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Draft value chart

By Nolan Nawrocki
April 22, 2008

Updated 11:15 a.m. ET, Wednesday, April 23

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 in PFW's grades.

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 last round, because of the very minor difference between late-round draft picks and priority free agents.

This week we have added priority free agents (PFA) at the end of Round Seven. Colors designate which players could be affected by their injury/medical history (red), by character concerns (blue) or by intelligence issues (green). Players affected by multiple concerns are coded in multiple colors. Some arrows were used to indicate players who are gaining momentum in draft meetings or losing steam, regardless of whether we think it is warranted.


Offense | Defense

Offense

Rd. QB RB WR TE OL
1A Matt Ryan Darren McFadden     OT Jake Long
          OG-OT Branden
Albert
           
           
1B   Jonathan Stewart Devin Thomas   OT Ryan Clady
    Rashard Mendenhall   OT Jeff Otah
          OT Chris Williams
           
1C Chad Henne Felix Jones Limas Sweed   OT Gosder Cherilus
      DeSean  Jackson   OT Sam Baker
           
           
2A Brian Brohm   Eddie Royal Dustin Keller  
      James Hardy    
           
           
2B Joe Flacco Chris Johnson Malcolm Kelly Martellus Bennett OT Oniel Cousins
    Jamaal Charles Mario Manningham    OG Chilo Rachal
      Jordy Nelson    
           
2C   Ray Rice Early Doucet John Carlson OT Duane Brown
      Donnie Avery   OT Anthony
Collins
           
           
3A   Matt Forté Andre Caldwell Brad Cottam C Mike Pollak
    Kevin Smith Dexter Jackson    
           
           
3B   Tashard Choice Earl Bennett  Fred Davis C Jeremy Zuttah
        Craig Stevens OG Roy Schuening
           
           
3C John David Booty   Jerome Simpson   OT Carl Nicks
      Lavelle Hawkins   OG John Greco
           
           
  QB RB WR TE OL
4A Josh Johnson Thomas Brown Josh Morgan Martin Rucker  
        Kellen Davis  
           
           
4B Andre Woodson Steve Slaton William Franklin Jermichael Finley   OG Mike McGlynn
           
           
           
4C   Mike Hart Anthony Alridge Jacob Tamme OG Donald Thomas
    FB Jacob Hester     OT Drew Radovich
           
           
5A Erik Ainge Chauncey Washington Marcus Smith   OT King Dunlap
  Kevin O'Connell    Kenneth Moore   Kory Lichtensteiger
          OG Mike Gibson
           
5B   Cory Boyd Justin Harper Gary Barnidge C John Sullivan
      Paul Hubbard   C Steve Justice
      Keenan Burton    
           
5C   Allen Patrick Pierre Garcon   OT Barry Richardson
      Harry Douglas   OT Geoff Schwartz
      Adrian Arrington    
           
6A Dennis Dixon Chad Simpson Darius Reynaud   OT Brandon Keith
    Jalen Parmele Mario Urrutia   C Fernando Velasco
      D.J. Hall   OG Mackenzy Bernadeau
           
6B   FB Jerome Felton Davone Bess   OT Breno Giacomini
          OG Eric Young
          OT Kirk Barton
           
6C     Steve Johnson Tom Santi C Jamey Richard
      Arman Shields   OG Shawn Murphy
      Marcus Monk   C Cody Wallace
           
7A Matt Flynn Justin Forsett Marcus Henry Derek Fine OT Tony Hills
    FB Peyton Hillis Marcel Reece    OT Chad Rinehart
    Tim Hightower     OT Devin Clark
           
7B Colt Brennan FB Owen Schmitt Dorian Bryant   OT Pedro Sosa
    Jerome Messam Maurice Purify   OG Chris McDuffie
          OG Andrew Crummey
           
7C Kyle Wright Ryan Torain Adarius Bowman Joe Jon Finley OT Will Robinson
  Bernard Morris Allen Ervin Brandon Breazell   OG Kerry Brown
  Anthony Morelli Carl Stewart Ryan Grice-Mullen   OT Demetrius Bell
    Xavier Omon      
PFA Brad Roach Calvin Dawson Chaz Schilens Andrew Atchison OG James Lee
  Paul Smith Matt Lawrence Travis Brown Joseph Haynos OG Chester Adams
  Alex Brink Marcus Thomas Paul Raymond Jonathan Stupar OG Matt Spanos
  Nick Hill Jehuu Caulcrick Darnell Jenkins Chris Brown OT David Hale
  T.C. Ostrander Raphael Little Kevin Robinson Mike Peterson OT Nate Garner
  Xavier Lee Rodney Kinlaw Jason Rivers Darrell Strong OT Corey Clark
  Luke Drone Benjarvus Green-Ellis Lance Leggett Jed Collins C Eric Scott
  Richard Santos Andre Callender Micah Rucker Brad Listorti OT Carnell Stewart
  Sam Keller Kalvin McCrae Danny Amendola Cole Bennett OG Charles Manu

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Defense

Rd. DE DT LB CB S / Specialists
1A Vernon Gholston Glenn Dorsey   Leodis McKelvin  
  Chris Long Sedrick Ellis      
  Derrick Harvey        
           
1B     Keith Rivers Dominic Rodgers-Cromartie
      Jerod Mayo Mike Jenkins  
           
           
1C Phillip Merling Kentwan Balmer   Aqib Talib Tyrell Johnson
        Brandon
Flowers
 
           
           
2A Calais Campbell   Curtis Lofton Justin King DaJuan Morgan
  Lawrence Jackson   Dan Connor   Kenny Phillips
           
           
2B   Jason Jones    Tracy Porter  
           
           
           
2C Jeremy Thompson Marcus Harrison Cliff Avril Tyvon Branch Thomas DeCoud
  Quentin
Groves
       
           
           
3A Chris Ellis Trevor Laws Xavier Adibi Patrick Lee  
        Reggie Smith  
        Charles Godfrey  
           
3B   Dre Moore Jordan Dizon Antoine Cason  
      Bryan Kehl  Terrell Thomas  
        Terrence Wheatley  
           
3C Shawn Crable Patrick Sims Ali Highsmith Orlando Scandrick Thomas Zbikowski
    Ahtyba Rubin Tavares Gooden    
           
           
  DE DT LB CB S / Specialists
4A Kenny Iwebema Letroy Guion Philip Wheeler Chevis Jackson Josh Barrett
  Bryan Smith    Curtis
Johnson
   
           
           
4B Kendall Langford Frank Okam Marcus Howard Antwaun Molden Quintin Demps
    Red Bryant Geno Hayes   P Durant Brooks
           
           
4C   DeMario Pressley Gary Guyton Jack  Ikegwuonu  
      Stanford Keglar Jonathan Wilhite  
      Curtis Gatewood    
           
5A Darrell Robertson     Trae Williams  
           
           
           
5B   Andre Fluellen James Bell   Craig Steltz
           
           
           
5C Tommy Blake Carlton Powell Wesley Woodyard   Jamar Adams
      Erin
Henderson
   
           
           
6A   Nick Hayden Bruce Davis Reggie Corner Dominique Barber
      Titus Brown    
           
           
6B Marcus Dixon   Jolonn Dunbar DeJuan
Tribble
D.J. Parker
      Spencer Larsen Jack Williams P Steven Hauschka
      Jameel McClain   Michael Grant
      Lamar Myles    
6C Chase Ortiz   Robert James Dwight Lowery Kennard Cox
      Jonathan Goff   Jonathan Hefney
          Simeon Castille
           
7A Chris Harrington Keilen Dykes Alvin Bowen Zackary Bowman David Roach
  Louis Holmes Barry Booker Ben Moffitt Cary Williams D.J. Wolfe
      Thomas Williams   Marcus Griffin
          Caleb Campbell
7B Wallace Gilberry   J Leman Marcus Walker Nate Lyles
  Johnny Dingle   Marc Magro Justin McKinney PK Brandon Coutu
  Martail Burnett   Kroy Biermann   P Mike Dragosavich
           
7C Trevor Scott Ogemdi Nwagbuo Ezra Butler Justin Tryon Cornelius Brown
  Alex Hall  Jason Shirley David Vobora Isaiah Gardner Kareem Moore
      Larry Grant   Jamie Silva
          Corey Lynch
PFA Hilee Taylor David Faaeteete Joe Mays Darnell Terrell Dowayne Davis
  Andy Studebaker Derek Lokey Chris Graham Trey Brown Chris Horton
  Dorian Smith Josh Thompson Vince Hall Brandon Foster Derrick Doggett