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I've always thought there were three grades for the Melsy. 1) The initial report card to crown our winner. 2) A look back at the value of the selections in terms of where the players were actually picked. 3) Most importantly, a review 3 or 4 years later to see what kind of players they actually turned out to be.
With the 2011 draft in the books we can now move on to the value phase. The NFL teams have now set the draft board with their selections. Who got the best bargains?
The grading is simple. You get a plus or minus grade assigned to each pick. Plus, if you selected a player after he actually went in the draft. Minus, if you selected a player before he went in the draft. The number included in the grade was the separation between the two. So, for example, a player picked 12th in the Melsy who actually gets selected 8th in the draft earns that GM a plus 4 grade. If you pick him 8th and he ends up going 12th, that's a minus 4 grade.
We do that for each pick and then tally up the score for the class.
The object here is to finish with a plus grade. Since I've been doing this, it rarely happens. Only a handful each year. If you accomplished it this year, well done. It's not easy to do.
I've included in the value scoring where that GM finished in our report card. It's in italics.
There were 254 players selected in the 2011 draft. If one of your players wasn't picked, they were assigned the 255th overall selection and they'll be noted as undrafted with red font.
With that said, I give you your value scores for the 2011 Mel Kiper Jr. Invitational. Don't blame me. Blame the NFL decision makers.
One note - I've left out the no shows. To the best of my recollection.
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1) Buffalo Bills (Rock Slamdance) - tied for 3rd in report card
1(3) A.J. Green WR Georgia - 4th overall - minus 1
2(34) Stefen Wisniewski C Penn St. - 48th overall - minus 14
3(68) Christian Ponder QB Florida St. - 12th overall - plus 56
4(99) Johnny Patrick CB Louisville - 88th overall - plus 11
4(121) Lance Kendricks TE Wisconsin - 47th overall - plus 74
Value Score: Plus 126
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2) San Diego Chargers (sbk92) - tied for 3rd
1(18) Corey Liuget DT Illinois - 18th overall - even
2(50) Torrey Smith WR Maryland - 58th overall - minus 8
2(62) Ras-I Dowling CB Virginia - 33rd overall - plus 29
3(82) Rodney Hudson G Florida St. - 55th overall - plus 27
3(89) Randall Cobb WR Kentucky - 64th overall - plus 25
Value Score: Plus 73
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3) New York Giants (SixisBetter) - tied for 16th
1(19) Anthony Castonzo T Boston College - 22nd overall - minus 3
2(52) Mason Foster OLB Washington - 84th overall - minus 32
3(83) Orlando Franklin G Miami - 46th overall - plus 37
4(116) Shane Vereen RB California - 56th overall - plus 60
Value Score: Plus 62
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4) Houston Texans (Midswat) - 2nd
1(26) Justin Houston OLB Georgia - 70th overall - minus 34
2(37) Phil Taylor DT Baylor - 21st overall - plus 16
2(42) Rahim Moore S UCLA - 45th overall - minus 3
4(104) Vincent Brown WR San Diego St. - 82nd overall - plus 22
Value Score: Plus 1
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5) Washington Redskins (username) - 23rd
1(16) Jake Locker QB Washington - 8th overall - plus 8
2(41) Stephen Paea DT Oregon St. - 53rd overall - minus 12
3(80) Jerrel Jernigan WR Troy - 83rd overall - minus 3
Value Score: Minus 7
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6) New Orleans Saints (cr122) - tied for 16th
1(9) Akeem Ayers OLB UCLA - 39th overall - minus 30
2(56) Daniel Thomas RB Kansas St. - 62nd overall - minus 6
3(88) Allen Bailey DE Miami - 86th overall - plus 2
Value Score: Minus 34
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7) Seattle Seahawks (Cythim) - 15th
2(49) Marcus Cannon G TCU - 138th overall - minus 89
2(57) Titus Young WR Boise St. - 44th overall - plus 13
Value Score: Minus 76
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8) Cincinnati Bengals (RoyTheHammer) - 13th
1(4) Patrick Peterson CB LSU - 5th overall - minus 1
2(35) Ryan Williams RB Virginia Tech - 38th overall - minus 3
3(66) Andy Dalton QB TCU - 35th overall - plus 31
4(100) Greg Romeus DE Pittsburgh - 226th overall - minus 126
Value Score: Minus 99
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9) New England Patriots (never_catch22) - winner
1(28) Derek Sherrod T Mississippi St. - 32nd overall - minus 4
2(33) Cameron Heyward DE Ohio St. - 31st overall - plus 2
2(60) Jonathan Baldwin WR Pittsburgh - 26th overall - plus 34
3(74) John Moffitt G Wisconsin - 75th overall - minus 1
3(92) Jacquizz Rodgers RB Oregon St. - 145th overall - minus 53
4(124) Bruce Miller OLB Central Florida - 211th overall - minus 87
Value Score: minus 109
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10) San Francisco 49ers (dbair1967) - 6th
1(7) Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri - 10th overall - minus 3
2(45) Leonard Hankerson WR Miami - 79th overall - minus 34
3(76) Brooks Reed DE Arizona - 42nd overall - plus 34
4(107) Jeremy Beal OLB Oklahoma - 247th overall - minus 140
4(114) Shareece Wright CB USC - 89th overall - plus 25
Value Score: Minus 118
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11) Cleveland Browns (NoShameInMyGame) - 8th
1(6) Robert Quinn DE North Carolina - 14th overall - minus 8
2(58) Marvin Austin DT North Carolina - 52nd overall - plus 6
3(70) Casey Matthews ILB Oregon - 116th overall - minus 46
3(73) Cecil Shorts WR Mount Union - 114th overall - minus 41
4(101) Ricky Stanzi QB Iowa - 135th overall - minus 34
Value Score: Minus 123
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12) Minnesota Vikings (Lazarus_Logan) - 18th
1(12) Cam Newton QB Auburn - 1st overall - plus 11
2(43) Sam Acho DE Texas - 103rd overall - minus 60
4(113) Jerrell Powe DT Mississippi - 199th overall - minus 86
Value Score: Minus 135
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13) Baltimore Ravens (cmd34) - 14th
1(11) Prince Amukamara CB Nebraska - 19th overall - minus 8
3(90) Kenrick Ellis DT Hampton - 94th overall - minus 4
4(122) Mark Herzlich OLB Boston College - 255th overall - minus 133
Value Score: Minus 145
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14) Detroit Lions (Sheik) - 9th
1(13) Nate Solder T Colorado - 17th overall - minus 4
2(44) Bruce Carter OLB North Carolina - 40th overall - plus 4
3(75) Davon House CB New Mexico St. - 131st overall - minus 56
4(106) Ross Homan ILB Ohio St. - 200th overall - minus 94
Value Score: Minus 150
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15) Dallas Cowboys (MichaelWinicki) - 5th
1(24) Tyron Smith T USC - 9th overall - plus 15
2(40) Christian Ballard DT Iowa - 106th overall - minus 66
3(71) Ahmad Black S Florida - 151st overall - minus 80
3(72) Jason Pinkston T Pittsburgh - 150th overall - minus 78
4(109) Kelvin Sheppard OLB LSU - 68th overall - plus 41
Value Score: Minus 168
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16) Carolina Panthers (cowboys2194) - 21st
1(1) Da'Quan Bowers DE Clemson - 51st overall - minus 50
1(17) Brandon Harris CB Miami - 60th overall - minus 43
3(65) Deunta Williams S North Carolina - 255th overall - minus 190
4(97) Austin Pettis WR Boise St. - 78th overall - plus 19
Value Score: Minus 264
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17) Jacksonville Jaguars (bvhawkeye) - 18th
1(10) Aldon Smith OLB Missouri - 7th overall - plus 3
1(25) Adrian Clayborn DE Iowa - 20th overall - plus 5
4(98) Joe Barksdale T LSU - 92nd overall - plus 6
4(105) Jerrard Tarrant CB Georgia Tech - 255th overall - minus 150
4(120) Tim Barnes G Missouri - 255th overall - minus 135
Value Score: Minus 271
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18) Chicago Bears (Bonecrusher#31) - 12th
1(29) Jimmy Smith CB Colorado - 27th overall - plus 2
2(62) Kristofer O'Dowd C USC - 255th overall - minus 193
3(93) Lee Ziemba T Auburn - 244th overall - minus 151
4(125) Dwayne Harris WR East Carolina - 176th overall - minus 51
Value Score: Minus 393
With the 2011 draft in the books we can now move on to the value phase. The NFL teams have now set the draft board with their selections. Who got the best bargains?
The grading is simple. You get a plus or minus grade assigned to each pick. Plus, if you selected a player after he actually went in the draft. Minus, if you selected a player before he went in the draft. The number included in the grade was the separation between the two. So, for example, a player picked 12th in the Melsy who actually gets selected 8th in the draft earns that GM a plus 4 grade. If you pick him 8th and he ends up going 12th, that's a minus 4 grade.
We do that for each pick and then tally up the score for the class.
The object here is to finish with a plus grade. Since I've been doing this, it rarely happens. Only a handful each year. If you accomplished it this year, well done. It's not easy to do.
I've included in the value scoring where that GM finished in our report card. It's in italics.
There were 254 players selected in the 2011 draft. If one of your players wasn't picked, they were assigned the 255th overall selection and they'll be noted as undrafted with red font.
With that said, I give you your value scores for the 2011 Mel Kiper Jr. Invitational. Don't blame me. Blame the NFL decision makers.
One note - I've left out the no shows. To the best of my recollection.
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1) Buffalo Bills (Rock Slamdance) - tied for 3rd in report card
1(3) A.J. Green WR Georgia - 4th overall - minus 1
2(34) Stefen Wisniewski C Penn St. - 48th overall - minus 14
3(68) Christian Ponder QB Florida St. - 12th overall - plus 56
4(99) Johnny Patrick CB Louisville - 88th overall - plus 11
4(121) Lance Kendricks TE Wisconsin - 47th overall - plus 74
Value Score: Plus 126
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2) San Diego Chargers (sbk92) - tied for 3rd
1(18) Corey Liuget DT Illinois - 18th overall - even
2(50) Torrey Smith WR Maryland - 58th overall - minus 8
2(62) Ras-I Dowling CB Virginia - 33rd overall - plus 29
3(82) Rodney Hudson G Florida St. - 55th overall - plus 27
3(89) Randall Cobb WR Kentucky - 64th overall - plus 25
Value Score: Plus 73
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3) New York Giants (SixisBetter) - tied for 16th
1(19) Anthony Castonzo T Boston College - 22nd overall - minus 3
2(52) Mason Foster OLB Washington - 84th overall - minus 32
3(83) Orlando Franklin G Miami - 46th overall - plus 37
4(116) Shane Vereen RB California - 56th overall - plus 60
Value Score: Plus 62
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4) Houston Texans (Midswat) - 2nd
1(26) Justin Houston OLB Georgia - 70th overall - minus 34
2(37) Phil Taylor DT Baylor - 21st overall - plus 16
2(42) Rahim Moore S UCLA - 45th overall - minus 3
4(104) Vincent Brown WR San Diego St. - 82nd overall - plus 22
Value Score: Plus 1
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5) Washington Redskins (username) - 23rd
1(16) Jake Locker QB Washington - 8th overall - plus 8
2(41) Stephen Paea DT Oregon St. - 53rd overall - minus 12
3(80) Jerrel Jernigan WR Troy - 83rd overall - minus 3
Value Score: Minus 7
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6) New Orleans Saints (cr122) - tied for 16th
1(9) Akeem Ayers OLB UCLA - 39th overall - minus 30
2(56) Daniel Thomas RB Kansas St. - 62nd overall - minus 6
3(88) Allen Bailey DE Miami - 86th overall - plus 2
Value Score: Minus 34
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7) Seattle Seahawks (Cythim) - 15th
2(49) Marcus Cannon G TCU - 138th overall - minus 89
2(57) Titus Young WR Boise St. - 44th overall - plus 13
Value Score: Minus 76
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8) Cincinnati Bengals (RoyTheHammer) - 13th
1(4) Patrick Peterson CB LSU - 5th overall - minus 1
2(35) Ryan Williams RB Virginia Tech - 38th overall - minus 3
3(66) Andy Dalton QB TCU - 35th overall - plus 31
4(100) Greg Romeus DE Pittsburgh - 226th overall - minus 126
Value Score: Minus 99
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9) New England Patriots (never_catch22) - winner
1(28) Derek Sherrod T Mississippi St. - 32nd overall - minus 4
2(33) Cameron Heyward DE Ohio St. - 31st overall - plus 2
2(60) Jonathan Baldwin WR Pittsburgh - 26th overall - plus 34
3(74) John Moffitt G Wisconsin - 75th overall - minus 1
3(92) Jacquizz Rodgers RB Oregon St. - 145th overall - minus 53
4(124) Bruce Miller OLB Central Florida - 211th overall - minus 87
Value Score: minus 109
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10) San Francisco 49ers (dbair1967) - 6th
1(7) Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri - 10th overall - minus 3
2(45) Leonard Hankerson WR Miami - 79th overall - minus 34
3(76) Brooks Reed DE Arizona - 42nd overall - plus 34
4(107) Jeremy Beal OLB Oklahoma - 247th overall - minus 140
4(114) Shareece Wright CB USC - 89th overall - plus 25
Value Score: Minus 118
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11) Cleveland Browns (NoShameInMyGame) - 8th
1(6) Robert Quinn DE North Carolina - 14th overall - minus 8
2(58) Marvin Austin DT North Carolina - 52nd overall - plus 6
3(70) Casey Matthews ILB Oregon - 116th overall - minus 46
3(73) Cecil Shorts WR Mount Union - 114th overall - minus 41
4(101) Ricky Stanzi QB Iowa - 135th overall - minus 34
Value Score: Minus 123
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12) Minnesota Vikings (Lazarus_Logan) - 18th
1(12) Cam Newton QB Auburn - 1st overall - plus 11
2(43) Sam Acho DE Texas - 103rd overall - minus 60
4(113) Jerrell Powe DT Mississippi - 199th overall - minus 86
Value Score: Minus 135
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13) Baltimore Ravens (cmd34) - 14th
1(11) Prince Amukamara CB Nebraska - 19th overall - minus 8
3(90) Kenrick Ellis DT Hampton - 94th overall - minus 4
4(122) Mark Herzlich OLB Boston College - 255th overall - minus 133
Value Score: Minus 145
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14) Detroit Lions (Sheik) - 9th
1(13) Nate Solder T Colorado - 17th overall - minus 4
2(44) Bruce Carter OLB North Carolina - 40th overall - plus 4
3(75) Davon House CB New Mexico St. - 131st overall - minus 56
4(106) Ross Homan ILB Ohio St. - 200th overall - minus 94
Value Score: Minus 150
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15) Dallas Cowboys (MichaelWinicki) - 5th
1(24) Tyron Smith T USC - 9th overall - plus 15
2(40) Christian Ballard DT Iowa - 106th overall - minus 66
3(71) Ahmad Black S Florida - 151st overall - minus 80
3(72) Jason Pinkston T Pittsburgh - 150th overall - minus 78
4(109) Kelvin Sheppard OLB LSU - 68th overall - plus 41
Value Score: Minus 168
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16) Carolina Panthers (cowboys2194) - 21st
1(1) Da'Quan Bowers DE Clemson - 51st overall - minus 50
1(17) Brandon Harris CB Miami - 60th overall - minus 43
3(65) Deunta Williams S North Carolina - 255th overall - minus 190
4(97) Austin Pettis WR Boise St. - 78th overall - plus 19
Value Score: Minus 264
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17) Jacksonville Jaguars (bvhawkeye) - 18th
1(10) Aldon Smith OLB Missouri - 7th overall - plus 3
1(25) Adrian Clayborn DE Iowa - 20th overall - plus 5
4(98) Joe Barksdale T LSU - 92nd overall - plus 6
4(105) Jerrard Tarrant CB Georgia Tech - 255th overall - minus 150
4(120) Tim Barnes G Missouri - 255th overall - minus 135
Value Score: Minus 271
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18) Chicago Bears (Bonecrusher#31) - 12th
1(29) Jimmy Smith CB Colorado - 27th overall - plus 2
2(62) Kristofer O'Dowd C USC - 255th overall - minus 193
3(93) Lee Ziemba T Auburn - 244th overall - minus 151
4(125) Dwayne Harris WR East Carolina - 176th overall - minus 51
Value Score: Minus 393