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For those of you saying trading the 3rd and 4th round picks to move back to the 1st round would be a bad thing.....


 

From 2000 - 2013, the number of 3rd and 4th round picks that made the pro bowl is 62 out of 896 picks (not including compensatory picks). That is 6.9% of the picks taken during that 14 year span.

 

 

In contrast, the number of 1st round picks that have made the pro bowl is 167 out of 448 picks. That is 37.3% of the picks taken during that 14 year span.

 

Your odds of selecting a talented player actually increase in the first round. The more 1st round picks you have the better your odds are, not the other way around.

 

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So we should trade away the players who are the foundation of the team and only pick guys in the first round because that's where the pro bowlers are found?

 

Seriously, you need those later round picks to identify good players who can become solid contributors.  Not every player drafted must make the pro bowl, and to be quite honest, I'm not sure the pro bowl should be a bar for any player drafted. 

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