{"id":75875,"date":"2023-04-27T21:40:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T21:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=75875"},"modified":"2023-04-27T21:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T21:41:12","slug":"5-best-nfl-draft-teams-of-the-last-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/04\/27\/5-best-nfl-draft-teams-of-the-last-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best NFL Draft Teams of the Last 5 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How a franchise approaches the NFL Draft can make or break its future outlook. The teams that whiff on their selections remain talent-starved, while those who maximize their opportunities add value through the cheapest and most-reliable means available. Those who did the best in April often see those results a couple of Decembers down the line, with NFL Playoffs and dreams of a championship still alive, a stark contrast from those who lament on what could have been a few springs ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who&#39;s ready? <br><br>?: 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLDraft<\/a>\u2014 TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFLN\/ESPN\/ABC<br>?: Stream on NFL+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Izxvaz9Si\">pic.twitter.com\/0Izxvaz9Si<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1651612300296482820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weighted Approximate Value (wAV) is a statistic concocted by Pro Football Reference founder Doug Drinen. It measures \u201cthe seasonal value of a player at any position from any year,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\"> according to PFR<\/a>. I used this metric to determine the worst NFL Draft teams of the last five years<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/04\/26\/5-worst-draft-teams-of-the-last-5-years\/\"> earlier this week<\/a>, and now I\u2019m enlisting it to uncover the opposite: the five-best NFL Draft teams of the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, this isn\u2019t the only way to evaluate how well a team drafted. If a franchise wins a lot and therefore has later picks, it should theoretically be picking worse players on the whole. If a franchise trades away draft picks for other assets and makes fewer selections, its total wAV amount will be impacted. There is nuance involved here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, this stat is meaningful. Regardless of how a team manages its assets, it must still deal with the reality of drafts that don\u2019t replenish the talent pool like they could. If you\u2019re not adding high-value players through the draft, then you\u2019re not having good drafts. Comparing wAV totals allows a snapshot into the sort of an impact a team\u2019s last five draft classes have had on the league, and that\u2019s an insight worth sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5 Best NFL Draft Teams of the Last 5 Years<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5: Dallas Cowboys \u2013 375 wAV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cowboys have gotten some good mileage out of every draft in the last five years, with those classes collectively producing nine Pro Bowl-caliber seasons among them. Five of those came from the 2020 draftees, with CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs already earning the distinction twice each in their careers and fourth-round pick Tyler Biadasz responsible for the fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qafbwBFE-pA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it was the 2018 group that produced the most wAV for Dallas. Leighton Vander Esch (first round), Michael Gallup (third round), Connor Williams (second round), Dorance Armstrong Jr. (fourth round), and Dalton Schultz (fourth round) have all excelled in roles for late Cowboys teams. Even sixth-rounder Cedrick Wilson Jr. has played in 53 games for the franchise. Dallas also acquired Micah Parsons with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and that\u2019s already paid off to the tune of two First-Team All-Pro recognitions, a Defensive Rookie of the Year award, and 26.5 sacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dallas has selected shrewdly in the past half-decade, and if its 20 prospects from the 2021 and 2022 drafts do as well as the classes that preceded them, then the Cowboys are likely to remain a playoff-caliber club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4: San Francisco 49ers \u2013 379 wAV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Francisco has hit on a number of its picks from the last five years. Both the 2018 and 2019 drafts went well for the 49ers, with the team adding players such as Mike McGlinchey (2018 first round), Fred Warner (2018 third round), Nick Bosa (2019 first round), Deebo Samuel (2019 second round), and Dre Greenlaw (2019 fifth round) to their roster via those two drafts, among others. Combined, those two years make up 267 of the team\u2019s 379 cumulative wAV from its last five draft classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NEnqADyYwSU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all, the 49ers have already had their recent draftees reach NFL First-Team All-Pro distinctions five times \u2013 two for Warner, one each for Bosa and Samuel, and another for 2021 fifth-round pick Talanoa Hufanga. San Francisco is also reaping rewards for its selection of Brandon Aiyuk late in 2020\u2019s first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This franchise has done well with most of its picks dating back to 2018, and it\u2019s a key reason why it has reached three of the last four NFC Championship Games. If San Francisco continues to draft this way, it should remain in the hunt in the NFC for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3: Buffalo Bills \u2013 405 wAV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Bills selected Josh Allen. Given that the next QB off the board was Josh Rosen three picks later, I think we can say that Buffalo made a good decision. The three Pro Bowls that Allen has already earned also help make that statement safe, along with 138 passing touchdowns and more than 18,000 passing yards. Allen makes up 68 of the 405-total wAV that Buffalo draftees have accrued since the 2018 class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nieden_PXX0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allen was the headliner, but that 2018 group was great all-around. Later in the first round, Buffalo added two-time Pro Bowler Tremaine Edmunds with the No. 16 pick. The Bills struck gold again in the fifth round, selecting two-time Pro Bowler Wyatt Teller with the No. 166 overall pick. Unfortunately for Buffalo, it shipped Teller<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandbrowns.com\/news\/browns-acquire-g-wyatt-teller-draft-pick-in-trade-with-bills\"> out to Cleveland in 2019<\/a> along with a 2021 seventh-rounder in exchange for a 2020 fifth-rounder and 2020 sixth-rounder, accidentally accepting crumbs for a future offensive-line stalwart. But this list isn\u2019t about how these franchises manage their assets after they draft them, so the Bills still get the credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buffalo has received decent productions from a handful of its 2020 and 2021 selections as well. Six players from those drafts have become primary starters at their positions, including late-round gems Gabriel Davis (2020 fourth-rounder), Tyler Bass (2020 sixth-rounder), Dane Jackson (2020 seventh-rounder), and Damar Hamlin (2021 sixth-rounder). The Bills have found great value in the back stages of the draft, and it\u2019s a big reason behind their accumulation of the NFL\u2019s third-highest wAV among their draftees from the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2: Indianapolis Colts \u2013 411 wAV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indianapolis\u2019s 2018 draft was absurd. Seven of its 11 picks from that year have produced a wAV of 10 or more, with the team\u2019s first three picks from that draft, Quenton Nelson (55 wAV), Shaquille Leonard (56 wAV), and Braden Smith (32 wAV) leading the way. Nelson and Leonard have especially been impressive, both earning First-Team All-Pro selections thrice each. The Colts also added Nyheim Hines in the fourth round and two eventual primary starters in Zaire Franklin and Matthew Adams, who is now with the Bears, in the seventh round. Five years later, Indy\u2019s 2018 class has amassed 220-total wAV, the second-most of any NFL team\u2019s single draft class in the last half-decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5hzWt3IcVbY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The franchise\u2019s other classes have produced some helpful players, too. The Colts got Bobby Okereke in 2019\u2019s third round, and he\u2019s been a primary starter at linebacker for them for four seasons. Michael Pittman Jr. and Jonathan Taylor, both found in the 2020 second round, have made huge impacts since their introductions. Kwity Paye, the team\u2019s first-round pick in 2021, has been a primary starter in both of his pro seasons and stacked 10.0 sacks so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draftees from 2018 are why Indianapolis is second on this list, but it\u2019s not the only reason why this franchise occupies an above-average spot. Outside of 2018, the Colts have still generally added value with their top picks, and 2020 was a good year for them as well. But unless something drastic happens this season, you probably wouldn\u2019t see Indianapolis in the top five again next year with 2018 no longer fitting into the five-year time window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1: Baltimore Ravens \u2013 481 wAV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only class that has a higher wAV than the 2018 Indianapolis one is what the Ravens wrangled that same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The players Baltimore drafted in 2018 have put together 263-total wAV, the most among all of the league\u2019s individual team draft classes in the previous five years. Its 20-seasons worth of primary starters is second among all NFL draft classes in that span, too. Lamar Jackson is the biggest name and wAV contributor to come out of that draft for Baltimore, with the late first-round pick becoming one of the most explosive players in the NFL and racking up 69 wAV so far in his career. Third-rounder Orlando Brown Jr. (52 wAV), third-rounder Mark Andrews (39 wAV), and sixth-rounder Bradley Bozeman (27 wAV) were the next-biggest hits in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uwOqQzN_TNI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ravens had a good 2020, too. Their first five picks from that draft all have double-digit wAV totals, with the No. 28 overall pick Patrick Queen leading the way at 26 wAV. Hitting on late first-round picks has been a theme for Baltimore the last handful of years, with the franchise scooping up Jackson, Queen, and Marquise Brown (No. 25 overall in 2019) all in that period of the draft. The team\u2019s drafts have not translated to deep playoff runs in the last five years, but they have been an element that explains Baltimore\u2019s ability to qualify for four of the last five NFL Playoffs and regularly remain among the top-half of the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 481 wAV that the Ravens\u2019 draft picks from 2018 until now have gathered is a testament to just how well this franchise has done on draft day. Baltimore is the NFL\u2019s best drafting team of the last five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How a franchise approaches the NFL Draft can make or break its future outlook. 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