1996 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.

Open adjusted player evidence Open adjusted GM evidence for Ozzie Newsome

Class value over time

Descriptive cumulative "value units" across all 254 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 1996 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.

1996 class highlighted · 16 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
1.26	Ray Lewis	LB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	160	228	12	7	★
1.19	Marvin Harrison	WR	IND	Bill Tobin	123	190	8	3	★
3.89	Terrell Owens	WR	SF	Carmen Policy	121	121	6	5	★
5.154	Zach Thomas	LB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	115	168	7	5	★
2.61	Brian Dawkins	DB	PHI	Tom Modrak	104	183	9	4	★
1.4	Jonathan Ogden	T	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	95	177	11	4	★
1.10	Willie Anderson	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	93	181	4	3
5.166	La'Roi Glover	DT	LV	Al Davis era	89	2	6	1
1.3	Simeon Rice	DE	ARI	Bob Ferguson	86	79	3	1
2.43	Muhsin Muhammad	WR	CAR	Bill Polian	83	155	2	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
1.30	Andre Johnson	T	WAS	Charley Casserly	0	3
2.45	James Manley	DT	MIN	Frank Gilliam	0	1
2.46	Israel Ifeanyi	DE	SF	Carmen Policy	0	1
2.38	Bryant Mix	DE	TEN	Floyd Reese	1	2
2.31	Alex Van Dyke	WR	NYJ	Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan	2	5
2.32	Leeland McElroy	RB	ARI	Bob Ferguson	5	2
2.51	Dedric Mathis	DB	IND	Bill Tobin	5	2
2.60	Michael Cheever	C	JAX	Tom Coughlin	5	2
2.39	Marco Battaglia	TE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	6	8
1.29	Jamain Stephens	T	PIT	Tom Donahoe	7	6

All picks (254) · 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	Keyshawn Johnson	WR	NYJ	Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan	79	62	59	1
1.2	Kevin Hardy	LB	JAX	Tom Coughlin	62	86	83	1	1
1.3	Simeon Rice	DE	ARI	Bob Ferguson	86	79	73	1
1.4	Jonathan Ogden	T	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	95	177	176	9	4	★
1.5	Cedric Jones	DE	NYG	George Young	20	73	35
1.6	Lawrence Phillips	RB	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	11	25	20
1.7	Terry Glenn	WR	NE	Bill Parcells	67	68	63	1
1.8	Tim Biakabutuka	RB	CAR	Bill Polian	26	50	35
1.9	Rickey Dudley	TE	LV	Al Davis era	25	80	78
1.10	Willie Anderson	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	93	181	173	4	3
1.11	Alex Molden	DB	NO	Bill Kuharich	24	74	38
1.12	Regan Upshaw	DE	TB	Rich McKay	36	48	47
1.13	Walt Harris	DB	CHI	Rod Graves	59	87	84
1.14	Eddie George	RB	TEN	Floyd Reese	76	128	128	2	1
1.15	John Mobley	LB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	52	105	102		1
1.16	Duane Clemons	DE	MIN	Frank Gilliam	39	58	16
1.17	Reggie Brown	LB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	11	26	26
1.18	Eddie Kennison	WR	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	69	48	37
1.19	Marvin Harrison	WR	IND	Bill Tobin	123	190	188	8	3	★
1.20	Daryl Gardener	DT	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	42	82	77
1.21	Pete Kendall	G	SEA	Mike Allman	63	76	75
1.22	Marcus Jones	DE	TB	Rich McKay	22	85	39
1.23	Jeff Hartings	C	DET	Chuck Schmidt	70	72	71
1.24	Eric Moulds	WR	BUF	John Butler	78	154	133	2
1.25	Jermane Mayberry	G	PHI	Tom Modrak	46	112	96	1
1.26	Ray Lewis	LB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	160	228	227	11	7	★
1.27	John Michels	T	GB	Ron Wolf	9	24	14
1.28	Jerome Woods	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	43	128	105	1
1.29	Jamain Stephens	T	PIT	Tom Donahoe	7	19	11
1.30	Andre Johnson	T	WAS	Charley Casserly	0	0	0
2.31	Alex Van Dyke	WR	NYJ	Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan	2	36	1
2.32	Leeland McElroy	RB	ARI	Bob Ferguson	5	30	14
2.33	Tony Brackens	DE	JAX	Tom Coughlin	49	107	75	1
2.34	Amani Toomer	WR	NYG	George Young	69	190	141
2.35	Mike Alstott	RB	TB	Rich McKay	49	158	137	4	3
2.36	Lawyer Milloy	DB	NE	Bill Parcells	78	112	106	3	1
2.37	Kavika Pittman	DE	DAL	Jerry Jones	34	61	31
2.38	Bryant Mix	DE	TEN	Floyd Reese	1	7	2
2.39	Marco Battaglia	TE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	6	88	11
2.40	Je'Rod Cherry	DB	NO	Bill Kuharich	7	59	0
2.41	Bryan Still	WR	LAC	Bobby Beathard	8	49	13
2.42	Tony Banks	QB	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	43	44	43
2.43	Muhsin Muhammad	WR	CAR	Bill Polian	83	155	141	2	1
2.44	Tory James	DB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	40	48	6
2.45	James Manley	DT	MIN	Frank Gilliam	0	0	0
2.46	Israel Ifeanyi	DE	SF	Carmen Policy	0	3	0
2.47	Fred Thomas	DB	SEA	Mike Allman	32	47	5
2.48	Jason Layman	G	TEN	Floyd Reese	11	61	16
2.49	Randall Godfrey	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	68	64	54
2.50	Patrick Sapp	LB	LAC	Bobby Beathard	9	32	9
2.51	Dedric Mathis	DB	IND	Bill Tobin	5	29	11
2.52	Bobby Engram	WR	CHI	Rod Graves	54	62	46
2.53	Gabe Northern	LB	BUF	John Butler	19	64	35
2.54	Jason Dunn	TE	PHI	Tom Modrak	7	41	26
2.55	DeRon Jenkins	DB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	17	63	30
2.56	Derrick Mayes	WR	GB	Ron Wolf	17	29	9
2.57	Lance Johnstone	DE	LV	Al Davis era	40	87	57
2.58	Reggie Tongue	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	47	63	47
2.59	Ernie Conwell	TE	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	17	84	57
2.60	Michael Cheever	C	JAX	Tom Coughlin	5	17	6
2.61	Brian Dawkins	DB	PHI	Tom Modrak	104	183	182	7	4	★
3.62	Ray Mickens	DB	NYJ	Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan	21	126	38
3.63	Aaron Beasley	DB	JAX	Tom Coughlin	43	76	71
3.64	Johnny McWilliams	TE	ARI	Bob Ferguson	6	59	26
3.65	Detron Smith	RB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	1	91	2	1
3.66	Roman Oben	T	NYG	George Young	47	50	48
3.67	Clay Shiver	C	DAL	Jerry Jones	14	44	25
3.68	John Browning	DT	KC	Carl Peterson	39	121	96
3.69	Ken Blackman	G	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	17	35	31
3.70	Brady Smith	DE	NO	Bill Kuharich	40	62	27
3.71	Donnie Abraham	DB	TB	Rich McKay	52	92	78	1
3.72	Steve Conley	LB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	2	20	1
3.73	Winslow Oliver	RB	CAR	Bill Polian	6	38	0
3.74	Terry Killens	LB	TEN	Floyd Reese	8	78	2
3.75	Moe Williams	RB	MIN	Frank Gilliam	29	117	10
3.76	Ryan Stewart	DB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	3	41	2
3.77	Robert Barr	T	SEA	Mike Allman	0	0	0
3.78	Mark Campbell	DT	DEN	Mike Shanahan	0	0	0
3.79	Dorian Brew	DB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	0	0	0
3.80	Karim Abdul-Jabbar	RB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	24	50	46
3.81	Brian Roche	TE	LAC	Bobby Beathard	1	18	0
3.82	Scott Slutzker	TE	IND	Bill Tobin	1	27	2
3.83	Jerald Moore	RB	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	5	31	13
3.84	Shannon Brown	DT	ATL	Harold Richardson	0	0	0
3.85	Bobby Hoying	QB	PHI	Tom Modrak	3	16	13
3.86	Tedy Bruschi	LB	NE	Bill Parcells	70	189	139	1
3.87	Matt Stevens	DB	BUF	John Butler	24	13	11
3.88	J.C. Price	DT	CAR	Bill Polian	0	0	0
3.89	Terrell Owens	WR	SF	Carmen Policy	121	121	107	4	3	★
3.90	Mike Flanagan	C	GB	Ron Wolf	40	98	64	1
3.91	Reggie Brown	RB	SEA	Mike Allman	2	61	10
3.92	Jon Witman	RB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	4	85	43
3.93	Tyrone Williams	DB	GB	Ron Wolf	42	111	94
3.94	Stepfret Williams	WR	DAL	Jerry Jones	3	21	0
3.95	Mike Ulufale	DT	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	3	0
4.96	Jason Odom	T	TB	Rich McKay	17	46	41
4.97	Hunter Goodwin	TE	MIN	Frank Gilliam	1	72	22
4.98	Donnie Edwards	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	83	117	100
4.99	Phillip Daniels	DE	SEA	Mike Allman	68	60	41
4.100	Jeff Lewis	QB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	2	5	0
4.101	Heath Irwin	G	NE	Bill Parcells	17	44	17
4.102	Stephen Davis	RB	WAS	Charley Casserly	56	99	75	2
4.103	Ricky Whittle	RB	NO	Bill Kuharich	1	10	0
4.104	Eric Austin	DB	TB	Rich McKay	0	2	0
4.105	Percell Gaskins	LB	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	3	15	1
4.106	Norbert Davidds-Garrido	T	CAR	Bill Polian	20	59	39
4.107	Kendrick Burton	DE	TEN	Floyd Reese	1	4	2
4.108	Jevon Langford	DE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	8	66	14
4.109	Jon Runyan	T	TEN	Floyd Reese	79	58	48
4.110	Reggie Barlow	WR	JAX	Tom Coughlin	8	69	4
4.111	Emmanuel McDaniel	DB	CAR	Bill Polian	10	18	5
4.112	Aaron Graham	C	ARI	Bob Ferguson	19	62	40
4.113	Kirk Pointer	DB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	0	0	0
4.114	Charlie Jones	WR	LAC	Bobby Beathard	13	54	27
4.115	Brian Milne	RB	IND	Bill Tobin	3	0	0
4.116	Paul Grasmanis	DT	CHI	Rod Graves	12	45	4
4.117	Richard Huntley	RB	ATL	Harold Richardson	15	1	0
4.118	Stanley Pritchett	FB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	13	52	40
4.119	Chris Sullivan	DE	NE	Bill Parcells	14	63	20
4.120	Sean Moran	LB	BUF	John Butler	12	57	9
4.121	Ray Farmer	LB	PHI	Tom Modrak	9	32	16
4.122	Darrius Johnson	DB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	6	61	4
4.123	Chris Darkins	DB	GB	Ron Wolf	1	14	0
4.124	Kantroy Barber	RB	NE	Bill Parcells	0	0	0
4.125	LaCurtis Jones	LB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	1	0	0
4.126	Earl Holmes	LB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	56	81	79
4.127	Juran Bolden	DB	ATL	Harold Richardson	14	48	15
4.128	Daryl Price	DE	SF	Carmen Policy	1	19	0
4.129	Brad Ford	DB	DET	Chuck Schmidt	1	14	0
4.130	Danny Kanell	QB	NYG	George Young	14	30	20
4.131	Eric Unverzagt	LB	SEA	Mike Allman	0	9	0
4.132	Jahine Arnold	WR	PIT	Tom Donahoe	1	12	0
5.133	Marcus Coleman	DB	NYJ	Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan	41	91	47
5.134	Jerris McPhail	RB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	7	23	2
5.135	Joe Horn	WR	KC	Carl Peterson	70	49	2
5.136	Mercury Hayes	WR	NO	Bill Kuharich	1	11	0
5.137	James Dexter	T	ARI	Bob Ferguson	15	40	31
5.138	Leomont Evans	DB	WAS	Charley Casserly	13	59	28
5.139	John Elmore	G	NE	Bill Parcells	0	0	0
5.140	Jason Maniecki	DT	TB	Rich McKay	1	18	0
5.141	Fred Miller	T	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	62	60	38
5.142	Marquette Smith	RB	CAR	Bill Polian	0	0	0
5.143	Rayna Stewart	DB	TEN	Floyd Reese	10	31	4
5.144	Greg Myers	DB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	14	58	34
5.145	Tom Ackerman	G	NO	Bill Kuharich	14	78	18
5.146	Jimmy Herndon	T	JAX	Tom Coughlin	6	0	0
5.147	Whit Marshall	LB	PHI	Tom Modrak	1	1	0
5.148	Sean Boyd	DB	MIN	Frank Gilliam	0	0	0
5.149	Christian Peter	DT	NE	Bill Parcells	19	0	0
5.150	Shane Burton	DE	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	30	47	12
5.151	Steve Martin	DT	IND	Bill Tobin	26	30	5
5.152	Chris Villarrial	G	CHI	Rod Graves	49	116	109
5.153	Jermaine Lewis	WR	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	22	88	30	1	1
5.154	Zach Thomas	LB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	115	168	168	7	5	★
5.155	Junior Soli	DT	LAC	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
5.156	Raymond Jackson	DB	BUF	John Butler	5	35	0
5.157	Kenneth McDaniel	T	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	0	0
5.158	Kerwin Waldroup	DE	DET	Chuck Schmidt	16	40	34
5.159	Patrick Jeffers	WR	DEN	Mike Shanahan	17	14	0
5.160	Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	WR	SF	Carmen Policy	5	35	0
5.161	Harry Stamps	T	ARI	Bob Ferguson	0	0	0
5.162	Dell McGee	DB	ARI	Bob Ferguson	0	3	0
5.163	Israel Raybon	DE	PIT	Tom Donahoe	1	3	0
5.164	Gary Bandy	DE	ATL	Harold Richardson	0	0	0
5.165	Terry Guess	WR	NO	Bill Kuharich	0	3	2
5.166	La'Roi Glover	DT	LV	Al Davis era	89	2	0
5.167	Alan Campos	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	1	15	0
6.168	Hugh Hunter	DE	NYJ	Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan	0	0	0
6.169	Mike Foley	DT	ARI	Bob Ferguson	0	0	0
6.170	John Fisher	DB	JAX	Tom Coughlin	0	0	0
6.171	Doug Colman	LB	NYG	George Young	5	43	0
6.172	Dexter Daniels	LB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	0	4	0
6.173	Chris Griffin	TE	NE	Bill Parcells	0	0	0
6.174	Kelvin Kinney	DE	WAS	Charley Casserly	6	18	13
6.175	Derrick Harris	RB	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	1	28	20
6.176	Dietrich Jells	WR	KC	Carl Peterson	1	0	0
6.177	Anthony Dorsett	DB	TEN	Floyd Reese	23	56	1
6.178	Tom Tumulty	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	7	31	18
6.179	Keno Hills	G	NO	Bill Kuharich	3	22	7
6.180	Nilo Silvan	WR	TB	Rich McKay	0	7	0
6.181	Tony Veland	DB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	3	12	0
6.182	Scott Galyon	LB	NYG	George Young	9	58	1
6.183	Tim Hall	RB	LV	Al Davis era	1	18	0
6.184	Reggie Green	G	SEA	Mike Allman	0	0	0
6.185	Chris Doering	WR	JAX	Tom Coughlin	3	0	0
6.186	James Roe	WR	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	2	23	7
6.187	Jon Clark	T	CHI	Rod Graves	0	2	0
6.188	Craig Sauer	LB	ATL	Harold Richardson	9	64	11
6.189	Shawn Wooden	DB	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	19	93	35
6.190	Jim Mills	G	LAC	Bobby Beathard	0	2	0
6.191	Keith Conlin	T	IND	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
6.192	Bryan Stoltenberg	C	LAC	Bobby Beathard	12	9	0
6.193	Scott Greene	RB	CAR	Bill Polian	3	24	14
6.194	Steve White	DE	PHI	Tom Modrak	14	0	0
6.195	Marrio Grier	RB	NE	Bill Parcells	2	32	0
6.196	Leon Neal	RB	BUF	John Butler	0	0	0
6.197	Tony Johnson	TE	PHI	Tom Modrak	1	0	0
6.198	Stephen Pitts	RB	SF	Carmen Policy	0	0	0
6.199	Phillip Riley	WR	PHI	Tom Modrak	0	0	0
6.200	Orpheus Roye	DT	PIT	Tom Donahoe	54	67	26
6.201	Hayward Clay	TE	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	0	11	4
6.202	Dusty Zeigler	C	BUF	John Butler	34	46	44
6.203	Spence Fischer	QB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	0	0	0
6.204	Toderick Malone	WR	NO	Bill Kuharich	0	0	0
6.205	Mike Cawley	QB	IND	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
6.206	Devin Wyman	DT	NE	Bill Parcells	3	15	4
6.207	Wendell Davis	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	3	34	0
6.208	Marco Rivera	G	GB	Ron Wolf	67	125	111	3
6.209	T.J. Cunningham	DB	SEA	Mike Allman	1	9	0
7.210	Chris Hayes	DB	NYJ	Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan	9	78	9
7.211	Ben Lynch	C	KC	Carl Peterson	6	0	0
7.212	Jarius Hayes	TE	ARI	Bob Ferguson	0	20	0
7.213	Leslie Ratliffe	T	DEN	Mike Shanahan	0	0	0
7.214	Conrad Hamilton	DB	NYG	George Young	10	48	18
7.215	Jeremy Asher	LB	WAS	Charley Casserly	0	0	0
7.216	Lovett Purnell	TE	NE	Bill Parcells	2	34	7
7.217	Donnell Baker	WR	CAR	Bill Polian	0	0	0
7.218	Mike Archie	RB	TEN	Floyd Reese	0	23	0
7.219	Rod Jones	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	17	56	37
7.220	Sedric Clark	LB	LV	Al Davis era	0	0	0
7.221	Reggie Rusk	DB	TB	Rich McKay	2	5	0
7.222	Chuck Osborne	DT	LAR	John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt	3	15	1
7.223	Jon Merrill	G	MIN	Frank Gilliam	0	0	0
7.224	Darius Smith	C	LV	Al Davis era	0	0	0
7.225	Johnie Church	DE	SEA	Mike Allman	0	0	0
7.226	Chris Banks	G	DEN	Mike Shanahan	4	20	1
7.227	Clarence Jones	WR	JAX	Tom Coughlin	0	0	0
7.228	Gregory Spann	WR	JAX	Tom Coughlin	0	0	0
7.229	Ethan Brooks	T	ATL	Harold Richardson	12	2	0
7.230	Jeff Buckey	G	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	12	38	13
7.231	Freddie Bradley	RB	LAC	Bobby Beathard	1	10	1
7.232	Adrian Robinson	DB	IND	Bill Tobin	0	0	0
7.233	Marcus Keyes	DT	CHI	Rod Graves	0	2	0
7.234	Kerry Hicks	DE	CAR	Bill Polian	0	0	0
7.235	L.T. Levine	RB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	0	0	0
7.236	Brian Gragert	P	DEN	Mike Shanahan	0	0	0
7.237	Dan Brandenburg	LB	BUF	John Butler	3	42	1
7.238	Jon Stark	QB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	0	0	0
7.239	Sean Manuel	TE	SF	Carmen Policy	0	11	0
7.240	Kyle Wachholtz	QB	GB	Ron Wolf	0	0	0
7.241	Jeff Smith	C	KC	Carl Peterson	16	29	5
7.242	Carlos Emmons	LB	PIT	Tom Donahoe	54	51	30
7.243	Ryan Wood	RB	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	0	0
7.244	Jay Riemersma	TE	BUF	John Butler	19	90	64
7.245	Darrell Williams	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	0	0
7.246	Henry Lusk	TE	NO	Bill Kuharich	2	16	3
7.247	J.R. Conrad	G	NE	Bill Parcells	1	0	0
7.248	Joey Wylie	G	LV	Al Davis era	0	0	0
7.249	Eric Smedley	DB	BUF	John Butler	2	35	1
7.250	DeAndre Maxwell	WR	WAS	Charley Casserly	0	0	0
7.251	Brice Hunter	WR	MIA	Jimmy Johnson	1	0	0
7.252	Keith McKenzie	DE	GB	Ron Wolf	20	62	2
7.253	Michael Hicks	RB	CHI	Rod Graves	1	7	0
7.254	Sam Manuel	LB	SF	Carmen Policy	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.