Ask The Commish.com - Top Value Picks of the 2008 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 Cleveland Browns received the best value with their selection of Brady Quinn with the 22nd pick of the draft.

Most Valuable Individual Picks of the 2008 Draft
Rank	Player	Team	Ranked Value	Selected Value	Difference
1	*Ryan Clady (OT) - Boise State	DEN	1625	1100	525
2	Dan Connor (MLB) - Penn State	CAR	670	213	457
3	*Darren McFadden (RB) - Arkansas	OAK	2800	2350	450
4	Limas Sweed (WR) - Texas	PIT	750	370	380
5	*Rashard Mendenhall (RB) - Illinois	PIT	1100	775	325
6	Anthony Collins (OT) - Kansas	CIN	390	72	318
7	*Mario Manningham (WR) - Michigan	NYG	420	114	306
8	*Justin King (CB) - Penn State	STL	400	96	304
9	*Devin Thomas (WR) - Michigan State	WAS	850	560	290
10	*Phillip Merling (DE) - Clemson	MIA	875	590	285
11	Andre Caldwell (WR) - Florida	CIN	370	108	262
12	*Malcolm Kelly (WR) - Oklahoma	WAS	650	390	260
13	Early Doucet (WR) - LSU	ARI	430	178	252
14	*Vernon Gholston (DE) - Ohio State	NYJ	2200	1950	250
15	*Reggie Smith (S) - Oklahoma	SF	450	208	242
16	Brian Brohm (QB) - Louisville	GB	540	341	199
17	Chad Henne (QB) - Michigan	MIA	530	332	198
18	*Calais Campbell (DE) - Miami	ARI	590	400	190
19	Chris Williams (OT) - Vanderbilt	CHI	1175	1000	175
20	Marcus Harrison (DT) - Arkansas	CHI	307	134	173
21	DaJuan Morgan (S) - North Carolina State	KC	341	173	168
22	Red Bryant (DT) - Texas A&M	SEA	213	54	159
23	Glenn Dorsey (DT) - LSU	KC	2350	2200	150
24	*DeSean Jackson (WR) - California	PHI	560	410	150
25	Kellen Davis (TE) - Michigan State	CHI	178	28	150
26	Lavelle Hawkins (WR) - California	TEN	193	46	147
27	Quentin Groves (DE) - Auburn	JAC	520	380	140
28	Geno Hayes (OLB) - Florida State	TB	148	21	127
29	Leodis McKelvin (CB) - Troy	BUF	1300	1175	125
30	Kentwan Balmer (DT) - North Carolina	SF	775	650	125
31	Cliff Avril (DE) - Purdue	DET	247	126	121
32	Andre' Woodson (QB) - Kentucky	NYG	134	13	121
33	Pat Sims (DT) - Auburn	CIN	315	198	117
34	Thomas DeCoud (S) - California	ATL	218	105	113
35	John David Booty (QB) - USC	MIN	138	38	100
36	Frank Okam (DT) - Texas	HOU	126	31	95
37	Mike Jenkins (CB) - South Florida	DAL	825	730	95
38	Dre Moore (DT) - Maryland	TB	158	66	92
39	Jamaal Charles (RB) - Texas	KC	299	218	81
40	Andre Fluellen (DT) - Florida State	DET	229	148	81
41	*Kenny Phillips (S) - Miami	NYG	690	610	80
42	*Brandon Flowers (CB) - Virginia Tech	KC	630	550	80
43	*Branden Albert (OG) - Virginia	KC	1050	975	75
44	Adrian Arrington (WR) - Michigan	NO	74	2	72
45	DeMario Pressley (DT) - North Carolina State	NO	105	34	71
46	Oniel Cousins (OT) - UTEP	BAL	163	102	61
47	*James Hardy (WR) - Indiana	BUF	550	490	60
48	Dennis Dixon (QB) - Oregon	PIT	76	29	47
49	Ahtyba Rubin (DT) - Iowa State	CLE	62	15	47
50	Xavier Adibi (OLB) - Virginia Tech	HOU	102	60	42
51	Josh Barrett (S) - Arizona State	DEN	40	5	35
52	Carl Nicks (OT) - Nebraska	NO	60	26	34
53	John Sullivan (OC) - Notre Dame	MIN	50	17	33
54	Nick Hayden (DT) - Wisconsin	CAR	52	19	33
55	Brian Kehl (OLB) - BYU	NYG	82	50	32
56	Marcus Monk (WR) - Arkansas	CHI	30	1	29
57	Cody Wallace (OC) - Texas A&M	SF	111	82	29
58	Steve Justice (OC) - Wake Forest	IND	41	12	29
59	Lionel Dotson (DT) - Arizona	MIA	29	1	28
60	Owen Schmitt (FB) - West Virginia	SEA	54	26	28
61	Kirk Barton (OT) - Ohio State	CHI	27	1	26
62	Jamey Richard (OC) - Buffalo	IND	28	2	26
63	Jeff Otah (OT) - Pittsburgh	CAR	900	875	25
64	Patrick Lee (CB) - Auburn	GB	332	307	25
65	Chauncey Washington (RB) - USC	JAC	31	7	24
66	Peyton Hillis (FB) - Arkansas	DEN	24	3	21
67	King Dunlap (OT) - Auburn	PHI	23	2	21
68	Justin Forsett (RB) - California	SEA	21	2	19
69	Spencer Larson (OLB) - Arizona	DEN	33	18	15
70	Mike Hart (RB) - Michigan	IND	26	12	14
71	Mike McGlynn (OG) - Pittsburgh	PHI	90	78	12
72	Breno Giacomini (OT) - Louisville	GB	42	31	11
73	Bruce Davis (OLB) - UCLA	PIT	153	143	10
74	Tyrell Johnson (S) - Arkansas State	MIN	480	470	10
75	Geoff Schwartz (OT) - Oregon	CAR	11	1	10
76	Matt Flynn (QB) - LSU	GB	18	9	9
77	Brandon Coutu (K) - Georgia	SEA	10	2	8
78	Roy Schuening (OG) - Oregon State	STL	36	29	7
79	Jonathan Goff (MLB) - Vanderbilt	NYG	33	25	8
80	Angelo Craig (DE) - Cincinnati	CIN	7	1	6
81	Shawn Crable (OLB) - Michigan	CIN	203	198	5
82	Letroy Guion (DT) - Florida State	MIN	35	31	4
83	Tony Hills (OT) - Texas	PIT	46	42	4
84	Demetrius Bell (OT) - Northwestern St.	BUF	9	5	4
85	DeJuan Tribble (CB) - Boston College	SD	19	16	3
86	*Mario Urruttia (WR) - Louisville	CIN	4	1	3
87	Carlton Powell (DT) - Virginia Tech	DEN	34	32	2
88	Steve Johnson (WR) - Kentucky	BUF	5	4	1
89	Chris Horton (S) - UCLA	WAS	2	1	1
90	Stanford Keglar (OLB) - Purdue	TEN	40	39	1
91	Keith Rivers (OLB) - USC	CIN	1450	1450	0
92	David Vobora (OLB) - Idaho	STL	1	1	0
93	Ken Iwebema (DE) - Iowa	ARI	64	64	0
94	Chris Long (DE) - Virginia	STL	2650	2650	0
95	Charles Godfrey (CB) - Iowa	CAR	254	254	0
96	Sedrick Ellis (DT) - USC	NO	1775	1775	0
97	Beau Bell (OLB) - UNLV	CLE	88	88	0
98	Kennard Cox (CB) - Pittsburgh	BUF	1	1	0
99	Corey Clark (OT) - Texas A&M	SD	1	2	-1
100	Colt Brennan (QB) - Hawaii	WAS	16	17	-1

* Denotes Underclassmen

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