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Ted Thompson Draft History and Grades

6 draft classes, 2012-2017. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Ted Thompson has made 53 picks. 15 became starters and 5 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -6.5, league average -7.6. That ranks 27 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at cornerbacks (+14.4 vs league on 7 picks) and offensive linemen (+13.2 vs league on 7 picks). Weakest at defensive linemen (-12.4 on 5 picks) and linebackers (-8.8 on 6 picks).

53Picks

40%Hit rateleague 40%

28%Starter rateleague 31%

28%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-6.5DVA 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	9	1	0	44%	-7.7	-1.8 vs league
CB	7	4	1	71%	+2.9	+14.4 vs league
OL	7	3	0	43%	+6.6	+13.2 vs league
EDGE	7	1	1	29%	-16.1	-3.7 vs league
LB	6	1	0	17%	-14.8	-8.8 vs league
RB	6	1	1	50%	+4.4	+6.8 vs league
DL	5	1	2	20%	-20.7	-12.4 vs league
S	2	2	0	50%	+4.0	too few to judge
QB	2	1	0	0%	-32.3	too few to judge
TE	2	0	0	50%	-4.6	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Aaron Jones (RB, R5 2017) +54 DVA
Corey Linsley (OL, R5 2014) +54 DVA
J.C. Tretter (OL, R4 2013) +46 DVA

Worst value

Nick Perry (EDGE, R1 2012) -55 DVA
Jerel Worthy (DL, R2 2012) -48 DVA
Carl Bradford (LB, R4 2014) -47 DVA

Tenure

Packers: 2005-2017

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	R2, #33	Kevin King	CB	Washington	+0.9	starter
2017	R2, #61	Josh Jones	S	North Carolina St.	-2.1	starter
2017	R3, #93	Montravius Adams	DL	Auburn	-19.3	backup
2017	R4, #108	Vince Biegel	LB	Wisconsin	-7.1	backup
2017	R4, #134	Jamaal Williams	RB	BYU	+38.1	backup
2017	R5, #175	DeAngelo Yancey	WR	Purdue	-35.8	released
2017	R5, #182	Aaron Jones	RB	Texas-El Paso	+54.0	starter
2017	R6, #212	Kofi Amichia	OL	South Florida	-28.4	released
2017	R7, #238	Devante Mays	RB	Utah St.	-23.3	active
2017	R7, #247	Malachi Dupre	WR	LSU	-21.5	active
2016	R1, #27	Kenny Clark	DL	UCLA	+10.3	starter
2016	R2, #48	Jason Spriggs	OL	Indiana	-13.7	backup
2016	R3, #88	Kyler Fackrell	EDGE	Utah St.	+9.7	backup
2016	R4, #131	Blake Martinez	LB	Stanford	+25.5	starter
2016	R4, #137	Dean Lowry	EDGE	Northwestern	-3.9	starter
2016	R5, #163	Trevor Davis	WR	California	-23.3	backup
2016	R6, #200	Kyle Murphy	OL	Stanford	-30.8	active
2015	R1, #30	Damarious Randall	S	Arizona St.	+10.0	starter
2015	R2, #62	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (OH)	-45.3	bust
2015	R3, #94	Ty Montgomery	WR	Stanford	+26.2	backup
2015	R4, #129	Jake Ryan	EDGE	Michigan	-30.3	backup
2015	R5, #147	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA	-42.2	starter
2015	R6, #206	Aaron Ripkowski	RB	Oklahoma	-14.6	backup
2015	R6, #210	Christian Ringo	EDGE	Louisiana	-13.8	backup
2015	R6, #213	Kennard Backman	TE	Ala-Birmingham	-28.2	active
2014	R1, #21	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	CB	Alabama	+12.5	starter
2014	R2, #53	Davante Adams	WR	Fresno St.	+31.2	starter
2014	R3, #85	Khyri Thornton	DL	Southern Miss	-44.9	bust
2014	R3, #98	Richard Rodgers	TE	California	+18.9	backup
2014	R4, #121	Carl Bradford	LB	Arizona St.	-47.0	active
2014	R5, #161	Corey Linsley	OL	Ohio St.	+53.7	starter
2014	R5, #176	Jared Abbrederis	WR	Wisconsin	-25.6	active
2014	R6, #197	Demetri Goodson	CB	Baylor	-21.4	active
2014	R7, #236	Jeff Janis	WR	Saginaw Valley St.	+2.1	backup
2013	R1, #26	Datone Jones	EDGE	UCLA	+8.0	backup
2013	R2, #61	Eddie Lacy	RB	Alabama	+8.3	bust
2013	R4, #109	David Bakhtiari	OL	Colorado	+42.8	starter
2013	R4, #122	J.C. Tretter	OL	Cornell	+45.7	starter
2013	R4, #125	Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA	-36.2	active
2013	R5, #159	Micah Hyde	CB	Iowa	+35.3	starter
2013	R5, #167	Josh Boyd	EDGE	Mississippi St.	-27.5	active
2013	R6, #193	Nate Palmer	LB	Illinois St.	-17.2	backup
2013	R7, #216	Charles Johnson	WR	Grand Valley St.	+3.3	backup
2013	R7, #224	Kevin Dorsey	WR	Maryland	-26.0	active
2013	R7, #232	Sam Barrington	LB	South Florida	-14.5	active
2012	R1, #28	Nick Perry	EDGE	USC	-54.6	bust
2012	R2, #51	Jerel Worthy	DL	Michigan St.	-48.1	bust
2012	R2, #62	Casey Hayward	CB	Vanderbilt	+20.2	starter
2012	R4, #132	Mike Daniels	DL	Iowa	-1.5	backup
2012	R4, #133	Jerron McMillian	CB	Maine	+18.3	active
2012	R5, #163	Terrell Manning	LB	North Carolina St.	-28.3	active
2012	R7, #241	Andrew Datko	OL	Florida St.	-22.7	released
2012	R7, #243	B.J. Coleman	QB	Chattanooga	-22.3	released

Questions

How good is Ted Thompson at drafting?

Ted Thompson has 15 starters and 5 busts from 53 picks, with a hit rate of 40% and -6.5 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Ted Thompson at evaluating wide receivers?

Ted Thompson has drafted 9 wide receivers: 1 starters, 0 busts, -7.7 DVA per pick. That is 1.8 points below the league average for wide receivers.

How good is Ted Thompson at evaluating cornerbacks?

Ted Thompson has drafted 7 cornerbacks: 4 starters, 1 busts, +2.9 DVA per pick. That is 14.4 points above the league average for cornerbacks.

How good is Ted Thompson at evaluating offensive linemen?

Ted Thompson has drafted 7 offensive linemen: 3 starters, 0 busts, +6.6 DVA per pick. That is 13.2 points above the league average for offensive linemen.

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