Chargers, Raiders · former general manager

Tom Telesco Draft History and Grades

12 draft classes, 2013-2024. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Tom Telesco has made 84 picks. 34 became starters and 9 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -5.7, league average -7.6. That ranks 22 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at edge rushers (+17.1 vs league on 6 picks) and quarterbacks (+13.3 vs league on 4 picks). Weakest at offensive linemen (-15.7 on 16 picks) and running backs (-3.8 on 9 picks).

84Picks

42%Hit rateleague 40%

40%Starter rateleague 31%

26%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-5.7DVA 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	16	10	6	12%	-22.2	-15.7 vs league
LB	10	4	1	56%	-0.8	+5.2 vs league
CB	9	1	1	38%	-9.5	+1.9 vs league
RB	9	1	0	25%	-6.2	-3.8 vs league
WR	9	4	0	56%	-0.8	+5.1 vs league
DL	9	2	0	56%	+3.1	+11.4 vs league
S	8	6	1	57%	+0.6	+2.1 vs league
EDGE	6	2	0	50%	+4.7	+17.1 vs league
QB	4	2	0	50%	-9.0	+13.3 vs league
TE	3	2	0	67%	+7.3	+4.6 vs league
P	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Jatavis Brown (EDGE, R5 2016) +54 DVA
Justin Jackson (RB, R7 2018) +50 DVA
Scott Quessenberry (OL, R5 2018) +46 DVA

Worst value

Forrest Lamp (OL, R2 2017) -62 DVA
Max Tuerk (OL, R3 2016) -59 DVA
Manti Te'o (LB, R2 2013) -52 DVA

Tenure

Chargers: 2013-2023
Raiders: 2024-2024

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

8 picks are from the last two drafts and still developing.

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	School	DVA	Result
2024	R1, #13	Brock Bowers	TE	Georgia	+16.5	starter
2024	R2, #44	Jackson Powers-Johnson	OL	Oregon	-26.1	bust
2024	R3, #77	Delmar Glaze	OL	Maryland	-40.8	bust
2024	R4, #112	Decamerion Richardson	CB	Mississippi St.	-50.6	developing
2024	R5, #148	Tommy Eichenberg	LB	Ohio St.	-	developing
2024	R6, #208	Dylan Laube	RB	New Hampshire	-	developing
2024	R7, #223	Trey Taylor	S	Air Force	-	developing
2024	R7, #229	M.J. Devonshire	CB	Pittsburgh	-	developing
2023	R1, #21	Quentin Johnston	WR	TCU	+5.2	starter
2023	R2, #54	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	USC	+28.4	starter
2023	R3, #85	Daiyan Henley	LB	Washington St.	+26.6	starter
2023	R4, #125	Derius Davis	WR	TCU	-31.2	backup
2023	R5, #156	Jordan McFadden	OL	Clemson	-29.7	active
2023	R6, #200	Scott Matlock	DL	Boise St.	-33.9	backup
2023	R7, #239	Max Duggan	QB	TCU	-23.1	active
2022	R1, #17	Zion Johnson	OL	Boston Col.	-38.3	bust
2022	R3, #79	JT Woods	S	Baylor	-46.3	bust
2022	R4, #123	Isaiah Spiller	RB	Texas A&M	-47.1	active
2022	R5, #160	Otito Ogbonnia	DL	UCLA	-18.5	backup
2022	R6, #195	Jamaree Salyer	OL	Georgia	+13.8	starter
2022	R6, #214	Ja'Sir Taylor	CB	Wake Forest	+10.9	backup
2022	R7, #236	Deane Leonard	CB	Mississippi	-0.8	backup
2022	R7, #260	Zander Horvath	RB	Purdue	-9.0	active
2021	R1, #13	Rashawn Slater	OL	Northwestern	-12.9	starter
2021	R2, #47	Asante Samuel Jr.	CB	Florida St.	-7.9	starter
2021	R3, #77	Josh Palmer	WR	Tennessee	+7.6	starter
2021	R3, #97	Tre' McKitty	TE	Georgia	-17.2	backup
2021	R4, #118	Chris Rumph	EDGE	Duke	-15.3	backup
2021	R5, #159	Brenden Jaimes	OL	Nebraska	-24.1	backup
2021	R6, #185	Nick Niemann	LB	Iowa	+43.4	backup
2021	R6, #198	Larry Rountree	RB	Missouri	-16.9	active
2021	R7, #241	Mark Webb	CB	Georgia	-22.7	active
2020	R1, #6	Justin Herbert	QB	Oregon	+5.4	starter
2020	R1, #23	Kenneth Murray	LB	Oklahoma	-15.2	starter
2020	R4, #112	Joshua Kelley	RB	UCLA	-7.7	backup
2020	R5, #151	Joe Reed	WR	Virginia	+39.2	active
2020	R6, #186	Alohi Gilman	S	Notre Dame	+29.7	starter
2020	R7, #220	K.J. Hill	WR	Ohio St.	-16.8	active
2019	R1, #28	Jerry Tillery	DL	Notre Dame	+12.5	backup
2019	R2, #60	Nasir Adderley	S	Delaware	-8.2	starter
2019	R3, #91	Trey Pipkins	OL	Sioux Falls	-16.8	starter
2019	R4, #130	Drue Tranquill	LB	Notre Dame	+4.3	starter
2019	R5, #166	Easton Stick	QB	North Dakota St.	+8.2	starter
2019	R6, #200	Emeke Egbule	LB	Houston	-15.8	backup
2019	R7, #242	Cortez Broughton	DL	Cincinnati	-12.5	active
2018	R1, #17	Derwin James	S	Florida St.	+17.1	starter
2018	R2, #48	Uchenna Nwosu	EDGE	USC	+16.0	starter
2018	R3, #84	Justin Jones	DL	North Carolina St.	+28.5	starter
2018	R4, #119	Kyzir White	S	West Virginia	-32.5	starter
2018	R5, #155	Scott Quessenberry	OL	UCLA	+46.3	backup
2018	R6, #191	Dylan Cantrell	WR	Texas Tech	-32.6	released
2018	R7, #251	Justin Jackson	RB	Northwestern	+50.0	backup
2017	R1, #7	Mike Williams	WR	Clemson	+8.9	starter
2017	R2, #38	Forrest Lamp	OL	Western Kentucky	-62.3	bust
2017	R3, #71	Dan Feeney	OL	Indiana	-13.6	starter
2017	R4, #113	Rayshawn Jenkins	S	Miami (FL)	+42.4	starter
2017	R5, #151	Desmond King	S	Iowa	+2.1	starter
2017	R6, #190	Sam Tevi	OL	Utah	-15.7	starter
2017	R7, #225	Isaac Rochell	DL	Notre Dame	+10.0	backup
2016	R1, #3	Joey Bosa	EDGE	Ohio St.	+10.3	starter
2016	R2, #35	Hunter Henry	TE	Arkansas	+22.6	starter
2016	R3, #66	Max Tuerk	OL	USC	-59.4	bust
2016	R4, #102	Joshua Perry	LB	Ohio St.	-41.1	active
2016	R5, #175	Jatavis Brown	EDGE	Akron	+53.9	backup
2016	R6, #179	Drew Kaser	P	Texas A&M	-	backup
2016	R6, #198	Derek Watt	RB	Wisconsin	-16.2	backup
2016	R7, #224	Donavon Clark	OL	Michigan St.	-26.0	released
2015	R1, #15	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin	+18.3	starter
2015	R2, #48	Denzel Perryman	LB	Miami (FL)	+24.9	starter
2015	R3, #83	Craig Mager	CB	Texas St.	-45.4	bust
2015	R5, #153	Kyle Emanuel	EDGE	North Dakota St.	-16.9	backup
2015	R6, #192	Darius Philon	DL	Arkansas	+41.4	backup
2014	R1, #25	Jason Verrett	CB	TCU	+19.4	backup
2014	R2, #50	Jeremiah Attaochu	LB	Georgia Tech	+17.5	backup
2014	R3, #89	Chris Watt	OL	Notre Dame	-44.0	bust
2014	R5, #165	Ryan Carrethers	DL	Arkansas St.	-27.9	active
2014	R6, #201	Marion Grice	RB	Arizona St.	-20.6	active
2014	R7, #240	Tevin Reese	WR	Baylor	-22.9	released
2013	R1, #11	D.J. Fluker	OL	Alabama	-5.8	starter
2013	R2, #38	Manti Te'o	LB	Notre Dame	-51.6	bust
2013	R3, #76	Keenan Allen	WR	California	+35.4	starter
2013	R5, #145	Steve Williams	CB	California	+21.1	backup
2013	R6, #179	Tourek Williams	EDGE	Florida International	-20.0	backup
2013	R7, #221	Brad Sorensen	QB	Southern Utah	-26.6	released

Questions

How good is Tom Telesco at drafting?

Tom Telesco has 34 starters and 9 busts from 84 picks, with a hit rate of 42% and -5.7 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Tom Telesco at evaluating offensive linemen?

Tom Telesco has drafted 16 offensive linemen: 10 starters, 6 busts, -22.2 DVA per pick. That is 15.7 points below the league average for offensive linemen.

How good is Tom Telesco at evaluating linebackers?

Tom Telesco has drafted 10 linebackers: 4 starters, 1 busts, -0.8 DVA per pick. That is 5.2 points above the league average for linebackers.

How good is Tom Telesco at evaluating cornerbacks?

Tom Telesco has drafted 9 cornerbacks: 1 starters, 1 busts, -9.5 DVA per pick. That is 1.9 points above the league average for cornerbacks.

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