Doug Whaley Draft History and Grades

4 draft classes, 2014-2017. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Doug Whaley has made 26 picks. 10 became starters and 1 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -3.3, league average -7.6. That ranks 8 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at linebackers (+11.3 vs league on 5 picks) and offensive linemen (+4.6 vs league on 5 picks). Weakest at wide receivers (-7.8 on 4 picks).

26Picks

46%Hit rateleague 40%

38%Starter rateleague 31%

9%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-3.3DVA 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
OL	5	2	0	40%	-2.0	+4.6 vs league
LB	5	2	0	60%	+5.3	+11.3 vs league
CB	4	3	0	50%	-7.0	+4.5 vs league
WR	4	2	0	25%	-13.8	-7.8 vs league
QB	2	0	0	0%	-40.4	too few to judge
EDGE	2	1	0	50%	-8.8	too few to judge
RB	2	0	0	100%	+45.2	too few to judge
DL	1	0	1	0%	-41.1	too few to judge
TE	1	0	0	100%	+29.7	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Karlos Williams (RB, R5 2015) +53 DVA
Matt Milano (LB, R5 2017) +52 DVA
Jonathan Williams (RB, R5 2016) +38 DVA

Worst value

Cardale Jones (QB, R4 2016) -43 DVA
Adolphus Washington (DL, R3 2016) -41 DVA
Ross Cockrell (CB, R4 2014) -37 DVA

Tenure

Bills: 2014-2017 (Fired the day after the 2017 draft)

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
2017	R1, #27	Tre'Davious White	CB	LSU	+21.7	starter
2017	R2, #37	Zay Jones	WR	East Carolina	+7.4	starter
2017	R2, #63	Dion Dawkins	OL	Temple	+9.3	starter
2017	R5, #163	Matt Milano	LB	Boston Col.	+51.8	starter
2017	R5, #171	Nathan Peterman	QB	Pittsburgh	-37.5	active
2017	R6, #195	Tanner Vallejo	LB	Boise St.	-29.0	backup
2016	R1, #19	Shaq Lawson	EDGE	Clemson	+15.7	starter
2016	R2, #41	Reggie Ragland	LB	Alabama	+20.0	backup
2016	R3, #80	Adolphus Washington	DL	Ohio St.	-41.1	bust
2016	R4, #139	Cardale Jones	QB	Ohio St.	-43.2	active
2016	R5, #156	Jonathan Williams	RB	Arkansas	+37.6	backup
2016	R6, #192	Kolby Listenbee	WR	TCU	-32.4	released
2016	R6, #218	Kevon Seymour	CB	USC	-32.2	backup
2015	R2, #50	Ronald Darby	CB	Florida St.	+20.3	starter
2015	R3, #81	John Miller	OL	Louisville	-6.5	starter
2015	R5, #155	Karlos Williams	RB	Florida St.	+52.8	active
2015	R6, #188	Tony Steward	EDGE	Clemson	-33.2	active
2015	R6, #194	Nick O'Leary	TE	Florida St.	+29.7	backup
2015	R7, #234	Dezmin Lewis	WR	Central Arkansas	-24.1	active
2014	R1, #4	Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson	-6.0	starter
2014	R2, #44	Cyrus Kouandjio	OL	Alabama	+26.1	active
2014	R3, #73	Preston Brown	LB	Louisville	+0.5	starter
2014	R4, #109	Ross Cockrell	CB	Duke	-37.5	starter
2014	R5, #153	Cyril Richardson	OL	Baylor	-30.3	active
2014	R7, #221	Randell Johnson	LB	Florida Atlantic	-16.6	active
2014	R7, #237	Seantrel Henderson	OL	Miami (FL)	-8.5	backup

Questions

How good is Doug Whaley at drafting?

Doug Whaley has 10 starters and 1 busts from 26 picks, with a hit rate of 46% and -3.3 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Doug Whaley at evaluating offensive linemen?

Doug Whaley has drafted 5 offensive linemen: 2 starters, 0 busts, -2.0 DVA per pick. That is 4.6 points above the league average for offensive linemen.

How good is Doug Whaley at evaluating linebackers?

Doug Whaley has drafted 5 linebackers: 2 starters, 0 busts, +5.3 DVA per pick. That is 11.3 points above the league average for linebackers.

How good is Doug Whaley at evaluating cornerbacks?

Doug Whaley has drafted 4 cornerbacks: 3 starters, 0 busts, -7.0 DVA per pick. That is 4.5 points above the league average for cornerbacks.

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