2006 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 2006 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.

2006 class highlighted · 26 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
4.108	Jahri Evans	T	NO	Mickey Loomis	114	169	6	4
1.12	Haloti Ngata	DT	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	100	135	5	2
2.55	Andrew Whitworth	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	100	168	4	2
1.11	Jay Cutler	QB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	86	37	1
4.119	Brandon Marshall	WR	DEN	Mike Shanahan	83	61	6	1
1.1	Mario Williams	DE	HOU	Rick Smith	79	82	4	1
5.134	Kyle Williams	DT	BUF	Marv Levy	79	183	6
1.20	Tamba Hali	DE	KC	Carl Peterson	75	177	5
2.60	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	JAX	James Harris	74	114	3	1
1.29	Nick Mangold	C	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	73	164	7	2

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
2.36	Chad Jackson	WR	NE	Bill Belichick	2	3
2.46	Joe Klopfenstein	TE	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	3	4
1.26	John McCargo	DT	BUF	Marv Levy	4	6
2.44	Sinorice Moss	WR	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	4	4
2.37	Jimmy Williams	DB	ATL	Rich McKay	5	2
2.40	Daniel Bullocks	DB	DET	Matt Millen	7	3
1.15	Tye Hill	DB	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	9	5
2.49	Kellen Clemens	QB	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	10	12
1.18	Bobby Carpenter	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	11	7
1.10	Matt Leinart	QB	ARI	Rod Graves	12	7

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	Mario Williams	DE	HOU	Rick Smith	79	82	82	2
1.2	Reggie Bush	RB	NO	Mickey Loomis	61	60	41
1.3	Vince Young	QB	TEN	Floyd Reese	33	54	47	2
1.4	D'Brickashaw Ferguson	T	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	58	160	160	3
1.5	A.J. Hawk	LB	GB	Ted Thompson	55	142	136
1.6	Vernon Davis	TE	SF	Scot McCloughan	51	139	136	1
1.7	Michael Huff	DB	LV	Al Davis era	33	108	93
1.8	Donte Whitner	DB	BUF	Marv Levy	47	69	66
1.9	Ernie Sims	LB	DET	Matt Millen	29	59	56
1.10	Matt Leinart	QB	ARI	Rod Graves	12	29	17
1.11	Jay Cutler	QB	DEN	Mike Shanahan	86	37	37	1
1.12	Haloti Ngata	DT	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	100	135	133	4	2
1.13	Kamerion Wimbley	DE	CLE	Phil Savage	44	63	62
1.14	Brodrick Bunkley	DT	PHI	Tom Heckert	40	76	52
1.15	Tye Hill	DB	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	9	28	21
1.16	Jason Allen	DB	MIA	Randy Mueller	13	71	19
1.17	Chad Greenway	LB	MIN	Rick Spielman	66	156	144	2
1.18	Bobby Carpenter	LB	DAL	Jerry Jones	11	58	3
1.19	Antonio Cromartie	DB	LAC	A.J. Smith	66	64	39	1	1
1.20	Tamba Hali	DE	KC	Carl Peterson	75	177	157	3
1.21	Laurence Maroney	RB	NE	Bill Belichick	26	45	14
1.22	Manny Lawson	DE	SF	Scot McCloughan	47	64	56
1.23	Davin Joseph	G	TB	Bruce Allen	42	100	99	2
1.24	Johnathan Joseph	DB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	67	67	58
1.25	Santonio Holmes	WR	PIT	Kevin Colbert	47	60	48
1.26	John McCargo	DT	BUF	Marv Levy	4	40	1
1.27	DeAngelo Williams	RB	CAR	Marty Hurney	61	117	82	1
1.28	Marcedes Lewis	TE	JAX	James Harris	35	170	157	1
1.29	Nick Mangold	C	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	73	164	164	4	2
1.30	Joseph Addai	RB	IND	Bill Polian	50	78	60	1
1.31	Kelly Jennings	DB	SEA	Tim Ruskell	18	78	44
1.32	Mathias Kiwanuka	DE	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	37	120	82
2.33	DeMeco Ryans	LB	HOU	Rick Smith	58	86	86	2
2.34	D'Qwell Jackson	LB	CLE	Phil Savage	61	97	96
2.35	Rocky McIntosh	LB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	38	92	69
2.36	Chad Jackson	WR	NE	Bill Belichick	2	14	1
2.37	Jimmy Williams	DB	ATL	Rich McKay	5	27	7
2.38	Thomas Howard	LB	LV	Al Davis era	33	76	62
2.39	Winston Justice	T	PHI	Tom Heckert	21	47	31
2.40	Daniel Bullocks	DB	DET	Matt Millen	7	31	22
2.41	Deuce Lutui	G	ARI	Rod Graves	34	93	72
2.42	Danieal Manning	DB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	35	77	56
2.43	Roman Harper	DB	NO	Mickey Loomis	49	124	108	2
2.44	Sinorice Moss	WR	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	4	37	2
2.45	LenDale White	RB	TEN	Floyd Reese	14	58	18
2.46	Joe Klopfenstein	TE	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	3	48	37
2.47	Daryn Colledge	T	GB	Ted Thompson	57	80	76
2.48	Cedric Griffin	DB	MIN	Rick Spielman	23	80	70
2.49	Kellen Clemens	QB	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	10	25	9
2.50	Marcus McNeill	T	LAC	A.J. Smith	48	82	82	2
2.51	Ryan Cook	C	MIN	Rick Spielman	23	70	40
2.52	Greg Jennings	WR	GB	Ted Thompson	66	96	86	2
2.53	Anthony Fasano	TE	DAL	Jerry Jones	22	32	10
2.54	Bernard Pollard	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	34	48	31
2.55	Andrew Whitworth	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	100	168	164	2	1
2.56	Chris Chester	G	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	59	73	47
2.57	Devin Hester	DB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	47	123	46	3	3	★
2.58	Richard Marshall	DB	CAR	Marty Hurney	31	80	46
2.59	Jeremy Trueblood	T	TB	Bruce Allen	35	101	84
2.60	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	JAX	James Harris	74	114	70	3	1
2.61	Tony Scheffler	TE	DEN	Mike Shanahan	24	57	28
2.62	Tim Jennings	DB	IND	Bill Polian	43	53	21
2.63	Darryl Tapp	DE	SEA	Tim Ruskell	30	64	32
2.64	Tarvaris Jackson	QB	MIN	Rick Spielman	22	36	20
3.65	Charles Spencer	G	HOU	Rick Smith	1	2	2
3.66	Eric Winston	T	HOU	Rick Smith	53	92	87
3.67	Abdul Hodge	LB	GB	Ted Thompson	2	8	1
3.68	Claude Wroten	DT	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	2	26	0
3.69	Paul McQuistan	T	LV	Al Davis era	24	35	12
3.70	Ashton Youboty	DB	BUF	Marv Levy	8	43	7
3.71	Chris Gocong	DE	PHI	Tom Heckert	29	47	35
3.72	Leonard Pope	TE	ARI	Rod Graves	6	42	25
3.73	Dusty Dvoracek	DT	CHI	Jerry Angelo	6	13	13
3.74	Brian Calhoun	RB	DET	Matt Millen	1	11	0
3.75	Jason Spitz	G	GB	Ted Thompson	24	65	45
3.76	Anthony Schlegel	LB	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	2	4	0
3.77	Jon Alston	LB	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	5	3	0
3.78	Travis Wilson	WR	CLE	Phil Savage	0	4	1
3.79	Jerious Norwood	RB	ATL	Rich McKay	20	57	6
3.80	Clint Ingram	LB	JAX	James Harris	21	56	46
3.81	Charlie Whitehurst	QB	LAC	A.J. Smith	7	4	0
3.82	Derek Hagan	WR	MIA	Randy Mueller	12	36	1
3.83	Anthony Smith	DB	PIT	Kevin Colbert	12	46	14
3.84	Brandon Williams	WR	SF	Scot McCloughan	0	16	0
3.85	Brodie Croyle	QB	KC	Carl Peterson	2	18	10
3.86	David Thomas	TE	NE	Bill Belichick	9	32	13
3.87	David Pittman	DB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	1	7	1
3.88	James Anderson	LB	CAR	Marty Hurney	31	94	53
3.89	Rashad Butler	T	CAR	Marty Hurney	7	0	0
3.90	Maurice Stovall	WR	TB	Bruce Allen	5	56	11
3.91	Frostee Rucker	DE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	39	53	19
3.92	Jason Hatcher	DE	DAL	Jerry Jones	34	119	42
3.93	Dominique Byrd	TE	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	0	14	0
3.94	Freddy Keiaho	LB	IND	Bill Polian	15	55	27
3.95	Willie Reid	WR	PIT	Kevin Colbert	1	7	0
3.96	Gerris Wilkinson	LB	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	6	58	7
3.97	Eric Smith	DB	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	18	96	36
4.98	Owen Daniels	TE	HOU	Rick Smith	41	100	96	2
4.99	Max Jean-Gilles	G	PHI	Tom Heckert	14	42	26
4.100	Michael Robinson	WR	SF	Scot McCloughan	7	62	2
4.101	Darnell Bing	DB	LV	Al Davis era	1	0	0
4.102	Calvin Lowry	DB	TEN	Floyd Reese	7	32	11
4.103	Brad Smith	QB	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	17	76	17
4.104	Cory Rodgers	WR	GB	Ted Thompson	0	0	0
4.105	Ko Simpson	DB	BUF	Marv Levy	12	33	27
4.106	Garrett Mills	FB	NE	Bill Belichick	1	0	0
4.107	Gabe Watson	DT	ARI	Rod Graves	11	62	21
4.108	Jahri Evans	T	NO	Mickey Loomis	114	169	169	4	4
4.109	Jason Avant	WR	PHI	Tom Heckert	29	116	52
4.110	Leon Williams	LB	CLE	Phil Savage	9	46	12
4.111	Demetrius Williams	WR	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	9	44	4
4.112	Isaac Sowells	T	CLE	Phil Savage	1	17	0
4.113	Victor Adeyanju	DE	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	13	53	26
4.114	Joe Toledo	T	MIA	Randy Mueller	0	0	0
4.115	Will Blackmon	DB	GB	Ted Thompson	16	32	2
4.116	Stephen Tulloch	LB	TEN	Floyd Reese	49	80	45
4.117	Leon Washington	RB	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	30	55	13	1	1
4.118	Stephen Gostkowski	K	NE	Bill Belichick	37	204	0	1	2
4.119	Brandon Marshall	WR	DEN	Mike Shanahan	83	61	45	2
4.120	Jamar Williams	LB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	5	51	3
4.121	Nate Salley	DB	CAR	Marty Hurney	1	24	0
4.122	Alan Zemaitis	DB	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
4.123	Domata Peko	DT	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	68	171	156
4.124	Barry Cofield	DT	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	46	82	78
4.125	Skyler Green	WR	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	2	0
4.126	Elvis Dumervil	DE	DEN	Mike Shanahan	63	91	75	3	1
4.127	Ray Edwards	DE	MIN	Rick Spielman	37	72	58
4.128	Rob Sims	G	SEA	Tim Ruskell	46	45	34
4.129	Guy Whimper	DE	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	13	30	0
4.130	Domenik Hixon	WR	DEN	Mike Shanahan	17	4	0
4.131	Willie Colon	G	PIT	Kevin Colbert	40	62	62
4.132	P.J. Daniels	RB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	0	0	0
4.133	Orien Harris	DT	PIT	Kevin Colbert	1	0	0
5.134	Kyle Williams	DT	BUF	Marv Levy	79	183	178	4
5.135	Rob Ninkovich	DE	NO	Mickey Loomis	51	3	0
5.136	Ryan O'Callaghan	T	NE	Bill Belichick	11	26	7
5.137	Terna Nande	LB	TEN	Floyd Reese	0	1	0
5.138	Pat Watkins	DB	DAL	Jerry Jones	6	49	10
5.139	Quinn Ojinnaka	G	ATL	Rich McKay	11	39	12
5.140	Parys Haralson	DE	SF	Scot McCloughan	38	86	68
5.141	Jonathan Scott	T	DET	Matt Millen	17	20	6
5.142	Brandon Johnson	LB	ARI	Rod Graves	13	9	0
5.143	Brad Butler	T	BUF	Marv Levy	13	33	31
5.144	Marques Hagans	WR	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	1	4	1
5.145	Jerome Harrison	RB	CLE	Phil Savage	12	51	9
5.146	Dawan Landry	DB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	43	66	64
5.147	Jeremy Bloom	DB	PHI	Tom Heckert	0	0	0
5.148	Ingle Martin	QB	GB	Ted Thompson	0	1	0
5.149	Greg Blue	DB	MIN	Rick Spielman	2	16	2
5.150	Jason Pociask	TE	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	0	4	0
5.151	Tim Dobbins	LB	LAC	A.J. Smith	19	62	10
5.152	DeMario Minter	DB	CLE	Phil Savage	0	0	0
5.153	Anthony Montgomery	NT	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	14	42	22
5.154	Marcus Maxey	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	0	1	0
5.155	Jeff King	TE	CAR	Marty Hurney	10	76	62
5.156	Julian Jenkins	DE	TB	Bruce Allen	1	12	0
5.157	A.J. Nicholson	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	2	0
5.158	Charlie Peprah	DB	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	12	0	0
5.159	Mark Anderson	DE	CHI	Jerry Angelo	21	66	18
5.160	Brent Hawkins	DE	JAX	James Harris	3	20	0
5.161	Chris Kuper	G	DEN	Mike Shanahan	35	90	79
5.162	Michael Toudouze	G	IND	Bill Polian	1	9	1
5.163	David Kirtman	RB	SEA	Tim Ruskell	0	6	0
5.164	Omar Jacobs	QB	PIT	Kevin Colbert	0	0	0
5.165	Tony Moll	T	GB	Ted Thompson	13	39	18
5.166	Quinn Sypniewski	TE	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	2	31	12
5.167	Charles Davis	TE	PIT	Kevin Colbert	0	0	0
5.168	Omar Gaither	LB	PHI	Tom Heckert	25	67	36
5.169	Jesse Mahelona	DT	TEN	Floyd Reese	1	10	1
6.170	Wali Lundy	RB	HOU	Rick Smith	5	14	8
6.171	Mike Hass	WR	NO	Mickey Loomis	0	0	0
6.172	Jonathan Orr	WR	TEN	Floyd Reese	0	0	0
6.173	Reed Doughty	DB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	20	107	54
6.174	Josh Lay	DB	NO	Mickey Loomis	0	0	0
6.175	Delanie Walker	WR	SF	Scot McCloughan	39	99	40
6.176	Kevin Boothe	T	LV	Al Davis era	27	25	14
6.177	Jonathan Lewis	DT	ARI	Rod Graves	0	4	0
6.178	Keith Ellison	LB	BUF	Marv Levy	19	58	40
6.179	Dee McCann	DB	DET	Matt Millen	0	0	0
6.180	Lawrence Vickers	FB	CLE	Phil Savage	3	76	36
6.181	Babatunde Oshinowo	DT	CLE	Phil Savage	0	1	0
6.182	Montavious Stanley	DT	DAL	Jerry Jones	5	0	0
6.183	Johnny Jolly	DT	GB	Ted Thompson	21	61	47
6.184	Adam Jennings	WR	ATL	Rich McKay	0	38	2
6.185	Tyrone Culver	DB	GB	Ted Thompson	7	14	0
6.186	Tre Stallings	G	KC	Carl Peterson	0	1	0
6.187	Jeromey Clary	T	LAC	A.J. Smith	47	103	93
6.188	Kurt Smith	K	LAC	A.J. Smith	0	0	0
6.189	Drew Coleman	DB	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	11	67	9
6.190	Jeff Webb	WR	KC	Carl Peterson	2	31	3
6.191	Jeremy Mincey	DE	NE	Bill Belichick	29	0	0
6.192	Marcus Hudson	DB	SF	Scot McCloughan	5	48	0
6.193	Reggie McNeal	QB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	7	0
6.194	Bruce Gradkowski	QB	TB	Bruce Allen	8	17	11
6.195	J.D. Runnels	RB	CHI	Jerry Angelo	0	2	0
6.196	Kedric Golston	DT	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	27	142	53
6.197	Melvin Oliver	DE	SF	Scot McCloughan	5	16	14
6.198	Greg Eslinger	C	DEN	Mike Shanahan	0	0	0
6.199	Charlie Johnson	T	IND	Bill Polian	52	73	54
6.200	Tyler Reed	G	CHI	Jerry Angelo	0	0	0
6.201	Marvin Philip	C	PIT	Kevin Colbert	0	0	0
6.202	T.J. Williams	TE	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
6.203	Sam Koch	P	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	25	256	0
6.204	LaJuan Ramsey	DT	PHI	Tom Heckert	4	15	0
6.205	Dan Stevenson	G	NE	Bill Belichick	0	0	0
6.206	Le Kevin Smith	DT	NE	Bill Belichick	5	31	0
6.207	Antoine Bethea	DB	IND	Bill Polian	63	123	123	2
6.208	Derrick Martin	DB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	5	28	3
7.209	Ethan Kilmer	WR	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	16	0
7.210	Zach Strief	G	NO	Mickey Loomis	50	158	94
7.211	Pat McQuistan	T	DAL	Jerry Jones	8	40	0
7.212	Fred Evans	DT	MIA	Randy Mueller	9	1	0
7.213	James Wyche	DE	JAX	James Harris	0	2	0
7.214	Chris Morris	C	LV	Al Davis era	5	47	11
7.215	Cortland Finnegan	DB	TEN	Floyd Reese	53	93	79	1	1
7.216	Terrance Pennington	T	BUF	Marv Levy	4	11	9
7.217	Fred Matua	G	DET	Matt Millen	0	0	0
7.218	Todd Watkins	WR	ARI	Rod Graves	1	0	0
7.219	Ryan LaCasse	LB	BAL	Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0
7.220	Titus Adams	DT	NYJ	Mike Tannenbaum	0	0	0
7.221	Tim McGarigle	LB	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	1	12	0
7.222	Justin Hamilton	RB	CLE	Phil Savage	1	10	0
7.223	D.J. Shockley	QB	ATL	Rich McKay	0	0	0
7.224	E.J. Whitley	C	DAL	Jerry Jones	0	0	0
7.225	Chase Page	DT	LAC	A.J. Smith	0	0	0
7.226	Rodrique Wright	DT	MIA	Randy Mueller	4	13	9
7.227	Jimmy Martin	C	LAC	A.J. Smith	0	0	0
7.228	Jarrad Page	DB	KC	Carl Peterson	18	53	39
7.229	Willie Andrews	DB	NE	Bill Belichick	3	30	0
7.230	Kili Lefotu	G	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	0	0	0
7.231	Bennie Brazell	WR	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
7.232	Gerrick McPhearson	DB	NYG	Ernie Accorsi	0	0	0
7.233	Devin Aromashodu	WR	MIA	Randy Mueller	10	0	0
7.234	Will Montgomery	G	CAR	Marty Hurney	34	6	4
7.235	Justin Phinisee	DB	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
7.236	Dee Webb	DB	JAX	James Harris	1	11	1
7.237	Stanley McClover	DE	CAR	Marty Hurney	1	13	0
7.238	T.J. Rushing	DB	IND	Bill Polian	3	35	0
7.239	Ryan Plackemeier	P	SEA	Tim Ruskell	5	33	0
7.240	Cedric Humes	RB	PIT	Kevin Colbert	0	0	0
7.241	Charles Bennett	LB	TB	Bruce Allen	0	3	0
7.242	Mark Setterstrom	G	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	5	19	12
7.243	Tony Palmer	G	LAR	Jay Zygmunt	0	0	0
7.244	Tim Massaquoi	TE	TB	Bruce Allen	0	0	0
7.245	Spencer Toone	LB	TEN	Floyd Reese	0	3	0
7.246	Quinton Ganther	RB	TEN	Floyd Reese	3	17	0
7.247	Anthony Cannon	LB	DET	Matt Millen	3	32	0
7.248	Aaron Merz	G	BUF	Marv Levy	1	7	1
7.249	Ben Obomanu	WR	SEA	Tim Ruskell	10	66	13
7.250	Kevin Simon	LB	WAS	Vinny Cerrato	0	0	0
7.251	David Anderson	WR	HOU	Rick Smith	7	63	10
7.252	Marques Colston	WR	NO	Mickey Loomis	72	146	106
7.253	Dave Tollefson	DE	GB	Ted Thompson	6	0	0
7.254	Vickiel Vaughn	DB	SF	Scot McCloughan	0	0	0
7.255	Kevin McMahan	WR	LV	Al Davis era	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.