Postions most often drafted between picks 20-28

[panther4life]

Was killing some time over at http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2011&round=round1#round1

and was able to compile this list of players taken between picks 20-28 with our pick being the median (pick 24).

I used every draft since the new CBA (2011-2017)

This = 63 players total. Here is the breakdown of positions taken in that range, in order of most to least.

1. DE (10), CB (10), WR(10)
2. LB (7)
3. TACKLE (6), Guard (6)
4. QB (4), DT (4)
5. SAFETY (3)
6. TE (2)
7. RB (1)

PICK 24 ONLY

Corners led the way with 3, Tackle's,LB,DE, AND Guard each had one taken.

Hurney himself has picked within that same criteria 3 times and netted the following.

• Gamble at 28 in 04
• Deangelo Williams at 26 in 06
• Beason at 27 in 07

* We would have picked 29th in 09 but traded that pick to move up and get Otah at 19 the prior year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Panthers8969]

I would guess db or OL 

[ColumbusCounty]

The question is, will Hurney trade up into the first this year (giving up next year's first rounder) ... I just have a feeling he's going all in this season. 

[ColumbusCounty]

And I'd put money on us taking a Safety or RB... unless one of the top 10 fall.  I'd prefer Jackson(CB) but I trust our FO ....in the first atleast. 

[caatfan]

I don't believe that Hurney will do anything that can be labeled risky or reckless. He's trying to salvage his rep and prove he's a better GM this time around. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

1 hour ago, panther4life said:

 

* We would have picked 29th in 09 but traded that pick to move up and get Otah at 19 the prior year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hurney has made so many stupid draft trades. I wonder what he will come up with this year

[XOBlackxJokerOX]

If J. Jackson is still there at 24, I'd expect Hurney to grab him there with a Safety or DE in RD2.

[car5nc]

2 hours ago, panther4life said:

• Gamble at 28 in 04
• Deangelo Williams at 26 in 06
• Beason at 27 in 07

Whoa. Not too shabby 

[redzrocketz]

Panthers most likely to go with a db

[Jangler]

lol Hurney gets a pass....

[Khyber53]

First off, this was some quality data mining @panther4life. Really usable information there!

At picks 20-28 it's often not about what your need is, but about grabbing the best of the remaining players and the spread of positions taken really seems to reflect that.

Then, looking at Hurney's picks during that frame in the draft, he's done excellent. Each of those guys were league leaders in their day. In truth, his run of 1st Round picks has been exemplary, with only Otah standing out as a bust (and that was due to injury -- something no one can predict).

While the final say in the pick is officially Hurney's, a lot of weight goes to the opinions of the scouting department. The question I have is do we have as good a set of scouts as we used to have or did we have a lot of turnover there during Gettleman's tenure? 

[AU-panther]

I would be curious to know how that distribution compares to the 1st round as a whole.  I would think pretty similar.

[CatMan72]

Was gonna say... Hurney has drafted 3 major contributors in this range (Gamble, Williams, Beason) so history is on our side.