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Trade Chart
How it was built:
The first thing I realized is that there is no perfect trade chart.  The depth of the draft, the number, distribution and tradeablity of compensation picks can cause the value of individual picks to vary greatly.  So I decided to build an individual trade chart using the same parameters (First pick=10,000, last pick <10), for each year.  I then simply averaged the value of each pick over the now 28 years of data.  In some years the value of the first few picks had to exceed 10,000 due to some wild trades up for a QB.  In fact the average value of pick #1 is 10,239.  In order to keep the value at 10,000 and maintain the relative value of each pick,  all pick values were then multiplied by 10,000/10,239.  Each year's trade chart is a separate worksheet in the same EXCEL file.  The chart below is the top page (Composite Chart) where the calculations are done.
How to use it: Read this first!!!
First some definitions.  The pick used to compensate the team moving down is the Compensation pick.  For example a team moving down from 10 receives pick 14 and a 3rd round pick.  The third round pick is the compensation pick.  If the team receives additional pick(s) beyond the compensation pick, those picks are called bonus picks.  Bonus picks have bonus point value.  A bonus pick in rounds 1-3, including future years, receives an additional 100 bonus points.  A bonus pick rounds 4-7 regardless of year get 50 bonus points.  To value a trade, merely add up the value of picks each team receives and then add the bonus points for the supplemental picks.  NFL Discount Rule:  1.  Picks from future drafts are valued at the midpoint between pick 16 and 17 (i e. midround value) one round lower for each year in the future they occur.  Thus a 2025 2nd round pick would be valued at the midpoint of the third round in 2024 or 675.5 points. 2.   A current round pick traded for a future pick is worth the midpoint value of one round higher.  So a 2nd round pick this year is worth a mid first round pick next year.  Recently this has morphed into the future pick plus a day 3 pick.
This Chart has now been updated and formatted for the 2024 NFL Draft
For a full explanation of the study and the list of all 693 trades click the red button below
www.NFLDraftShark.com/Tradedoc.htm
Bill's Composite Pick Trade Value Sheet 1996 - 2023
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
Overall Pick Value Overall Pick Value Overall Pick Value Overall Pick Value Overall Pick Value Overall Pick Value Overall Pick Value
1 1 10000 33 1 2663 65 1 977 101 1 400 136 1 155 177 1 71 221 1 24
2 2 9502 34 2 2598 66 2 951 102 2 389 137 2 152 178 2 70 222 2 23
3 3 8706 35 3 2522 67 3 923 103 3 375 138 3 148 179 3 68 223 3 23
4 4 8225 36 4 2439 68 4 901 104 4 368 139 4 145 180 4 66 224 4 22
5 5 7729 37 5 2359 69 5 875 105 5 358 140 5 142 181 5 65 225 5 22
6 6 7231 38 6 2288 70 6 857 106 6 346 141 6 140 182 6 64 226 6 21
7 7 6781 39 7 2231 71 7 837 107 7 338 142 7 138 183 7 63 227 7 20
8 8 6438 40 8 2177 72 8 818 108 8 329 143 8 136 184 8 61 228 8 19
9 9 6194 41 9 2117 73 9 799 109 9 323 144 9 129 185 9 60 229 9 19
10 10 5826 42 10 2053 74 10 783 110 10 312 145 10 130 186 10 59 230 10 18
11 11 5558 43 11 2006 75 11 769 111 11 306 146 11 127 187 11 58 231 11 17
12 12 5319 44 12 1948 76 12 748 112 12 300 147 12 124 188 12 56 232 12 17
13 13 5101 45 13 1882 77 13 729 113 13 292 148 13 122 189 13 55 233 13 16
14 14 4905 46 14 1830 78 14 714 114 14 286 149 14 121 190 14 53 234 14 15
15 15 4700 47 15 1785 79 15 698 115 15 278 150 15 119 191 15 52 235 15 15
16 16 4527 48 16 1737 80 16 685 116 16 271 151 16 117 192 16 51 236 16 14
17 17 4383 49 17 1692 81 17 668 117 17 264 152 17 115 193 17 51 237 17 13
18 18 4248 50 18 1653 82 18 649 118 18 255 153 18 113 194 18 50 238 18 13
19 19 4099 51 19 1596 83 19 631 119 19 245 154 19 111 195 19 49 239 19 12
20 20 3960 52 20 1554 84 20 616 120 20 243 155 20 108 196 20 47 240 20 12
21 21 3820 53 21 1502 85 21 602 121 21 236 156 21 106 197 21 46 241 21 11
22 22 3711 54 22 1457 86 22 587 122 22 227 157 22 104 198 22 45 242 22 10
23 23 3591 55 23 1406 87 23 574 123 23 218 158 23 101 199 23 44 243 23 10
24 24 3495 56 24 1358 88 24 560 124 24 211 159 24 100 200 24 42 244 24 9
25 25 3403 57 25 1308 89 25 546 125 25 204 160 25 98 201 25 41 245 25 9
26 26 3297 58 26 1263 90 26 531 126 26 198 161 26 97 202 26 40 246 26 8
27 27 3213 59 27 1216 91 27 517 127 27 192 162 27 96 203 27 39 247 27 8
28 28 3107 60 28 1160 92 28 503 128 28 186 163 28 95 204 28 38 248 28 7
29 29 3011 61 29 1120 93 29 491 129 29 181 164 29 93 205 29 37 249 29 6
30 30 2915 62 30 1083 94 30 475 130 30 176 165 30 91 206 30 35 250 30 6
31 31 2822 63 31 1047 95 31 464 131 31 172 166 31 88 207 31 34 251 31 5
32 32 2740 64 32 1002 *96 *32 452 132 32 170 167 32 85 208 32 33 252 32 5
*97 *33 441 *133 *33 166 *168 *33 84 *209 *33 32 *253 *33 4
*98 *34 428 *134 *34 163 *169 *34 82 *210 *34 31 *254 *34 3
* Indicates a compensatory pick *99 *35 418 *135 *35 159 *170 *35 81 *211 *35 31 *255 *35 2
*100 *36 409 *171 *36 80 *212 *36 30 *256 *36 2
*172 *37 79 *213 *37 30 *257 *37 1
*173 *38 78 *214 *38 29 No Pick   1
*174 *39 76 *215 *39 29 No Pick   1
*175 *40 75 *216 *40 28 No Pick   0
*176 *41 73 *217 *41 27 No Pick   0
*218 *42 26 No Pick   0
*219 *43 25
*220 *44 25
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