Boombear's College Football Analysis: Draft Player Comparison Tool *Updated for 2008-2012*

Updated 9/16/16 to include 2008-2012 Drafts

Hello all,

Previously, I provided a draft comparison tool to allow you to compare players in the 2016 draft based on salary. The thought behind this was, "If player X is slotted to be awarded a $20MM contract and player Y a $4MM deal, than player X should be 5 times as valuable to his team as player Y."
Looking at a fresh draft is nice, but we won't know what those values mean for a few years. So, I've decided to update the table to reflect on the 2008-2012 drafts, as those players can be considered mature.

Follow the link below to the spreadsheet. There, you willl find two tabs:

Draft Class

This tab lists the draftees in order of selection and the slotted contract value for each based on draft position/ We used the 2014 rookie contract scale for convenience, but remember, this is a relative comparison tool, so the values of the contracts are not important, just the scale. It is helpful to sort by position so you can easily compare QBs, OTs or any other position. You can even compare players at different positions.

Comparison Tool

This engine will allow you to compare any two players in the draft and get an idea of relative value. The list of players is to the left of the drop down windows.

I hid the built in player value comparisons that compared each player's value to the #1 overall pick, the #1 player at his position and the player at his position drafted directly before him. I found them interesting but thought perhaps all the extra numbers just cluttered up the spreadsheet. If you would like them returned, let me know.

Here are a couple of gems:

2012

Brandon Weeden is 3.44x more valuable than Pro Bowl Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson.
Stephen Hill is 2.02x more valuable than Pro Bowler T.Y. Hilton.