2018 Draft Board: Secondary

If you didn’t read the 2018 Offensive Backfield, or 2018 Pass Catchers articles then you can go back to one of them and read the first paragraph to get the full scoop. Shorter version, I used the exact same factors and table that I used for the 2020 draft class to determine which players would have been off my draft board in 2018, and the round grades I would’ve given the rest of the players. The results you’ll see below are for the Cornerbacks and Safeties. At the end of this season I will take their 3 years of statistics and determine who has currently found success as a pro and who hasn’t. I’ll reassess 5 years from now to get a relatively final verdict. This article is my way of being transparent, before the first three years end.

2018 CBs removed from my board:

I was able to eliminate 15 players. Players eliminated from my draft board were split into two categories: Empty and Depleted. “Empty” are players who had factors that led to a 0% success rate for pros drafted at their position from 2008-2017. “Depleted” are players who had factors that significantly decreased the success rate of pros drafted at their position from 2008-2017. Below you will see an 'E' or a 'D' next to each name, the 'E' signifies “empty”, the 'D' signifies “depleted.” They are:

Anthony Averett (E)

Davontae Harris (E)

Dmontre Wade (E)

Greg Stroman (E)

Jamarcus King (E)

Kamrin Moore (E)

Tarvarus McFadden (E)

Brandon Facyson (D)

Chris Campbell (D)

Chris Jones (D)

Dee Delaney (D)

Donte Jackson (D)

Isaac Yiadom (D)

Kevin Toliver (D)

Tony Brown (D)

My CB Draft Board

2018 Safeties removed from my board:

I was able to eliminate two players. Below you will see a 'D' next to both names, the 'D' signifies “depleted.” They are:

Kyzir White (D)

Van Smith (D)

My Safety Draft Board