Buccaneers Draft 2017: Draft Trade Value Chart

If the Buccaneers make a trade during the draft, here is the chart used to help formulate those trades.

The Buccaneers general manager goes after what he wants hard. Last year was a prime example of just how far Jason Licht would go. How often does a team trade to acquire a kicker? Well, Licht did that as we all know. He knew that the team needed a kicker and he went and got one. Popular opinion didn’t matter, his conviction did.

Trading could happen again for our fearless general manager. Michael Horan wrote earlier this week about a rumor that Licht is looking to move the Bucs back a few spots. His theory on why it’s a good idea is on point. 19 is a position where they could move back and still get some of the players they are interested in. Depending upon how the draft falls, the Bucs might find themselves moving around.

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Ever wonder how the teams come up with these draft day trades? Well, we are going to talk about how they happen.

Back in the days of Jimmy Johnson and the Dallas Cowboys, Johnson was looking to put concrete numbers on each draft pick. He wanted to set up tangible formulas to quantify trading draft picks.

He came up with a trade value chart, and it is still in use today. It assigns point values to each of the draft picks, showing general managers what each of their picks are worth and what they might need back in a trade for one.

Let’s take a look at the chart, courtesy of Walter Football:

Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
1	3,000	33	580	65	265	97	112	129	43	161	27	193	14.2
2	2,600	34	560	66	260	98	108	130	42	162	26.6	194	13.8
3	2,200	35	550	67	255	99	104	131	41	163	26.2	195	13.4
4	1,800	36	540	68	250	100	100	132	40	164	25.8	196	13
5	1,700	37	530	69	245	101	96	133	39.5	165	25.4	197	12.6
6	1,600	38	520	70	240	102	92	134	39	166	25	198	12.2
7	1,500	39	510	71	235	103	88	135	38.5	167	24.6	199	11.8
8	1,400	40	500	72	230	104	86	136	38	168	24.2	200	11.4
9	1,350	41	490	73	225	105	84	137	37.5	169	23.8	201	11
10	1,300	42	480	74	220	106	82	138	37	170	23.4	202	10.6
11	1,250	43	470	75	215	107	80	139	36.5	171	23	203	10.2
12	1,200	44	460	76	210	108	78	140	36	172	22.6	204	9.8
13	1,150	45	450	77	205	109	76	141	35.5	173	22.2	205	9.4
14	1,100	46	440	78	200	110	74	142	35	174	21.8	206	9
15	1,050	47	430	79	195	111	72	143	34.5	175	21.4	207	8.6
16	1,000	48	420	80	190	112	70	144	34	176	21	208	8.2
17	950	49	410	81	185	113	68	145	33.5	177	20.6	209	7.8
18	900	50	400	82	180	114	66	146	33	178	20.2	210	7.4
19	875	51	390	83	175	115	64	147	32.6	179	19.8	211	7
20	850	52	380	84	170	116	62	148	32.2	180	19.4	212	6.6
21	800	53	370	85	165	117	60	149	31.8	181	19	213	6.2
22	780	54	360	86	160	118	58	150	31.4	182	18.6	214	5.8
23	760	55	350	87	155	119	56	151	31	183	18.2	215	5.4
24	740	56	340	88	150	120	54	152	30.6	184	17.8	216	5
25	720	57	330	89	145	121	52	153	30.2	185	17.4	217	4.6
26	700	58	320	90	140	122	50	154	29.8	186	17	218	4.2
27	680	59	310	91	136	123	49	155	29.4	187	16.6	219	3.8
28	660	60	300	92	132	124	48	156	29	188	16.2	220	3.4
29	640	61	292	93	128	125	47	157	28.6	189	15.8	221	3
30	620	62	284	94	124	126	46	158	28.2	190	15.4	222	2.6
31	600	63	276	95	120	127	45	159	27.8	191	15	223	2.3
32	590	64	270	96	116	128	44	160	27.4	192	14.6	224	2

It starts at 3,000 points for the first overall pick, and moves back from there.

So, the Bucs pick at number 19, and the pick is worth 875 points. Let’s say that Licht wants to trade back with the Lions, that hold the number 21 pick. That pick is worth 800 points, meaning the Lions would have to throw in a pick later in the draft to even things up. They hold the 127th pick as well, which is worth 45 points. That would make the trade virtually even, unless Licht wanted to hold them up for one late round pick.

Next: A Different Approach to Round One for the Bucs

While watching the draft this week, keep this chart handy. Use it if you think a team is making a trade and see if you can predict the package.

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