2024 NFL Draft • Page 104

Someone compiled a list of draft meetings for the last decade but you know, lot of change in front offices since then so I decided to count only the current front offices + the two GMs who were GMs before.

Most teams meet with between 20-30% of their draft picks.

Six GMs have met with fewer than 20%:

• Andrew Berry, Cleveland - 19.4%
• Les Snead, Los Angeles Rams - 18.3%
• Trent Baalke, Jacksonville/San Francisco - 18%
• Eric DeCosta, Baltimore - 11.6%
• Chris Ballard, Indianapolis - 10.8%
• George Paton, Denver - 8.3%

On the other side, four teams have met with 31% or more:

• Joe Schoen, New York Giants - 33.3%
• John Lynch, San Francisco - 35.6%
• Ran Carthon, Tennessee - 50%
• Omar Khan, Pittsburgh - 71.4%

COVID kind of skews things a little bit. There were only like 20 prospects even taking meetings in 2021 and a bunch in 2020 either played it safe or weren't allowed to by the NFL. 1st round picks are more often met with beforehand. Teams are between 40-60% in that regard.

That said, GMs who have always met with their 1st round pick:

• Ryan Poles, Chicago (1)
• Monti Ossenfort, Arizona (1)
• Omar Khan, Pittsburgh (2)
• Andrew Berry, Cleveland (3)
• Terry Fontenot, Atlanta (3)

GMs who almost always meet with their 1st round pick:

• Nick Caserio, Houston - 75% (3)
• Howie Roseman, Philadelphia - 66.7% (4)
• Duke Tobin, Cincinnati - 66.7% (6)
• Joe Douglas, New York Jets - 62.5% (5)
• Jason Licht, Tampa Bay - 62.5 (5)

And once again the other side:

• Chris Ballard, Indianapolis - 25% (since 2017)
• Brian Gutekunst, Green Bay - 25% (since 2018)
• Mickey Loomis, New Orleans - 10% (since 2015)
• Chris Grier, Miami - 0% (since 2016)
• George Paton, Denver - 0% (since 2021)

 

Houston picked 6th overall, 33rd team doesn't know ball? or nah

 

People They've Met With Multiple Times:

Giants - Adisa Isaac, Bo Nix, Drake Maye*, JJ McCarthy*, Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix, Jaden Hicks, Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze

49ers - Jamal Hill*

Titans - Darius Robinson, Joe Alt, Jordan Morgan, Malik Nabers*

Steelers - Cooper DeJean, Daequan Hardy, Max Melton, Mike Sainristil, Nate Wiggins, Darius Robinson, Jaden Crumedy, Graham Barton, Zach Frazier, Amarius Mims, Matt Goncalves, Troy Fautanu, Adonai Mitchell*, Ricky Pearsall

*met with more than anyone else

Possible 1st Rounders Met With:

Bears - Duh, Dallas Turner, Jared Verse, Laiatu Latu, Graham Barton, Jackson Powers-Johnson, JC Latham, Joe Alt, Olu Fashanu, Tyler Guyton, Brock Bowers [2], Malik Nabers, Marvin Harrison Jr., Rome Odunze [2]

Cardinals - Terrion Arnold, Chop Robinson, Dallas Turner, Laiatu Latu, JC Latham [2], Jordan Morgan [2], Olu Fashanu, Malik Nabers [2], Marvin Harrison Jr. [2], Rome Odunze [2]

Steelers - Cooper DeJean [2], Kool-Aid McKinstry, Mike Sainristil [2], Nate Wiggins [2], Terrion Arnold, Byron Murphy, Darius Robinson [2], Graham Barton [2], Jackson Powers-Johnson, Zach Frazier [2], Amarius Mims [2], JC Latham, Taliese Fuaga, Troy Fautanu [2], Tyler Guyton, Adonai Mitchell [4], Brian Thomas Jr., Ladd McConkey, Rome Odunze, Troy Franklin

Falcons - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Nate Wiggins, Quinyon Mitchell [2], Terrion Arnold, Dallas Turner [2], Jared Verse, Troy Fautanu

Eagles - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Terrion Arnold, Chop Robinson, Laiatu Latu, Troy Fautanu, Tyler Guyton

Bengals - Chop Robinson, Johnny Newton, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Amarius Mims [2], JC Latham, Taliese Fuaga [2], Troy Fautanu, Brock Bowers, Brian Thomas Jr.

Jets - JC Latham, Joe Alt [2], Troy Fautanu [2], Brock Bowers, Malik Nabers [2], Rome Odunze

Bucs - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Mike Sainristil, Nate Wiggins, Chop Robinson, Jared Verse [2], Laiatu Latu, Marshawn Kneeland [2], Byron Murphy, Graham Barton, Jackson Powers-Johnson [2], Taliese Fuaga, Troy Fautanu [2]. Tyler Guyton, Brian Thomas Jr.

 

Some more bullshit for you all.

Most Meetings With Positions:

For surefire 1st round prospects sometimes who they meet with shows the range they'll go. If they know they're going at a certain spot they won't waste their time with someone much lower. Same with teams - if they know a guy won't be there, they won't bother wasting their time and money bringing him in for a visit. Caleb Williams hasn't been visiting all these QB-needy teams cause he and they know he won't be available.

 

Can’t believe we’re finally a few days away.

 

feels like the super bowl was six months ago

 

A few days away from being a few days away

 

Orca are you gonna be on the draft zoom

 

we don’t have connection under the sea

 

How are you posting

 

Telekinesis

 

Missed opportunity to say echolocation

 

Finally draft week!

 

Reminder to message me with your email address if you want an invite for the draft zoom!

 

ok so put all of my savings on that, got it

 

Will Levis 2.0

People just making money

 

notes from Schefter's paywalled draft-intel article:

- thinks Arizona could pull off a "trade back then up" move similar to last year
- New England may do the same if they trade back from 3
- still seems like Washington will take Daniels
- speculation that Penix could go as high as 8 to Atlanta (not a chance)
- Eagles already calling around to possibly move up
- Byron Murphy could be the first defender drafted instead of Dallas Turner
- would be a surprise if Jonathan Brooks makes it past Dallas at 56

 

Would love to have the job to throw nonsense at the wall to the media in that Atlanta would take Penix at 8

 

Schefter also said that one head coach "not in the market for a QB" said that Daniels is better than Williams

 

it seems so clear that Turner to Atlanta is one of the non-question marks/kinda done deals of the early parts of the draft lol

 

My king, thank you for putting this together. I’ll add Cooper DeJean to your list for the Eagles.