2014 NFL Draft: Breaking Down Positional Value Round by Round

April 5, 2014   ·   Eric Galko   ·   Jump to comments

The common belief is that NFL teams don’t want to draft strictly for need, if at all possible. However, teams enter draft day with specific positions they need filled, whether they’re short-term needs or long-term roster-building additions.

A key to drafting for need without compromising value is to understand which key positions feature the most talent in a given draft and focus efforts on “best player available” with selections in later rounds.

In an effort to find those points in the draft, I’ve located which positions have the most value at each round of the draft. While it takes some projecting as to which prospects will be available, I’ve used a combination of my draft grades along with national media projections to determine which positions teams should target during each round of the draft.
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