So, we all know about the PFF grading system, so I thought I’d grade JRob, because, well, why not. I’ll grade him in three parts. Draft picks, Trades and Free Agency. First up, drafting.
The PFF Grading Scale: Each player is given a grade of -2 to +2 in 0.5 increments on a given play with 0 generally being the average or “expected” grade.
For our purposes, Jrob will be graded on a similar grading scale per pick.
*Picks in Rounds 1-3 will receive positive or negative grades, while picks in rounds 4-UDFA will only receive a 0 or above grade, since the “expectation” is that little will come of these players anyway.
So, let’s begin.
2016
Jack Conklin +2 (Two Time All Pro)
Kevin Dodd -2 (Bust, out of the league in 2 years)
Austin Johnson 0 (Consistent role player, still in the league)
Derrick Henry +2 (Hail to the King, Baby)
Kevin Byard +2 (Pro Bowl safety in the 3rd)
Tajae Sharpe +1 (Solid role player and part time starter in the 5th)
Leshaun Simms +0.5 (solid role player, still in the league)
2017
Corey Davis +1 (solid #2, possibly #1 in New York)
Adoree Jackson +1 (Solid CB with still untapped potential)
Taywan Taylor -1.5 (Minus 1 for being lousy, -0.5 for us trading up to get him)
Jonnu Smith +1.5 (Pro bowl quality TE in the 3rd)
Jayon Brown +2 (positional top 20 starter in the 5th)
2018
Rashaan Evans 0 (solid starter but nothing special)
Harold Landry +1 (solid starter in the 2nd)
Dane Cruickshank +.05 (Quality backup and special teams ace in the 5th)
2019
Jeffrey Simmons +2 (The Beast)
AJ Brown +2 (#1 WR in the late 2nd)
Nate Davis +1.5 (Solid starter in the 3rd, received multiple All Pro votes last year)
Amani Hooker +1.5 (solid starter in the 4th)
David Long Jr. +1 (possible solid starter in the 6th)
2020
Isaiah Wilson -2 (Dumpster fire)
Kristian Fulton 0 (too early to tell)
Darrington Evans 0 (too early to tell)
Okay, so PFF compiles these numbers and assigns a grade based on the totals. Now because they don’t tell us exactly how that works, I’m going to change each of these scores into a number grade as follows:
-2=0 -1.5=12.5 -1=25 -.5=37.5 0=50 +.5=62.5 +1=75 +1.5=87.5 +2=100
Then I’ll average them.
2016: 487.5 total points or a grade of 69.6
2017: 350 total points or a grade of 70
2018: 187.5 total points or a grade of 62.5
2019: 450 total points or a grade of 90
2020: 100 total points or a grade of 33.3
Overall: 1,575 total points or a grade of 68.5
However, if we take away last year since it’s really too early to tell on Fulton or Evans, his overall grade goes up to an impressive 73.75
What do you guys think?
Next up, Trades.
The PFF Grading Scale: Each player is given a grade of -2 to +2 in 0.5 increments on a given play with 0 generally being the average or “expected” grade.
For our purposes, Jrob will be graded on a similar grading scale per pick.
*Picks in Rounds 1-3 will receive positive or negative grades, while picks in rounds 4-UDFA will only receive a 0 or above grade, since the “expectation” is that little will come of these players anyway.
So, let’s begin.
2016
Jack Conklin +2 (Two Time All Pro)
Kevin Dodd -2 (Bust, out of the league in 2 years)
Austin Johnson 0 (Consistent role player, still in the league)
Derrick Henry +2 (Hail to the King, Baby)
Kevin Byard +2 (Pro Bowl safety in the 3rd)
Tajae Sharpe +1 (Solid role player and part time starter in the 5th)
Leshaun Simms +0.5 (solid role player, still in the league)
2017
Corey Davis +1 (solid #2, possibly #1 in New York)
Adoree Jackson +1 (Solid CB with still untapped potential)
Taywan Taylor -1.5 (Minus 1 for being lousy, -0.5 for us trading up to get him)
Jonnu Smith +1.5 (Pro bowl quality TE in the 3rd)
Jayon Brown +2 (positional top 20 starter in the 5th)
2018
Rashaan Evans 0 (solid starter but nothing special)
Harold Landry +1 (solid starter in the 2nd)
Dane Cruickshank +.05 (Quality backup and special teams ace in the 5th)
2019
Jeffrey Simmons +2 (The Beast)
AJ Brown +2 (#1 WR in the late 2nd)
Nate Davis +1.5 (Solid starter in the 3rd, received multiple All Pro votes last year)
Amani Hooker +1.5 (solid starter in the 4th)
David Long Jr. +1 (possible solid starter in the 6th)
2020
Isaiah Wilson -2 (Dumpster fire)
Kristian Fulton 0 (too early to tell)
Darrington Evans 0 (too early to tell)
Okay, so PFF compiles these numbers and assigns a grade based on the totals. Now because they don’t tell us exactly how that works, I’m going to change each of these scores into a number grade as follows:
-2=0 -1.5=12.5 -1=25 -.5=37.5 0=50 +.5=62.5 +1=75 +1.5=87.5 +2=100
Then I’ll average them.
2016: 487.5 total points or a grade of 69.6
2017: 350 total points or a grade of 70
2018: 187.5 total points or a grade of 62.5
2019: 450 total points or a grade of 90
2020: 100 total points or a grade of 33.3
Overall: 1,575 total points or a grade of 68.5
However, if we take away last year since it’s really too early to tell on Fulton or Evans, his overall grade goes up to an impressive 73.75
What do you guys think?
Next up, Trades.