When draft boards are constructed, NFL teams take one of two approaches. The first is to rank the draft’s top 32 players and give each a first-round grade, followed by the draft’s next 32 prospects, who garner second-round grades, and so on.
The second approach is to use a value chart, in which each prospect, based on film study, earns a grade depending on his play. If only 25 prospects grade out as first-round talent, only 25 receive first-round grades. This allows NFL teams to see the full value of the draft and not force first-round grades on prospects who aren’t worthy.
Here is the National Football Post’s second value chart of the draft season,
Tier 1 (elite prospects)
WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech (6-3, 214)
OT Jason Smith, Baylor (6-5, 300)
DT B.J. Raji, Boston College (6-1, 325)
OLB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest (6-2, 246)
Tier 2 (high first-round caliber)
QB Mark Sanchez, USC (6-3, 225)
QB Matthew Stafford, Georgia (6-3, 236)
DE Brian Orakpo, Texas (6-4, 260)
OLB/DE Everette Brown, Florida State (6-4, 252)
ILB Rey Maualuga, USC (6-2, 260)
DT Peria Jerry, Ole Miss (6-3, 295)
Tier 3 (first-round caliber)
RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (5-11, 208)
RB Chris Wells, Ohio State (6-1, 237)
WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (6-1, 200)
WR Percy Harvin, Florida (5-11,195)
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland (6-2, 206)
OT Michael Oher, Ole Miss (6-5, 320)
OT Andre Smith, Alabama (6-4, 340)
OT Eben Britton, Arizona (6-6, 310)
OT William Beatty, Connecticut (6-6, 310)
DE Robert Ayers, Tennessee (6-3, 273)
DE Aaron Maybin, Penn State (6-4, 248)
OLB Clay Matthews, USC (6-3, 246)
CB/FS Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State (6-0, 200)
CB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest (5-9. 190)
FS/CB Sean Smith, Utah (6-3, 215)
Tier 4 (late first-round/early second-round caliber)
WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina (6-1, 210)
WR Kenny Britt, Rutgers (6-4, 215)
TE Shawn Nelson, Southern Miss (6-5, 242)
TE Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State (6-6, 260)
C Alex Mack, California (6-4, 314)
DE Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech (6-7, 260)
DE Jarron Gilbert, San Jose State (6-5, 287)
DE Tyson Jackson, LSU (6-4, 295)
DT Evander Hood, Missouri (6-3, 295)
DT Sen’Derrick Marks, Auburn (6-1, 295)
OLB Connor Barwin, Cincinnati (6-4, 255)
OLB Brian Cushing, USC (6-4, 243)
ILB James Laurinaitis, Ohio State (6-2, 240)
CB Darius Butler, Connecticut (5-11, 187)
CB Vontae Davis, Illinois (6-0, 205)
CB D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt (5-10, 184)
Tier 5 (second-round caliber)
QB Josh Freeman, Kansas State (6-6, 248)
RB Shonn Greene, Iowa (5-11, 235)
RB LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh (5-11, 210)
WR Derrick Williams, Penn State (6-0, 200)
WR Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma (6-0 204)
TE Jared Cook, South Carolina (6-5, 242)
TE James Casey, Rice (6-4, 235)
OG Duke Robinson, Oklahoma (6-5, 335)
C Max Unger, Oregon (6-5, 305)
DE David Veikune, Hawaii (6-2, 255)
DT Ron Brace, Boston College (6-3, 326)
OLB Larry English, Northern Illinois (6-2, 254)
CB Asher Allen, Georgia (5-10, 198)
CB Coye Francies, San Jose State (6-0 179)
FS Louis Delmas, Western Michigan (6-0, 196)
SS William Moore, Missouri (6-1, 226)
SS Patrick Chung, Oregon (5-11, 210)
Tier 6 (second-round/third-round caliber)
RB Donald Brown, Connecticut (5-10, 210)
WR Brian Robiskie, Ohio State (6-2, 200)
TE Chase Coffman, Missouri (6-6, 252)
OT Fenuki Tupou, Oregon (6-5, 332)
OT/OG Jamon Meredith, South Carolina (6-5, 304)
OG Herman Johnson, LSU (6-7, 382)
OG Andy Levitre, Oregon State (6-2, 318)
C Eric Wood, Louisville (6-5, 308)
C Antoine Caldwell, Alabama (6-5, 305)
DE Lawrence Sidbury Jr., Richmond (6-3, 267)
DE Paul Kruger, Utah (6-5, 265)
DT Mitch King, Iowa (6-2, 275)
DT Fili Moala, USC (6-5, 305)
OLB Clint Sintim, Virginia (6-3, 249)
CB Jairus Byrd, Oregon (6-0 200)
FS Sherrod Martin, Troy (6-1, 193)
SS Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest (6-2, 214)
Tier 7 (third-round caliber)
QB Pat White, West Virginia (6-0, 192)
QB Nate Davis, Ball State (6-2, 218)
RB Rashad Jennings, Liberty (6-1, 232)
WR Brandon Tate, North Carolina (6-1, 195)
TE Cornelius Ingram, Florida (6-4, 245)
TE Travis Beckum, Wisconsin (6-3, 237)
OT Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma (6-8, 332)
OG Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati (6-5, 305)
OG Tyronne Green, Auburn (6-2, 309)
DT Dorell Scott, Clemson (6-3, 310)
DT Alex Magee, Purdue (6-3, 295)
DT Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU (6-3, 290)
OLB Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida (6-2, 235)
OLB Marcus Freeman, Ohio State (6-1, 238)
ILB Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh (6-1, 240)
CB Victor Harris, Virginia Tech (5-11, 195)
CB Kevin Barnes, Maryland (6-0, 189)
FS Rashad Johnson, Alabama (6-0, 190)
Tier 8 (third-round/fourth-round caliber)
RB Jeremiah Johnson, Oregon (5-9, 208)
RB Andre Brown, N.C. State (6-0 224)
RB Glen Coffee, Alabama (6-0, 209)
WR Mike Thomas, Arizona (5-8 187)
OG Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State (6-4, 324)
OG Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin (6-6, 323)
C Cecil Newton, Tennessee State (6-2, 295)
DT Corvey Irvin, Georgia (6-3, 289)
OLB Zack Follett, California (6-2, 238)
ILB Frantz Joseph, Florida Atlantic (6-2, 243)
ILB Darry Beckwith, LSU (6-1, 235)
CB Christopher Owens, San Jose State (5-10, 181)
CB Mike Mickens, Cincinnati (5-11, 184)
FS Derek Pegues, Mississippi State (5-10, 195)
FS Darcel McBath, Texas Tech (6-1, 198)
Tier 9 (fourth-round caliber)
QB Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (6-2, 205)
QB Stephen McGee, Texas A&M (6-3, 216)
QB Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State (6-2, 216)
RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State (5-9, 205)
WR Louis Murphy, Florida (6-3, 203)
WR Mike Wallace, Ole Miss (6-1, 199)
WR Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (6-1, 189)
OT Joel Bell, Furman (6-7, 315)
OG T.J. Lang, Eastern Michigan (6-4, 312)
OG Seth Olsen, Iowa (6-5, 304)
C Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas (6-5, 314)
DE Everette Pedescleaux, Northern Iowa (6-6, 305)
DE Kyle Moore, USC (6-5, 272)
DT Sammie Lee Hill, Stillman (6-4, 331)
DT Vance Walker, Georgia Tech (6-2, 295)
OLB Nic Harris, Oklahoma (6-3, 233)
OLB Victor Butler, Oregon State (6-2 241)
OLB Cody Brown, Connecticut (6-2, 242)
ILB Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina (6-2, 265)
ILB Gerald McRath, Southern Miss (6-3, 220)
CB Keenan Lewis, Oregon State (6-1, 208)
CB Joe Burnett, Central Florida (5-10, 192)
CB Cary Harris, USC (6-0, 187)
FS Brandon Underwood, Cincinnati (6-1, 192)
FS David Bruton, Notre Dame (6-2, 210)
SS Emanuel Cook, South Carolina (5-10, 205)
Tier 10 (impact late-round caliber)
RB Kory Sheets, Purdue (5-11, 203)
RB Devin Moore, Wyoming (5-9, 191)
FB Quinn Johnson, LSU (6-1, 260)
FB Conredge Collins, Pittsburgh (5-11, 232)
FB Tony Fiammetta, Syracuse (6-0, 238)
WR Deon Butler, Penn State (5-11, 168)
WR Quan Cosby, Texas (5-9, 191)
TE Davon Drew, East Carolina (6-4, 258)
C A.Q. Shipley, Penn State (6-1, 297)
C Alex Fletcher, Stanford (6-3, 302)
DE Phillip Hunt, Houston (6-1, 261)
DE Zach Potter, Nebraska (6-7, 279)
DT Myron Pryor, Kentucky (6-0, 310)
DT Roy Miller, Texas (6-1, 310)
OLB Lee Robinson, Alcorn State (6-2, 249)
SS Courtney Greene, Rutgers, (6-1, 211)
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