1989 NFL Draft · Good GM

DESCRIPTIVE → ADJUSTED

Follow the class result into model evidence

The totals on this page describe what happened. Player profiles show pick-level support adjusted for slot, position, era, and observed career window; GM profiles connect those picks to the maturity-adjusted headline estimate.

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Class value over time

Descriptive cumulative "value units" across all 195 picks, summed year-by-year. Value = games started + 5×Pro Bowl + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2 per player-season, then summed across the class. Earlier draft classes sit behind the highlighted 1989 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.

1989 class highlighted · 9 earlier classes behind it

Top 10 picks by career AV

Ordered by PFR weighted Approximate Value across the player's full career (any team).

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	GM	Career AV	Team GP	Career PB	Career AP1	HOF
1.5	Deion Sanders	DB	ATL	Ken Herock	127	70	8	6	★
1.3	Barry Sanders	RB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	120	153	10	6	★
1.4	Derrick Thomas	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	104	169	9	2	★
2.29	Steve Wisniewski	G	DAL	Jerry Jones	102	0	8	2
1.1	Troy Aikman	QB	DAL	Jerry Jones	96	165	6		★
2.34	Carnell Lake	DB	PIT	Dick Haley	83	154	5	1
1.20	Steve Atwater	DB	DEN	John Beake	81	155	8	2	★
3.57	Mark Stepnoski	C	DAL	Jerry Jones	80	133	5
1.22	Andre Rison	WR	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	77	16	5	1
1.19	Wayne Martin	DE	NO	Jim Finks	68	171	1

Lower-AV early-round picks (rounds 1–2, AV < 15)

A descriptive filter for first- and second-round picks with full-career weighted AV below 15. It does not account for the expectation at each draft slot and is not a model verdict on the pick.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	GM	AV	YoT
2.32	Mike Elkins	QB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	1
2.30	John Ford	WR	DET	Chuck Schmidt	1	1
2.38	Ralph Norwood	T	ATL	Ken Herock	1	1
2.43	Eric Coleman	DB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	1	2
2.54	Dave Zawatson	G	CHI	Bill Tobin	1	3
2.33	Danny Peebles	WR	TB	Phil Krueger	2	3
2.48	Brian Smith	LB	LAR	John Shaw	2	2
2.40	Walter Reeves	TE	ARI	Bill Bidwill	3	8
2.55	Freddie Childress	G	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	4	4
2.35	Eric Ball	RB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	5	7

All picks (195) · sortable below

Each player name links to their year-by-year career page. Each team links to its GM history page.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	GM	Career AV	Team GP	Team GS	Team PB	Team AP1	HOF
1.1	Troy Aikman	QB	DAL	Jerry Jones	96	165	165	4		★
1.2	Tony Mandarich	T	GB	Tom Braatz	28	45	31
1.3	Barry Sanders	RB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	120	153	151	6	6	★
1.4	Derrick Thomas	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	104	169	157	6	2	★
1.5	Deion Sanders	DB	ATL	Ken Herock	127	70	63	3	2	★
1.6	Broderick Thomas	LB	TB	Phil Krueger	40	80	55
1.7	Tim Worley	RB	PIT	Dick Haley	13	33	22
1.8	Burt Grossman	DE	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	35	72	71
1.9	Sammie Smith	RB	MIA	Don Shula	13	41	34
1.10	Eric Hill	LB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	52	133	128
1.11	Donnell Woolford	DB	CHI	Bill Tobin	51	111	111	1
1.12	Trace Armstrong	DE	CHI	Bill Tobin	61	88	87
1.13	Eric Metcalf	RB	CLE	Ernie Accorsi	64	88	46	1	1
1.14	Jeff Lageman	DE	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	44	82	81
1.15	Andy Heck	T	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	60	77	70
1.16	Hart Lee Dykes	WR	NE	Patrick Sullivan	9	26	16
1.17	Joe Wolf	T	ARI	Bill Bidwill	24	94	60
1.18	Brian Williams	C	NYG	George Young	27	129	62
1.19	Wayne Martin	DE	NO	Jim Finks	68	171	155
1.20	Steve Atwater	DB	DEN	John Beake	81	155	155	5	2	★
1.21	Bill Hawkins	DE	LAR	John Shaw	6	42	8
1.22	Andre Rison	WR	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	77	16	13
1.23	David Williams	T	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	44	102	81
1.24	Tom Ricketts	G	PIT	Dick Haley	9	42	13
1.25	Louis Oliver	DB	MIA	Don Shula	45	105	89
1.26	Cleveland Gary	RB	LAR	John Shaw	25	66	29
1.27	Shawn Collins	WR	ATL	Ken Herock	11	36	23
1.28	Keith DeLong	LB	SF	John McVay	23	64	39
2.29	Steve Wisniewski	G	DAL	Jerry Jones	102	0	0
2.30	John Ford	WR	DET	Chuck Schmidt	1	7	1
2.31	Lawyer Tillman	WR	CLE	Ernie Accorsi	7	32	10
2.32	Mike Elkins	QB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	1	0
2.33	Danny Peebles	WR	TB	Phil Krueger	2	23	1
2.34	Carnell Lake	DB	PIT	Dick Haley	83	154	154	1	1
2.35	Eric Ball	RB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	5	81	29
2.36	John Roper	LB	CHI	Bill Tobin	20	62	39
2.37	Courtney Hall	C	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	48	118	118
2.38	Ralph Norwood	T	ATL	Ken Herock	1	11	1
2.39	Daryl Johnston	RB	DAL	Jerry Jones	25	151	122	1
2.40	Walter Reeves	TE	ARI	Bill Bidwill	3	79	63
2.41	Doug Widell	G	DEN	John Beake	51	64	58
2.42	Dennis Byrd	DT	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	19	57	40
2.43	Eric Coleman	DB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	1	15	0
2.44	Joe Tofflemire	C	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	5	33	16
2.45	Frank Stams	LB	LAR	John Shaw	17	35	16
2.46	Robert Massey	DB	NO	Jim Finks	34	32	32
2.47	Warren Powers	DE	DEN	John Beake	15	44	28
2.48	Brian Smith	LB	LAR	John Shaw	2	19	4
2.49	Jessie Small	LB	PHI	Harry Gamble	12	47	23
2.50	Scott Kozak	LB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	5	80	0
2.51	Billy Joe Tolliver	QB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	24	20	19
2.52	David Braxton	LB	MIN	Mike Lynn	5	4	0
2.53	Darryl Henley	DB	LAR	John Shaw	19	76	54
2.54	Dave Zawatson	G	CHI	Bill Tobin	1	4	0
2.55	Freddie Childress	G	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	4	0	0
2.56	Wesley Walls	TE	SF	John McVay	43	53	0
3.57	Mark Stepnoski	C	DAL	Jerry Jones	80	133	121	2
3.58	Matt Brock	DE	GB	Tom Braatz	41	76	61
3.59	Mike Utley	G	DET	Chuck Schmidt	9	32	17
3.60	Naz Worthen	WR	KC	Carl Peterson	1	19	1
3.61	Derek Hill	WR	PIT	Dick Haley	8	32	20
3.62	Keith Jones	RB	ATL	Ken Herock	10	50	30
3.63	Marv Cook	TE	NE	Patrick Sullivan	13	80	59	2	1
3.64	Bob Kratch	G	NYG	George Young	34	65	35
3.65	Jerry Fontenot	C	CHI	Bill Tobin	68	128	89
3.66	Tracy Rocker	DT	WAS	Bobby Beathard	10	24	17
3.67	Mike Zandofsky	G	ARI	Bill Bidwill	35	15	6
3.68	Rhondy Weston	DE	DAL	Jerry Jones	2	0	0
3.69	Darrell Hamilton	T	DEN	John Beake	6	21	10
3.70	Joe Mott	LB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	7	32	14
3.71	Elroy Harris	RB	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	0	14	0
3.72	Mitchell Benson	NT	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	3	25	0
3.73	Chris Gannon	DE	NE	Patrick Sullivan	5	30	2
3.74	Anthony Dilweg	QB	GB	Tom Braatz	4	10	7
3.75	Kevin Robbins	T	LAR	John Shaw	2	1	0
3.76	Robert Drummond	RB	PHI	Harry Gamble	4	36	1
3.77	Bubba McDowell	DB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	36	86	80
3.78	Greg Jackson	DB	NYG	George Young	52	75	59
3.79	Kim Phillips	DB	NO	Jim Finks	0	5	0
3.80	John Hunter	T	MIN	Mike Lynn	3	0	0
3.81	Britt Hager	LB	PHI	Harry Gamble	17	90	13
3.82	Don Beebe	WR	BUF	Bill Polian	33	76	44
3.83	Erik Wilhelm	QB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	3	22	1
3.84	Keith Henderson	RB	SF	John McVay	12	24	1
4.85	Tony Tolbert	DE	DAL	Jerry Jones	57	144	121
4.86	Ray Crockett	DB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	60	79	53
4.87	Jeff Graham	QB	GB	Tom Braatz	0	0	0
4.88	Stan Petry	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	3	34	2
4.89	Kerry Owens	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
4.90	Anthony Florence	DB	TB	Phil Krueger	0	0	0
4.91	Jerrol Williams	LB	PIT	Dick Haley	23	64	24
4.92	David Holmes	DB	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
4.93	Lewis Tillman	RB	NYG	George Young	17	80	11
4.94	Jim Wahler	NT	ARI	Bill Bidwill	18	49	45
4.95	Markus Paul	DB	CHI	Bill Tobin	11	70	15
4.96	Maurice Hurst	DB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	39	105	102
4.97	Jake McCullough	DE	DEN	John Beake	1	16	0
4.98	Ron Stallworth	DE	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	10	32	25
4.99	Pat Tomberlin	G	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	5	16	10
4.100	Michael Timpson	WR	NE	Patrick Sullivan	29	70	25
4.101	Travis McNeal	TE	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	6	48	24
4.102	Jeff Carlson	QB	LAR	John Shaw	2	0	0
4.103	James Henry	DB	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	0	0	0
4.104	Rod Harris	WR	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	0	0	0
4.105	Brad Henke	DE	NYG	George Young	0	0	0
4.106	Michael Mayes	DB	NO	Jim Finks	3	2	0
4.107	Andrew Stewart	DE	CLE	Ernie Accorsi	2	16	0
4.108	Darryl Ingram	TE	MIN	Mike Lynn	0	16	2
4.109	John Kolesar	WR	BUF	Bill Polian	0	0	0
4.110	Erik Affholter	WR	WAS	Bobby Beathard	1	0	0
4.111	Rob Woods	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	1	0	0
4.112	Michael Barber	WR	SF	John McVay	4	8	0
5.113	Keith Jennings	TE	DAL	Jerry Jones	7	10	0
5.114	Kyle Kramer	DB	CLE	Ernie Accorsi	1	14	0
5.115	Lawrence Pete	NT	DET	Chuck Schmidt	11	61	20
5.116	Vernon Joines	WR	CLE	Ernie Accorsi	1	20	0
5.117	Jamie Lawson	RB	TB	Phil Krueger	0	5	0
5.118	David Arnold	DB	PIT	Dick Haley	1	15	0
5.119	Willis Crockett	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	1	13	0
5.120	Elliot Smith	DB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	2	2	0
5.121	Jeff Uhlenhake	C	MIA	Don Shula	49	63	59
5.122	Johnnie Jackson	DB	SF	John McVay	10	53	11
5.123	Richard Tardits	LB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	2	0	0
5.124	Jeff Query	WR	GB	Tom Braatz	15	48	0
5.125	Jeff Roth	DT	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	0	0
5.126	Tony Martin	WR	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	66	0	0
5.127	Vince Workman	RB	GB	Tom Braatz	22	56	10
5.128	David Edeen	DE	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	0	0
5.129	Tim Smiley	DB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
5.130	Mark Green	RB	CHI	Bill Tobin	6	53	5
5.131	Glenn Montgomery	DT	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	26	107	39
5.132	Dave Meggett	RB	NYG	George Young	43	96	9
5.133	Kevin Haverdink	T	NO	Jim Finks	14	41	27
5.134	Darren Carrington	DB	DEN	John Beake	22	16	0
5.135	Alfred Jackson	WR	LAR	John Shaw	5	12	0
5.136	Greg Gilbert	LB	CHI	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
5.137	Michael Andrews	DB	BUF	Bill Polian	0	0	0
5.138	Natu Tuatagaloa	DE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	15	46	11
5.139	Lybrant Robinson	DE	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	5	0
6.140	Jeff Francis	QB	LV	Al Davis	0	0	0
6.141	Rodney Peete	QB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	46	47	47
6.142	Chris Jacke	K	GB	Tom Braatz	24	126	0		1
6.143	Robb Thomas	WR	KC	Carl Peterson	21	39	25
6.144	Mark Stock	WR	PIT	Dick Haley	1	8	0
6.145	Troy Sadowski	TE	ATL	Ken Herock	0	13	1
6.146	Chris Mohr	P	TB	Phil Krueger	19	16	0
6.147	Wes Pritchett	LB	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
6.148	Thom Kaumeyer	DB	LAR	John Shaw	1	0	0
6.149	A.J. Johnson	DB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	14	70	22
6.150	Jay Taylor	DB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	11	48	19
6.151	Marvin Washington	DE	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	44	124	90
6.152	Anthony Stafford	WR	DEN	John Beake	0	0	0
6.153	Titus Dixon	WR	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	0	3	0
6.154	Derrick Little	LB	TB	Phil Krueger	0	0	0
6.155	Quintus McDonald	LB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	6	40	12
6.156	Doug Lloyd	RB	LV	Al Davis	0	1	0
6.157	Bo Orlando	DB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	24	70	20
6.158	Howard Cross	TE	NYG	George Young	17	207	171
6.159	Floyd Turner	WR	NO	Jim Finks	34	57	9
6.160	Gary Wilkerson	DB	CLE	Ernie Accorsi	0	0	0
6.161	Mark Messner	LB	LAR	John Shaw	0	4	0
6.162	Heath Sherman	RB	PHI	Harry Gamble	20	76	26
6.163	Jeff Mickel	T	MIN	Mike Lynn	0	0	0
6.164	Sean Doctor	RB	BUF	Bill Polian	0	0	0
6.165	Eric Mitchel	RB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	0	0	0
6.166	Craig Taylor	RB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	5	36	4
6.167	Steve Hendrickson	LB	SF	John McVay	14	11	0
7.168	Kevin Peterson	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	0	0
7.169	Mark Hall	DE	GB	Tom Braatz	1	10	0
7.170	Jerry Woods	DB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	1	2	0
7.171	Ron Sancho	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	0	0
7.172	Undra Johnson	RB	ATL	Ken Herock	0	1	0
7.173	Brian Jordan	DB	BUF	Bill Polian	13	0	0
7.174	D.J. Johnson	DB	PIT	Dick Haley	32	79	61
7.175	Dave Popp	T	NYG	George Young	0	0	0
7.176	Jim Zdelar	T	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
7.177	Ricky Royal	DB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	0	0
7.178	Eric Lindstrom	LB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	0	0	0
7.179	Kevin Hendrix	LB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
7.180	Mel Bratton	RB	DEN	John Beake	4	32	6
7.181	Stevon Moore	DB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	36	0	0
7.182	Ivy Joe Hunter	RB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	1	32	2
7.183	Marion Butts	RB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	35	76	57	2
7.184	Mike Nettles	DB	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	0	0	0
7.185	Charles Washington	DB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	6	16	0
7.186	David Griggs	LB	NO	Jim Finks	30	0	0
7.187	Mike Graybill	T	CLE	Ernie Accorsi	0	6	0
7.188	George Bethune	LB	LAR	John Shaw	2	32	0
7.189	Richard Brothers	DB	CHI	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
7.190	Tracy Rogers	LB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	13	0	0
7.191	Benji Roland	DE	MIN	Mike Lynn	0	0	0
7.192	Brent Snyder	QB	CHI	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
7.193	Chris Hale	DB	BUF	Bill Polian	4	43	0
7.194	Kendal Smith	WR	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	2	20	2
7.195	Terrence Jones	QB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	0	0	0

How to read this

"Value units" on the chart is a deliberately simple proxy: per player-season, games-started + 5×PB + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2. It's not a dollar value or θ; it's a single growth-curve number that lets us watch the class mature.
Pre-2013 picks have no per-game snap data → their games-started is approximated from career_games / years-on-team. Their on-chart contribution is dominated by honors.
Career AV is PFR's weighted Approximate Value (full-career, any team).
"On-team" honors only: PB/AP1/AP2 counts above are restricted to seasons on the drafting team. A player traded after Year 4 only gets credit for honors earned in years 1-4.
Active careers still accreting value: this year's chart endpoint isn't the final answer for any class with active players.