1992 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 196 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 1992 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.

1992 class highlighted · 12 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
2.36	Jimmy Smith	WR	DAL	Jerry Jones	94	7	5
1.7	Troy Vincent	DB	MIA	Don Shula	90	57	5	1
2.37	Darren Woodson	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	81	178	5	3
2.38	Levon Kirkland	LB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	80	144	2	1
1.16	Chester McGlockton	DT	LV	Al Davis	79	90	4	1
1.12	Marco Coleman	DE	MIA	Don Shula	72	63	1
1.8	Bob Whitfield	T	ATL	Ken Herock	71	178	1
4.99	Keith Hamilton	DT	NYG	George Young	71	173
6.166	Jeff Blake	QB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	69	3	1
1.20	Dale Carter	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	67	104	4

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
2.40	Matt Blundin	QB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	6
2.43	Eddie Blake	DT	MIA	Don Shula	0	1
2.46	Tony Sacca	QB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	1
2.48	Siran Stacy	RB	PHI	Harry Gamble	0	1
2.52	Patrick Rowe	WR	CLE	Bill Belichick	0	2
2.34	Mark D'Onofrio	LB	GB	Ron Wolf	1	1
2.55	James Patton	NT	BUF	Bill Polian	1	3
1.14	Derek Brown	TE	NYG	George Young	4	8
1.19	Tony Smith	RB	ATL	Ken Herock	4	3
2.42	Kurt Barber	LB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	4	4

All picks (196) · 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	Steve Emtman	DE	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	13	18	14
1.2	Quentin Coryatt	LB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	31	78	77
1.3	Sean Gilbert	DT	LAR	John Shaw	50	60	60	1
1.4	Desmond Howard	WR	WAS	Charley Casserly	18	48	21
1.5	Terrell Buckley	DB	GB	Ron Wolf	57	46	44
1.6	David Klingler	QB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	11	31	24
1.7	Troy Vincent	DB	MIA	Don Shula	90	57	55
1.8	Bob Whitfield	T	ATL	Ken Herock	71	178	167
1.9	Tommy Vardell	RB	CLE	Bill Belichick	19	40	27
1.10	Ray Roberts	T	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	44	57	46
1.11	Leon Searcy	T	PIT	Tom Donahoe	54	63	48
1.12	Marco Coleman	DE	MIA	Don Shula	72	63	62
1.13	Eugene Chung	G	NE	Sam Jankovich	13	34	30
1.14	Derek Brown	TE	NYG	George Young	4	45	7
1.15	Johnny Mitchell	TE	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	17	53	42
1.16	Chester McGlockton	DT	LV	Al Davis	79	90	80	1	1
1.17	Kevin Smith	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	38	103	93
1.18	Dana Hall	DB	SF	John McVay	19	44	26
1.19	Tony Smith	RB	ATL	Ken Herock	4	33	6
1.20	Dale Carter	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	67	104	88	1
1.21	Vaughn Dunbar	RB	NO	Jim Finks	7	25	8
1.22	Alonzo Spellman	DE	CHI	Bill Tobin	38	86	52
1.23	Chris Mims	DE	LAC	Bobby Beathard	34	93	57
1.24	Robert Jones	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	53	56	44
1.25	Tommy Maddox	QB	DEN	John Beake	24	29	4
1.26	Robert Porcher	DE	DET	Chuck Schmidt	66	187	158	2
1.27	John Fina	T	BUF	Bill Polian	48	148	131
1.28	Darryl Williams	DB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	53	95	77
2.29	Ashley Ambrose	DB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	54	56	12
2.30	Steve Israel	DB	LAR	John Shaw	17	42	15
2.31	Carl Pickens	WR	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	56	120	111	1
2.32	Greg Skrepenak	T	LV	Al Davis	23	36	24
2.33	Marquez Pope	DB	LAC	Bobby Beathard	36	23	1
2.34	Mark D'Onofrio	LB	GB	Ron Wolf	1	2	2
2.35	Rod Smith	DB	NE	Sam Jankovich	16	48	17
2.36	Jimmy Smith	WR	DAL	Jerry Jones	94	7	0
2.37	Darren Woodson	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	81	178	162	1	3
2.38	Levon Kirkland	LB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	80	144	124		1
2.39	Robert Harris	DT	MIN	Roger Headrick	34	34	1
2.40	Matt Blundin	QB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	2	0
2.41	Phillippi Sparks	DB	NYG	George Young	39	99	83
2.42	Kurt Barber	LB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	4	50	0
2.43	Eddie Blake	DT	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
2.44	Courtney Hawkins	WR	TB	Phil Krueger	35	77	48
2.45	Amp Lee	RB	SF	John McVay	32	31	6
2.46	Tony Sacca	QB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	2	0
2.47	Shane Collins	DE	WAS	Charley Casserly	6	30	10
2.48	Siran Stacy	RB	PHI	Harry Gamble	0	16	0
2.49	Troy Auzenne	T	CHI	Bill Tobin	17	49	30
2.50	Eddie Robinson	LB	TEN	Mike Holovak	64	127	120
2.51	Chuck Smith	DE	ATL	Ken Herock	44	123	87
2.52	Patrick Rowe	WR	CLE	Bill Belichick	0	5	0
2.53	Tracy Scroggins	DE	DET	Chuck Schmidt	43	142	89
2.54	Shane Dronett	DT	DEN	John Beake	36	61	35
2.55	James Patton	NT	BUF	Bill Polian	1	13	0
2.56	Jason Hanson	K	DET	Chuck Schmidt	48	327	0	1
3.57	Marc Boutte	DT	LAR	John Shaw	29	32	31
3.58	Clayton Holmes	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	5	39	7
3.59	Mark Wheeler	DT	TB	Phil Krueger	33	55	46
3.60	Todd Kinchen	WR	LAR	John Shaw	13	49	2
3.61	Ed Cunningham	C	ARI	Bill Bidwill	21	50	44
3.62	Robert Brooks	WR	GB	Ron Wolf	46	96	67
3.63	Ray Ethridge	WR	LAC	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
3.64	Todd Collins	LB	NE	Sam Jankovich	32	76	53
3.65	Bill Johnson	DT	CLE	Bill Belichick	29	40	15
3.66	Bob Spitulski	LB	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	2	26	1
3.67	Joel Steed	NT	PIT	Tom Donahoe	47	115	103
3.68	Siupeli Malamala	T	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	18	62	41
3.69	Aaron Pierce	TE	NYG	George Young	8	72	35
3.70	Larry Webster	DT	MIA	Don Shula	23	45	16
3.71	Kevin Turner	FB	NE	Sam Jankovich	18	48	19
3.72	Tyrone Legette	DB	NO	Jim Finks	7	53	5
3.73	Howard Dinkins	LB	ATL	Ken Herock	0	3	0
3.74	Paul Siever	G	WAS	Charley Casserly	0	0	0
3.75	Tommy Jeter	DT	PHI	Harry Gamble	2	36	0
3.76	Brian Bollinger	G	SF	John McVay	5	39	0
3.77	Corey Harris	DB	TEN	Mike Holovak	39	5	0
3.78	Gerald Dixon	LB	CLE	Bill Belichick	31	43	9
3.79	Tyji Armstrong	TE	TB	Phil Krueger	4	59	28
3.80	Jeremy Lincoln	DB	CHI	Bill Tobin	21	47	35
3.81	Thomas McLemore	TE	DET	Chuck Schmidt	0	11	1
3.82	James Brown	T	DAL	Jerry Jones	39	0	0
3.83	Keith Goganious	LB	BUF	Bill Polian	14	45	8
3.84	Leonard Wheeler	DB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	7	61	5
4.85	Rodney Culver	RB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	5	32	3
4.86	Craig Erickson	QB	TB	Phil Krueger	21	37	30
4.87	Shawn Harper	T	LAR	John Shaw	1	0	0
4.88	Ricardo McDonald	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	37	88	81
4.89	Mark Thomas	DE	SF	John McVay	16	20	1
4.90	Dion Lambert	DB	NE	Sam Jankovich	4	30	4
4.91	Jeff Christy	C	ARI	Bill Bidwill	62	0	0
4.92	Tony Brooks	RB	PHI	Harry Gamble	0	5	0
4.93	Darren Anderson	DB	NE	Sam Jankovich	7	1	0
4.94	Charles Davenport	WR	PIT	Tom Donahoe	1	38	1
4.95	Gene McGuire	C	NO	Jim Finks	2	0	0
4.96	Keo Coleman	LB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	2	6	0
4.97	Dwight Hollier	LB	MIA	Don Shula	32	122	54
4.98	Roy Barker	DE	MIN	Roger Headrick	40	60	47
4.99	Keith Hamilton	DT	NYG	George Young	71	173	157
4.100	Michael Bankston	DE	ARI	Bill Bidwill	48	96	82
4.101	Mike Evans	DT	KC	Carl Peterson	1	12	1
4.102	Casey Weldon	QB	PHI	Harry Gamble	1	0	0
4.103	Edgar Bennett	RB	GB	Ron Wolf	50	80	62
4.104	Frankie Smith	DB	ATL	Ken Herock	7	0	0
4.105	Tony McCoy	DT	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	34	108	73
4.106	Sean Lumpkin	DB	NO	Jim Finks	13	67	32
4.107	Will Furrer	QB	CHI	Bill Tobin	1	2	1
4.108	Mike Mooney	T	TEN	Mike Holovak	0	0	0
4.109	Tom Myslinski	G	DAL	Jerry Jones	13	10	2
4.110	Chuck Johnson	T	DEN	John Beake	1	16	0
4.111	Frank Kmet	DE	BUF	Bill Polian	0	0	0
4.112	Chris Hakel	QB	WAS	Charley Casserly	0	0	0
5.113	Maury Toy	RB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	0	0	0
5.114	Chris Crooms	DB	LAR	John Shaw	1	16	0
5.115	Craig Thompson	TE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	3	29	3
5.116	Dwayne Sabb	LB	NE	Sam Jankovich	15	74	24
5.117	Curtis Whitley	C	LAC	Bobby Beathard	14	30	2
5.118	Rogerick Green	DB	TB	Phil Krueger	2	12	1
5.119	Dexter McNabb	FB	GB	Ron Wolf	0	32	0
5.120	Greg Briggs	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	3	11	0
5.121	Rod Milstead	G	DAL	Jerry Jones	15	0	0
5.122	Gary Dandridge	DB	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	0	0	0
5.123	Alan Haller	DB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	0	4	0
5.124	Christopher Perez	T	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
5.125	Ed McDaniel	LB	MIN	Roger Headrick	51	125	109
5.126	Michael Wright	DB	NYG	George Young	0	0	0
5.127	Cal Dixon	C	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	8	55	12
5.128	Derrick Hoskins	DB	LV	Al Davis	14	60	38
5.129	Corey Barlow	DB	PHI	Harry Gamble	1	10	0
5.130	Orlando McKay	WR	GB	Ron Wolf	0	0	0
5.131	Kevin Little	LB	LAC	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
5.132	Santana Dotson	DT	TB	Phil Krueger	59	64	46
5.133	Joe Bowden	LB	TEN	Mike Holovak	39	123	84
5.134	Todd Harrison	TE	CHI	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
5.135	Tony Brown	DB	TEN	Mike Holovak	6	28	1
5.136	Tim Roberts	DE	TEN	Mike Holovak	8	24	2
5.137	Frank Robinson	DB	DEN	John Beake	3	28	2
5.138	Torrance Small	WR	NO	Jim Finks	34	72	16
5.139	Matt Darby	DB	BUF	Bill Polian	18	55	23
5.140	Eric Jonassen	T	LAC	Bobby Beathard	4	32	2
6.141	Shoun Habersham	WR	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	0	0	0
6.142	Chris Burns	DT	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
6.143	Rico Smith	WR	CLE	Bill Belichick	4	29	8
6.144	Joe Campbell	RB	LAR	John Shaw	0	0	0
6.145	Larry Tharpe	T	DET	Chuck Schmidt	21	48	27
6.146	Brian Brauninger	T	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	0	0
6.147	Reggie White	NT	LAC	Bobby Beathard	6	22	0			★
6.148	James Malone	LB	TB	Phil Krueger	0	0	0
6.149	Fallon Wacasey	TE	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	0	0
6.150	Michael Bates	RB	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	6	31	1
6.151	Damien Russell	DB	SF	John McVay	1	16	0
6.152	Mike Gaddis	RB	MIN	Roger Headrick	0	0	0
6.153	Stacey Dillard	NT	NYG	George Young	15	59	19
6.154	Glenn Cadrez	LB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	26	49	0
6.155	Roosevelt Collins	LB	MIA	Don Shula	1	10	0
6.156	Tony Rowell	C	LV	Al Davis	0	0	0
6.157	Mark Chmura	TE	GB	Ron Wolf	22	89	62	1
6.158	Terry Ray	DB	ATL	Ken Herock	13	10	2
6.159	Tony Smith	WR	KC	Carl Peterson	0	0	0
6.160	Jeff Sydner	WR	PHI	Harry Gamble	0	35	0
6.161	Mark Berry	DB	CHI	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
6.162	Mario Bailey	WR	TEN	Mike Holovak	0	0	0
6.163	George Williams	DT	CLE	Bill Belichick	0	0	0
6.164	Kary Vincent	DB	NO	Jim Finks	0	0	0
6.165	Tracy Boyd	G	NE	Sam Jankovich	0	0	0
6.166	Jeff Blake	QB	NYJ	Dick Steinberg	69	3	0
6.167	Nate Turner	TE	BUF	Bill Polian	0	26	0
6.168	Ray Rowe	TE	WAS	Charley Casserly	0	4	0
7.169	Derek Steele	DE	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	0	0	0
7.170	Ron Geater	DE	DEN	John Beake	0	3	0
7.171	Darryl Ashmore	T	LAR	John Shaw	19	42	25
7.172	Lance Olberding	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
7.173	Curtis Cotton	DB	LV	Al Davis	0	0	0
7.174	Deems May	TE	LAC	Bobby Beathard	2	57	21
7.175	Derek Ware	TE	ARI	Bill Bidwill	1	46	13
7.176	Wayne Hawkins	WR	NE	Sam Jankovich	0	0	0
7.177	Selwyn Jones	DB	CLE	Bill Belichick	4	11	2
7.178	Mike Frier	DE	SEA	Tom Flores/Behring	5	2	0
7.179	Russ Campbell	TE	PIT	Tom Donahoe	0	7	0
7.180	Corey Widmer	LB	NYG	George Young	34	114	64
7.181	Jim Johnson	T	DEN	John Beake	0	0	0
7.182	Tim Paulk	LB	ATL	Ken Herock	0	0	0
7.183	David Wilson	DB	MIN	Roger Headrick	0	3	0
7.184	Ken Swilling	DB	TB	Phil Krueger	0	0	0
7.185	Kevin Smith	TE	LV	Al Davis	0	14	1
7.186	Erick Anderson	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	1	8	1
7.187	William Boatwright	G	PHI	Harry Gamble	0	0	0
7.188	Scottie Graham	RB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	8	0	0
7.189	Elbert Turner	WR	TEN	Mike Holovak	0	0	0
7.190	Christopher Holder	WR	GB	Ron Wolf	0	0	0
7.191	Dave Moore	TE	MIA	Don Shula	18	1	0
7.192	John Brown	WR	CHI	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
7.193	Jon Bostick	WR	DEN	John Beake	0	0	0
7.194	Jim Gray	DT	NE	Sam Jankovich	0	0	0
7.195	Kurt Schulz	DB	BUF	Bill Polian	42	107	72
7.196	Calvin Holmes	DB	WAS	Charley Casserly	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.