Ask The Commish.com - Top Value Picks of the 2006 NFL Draft

Wondering which individual picks in the draft were the best? While it is impossible to tell at this early stage, the Commish thought it would be interesting to use the method that Jimmy Johnson perfected to ascribe a specific point value to each position in the draft in hopes of translating draft selections to point values.

What we have done here is assigned a "Ranked Value" associated with where we have the players ranked. Meanwhile, we have also assigned a "Selected Value" associated with the spot at which the player was ultimately selected in the draft. The list below represents the players with the largest differential between where we had them projected to go, and where they were actually drafted. Clearly, using this formula, the Arizona Cardinals received the best value with their selection of Matt Leinart with the 10th pick of the draft.

Most Valuable Individual Picks of the 2006 Draft
Rank	Player	Team	Ranked Value	Selected Value	Difference
1	Matt Leinart (QB) - USC	ARI	2350	1300	1050
2	*Winston Justice (OT) - USC	PHI	1050	510	540
3	*Chad Jackson (WR) - FLORIDA	NE	1000	540	460
4	Brodrick Bunkley (DT) - FLORIDA STATE	PHI	1450	1000	450
5	Max Jean-Gillies (OG) - GEORGIA	PHI	460	102	358
6	Gabriel Watson (DT) - MICHIGAN	ARI	430	82	348
7	Jimmy Williams (CB) - VIRGINIA TECH	ATL	850	530	320
8	*Leonard Pope (TE) - GEORGIA	ARI	520	223	297
9	*Ashton Youboty (CB) - OHIO STATE	BUF	530	235	295
10	Eric Winston (OT) - MIAMI (FLA.)	HOU	540	261	279
11	*Ko Simpson (S) - SOUTH CAROLINA	BUF	360	86	274
12	*Santonio Holmes (WR) - OHIO STATE	PIT	975	730	245
13	Rodrique Wright (DT) - TEXAS	MIA	198	3	195
14	*LenDale White (RB) - USC	TEN	630	450	180
15	Darnell Bing (S) - USC	OAK	275	96	179
16	Ryan O'Callaghan (OT) - CALIFORNIA	NE	208	38	170
17	Orien Harris (DT) - MIAMI (FLA.)	PIT	203	40	163
18	Claude Wroten (DT) - LSU	STL	410	247	163
19	Marcus McNeill (OT) - AUBURN	SD	550	400	150
20	D'Brickashaw Ferguson (OT) - VIRGINIA	NYJ	2500	2350	150
21	*Reggie Bush (RB) - USC	NO	2800	2650	150
22	Babatunde Oshinowo (DT) - STANFORD	CLE	168	19	149
23	Greg Eslinger (OC) - MINNESOTA	DEN	158	13	145
24	*Fred Matua (OG) - USC	DET	148	6	142
25	Elvis Dumervil (DE) - LOUISVILLE	DEN	183	46	137
26	Demeco Ryans (OLB) - ALABAMA	HOU	710	575	135
27	Dominique Byrd (TE) - USC	STL	254	122	132
28	Jay Cutler (QB) - VANDERBILT	DEN	1300	1175	125
29	Charles Spencer (OG) - PITTSBURGH	HOU	390	268	122
30	Richard Marshall (CB) - FRESNO STATE	CAR	440	323	117
31	Parys Haralson (DE) - TENNESSEE	SF	153	36	117
32	Mark Anderson (DE) - ALABAMA	CHI	143	28	115
33	Demetrius Williams (WR) - OREGON	BAL	188	74	114
34	Sinorice Moss (WR) - MIAMI (FLA.)	NYG	560	460	100
35	AJ Nicholson (OLB) - FLORIDA STATE	CIN	126	29	97
36	DeAngelo Williams (RB) - MEMPHIS	CAR	775	690	85
37	Demario Minter (CB) - GEORGIA	CLE	114	31	83
38	Greg Blue (S) - GEORGIA	MIN	111	32	79
39	*Omar Jacobs (QB) - BOWLING GREEN	PIT	105	26	79
40	Abdul Hodge (ILB) - IOWA	GB	332	254	78
41	*Johnathan Joseph (CB) - SOUTH CAROLINA	CIN	825	750	75
42	Haloti Ngata (DT) - OREGON	BAL	1175	1100	75
43	Brodie Croyle (QB) - ALABAMA	KC	223	158	65
44	Jesse Mahelona (DT) - TENNESSEE	TEN	88	24	64
45	*Dee Webb (CB) - FLORIDA	JAC	64	2	62
46	Marcedes Lewis (TE) - UCLA	JAC	730	670	60
47	Victor Adeyanju (DE) - INDIANA	SD	130	70	60
48	Maurice Stovall (WR) - NOTRE DAME	TB	193	134	59
49	Jonathan Lewis (DT) - VIRGINIA TECH	ARI	76	21	55
50	*Ray Edwards (DE) - PURDUE	MIN	99	45	54
51	Dusty Dvoracek (DT) - OKLAHOMA	CHI	268	218	50
52	Jonathan Scott (OT) - TEXAS	DET	84	36	48
53	Stanley McClover (DE) - AUBURN	CAR	50	2	48
54	Jerome Harrison (RB) - WASHINGTON STATE	CLE	82	34	48
55	Alan Zemaitis (CB) - PENN ST	TB	96	52	44
56	Rob Sims (OG) - OHIO STATE	SEA	86	44	42
57	Kyle Williams (DT) - LSU	BUF	80	39	41
58	Darryl Tapp (DE) - VIRGINIA TECH	SEA	323	283	40
59	Jason Spitz (OC) - LOUISVILLE	GB	247	208	39
60	Devin Aromashodu (WR) - AUBURN	MIA	38	2	36
61	Will Blackmon (CB) - BOSTON COLLEGE	GB	93	66	27
62	Jason Avant (WR) - MICHIGAN	PHI	102	78	24
63	Johnny Jolly (DT) - TEXAS A&M	GB	40	18	22
64	Andrew Whitworth (OT) - LSU	CIN	370	350	20
65	Mark Setterstrom (OG) - MINNESOTA	STL	17	1	16
66	Keith Ellison (OLB) - OREGON STATE	BUF	34	20	14
67	Gerrick McPhearson (CB) - MARYLAND	NYG	15	2	13
68	Jarrad Page (S) - UCLA	KC	15	3	12
69	Tim McGarigle (ILB) - NORTHWESTERN	STL	17	4	13
70	Julian Jenkins (DE) - STANFORD	TB	41	29	12
71	Patrick Watkins (S) - FLORIDA STATE	DAL	48	37	11
72	Kevin Boothe (OG) - CORNELL	OAK	30	21	9
73	Zach Strief (OT) - NORTHWESTERN	NO	18	9	9
74	*Stephen Tulloch (OLB) - NC STATE	TEN	72	64	8
75	Omar Gaither (OLB) - TENNESSEE	PHI	31	24	7
76	Dawan Landry (S) - GEORGIA TECH	BAL	39	33	6
77	Titus Adams (DT) - NEBRASKA	NYJ	9	5	4
78	Ryan Plackemeier (PT) - WAKE FOREST	SEA	5	1	4
79	Charlie Peprah (S) - ALABAMA	NYG	31	28	3
80	DJ Shockley (QB) - GEORGIA	ATL	6	4	2
81	Cedric Humes (RB) - VIRGINIA TECH	PIT	3	1	2
82	Kedrick Golston (DT) - GEORGIA	WAS	16	14	2
83	Anthony Montgomery (DT) - MINNESOTA	WAS	32	30	2
84	Tarna Nande (OLB) - MIAMI (OHIO)	TEN	38	38	0
85	Michael Huff (S) - TEXAS	OAK	1775	1775	0
86	Tony Scheffler (TE) - WESTERN MICHIGAN	DEN	299	299	0
87	*Vernon Davis (TE) - MARYLAND	SF	1950	1950	0
88	*Brian Calhoun (RB) - WISCONSIN	DET	213	213	0
89	Nick Mangold (OC) - OHIO STATE	NYJ	650	650	0
90	Greg Jennings (WR) - WESTERN MICHIGAN	GB	380	380	0
91	AJ Hawk (OLB) - OHIO STATE	GB	2200	2200	0
92	Derek Hagan (WR) - ARIZONA STATE	MIA	173	173	0
93	Spencer Toone (OLB) - UTAH	TEN	1	1	0
94	Kevin McMahan (WR) - MAINE	OAK	1	1	0
95	Jeremy Bloom (WR) - COLORADO	PHI	32	33	-1
96	Le Kevin Smith (DT) - NEBRASKA	NE	10	10	0
97	JD Runnels (FB) - OKLAHOMA	CHI	14	14	0
98	Terrance Pennington (OT) - NEW MEXICO	BUF	6	6	0
99	Vickiel Vaughn (FS) - ARKANSAS	SF	1	1	0
100	Dave Tollefson (DE) - NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE	GB	1	1	0

* Denotes Underclassmen

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IND vs HOU		1:00
DEN vs JAC		1:00
ATL vs PIT		1:00
MIA vs BUF		1:00
DET vs CHI		1:00
CIN vs NE		1:00
CLE vs TB		1:00
SF vs SEA		4:15
GB vs PHI		4:15
ARI vs STL		4:15
DAL vs WAS		8:20
BAL vs NYJ		7:00
SD vs KC		10:15
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