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John Dorsey Draft History and Grades

7 draft classes, 2013-2019. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

John Dorsey has made 54 picks. 20 became starters and 4 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -3.3, league average -7.6. That ranks 9 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at offensive linemen (+19.3 vs league on 8 picks) and wide receivers (+12.9 vs league on 7 picks). Weakest at running backs (-4.7 on 5 picks) and cornerbacks (-3.6 on 11 picks).

54Picks

45%Hit rateleague 40%

37%Starter rateleague 31%

19%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
CB	11	5	2	36%	-15.0	-3.6 vs league
OL	8	6	0	62%	+12.7	+19.3 vs league
LB	7	0	0	29%	-8.5	-2.5 vs league
WR	7	4	0	71%	+6.9	+12.9 vs league
RB	5	1	1	40%	-7.1	-4.7 vs league
EDGE	5	0	1	20%	-15.4	-3.0 vs league
QB	4	2	0	25%	-10.5	+11.8 vs league
S	2	0	0	0%	-31.7	too few to judge
DL	2	1	0	100%	+22.8	too few to judge
TE	2	1	0	100%	+34.9	too few to judge
K	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Tyreek Hill (WR, R5 2016) +57 DVA
Eric Kush (OL, R6 2013) +56 DVA
Zach Fulton (OL, R6 2014) +56 DVA

Worst value

KeiVarae Russell (CB, R3 2016) -47 DVA
Phillip Gaines (CB, R3 2014) -46 DVA
Sanders Commings (CB, R5 2013) -44 DVA

Tenure

Chiefs: 2013-2017 (Fired June 2017 after the draft)
Browns: 2018-2019

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
2019	R2, #46	Greedy Williams	CB	LSU	+23.9	starter
2019	R3, #80	Sione Takitaki	LB	BYU	+31.6	backup
2019	R4, #119	Sheldrick Redwine	S	Miami (FL)	-36.3	backup
2019	R5, #155	Mack Wilson	LB	Alabama	-2.7	backup
2019	R5, #170	Austin Seibert	K	Oklahoma	-	backup
2019	R6, #189	Drew Forbes	OL	SE Missouri St.	-23.0	active
2019	R7, #221	Donnie Lewis Jr.	CB	Tulane	-26.6	released
2018	R1, #1	Baker Mayfield	QB	Oklahoma	-0.4	starter
2018	R1, #4	Denzel Ward	CB	Ohio St.	+7.5	starter
2018	R2, #33	Austin Corbett	OL	Nevada	+16.6	starter
2018	R2, #35	Nick Chubb	RB	Georgia	+26.4	starter
2018	R3, #67	Chad Thomas	EDGE	Miami (FL)	-25.1	bust
2018	R4, #105	Antonio Callaway	WR	Florida	+4.1	starter
2018	R5, #150	Genard Avery	LB	Memphis	-9.1	backup
2018	R6, #175	Damion Ratley	WR	Texas A&M	-1.4	active
2018	R6, #188	Simeon Thomas	CB	Louisiana	-23.6	active
2017	R1, #10	Patrick Mahomes	QB	Texas Tech	+16.3	starter
2017	R2, #59	Tanoh Kpassagnon	EDGE	Villanova	+9.3	backup
2017	R3, #86	Kareem Hunt	RB	Toledo	+36.8	backup
2017	R4, #139	Jehu Chesson	WR	Michigan	-33.2	active
2017	R5, #183	Ukeme Eligwe	LB	Georgia Southern	-24.2	active
2017	R6, #218	Leon McQuay	S	USC	-27.2	active
2016	R2, #37	Chris Jones	DL	Mississippi St.	+26.5	starter
2016	R3, #74	KeiVarae Russell	CB	Notre Dame	-47.5	bust
2016	R4, #105	Parker Ehinger	OL	Cincinnati	-40.5	starter
2016	R4, #106	Eric Murray	CB	Minnesota	-35.3	starter
2016	R4, #126	Demarcus Robinson	WR	Florida	+2.6	starter
2016	R5, #162	Kevin Hogan	QB	Stanford	-19.6	active
2016	R5, #165	Tyreek Hill	WR	West Alabama	+56.5	starter
2016	R6, #178	D.J. White	CB	Georgia Tech	-25.2	active
2016	R6, #203	Dadi Nicolas	EDGE	Virginia Tech	-20.2	active
2015	R1, #18	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington	+18.6	starter
2015	R2, #49	Mitch Morse	OL	Missouri	+28.9	starter
2015	R3, #76	Chris Conley	WR	Georgia	+12.7	starter
2015	R3, #98	Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon St.	+33.3	starter
2015	R4, #118	Ramik Wilson	LB	Georgia	-32.7	backup
2015	R5, #172	D.J. Alexander	EDGE	Oregon St.	-21.5	backup
2015	R5, #173	James O'Shaughnessy	TE	Illinois St.	+35.8	backup
2015	R6, #217	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	DL	Southern Miss	+19.2	backup
2015	R7, #233	Da'Ron Brown	WR	Northern Illinois	+7.3	released
2014	R1, #23	Dee Ford	LB	Auburn	+19.3	backup
2014	R3, #87	Phillip Gaines	CB	Rice	-45.8	bust
2014	R4, #124	De'Anthony Thomas	RB	Oregon	-31.4	backup
2014	R5, #163	Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia	-38.3	released
2014	R6, #193	Zach Fulton	OL	Tennessee	+55.7	starter
2014	R6, #200	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	OL	McGill	+32.3	starter
2013	R1, #1	Eric Fisher	OL	Central Michigan	-24.6	starter
2013	R3, #63	Travis Kelce	TE	Cincinnati	+34.0	starter
2013	R3, #96	Knile Davis	RB	Arkansas	-37.5	bust
2013	R4, #99	Nico Johnson	LB	Alabama	-41.8	active
2013	R5, #134	Sanders Commings	CB	Georgia	-44.3	active
2013	R6, #170	Eric Kush	OL	California (PA)	+56.5	backup
2013	R6, #204	Braden Wilson	RB	Kansas St.	-30.0	released
2013	R7, #207	Mike Catapano	EDGE	Princeton	-19.4	active

Questions

How good is John Dorsey at drafting?

John Dorsey has 20 starters and 4 busts from 54 picks, with a hit rate of 45% and -3.3 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is John Dorsey at evaluating cornerbacks?

John Dorsey has drafted 11 cornerbacks: 5 starters, 2 busts, -15.0 DVA per pick. That is 3.6 points below the league average for cornerbacks.

How good is John Dorsey at evaluating offensive linemen?

John Dorsey has drafted 8 offensive linemen: 6 starters, 0 busts, +12.7 DVA per pick. That is 19.3 points above the league average for offensive linemen.

How good is John Dorsey at evaluating linebackers?

John Dorsey has drafted 7 linebackers: 0 starters, 0 busts, -8.5 DVA per pick. That is 2.5 points below the league average for linebackers.

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