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Trent Baalke Draft History and Grades

9 draft classes, 2012-2024. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Trent Baalke has made 89 picks. 21 became starters and 12 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -14.1, league average -7.6. That ranks 47 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at quarterbacks (+21.8 vs league on 3 picks) and guards (+8.0 vs league on 5 picks). Weakest at outside linebackers (-33.8 on 3 picks) and cornerbacks (-18.1 on 5 picks).

89Picks

33%Hit rateleague 40%

24%Starter rateleague 31%

38%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-14.1DVA 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
DB	14	6	0	36%	-6.3	+5.6 vs league
DE	10	2	2	30%	-14.2	-0.3 vs league
RB	9	1	1	38%	-17.2	-15.8 vs league
WR	8	2	1	25%	-11.6	-5.6 vs league
LB	7	1	2	29%	-20.0	-13.7 vs league
OL	6	1	1	20%	-24.6	-13.7 vs league
CB	5	0	1	0%	-29.0	-18.1 vs league
TE	5	1	0	60%	-0.8	-3.5 vs league
G	5	2	1	60%	+1.1	+8.0 vs league
DT	4	1	1	25%	-21.1	-11.6 vs league
OLB	3	0	1	0%	-41.2	-33.8 vs league
QB	3	2	0	67%	-0.5	+21.8 vs league
T	3	1	0	33%	-20.5	-14.1 vs league
DL	2	0	0	0%	-23.2	too few to judge
K	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge
S	1	1	0	100%	+10.6	too few to judge
P	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge
C	1	0	1	0%	-48.4	too few to judge
FB	1	0	0	0%	-21.9	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Trent Brown (G, R7 2015) +67 DVA
Parker Washington (WR, R6 2023) +49 DVA
Ventrell Miller (LB, R4 2023) +44 DVA

Worst value

Joshua Garnett (G, R1 2016) -67 DVA
Chad Muma (LB, R3 2022) -61 DVA
A.J. Jenkins (WR, R1 2012) -59 DVA

Tenure

49ers: 2011-2016
Jaguars: 2021-2024

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

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

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	School	DVA	Result
2024	R1, #23	Brian Thomas	WR	LSU	+17.1	starter
2024	R2, #48	Maason Smith	DT	LSU	-32.0	bust
2024	R3, #96	Jarrian Jones	DB	Florida St.	+19.0	starter
2024	R4, #114	Javon Foster	OL	Missouri	-	developing
2024	R4, #116	Jordan Jefferson	DT	LSU	-38.2	developing
2024	R5, #153	Deantre Prince	CB	Mississippi	-	developing
2024	R5, #167	Keilan Robinson	RB	Texas	-	developing
2024	R6, #212	Cam Little	K	Arkansas	-	developing
2024	R7, #236	Myles Cole	OLB	Texas Tech	-	developing
2023	R1, #27	Anton Harrison	OL	Oklahoma	+7.0	starter
2023	R2, #61	Brenton Strange	TE	Penn St.	+17.0	starter
2023	R3, #88	Tank Bigsby	RB	Auburn	+13.7	backup
2023	R4, #121	Ventrell Miller	LB	Florida	+44.0	backup
2023	R4, #130	Tyler Lacy	DE	Oklahoma St.	-46.5	backup
2023	R5, #136	Yasir Abdullah	LB	Louisville	-33.9	active
2023	R5, #160	Antonio Johnson	DB	Texas A&M	+34.3	backup
2023	R6, #185	Parker Washington	WR	Penn St.	+48.9	starter
2023	R6, #202	Christian Braswell	DB	Rutgers	-20.4	active
2023	R6, #208	Erick Hallett	DB	Pittsburgh	-29.2	active
2023	R7, #226	Cooper Hodges	OL	Appalachian St.	-25.6	active
2023	R7, #227	Raymond Vohasek	DT	North Carolina	-25.4	active
2023	R7, #240	Derek Parish	DL	Houston	-22.9	active
2022	R1, #1	Travon Walker	DE	Georgia	-8.6	starter
2022	R1, #27	Devin Lloyd	LB	Utah	+10.4	starter
2022	R3, #65	Luke Fortner	G	Kentucky	+31.9	starter
2022	R3, #70	Chad Muma	LB	Wyoming	-61.2	bust
2022	R5, #154	Snoop Conner	RB	Mississippi	-40.1	active
2022	R6, #197	Gregory Junior	CB	Ouachita Baptist	-21.4	active
2022	R7, #222	Montaric Brown	DB	Arkansas	-12.3	starter
2021	R1, #1	Trevor Lawrence	QB	Clemson	+1.5	starter
2021	R1, #25	Travis Etienne	RB	Clemson	+8.2	starter
2021	R2, #33	Tyson Campbell	DB	Georgia	+18.5	starter
2021	R2, #45	Walker Little	T	Stanford	+16.6	starter
2021	R3, #65	Andre Cisco	DB	Syracuse	+2.5	starter
2021	R4, #106	Jay Tufele	DL	USC	-23.4	backup
2021	R4, #121	Jordan Smith	OLB	Ala-Birmingham	-41.1	active
2021	R5, #145	Luke Farrell	TE	Ohio St.	+5.0	backup
2021	R6, #209	Jalen Camp	WR	Georgia Tech	-29.0	active
2016	R1, #7	DeForest Buckner	DE	Oregon	+4.4	starter
2016	R1, #28	Joshua Garnett	G	Stanford	-66.9	bust
2016	R3, #68	Will Redmond	CB	Mississippi St.	-43.9	bust
2016	R4, #133	Rashard Robinson	CB	LSU	-29.5	backup
2016	R5, #142	Ronald Blair	DE	Appalachian St.	+29.0	backup
2016	R5, #145	John Theus	T	Georgia	-42.0	active
2016	R5, #174	Fahn Cooper	T	Mississippi	-36.0	released
2016	R6, #207	Jeff Driskel	QB	Louisiana Tech	+20.5	starter
2016	R6, #211	Kelvin Taylor	RB	Florida	-28.6	released
2016	R6, #213	Aaron Burbridge	WR	Michigan St.	-18.2	active
2016	R7, #249	Prince Charles Iworah	CB	Western Kentucky	-21.1	active
2015	R1, #17	Arik Armstead	DT	Oregon	+11.1	starter
2015	R2, #46	Jaquiski Tartt	S	Samford	+10.6	starter
2015	R3, #79	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia	-41.3	bust
2015	R4, #117	Blake Bell	TE	Oklahoma	-28.9	backup
2015	R4, #126	Mike Davis	RB	South Carolina	+10.8	backup
2015	R4, #132	DeAndre Smelter	WR	Georgia Tech	-44.7	active
2015	R5, #165	Bradley Pinion	P	Clemson	-	backup
2015	R6, #190	Ian Silberman	G	Boston Col.	-32.8	active
2015	R7, #244	Trent Brown	G	Florida	+66.8	starter
2015	R7, #254	Rory Anderson	TE	South Carolina	-20.1	released
2014	R1, #30	Jimmie Ward	DB	Northern Illinois	+23.1	starter
2014	R2, #57	Carlos Hyde	RB	Ohio St.	-5.8	backup
2014	R3, #70	Marcus Martin	C	USC	-48.4	bust
2014	R3, #77	Chris Borland	LB	Wisconsin	-46.8	bust
2014	R3, #100	Brandon Thomas	OL	Clemson	-51.6	bust
2014	R4, #106	Bruce Ellington	WR	South Carolina	-5.9	backup
2014	R4, #129	Dontae Johnson	DB	North Carolina St.	-37.6	backup
2014	R5, #150	Aaron Lynch	DE	South Florida	-4.4	backup
2014	R5, #170	Keith Reaser	DB	Florida Atlantic	-21.9	active
2014	R6, #180	Kenneth Acker	DB	SMU	-19.8	backup
2014	R7, #243	Kaleb Ramsey	DE	Boston Col.	-22.3	released
2014	R7, #245	Trey Millard	FB	Oklahoma	-21.9	released
2013	R1, #18	Eric Reid	DB	LSU	-18.6	starter
2013	R2, #40	Tank Carradine	DE	Florida St.	-51.0	bust
2013	R2, #55	Vance McDonald	TE	Rice	+23.0	backup
2013	R3, #88	Corey Lemonier	DE	Auburn	-39.3	bust
2013	R4, #128	Quinton Patton	WR	Louisiana Tech	-1.8	backup
2013	R4, #131	Marcus Lattimore	RB	South Carolina	-44.9	released
2013	R5, #157	Quinton Dial	DE	Alabama	-24.5	backup
2013	R6, #180	Nick Moody	LB	Florida St.	-24.8	active
2013	R7, #237	B.J. Daniels	QB	South Florida	-23.5	active
2013	R7, #246	Carter Bykowski	OL	Iowa St.	-21.7	released
2013	R7, #252	Marcus Cooper	DB	Rutgers	-5.5	backup
2012	R1, #30	A.J. Jenkins	WR	Illinois	-59.0	bust
2012	R2, #61	LaMichael James	RB	Oregon	-50.6	bust
2012	R4, #117	Joe Looney	G	Wake Forest	+6.4	backup
2012	R5, #165	Darius Fleming	LB	Notre Dame	-27.9	active
2012	R6, #180	Trent Robinson	DB	Michigan St.	-19.8	backup
2012	R6, #199	Jason Slowey	OL	Western Oregon	-31.0	released
2012	R7, #237	Cam Johnson	DE	Virginia	+21.2	active

Questions

How good is Trent Baalke at drafting?

Trent Baalke has 21 starters and 12 busts from 89 picks, with a hit rate of 33% and -14.1 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Trent Baalke at evaluating defensive backs?

Trent Baalke has drafted 14 defensive backs: 6 starters, 0 busts, -6.3 DVA per pick. That is 5.6 points above the league average for defensive backs.

How good is Trent Baalke at evaluating defensive ends?

Trent Baalke has drafted 10 defensive ends: 2 starters, 2 busts, -14.2 DVA per pick. That is 0.3 points below the league average for defensive ends.

How good is Trent Baalke at evaluating running backs?

Trent Baalke has drafted 9 running backs: 1 starters, 1 busts, -17.2 DVA per pick. That is 15.8 points below the league average for running backs.

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