By Nolan Nawrocki
The value board below is based on considerable feedback from NFL teams and projects the league value of players, pinpointing a specific area where players likely will be drafted. It is important to note that these values do not reflect where PFW thinks the players should be drafted or what type of pros they will become; that is better reflected by PFW's grades in its top 10 prospects at each position.
Each round is divided into three parts: A (early), B (middle) and C (late). Thus, 2B signifies the middle of the second round. Players may be drafted higher or lower based on team needs and fits within certain schemes. The value board may not list the exact number of players in a round as there are actual selections. In some cases, more players are listed than will be drafted, especially in the later rounds, because of the very minor difference between late-round draft picks and priority free agents.
Symbols designate which players could be affected by their injury/medical history (X), by character concerns (Ch.) or by mental limitations or intelligence issues (M). Players affected by multiple concerns are denoted by multiple symbols.
This week, priority free agents (PFA) were added.
Editor's note: Nolan Nawrocki will answer selected questions from readers on Tuesday, April 20, prior to the draft. Send your draft-related questions to Nawrocki at ASKquestions@pfwmedia.com.
OFFENSE
| Rd | QB | RB | WR | TE | OL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Sam Bradford (X) | C.J. Spiller (X) | OT Russell Okung | ||
| Jimmy Clausen (X) | OT Trent Williams (Ch.) | ||||
| OT Bryan Bulaga | |||||
| 1B | Demaryius Thomas (X) | Jermaine Gresham (M) | OG Mike Iupati (M) | ||
| C Maurkice Pouncey | |||||
| OT Anthony Davis (Ch.) | |||||
| 1C | Ryan Mathews (M) | Dez Bryant (Ch., M) | Rob Gronkowski (X) | OT Vladimir Ducasse | |
| Day2 | |||||
| 2A | Tim Tebow | Jahvid Best (X) | Arrelious Benn (M) | OT Rodger Saffold | |
| Colt McCoy (X) | OT Charles Brown (X) | ||||
| 2B | Brandon LaFell | Dennis Pitta | OT Bruce Campbell (M) | ||
| Golden Tate | OG John Jerry (M) | ||||
| 2C | Toby Gerhart (X) | Andre Roberts | Jimmy Graham | OG Jon Asamoah (X) | |
| Damian Williams (X) | |||||
| 3A | Armanti Edwards (X) | Eric Decker (X) | Aaron Hernandez (Ch.) | OT Jared Veldheer | |
| Mardy Gilyard | |||||
| 3B | Dexter McCluster (X) | Jacoby Ford | Ed Dickson (M) | ||
| Emmanuel Sanders | Dorin Dickerson | ||||
| 3C | Tony Pike (X) | Joel McKnight (X, Ch.) | Carlton Mitchell | Tony Moeaki (X) | OT Selvish Capers (M) |
| Taylor Price | |||||
| Jordan Shipley (X) | |||||
| Day 3 | |||||
| 4A | Jonathan Dwyer | Riley Cooper (X) | Clay Harbor | OT Tony Washington (Ch.) | |
| Dezmon Briscoe (Ch.) | Andrew Quarless (Ch.) | OG Zane Beadles | |||
| 4B | Ben Tate | Scott Long (X) | Nate Byham | OT Kyle Calloway | |
| David Gettis | |||||
| 4C | Mike Kafka | LeGarrette Blount (Ch., M) | Jeremy Williams (X) | Anthony McCoy (Ch.) | OT Jason Fox (X) |
| OG Shawn Lauvao | |||||
| 5A | Marcus Easley | C Matt Tennant (X) | |||
| OT Sam Young | |||||
| OG Mike Johnson | |||||
| 5B | Jarrett Brown | Montario Hardesty (X) | Mike Williams (Ch.) | Garrett Graham | OG Ciron Black |
| Anthony Dixon (Ch.) | C J.D. Walton | ||||
| 5C | Dan LeFevour | Charles Scott (X) | Blair White | Michael Hoomanawanui (X) | C Ted Larsen |
| Chris McGaha | OG Joe Hawley | ||||
| OT Adam Ulatoski | |||||
| 6A | Daryll Clark (M) | Kerry Meier | Fendi Onobun | OG Marshall Newhouse | |
| Antonio Brown | OT Ed Wang | ||||
| OG Mitch Petrus | |||||
| 6B | John Skelton | James Starks (X, M) | Seyi Ajirotutu | Colin Peek (X) | OG Alex Parsons |
| John Conner | Chris Bell (Ch.) | OT Kyle Jolly | |||
| 6C | Levi Brown | Shawnbrey McNeal | David Reed | Derrick Epps (X) | C Eric Olsen |
| Chris Brown (M) | OT Ramon Harewood | ||||
| OT Nic Richmond | |||||
| 7A | Trevor Harris | Jarvarris James (X) | Kevin Jurovich (Ch.) | Brody Eldridge (X) | OG Chris DeGeare |
| Andre Dixon (Ch.) | OG Shelley Smith | ||||
| C Jeff Byers | |||||
| 7B | Darius Marshall (Ch.) | Kyle Williams | Michael Palmer (X) | OG Dorian Brooks | |
| Rashawn Jackson (Ch.) | OT Cole Pemberton | ||||
| OG Brandon Carter | |||||
| 7C | Jevan Snead (M) | Lonyae Miller (M) | Juamorris Stewart | OG Charlie Tanner | |
| Deji Karim | OG Cord Howard | ||||
| OT Chris Scott | |||||
| PFA | Tim Hiller (X) | Curtis Steele | Stephen Williams | Jeron Mastrud (X) | OT Thomas Welch |
| Sean Canfield (X) | Keith Toston | Danario Alexander (X) | Jameson Konz | OG Kurtis Gregory | |
| Matt Nichols | Toney Baker (X) | Freddie Barnes (X) | Riar Greer | OT Derek Hardman | |
| Max Hall | Manase Tonga | Michael Moore | Richard Dickson | OT Casey Knips | |
| Jonathan Crompton | Pat Paschall (Ch.) | Jared Perry | Nathan Overbay | OG Jacques McClendon | |
| Chris Turner | Stafon Johnson | Donald Jones | Ryan Moya (X) | OT Austin Howard | |
| Zac Robinson | Cory Jackson | Shay Hodge | Jeff Cottam | OC Sean Allen | |
| Andy Schmitt (X) | Matt Clapp (X) | Bryan Anderson | Mickey Shuler | OT Chris Campbell | |
| Joey Elliott | Dimitri Nance | Verran Tucker | Steve Maneri | OT Andre Barbour | |
| Bill Stull | Andre' Anderson (X) | Tim Toone | Jamie McCoy | OG Dace Richardson (X) |
DEFENSE
| Rd | DE | DT | LB | S | CB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Derrick Morgan | Gerald McCoy | Eric Berry | ||
| Ndamukong Suh (X) | |||||
| 1B | Brandon Graham | Rolando McClain (X) | Earl Thomas | Joe Haden | |
| Sergio Kindle (X, Ch.) | Kareem Jackson | ||||
| 1C | Jason Pierre-Paul, Ch., M) | Dan Williams | Jerry Hughes | Taylor Mays | Kyle Wilson |
| Jared Odrick | Sean Weatherspoon | ||||
| Day2 | |||||
| 2A | Everson Griffen (Ch., M) | Tyson Alualu | Daryl Washington | Patrick Robinson | |
| Devin McCourty | |||||
| 2B | Carlos Dunlap (Ch., M) | Linval Joseph (M) | Sean Lee (X) | Morgan Burnett (M) | |
| Terrence Cody (Ch.) | Navorro Bowman (Ch., M) | ||||
| 2C | Lamarr Houston | Brandon Spikes (Ch.) | Nate Allen (X) | Chris Cook | |
| Brian Price | Eric Norwood | ||||
| 3A | Corey Wootton (X) | Al Woods (M) | Koa Misi | Major Wright | Jerome Murphy (Ch.) |
| Jamar Chaney (M) | Kevin Thomas (X) | ||||
| 3B | Cam Thomas (M) | Ricky Sapp (X) | Brandon Ghee | ||
| Torell Troup | Thaddeus Gibson | Myron Lewis | |||
| 3C | Alex Carrington | Mike Neal | Perrish Cox (Ch.) | ||
| Earl Mitchell | Javier Arenas | ||||
| Dominique Franks | |||||
| Day 3 | |||||
| 4A | Greg Hardy (X, Ch.) | Perry Riley (M) | Chad Jones (Ch.) | Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (X) | |
| Donald Butler | |||||
| 4B | Daniel Te'o-Nesheim | Geno Atkins (X) | Roddrick Muckleroy | Syd'Quan Thompson | |
| Arthur Jones (X) | Jason Worilds | Alterraun Verner | |||
| 4C | C.J. Wilson | D'Anthony Smith | Cameron Sheffield (M) | T.J. Ward (X) | Walter Thurmond (X) |
| Clifton Geathers (M) | Rennie Curran | ||||
| 5A | Jermaine Cunningham (X) | Jeff Owens (X) | Kavell Conner | Harry Coleman (M) | Amari Spievey |
| Reshad Jones (M) | |||||
| Darrell Stuckey | |||||
| 5B | Brandon Lang | Corey Peters (X) | Travis Goethel | Larry Asante | Walter McFadden |
| Hall Davis (M) | Pat Angerer | ||||
| 5C | George Selvie | Darryl Sharpton | Kam Chancellor | A.J. Jefferson | |
| Willie Young (X, M) | Phillip Dillard (M) | ||||
| Lindsey Witten | |||||
| 6A | Junior Galette (Ch.) | Mike McLaughlin (X) | Darian Stewart | Joshua Moore | |
| Austen Lane | Dexter Davis | Sherrick McManis (X) | |||
| 6B | Brandon Sharpe | Kade Weston (M) | Dekoda Watson | Chris Maragos | Jamar Wall |
| Kurt Coleman | |||||
| 6C | Rahim Alem (Ch.) | Jimmy Saddler-McQueen | Arthur Moats | Robert Johnson | David Pender |
| Brandon Deadrick (X) | Larry Hart | Barry Church | |||
| 7A | O'Brien Schofield (X) | Travis Ivey | A.J. Edds | Cody Grimm | Brian Jackson |
| Jammie Kirlew | Aleric Mullins (X, Ch.) | Terrell Skinner | Devin Ross | ||
| Kevin Basped (X) | |||||
| 7B | E.J. Wilson (X) | Nate Collins | Josh Hull | Jonathan Amaya | Chris Hawkins |
| Chris McCoy | Micah Johnson (X) | Kendrick Lewis | Trevard Lindley | ||
| 7C | Antonio Coleman (X) | Charles Alexander (X) | Kyle Bosworth | Kyle McCarthy | Sam Shields (Ch.) |
| Chris McCoy | Joe Pawelek | Myron Rolle | Crezdon Butler | ||
| PFA | Danny Batten | Jay Ross | Keaton Kristick | Jeromy Miles | Donovan Warren |
| Lorenzo Washington | Abe Koroma (Ch.) | Kion Wilson | Shann Schillinger | Marcus Brown | |
| Jeffrey Fitzgerald | Doug Worthington | Simoni Lawrence | David Bryant | Chris Chancellor | |
| Greg Middleton (Ch., M) | Andre Neblett | Justin Cole | Dominique Harris | Nolan Carroll (X) | |
| Jason Lamb (X) | Vince Oghobaase (X) | Jason Beauchamp | Lucien Antoine | Jorrick Calvin | |
| Erik Lorig (X) | Sean Lissemore | Keenan Clayton | Justin Woodall (Ch.) | Jordan Hemby | |
| Rob Rose (X) | Malcolm Sheppard | Ryan Stamper | Ross Ventrone | Ray Fisher | |
| Alex Daniels | Richardo Mathews | Vincent Rey | Nick Polk | R.J. Stanford | |
| Austin English (X) | Boo Robinson | Kevin Alexander | Josh Pinkard | Benjamin Burney | |
| Kevin Dixon (X) | Ekom Udofia | Sam Maxwell | Jordan Lake | Robert McClain |
