2005 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 255 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 2005 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.

2005 class highlighted · 25 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
1.24	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB	Ted Thompson	169	230	10	4
1.32	Logan Mankins	G	NE	Bill Belichick	102	130	7	1
1.11	DeMarcus Ware	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	100	141	9	4	★
1.1	Alex Smith	QB	SF	Scot McCloughan	98	80	3
3.65	Frank Gore	RB	SF	Scot McCloughan	94	148	5
1.27	Roddy White	WR	ATL	Rich McKay	88	171	4	1
1.14	Thomas Davis	LB	CAR	Marty Hurney	80	176	3	1
1.15	Derrick Johnson	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	80	182	4	1
7.250	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	LAR	Charley Armey	78	5
2.61	Vincent Jackson	WR	LAC	A.J. Smith	77	92	3

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
2.53	Dan Cody	DE	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	0	2
2.54	Eric Shelton	RB	CAR	Marty Hurney	0	2
2.58	Terrence Murphy	WR	GB	Ted Thompson	0	1
1.17	David Pollack	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	3	2
1.18	Erasmus James	DE	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	6	4
2.48	Odell Thurman	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	7	1
1.7	Troy Williamson	WR	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	8	5
2.49	Marcus Johnson	G	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	8	5
2.63	Matt McCoy	LB	PHI	Andy Reid	9	7
2.64	Adam Terry	T	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	9	6

All picks (255) · 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	Alex Smith	QB	SF	Scot McCloughan	98	80	75
1.2	Ronnie Brown	RB	MIA	Randy Mueller	41	76	71	1
1.3	Braylon Edwards	WR	CLE	Phil Savage	41	62	58	1
1.4	Cedric Benson	RB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	36	35	12
1.5	Cadillac Williams	RB	TB	Bruce Allen	28	70	57
1.6	Adam Jones	DB	TEN	Floyd Reese	50	30	28
1.7	Troy Williamson	WR	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	8	39	22
1.8	Antrel Rolle	DB	ARI	Rod Graves	57	68	59	1
1.9	Carlos Rogers	DB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	47	78	68
1.10	Mike Williams	WR	DET	Matt Millen	12	22	6
1.11	DeMarcus Ware	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	100	141	140	7	4	★
1.12	Shawne Merriman	LB	LAC	A.J. Smith	40	60	53	3	1
1.13	Jammal Brown	T	NO	Mickey Loomis	49	58	58	2	1
1.14	Thomas Davis	LB	CAR	Marty Hurney	80	176	158
1.15	Derrick Johnson	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	80	182	169	2	1
1.16	Travis Johnson	DT	HOU	Charley Casserly	17	54	38
1.17	David Pollack	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	3	16	6
1.18	Erasmus James	DE	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	6	23	12
1.19	Alex Barron	T	LAR	Charley Armey	27	76	74
1.20	Marcus Spears	DE	DAL	Jerry Jones	36	119	89
1.21	Matt Jones	WR	JAX	James Harris	22	54	15
1.22	Mark Clayton	WR	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	28	76	59
1.23	Fabian Washington	DB	LV	Al Davis era	20	45	28
1.24	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB	Ted Thompson	169	230	223	8	4
1.25	Jason Campbell	QB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	48	52	52
1.26	Chris Spencer	C	SEA	Tim Ruskell	38	80	70
1.27	Roddy White	WR	ATL	Rich McKay	88	171	149	4	1
1.28	Luis Castillo	DE	LAC	A.J. Smith	33	82	79
1.29	Marlin Jackson	DB	IND	Bill Polian	14	56	32
1.30	Heath Miller	TE	PIT	Kevin Colbert	45	168	167	2
1.31	Mike Patterson	DT	PHI	Andy Reid	48	115	99
1.32	Logan Mankins	G	NE	Bill Belichick	102	130	130	5	1
2.33	David Baas	G	SF	Scot McCloughan	36	92	54
2.34	Brodney Pool	DB	CLE	Phil Savage	27	71	49
2.35	Reggie Brown	WR	PHI	Andy Reid	20	72	45
2.36	Barrett Ruud	LB	TB	Bruce Allen	41	95	68
2.37	Shaun Cody	DT	DET	Matt Millen	28	53	11
2.38	Stanford Routt	DB	LV	Al Davis era	22	110	53
2.39	Mark Bradley	WR	CHI	Jerry Angelo	10	34	4
2.40	Josh Bullocks	DB	NO	Mickey Loomis	21	62	49
2.41	Michael Roos	T	TEN	Floyd Reese	63	148	148	1	1
2.42	Kevin Burnett	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	40	61	4
2.43	Corey Webster	DB	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	33	121	93
2.44	J.J. Arrington	RB	ARI	Rod Graves	12	58	8
2.45	Lofa Tatupu	LB	SEA	Tim Ruskell	49	84	84	3	1
2.46	Matt Roth	DE	MIA	Randy Mueller	27	65	23
2.47	Mike Nugent	K	NYJ	Terry Bradway	22	49	0
2.48	Odell Thurman	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	7	16	15
2.49	Marcus Johnson	G	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	8	47	18
2.50	Ron Bartell	DB	LAR	Charley Armey	25	89	64
2.51	Nick Collins	DB	GB	Ted Thompson	48	95	95	3
2.52	Khalif Barnes	T	JAX	James Harris	51	60	57
2.53	Dan Cody	DE	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	0	2	0
2.54	Eric Shelton	RB	CAR	Marty Hurney	0	9	0
2.55	Roscoe Parrish	WR	BUF	Tom Donahoe	14	77	14
2.56	Darrent Williams	DB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	11	27	23
2.57	Justin Miller	DB	NYJ	Terry Bradway	15	36	12	1
2.58	Terrence Murphy	WR	GB	Ted Thompson	0	3	0
2.59	Jonathan Babineaux	DE	ATL	Rich McKay	52	185	133
2.60	Kelvin Hayden	DB	IND	Bill Polian	24	77	46
2.61	Vincent Jackson	WR	LAC	A.J. Smith	77	92	75	2
2.62	Bryant McFadden	DB	PIT	Kevin Colbert	27	80	35
2.63	Matt McCoy	LB	PHI	Andy Reid	9	26	10
2.64	Adam Terry	T	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	9	48	18
3.65	Frank Gore	RB	SF	Scot McCloughan	94	148	134	4
3.66	O.J. Atogwe	DB	LAR	Charley Armey	34	88	75
3.67	Charlie Frye	QB	CLE	Phil Savage	8	21	19
3.68	Courtney Roby	WR	TEN	Floyd Reese	4	25	6
3.69	Andrew Walter	QB	LV	Al Davis era	1	15	9
3.70	Channing Crowder	LB	MIA	Randy Mueller	31	82	74
3.71	Alex Smith	TE	TB	Bruce Allen	11	58	43
3.72	Stanley Wilson	DB	DET	Matt Millen	5	32	9
3.73	Vernand Morency	RB	HOU	Charley Casserly	8	13	1
3.74	Justin Tuck	DE	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	65	127	90	2	1
3.75	Eric Green	DB	ARI	Rod Graves	12	51	33
3.76	Karl Paymah	DB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	6	60	5
3.77	Ryan Moats	RB	PHI	Andy Reid	7	15	1
3.78	Kirk Morrison	LB	LV	Al Davis era	38	80	79
3.79	Evan Mathis	G	CAR	Marty Hurney	46	25	15
3.80	Dustin Fox	DB	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	0	0	0
3.81	Richie Incognito	G	LAR	Charley Armey	62	44	44
3.82	Alfred Fincher	LB	NO	Mickey Loomis	3	24	0
3.83	Chris Henry	WR	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	16	55	12
3.84	Ellis Hobbs	DB	NE	Bill Belichick	28	63	49
3.85	David Greene	QB	SEA	Tim Ruskell	0	0	0
3.86	Kevin Everett	TE	BUF	Tom Donahoe	0	17	5
3.87	Scott Starks	DB	JAX	James Harris	4	54	1
3.88	Sione Pouha	DT	NYJ	Terry Bradway	36	106	55
3.89	Atiyyah Ellison	DT	CAR	Marty Hurney	0	0	0
3.90	Jordan Beck	LB	ATL	Rich McKay	2	15	0
3.91	Chris Colmer	T	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
3.92	Vincent Burns	DE	IND	Bill Polian	0	0	0
3.93	Trai Essex	T	PIT	Kevin Colbert	19	74	28
3.94	Adam Snyder	T	SF	Scot McCloughan	34	123	73
3.95	Darryl Blackstock	LB	ARI	Rod Graves	6	46	2
3.96	Brandon Jones	WR	TEN	Floyd Reese	11	51	27
3.97	Domonique Foxworth	DB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	19	46	18
3.98	LeRoy Hill	LB	SEA	Tim Ruskell	37	97	89
3.99	Dustin Colquitt	P	KC	Carl Peterson	24	238	0	2
3.100	Nick Kaczur	T	NE	Bill Belichick	37	68	62
3.101	Maurice Clarett	RB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	0	0	0
4.102	Sean Considine	DB	PHI	Andy Reid	15	46	17
4.103	Antonio Perkins	DB	CLE	Phil Savage	0	6	0
4.104	Travis Daniels	DB	MIA	Randy Mueller	13	44	25
4.105	Ray Willis	T	SEA	Tim Ruskell	10	44	26
4.106	Kyle Orton	QB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	40	33	33
4.107	Dan Buenning	G	TB	Bruce Allen	10	26	23
4.108	Vincent Fuller	DB	TEN	Floyd Reese	8	75	5
4.109	Marion Barber III	RB	DAL	Jerry Jones	39	88	41	1
4.110	Brandon Jacobs	RB	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	36	107	49
4.111	Elton Brown	G	ARI	Rod Graves	8	34	14
4.112	Ciatrick Fason	RB	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	1	18	0
4.113	David Stewart	T	TEN	Floyd Reese	48	116	116
4.114	Jerome Mathis	WR	HOU	Charley Casserly	4	17	0	1	1
4.115	Marviel Underwood	DB	GB	Ted Thompson	1	16	0
4.116	Craphonso Thorpe	WR	KC	Carl Peterson	1	0	0
4.117	Jerome Carter	DB	LAR	Charley Armey	3	33	3
4.118	Chase Lyman	WR	NO	Mickey Loomis	0	0	0
4.119	Eric Ghiaciuc	C	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	19	48	42
4.120	Manuel White	RB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	0	0	0
4.121	Stefan Lefors	QB	CAR	Marty Hurney	0	0	0
4.122	Duke Preston	C	BUF	Tom Donahoe	11	59	20
4.123	Kerry Rhodes	DB	NYJ	Terry Bradway	49	80	78
4.124	Jason Brown	C	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	30	54	45
4.125	Brady Poppinga	LB	GB	Ted Thompson	25	81	44
4.126	Todd Herremans	T	PHI	Andy Reid	51	127	124
4.127	Alvin Pearman	RB	JAX	James Harris	5	30	0
4.128	Chauncey Davis	DE	ATL	Rich McKay	20	96	25
4.129	Dylan Gandy	G	IND	Bill Polian	19	42	14
4.130	Darren Sproles	RB	LAC	A.J. Smith	62	78	5
4.131	Fred Gibson	WR	PIT	Kevin Colbert	0	0	0
4.132	Chris Canty	DE	DAL	Jerry Jones	46	64	50
4.133	James Sanders	DB	NE	Bill Belichick	25	84	50
4.134	Claude Terrell	G	LAR	Charley Armey	6	20	13
4.135	Matt Giordano	DB	IND	Bill Polian	16	55	6
4.136	Roydell Williams	WR	TEN	Floyd Reese	10	40	16
5.137	Ronald Fields	DT	SF	Scot McCloughan	13	49	9
5.138	Boomer Grigsby	LB	KC	Carl Peterson	3	44	1
5.139	David McMillan	DE	CLE	Phil Savage	2	29	0
5.140	Airese Currie	WR	CHI	Jerry Angelo	0	1	0
5.141	Donte Nicholson	DB	TB	Bruce Allen	1	16	0
5.142	Damien Nash	RB	TEN	Floyd Reese	1	3	0
5.143	Junius Coston	G	GB	Ted Thompson	5	16	7
5.144	Jerome Collins	TE	LAR	Charley Armey	0	3	0
5.145	Dan Orlovsky	QB	DET	Matt Millen	7	14	7
5.146	Trent Cole	DE	PHI	Andy Reid	68	155	145	2
5.147	Alphonso Hodge	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	0	0
5.148	Jonathan Welsh	DE	IND	Bill Polian	0	6	0
5.149	Adam Seward	LB	CAR	Marty Hurney	4	40	2
5.150	Daniel Loper	T	TEN	Floyd Reese	7	40	0
5.151	Drew Hodgdon	C	HOU	Charley Casserly	3	14	8
5.152	Adrian McPherson	QB	NO	Mickey Loomis	0	0	0
5.153	Adam Kieft	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
5.154	Robert McCune	LB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	0	5	0
5.155	Larry Brackins	WR	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
5.156	Eric King	DB	BUF	Tom Donahoe	4	16	1
5.157	Gerald Sensabaugh	DB	JAX	James Harris	31	50	24
5.158	Justin Green	FB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	0	39	7
5.159	Jeb Huckeba	LB	SEA	Tim Ruskell	0	0	0
5.160	Michael Boley	LB	ATL	Rich McKay	41	64	52
5.161	Andre Maddox	DB	NYJ	Terry Bradway	0	0	0
5.162	Anthony Alabi	T	MIA	Randy Mueller	1	16	0
5.163	Frank Omiyale	T	ATL	Rich McKay	17	1	0
5.164	Wesley Britt	T	LAC	A.J. Smith	3	0	0
5.165	Robert Hunt	C	IND	Bill Polian	0	0	0
5.166	Rian Wallace	LB	PIT	Kevin Colbert	2	16	0
5.167	Michael Hawkins	DB	GB	Ted Thompson	1	11	1
5.168	Lance Mitchell	LB	ARI	Rod Graves	1	12	0
5.169	Geoff Hangartner	C	CAR	Marty Hurney	36	90	57
5.170	Ryan Claridge	LB	NE	Bill Belichick	0	0	0
5.171	Ben Emanuel	DB	CAR	Marty Hurney	3	0	0
5.172	Scott Young	G	PHI	Andy Reid	1	13	0
5.173	Tyjuan Hagler	LB	IND	Bill Polian	12	50	19
5.174	Rasheed Marshall	WR	SF	Scot McCloughan	0	12	0
6.175	Anttaj Hawthorne	DT	LV	Al Davis era	1	18	0
6.176	Nick Speegle	LB	CLE	Phil Savage	1	16	0
6.177	Wes Sims	G	LAC	A.J. Smith	0	1	0
6.178	Anthony Bryant	DT	TB	Bruce Allen	2	4	0
6.179	Bo Scaife	TE	TEN	Floyd Reese	20	90	62
6.180	Mike Montgomery	DT	GB	Ted Thompson	8	58	8
6.181	Chris Harris	DB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	38	44	39
6.182	Cedric Houston	RB	NYJ	Terry Bradway	5	20	5
6.183	Jared Newberry	LB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	0	0	0
6.184	Bill Swancutt	DE	DET	Matt Millen	0	8	0
6.185	Chad Owens	WR	JAX	James Harris	0	6	0
6.186	Eric Moore	DE	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	5	8	0
6.187	Will Svitek	T	KC	Carl Peterson	14	16	4
6.188	C.C. Brown	DB	HOU	Charley Casserly	19	50	47
6.189	Jovan Haye	DE	CAR	Marty Hurney	25	2	0
6.190	Tab Perry	WR	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	1	20	1
6.191	C.J. Mosley	DT	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	21	12	2
6.192	Dante Ridgeway	WR	LAR	Charley Armey	0	0	0
6.193	Jason Jefferson	DT	NO	Mickey Loomis	3	0	0
6.194	Pat Thomas	LB	JAX	James Harris	5	15	1
6.195	Craig Bragg	WR	GB	Ted Thompson	0	0	0
6.196	Tony Jackson	TE	SEA	Tim Ruskell	0	0	0
6.197	Justin Geisinger	G	BUF	Tom Donahoe	0	0	0
6.198	Joel Dreessen	TE	NYJ	Terry Bradway	16	14	0
6.199	Khari Long	DE	KC	Carl Peterson	0	1	0
6.200	Chris Myers	G	DEN	Mike Shanahan	59	41	16
6.201	DeAndra Cobb	RB	ATL	Rich McKay	0	3	0
6.202	Dave Rayner	K	IND	Bill Polian	3	14	0
6.203	Andrew Hoffman	DT	CLE	Phil Savage	0	0	0
6.204	Chris Kemoeatu	G	PIT	Kevin Colbert	27	75	53
6.205	Derrick Johnson	DB	SF	Scot McCloughan	2	14	5
6.206	Jonathan Goddard	DE	DET	Matt Millen	0	0	0
6.207	Joe Berger	T	CAR	Marty Hurney	36	0	0
6.208	Justin Beriault	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	0	0
6.209	Rob Petitti	T	DAL	Jerry Jones	9	16	16
6.210	Reggie Hodges	P	LAR	Charley Armey	5	5	0
6.211	Calvin Armstrong	T	PHI	Andy Reid	0	0	0
6.212	Ryan Riddle	DE	LV	Al Davis era	1	12	0
6.213	Derek Anderson	QB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	23	0	0
6.214	Pete McMahon	T	LV	Al Davis era	0	0	0
7.215	Daven Holly	DB	SF	Scot McCloughan	10	0	0
7.216	Kevin Vickerson	DT	MIA	Randy Mueller	21	0	0
7.217	Jon Dunn	T	CLE	Phil Savage	0	0	0
7.218	Reynaldo Hill	DB	TEN	Floyd Reese	11	48	26
7.219	Adrian Ward	DB	MIN	Mike Tice / Brzezinski	0	0	0
7.220	Rod Wilson	DB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	7	43	0
7.221	Rick Razzano	RB	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
7.222	Nehemiah Broughton	FB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	0	6	0
7.223	Marcus Maxwell	WR	SF	Scot McCloughan	0	4	0
7.224	Jay Ratliff	DE	DAL	Jerry Jones	55	104	85	4	1
7.225	Paris Warren	WR	TB	Bruce Allen	0	8	0
7.226	LeRon McCoy	WR	ARI	Rod Graves	1	10	4
7.227	Kenneth Pettway	DE	HOU	Charley Casserly	3	0	0
7.228	Shaun Nua	DE	PIT	Kevin Colbert	0	0	0
7.229	James Kilian	QB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	0	0
7.230	Matt Cassel	QB	NE	Bill Belichick	47	30	15
7.231	Hamza Abdullah	DB	TB	Bruce Allen	5	0	0
7.232	Jimmy Verdon	DT	NO	Mickey Loomis	0	4	0
7.233	Jonathan Fanene	DE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	12	71	17
7.234	Mike Smith	LB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	1	14	1
7.235	Cornelius Wortham	LB	SEA	Tim Ruskell	1	8	0
7.236	Lionel Gates	RB	BUF	Tom Donahoe	0	0	0
7.237	Chris Roberson	DB	JAX	James Harris	0	6	0
7.238	Jeremy Parquet	T	KC	Carl Peterson	0	0	0
7.239	Paul Ernster	K	DEN	Mike Shanahan	2	18	0
7.240	Harry Williams	WR	NYJ	Terry Bradway	0	1	0
7.241	Darrell Shropshire	DT	ATL	Rich McKay	2	23	1
7.242	Scott Mruczkowski	C	LAC	A.J. Smith	15	83	16
7.243	Anthony Davis	RB	IND	Bill Polian	0	0	0
7.244	Noah Herron	RB	PIT	Kevin Colbert	3	2	0
7.245	Kurt Campbell	DB	GB	Ted Thompson	0	0	0
7.246	Will Whitticker	G	GB	Ted Thompson	6	15	14
7.247	Keyonta Marshall	DT	PHI	Andy Reid	0	1	0
7.248	Patrick Estes	TE	SF	Scot McCloughan	0	8	0
7.249	Billy Bajema	TE	SF	Scot McCloughan	2	61	25
7.250	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	LAR	Charley Armey	78	5	3
7.251	Madison Hedgecock	FB	LAR	Charley Armey	2	33	16
7.252	David Bergeron	LB	PHI	Andy Reid	0	0	0
7.253	J.R. Russell	WR	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
7.254	Doug Nienhuis	T	SEA	Tim Ruskell	0	0	0
7.255	Andy Stokes	TE	NE	Bill Belichick	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.