Draft behavior lab
Everybody
has a type.
Nine complete draft boards reveal QB timing, early-round appetite, positional eras, and the players each boss kept coming back for.
2017–2025Regular-season comparisonsPublic-safe snapshot
Snapshot 2026-07-13T21:25:16-04:00Habits, not grades. Without historical ADP, projections, and counterfactual rosters, this lab does not invent steals, reaches, busts, or draft ROI.
Boss fingerprints
Draft DNA
Early means rounds 1–3. First-QB timing averages only seasons in which the boss drafted a quarterback.
| Boss | Drafts | Avg first QB rd | QB picks | Early RB | Early WR | Signature repeat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey | 5 | 3.6 | 15 | 53.3% | 20% | Travis Etienne (3×) |
| Russell | 9 | 3.8 | 31 | 33.3% | 48.1% | Cooper Kupp (5×) |
| Cloudy | 5 | 3.8 | 15 | 60% | 26.7% | Keenan Allen (3×) |
| Eli | 9 | 4 | 23 | 59.3% | 29.6% | Tee Higgins (4×) |
| Ethan | 7 | 4 | 19 | 33.3% | 47.6% | Michael Thomas (3×) |
| Justin | 9 | 4 | 29 | 55.6% | 29.6% | Allen Robinson (3×) |
| Chris | 9 | 4.3 | 28 | 51.9% | 37% | Baltimore Ravens (3×) |
| samuel | 4 | 4.5 | 15 | 50% | 33.3% | Golden Tate (4×) |
| Wills | 9 | 4.6 | 28 | 40.7% | 44.4% | Davante Adams (3×) |
| Carter | 8 | 4.8 | 24 | 29.2% | 41.7% | DeAndre Hopkins (3×) |
| Connor | 2 | 5 | 5 | 33.3% | 50% | Tyreek Hill (2×) |
| Nolan | 9 | 5.1 | 28 | 55.6% | 25.9% | Matt Ryan (3×) |
| Baylor | 4 | 5.5 | 11 | 58.3% | 33.3% | Drew Brees (3×) |
| Wade | 1 | 7 | 2 | 66.7% | 33.3% | Antonio Brown (1×) |
League fingerprint
Position share by round
Percent of all archived selections in that round.
| Round | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DEF | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1% | 63.3% | 33.3% | 2.2% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 2 | 12.2% | 41.1% | 44.4% | 2.2% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 3 | 21.1% | 37.8% | 30% | 11.1% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 4 | 32.2% | 27.8% | 35.6% | 4.4% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 5 | 28.9% | 27.8% | 35.6% | 7.8% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 6 | 30% | 23.3% | 33.3% | 13.3% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 7 | 37.8% | 18.9% | 33.3% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 8 | 14.4% | 32.2% | 37.8% | 15.6% | 0% | 0% | 90 |
| 9 | 24.4% | 24.4% | 38.9% | 8.9% | 0% | 3.3% | 90 |
| 10 | 15.6% | 33.3% | 36.7% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 5.6% | 90 |
| 11 | 17.8% | 28.9% | 37.8% | 7.8% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 90 |
| 12 | 24.4% | 21.1% | 33.3% | 12.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 90 |
| 13 | 11.1% | 18.9% | 43.3% | 6.7% | 4.4% | 15.6% | 90 |
| 14 | 13.3% | 28.9% | 35.6% | 8.9% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 90 |
| 15 | 5.6% | 31.1% | 27.8% | 11.1% | 7.8% | 16.7% | 90 |
| 16 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 23.3% | 12.2% | 20% | 30% | 90 |
| 17 | 8.8% | 13.8% | 23.8% | 16.2% | 28.7% | 8.8% | 80 |
Repeat offenders
The strongest draft crushes
Distinct draft seasons by one boss and one player.