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Ozzie Newsome

BAL · Composite skill θ = +0.57 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval +0.16 to +0.97

Composite θ
+0.57
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
+0.16–+0.97
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
100%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Elite
interval excludes zero

Evidence: 192 mapped picks across 23 draft classes, 1996–2018 · 100% portfolio maturity · non-provisional estimate.

THE ADJUSTMENT, MADE VISIBLE

The record vs. the verdict

The open dot is his record alone: a fixed projection of raw per-pick outcomes (era-normalized games and AV, draft capital, honors) onto the composite scale. The filled dot is the published verdict. The bar between them is the adjustment.

partial pooling + era/capital adjustment
-0.02
maturity discount
0.00

His record alone is a support view of the unadjusted record, not a second rating. The published verdict keeps its interval above.

ONE PERSON, COMPLETE CONTEXT

Team and tenure chronology

The Big Board ranks one person once across their full portfolio. The checked-in release keeps 190 people distinct from its 209 GM-team careers; these dated team assignments show the context behind this profile.

  1. 1996–2018BALFirst Black GM in NFL; HOF

Top 5 hits

Support residuals: picks where the player most over-performed the league baseline at their draft slot. They explain the profile; they are not a second GM rating.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
1996#26Ray LewisDEF+18.92
2002#24Ed ReedDEF+14.81
1996#4Jonathan OgdenOFF+11.92
2018#32Lamar JacksonOFF+10.15
2007#86Marshal YandaOFF+8.29

Top 5 misses

Support residuals: picks where the player most under-performed the slot baseline. Related outcomes are collapsed inside their bucket before the final contribution.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
1999#105Brandon StokleyOFF-4.62
2011#180Tyrod TaylorOFF-4.16
2005#213Derek AndersonOFF-3.68
2000#75Chris RedmanOFF-2.98
2015#26Breshad PerrimanOFF-2.78
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 192 picks · bucketed residuals

Each cell is a support z-score: how far the player's outcome deviated from the league baseline at their draft slot. The total gives one vote to each bucket, so playing-time proxies do not drown out AV, AV/snap quality, or honors. It is not the maturity-adjusted headline composite.

Draft pickOpportunityQualityRecognitionSupport
YrPickPlayerPosGPGSSnapsAVAV/snapPBAP1Total
1996#26Ray LewisDEF+1.82+3.12+6.27+8.73+11.63+18.92
2002#24Ed ReedDEF+1.49+2.38+3.55+8.79+9.86+14.81
1996#4Jonathan OgdenOFF+1.75+2.23+2.66+7.74+6.81+11.92
2018#32Lamar JacksonOFF+1.44+1.78+1.40+4.43+2.51+3.91+6.38+10.15
2007#86Marshal YandaOFF+1.90+2.57+0.51+3.05+1.86+4.66+3.69+8.29
2018#86Mark AndrewsOFF+1.43+0.75+0.96+1.89+3.29+2.92+1.99+6.09
2017#16Marlon HumphreyDEF+1.17+1.36+1.43+1.45+1.24+3.07+3.41+5.91
2000#186Adalius ThomasDEF+0.87+1.06+1.54+2.10+2.07+4.59
1999#10Chris McAlisterDEF+1.02+1.45+1.57+2.25+1.26+4.57
2006#12Haloti NgataDEF+0.53+1.23-1.08+2.23+0.24+2.44+3.11+4.23
2008#55Ray RiceOFF+1.25+1.64+0.64+2.45-1.78+3.18-0.05+3.07
2013#94Brandon WilliamsDEF+1.24+1.90+0.83+1.52+1.33+0.78-0.16+3.05
2007#137Le'Ron McClainOFF+0.62+1.06+0.07+2.13+2.11+3.03
1997#4Peter BoulwareDEF+1.13+0.89+0.97+2.59-0.62+2.96
1996#153Jermaine LewisOFF+0.93+0.07+0.20+1.02+2.10+2.26
1999#129Edwin MulitaloOFF+1.06+1.62+0.76-0.14-0.10+1.98
2003#109Jarret JohnsonDEF+1.45+1.14+0.85-0.28-0.16+1.92
2001#31Todd HeapOFF+0.84+1.52+0.45+1.11-0.61+1.88
2009#88Lardarius WebbDEF+1.60+1.33+0.70+0.90+0.36-0.19-0.14+1.67
2001#126Ed HartwellDEF+0.81+0.90+0.82-0.02-0.02+1.66
2018#83Orlando Brown Jr.OFF-0.32-0.07+0.40+0.30+1.17+1.82-0.20+1.54
2012#236DeAngelo TysonDEF+0.45+0.14+1.16+0.27+1.29-0.01+0.00+1.35
2000#5Jamal LewisOFF+0.12+0.45+0.49-0.25+1.16+1.23
2002#209Chad WilliamsDEF+1.25+0.17+0.48-0.01-0.01+1.18
2002#52Anthony WeaverDEF+0.28+0.74+0.67-0.07-0.03+1.13
2017#186Chuck ClarkDEF+0.92+0.80+1.17+0.40+0.24-0.17-0.13+1.13
2010#157Arthur JonesDEF+0.03-0.10+0.61+0.03+1.95-0.06-0.03+1.13
1997#194Cornell BrownDEF+1.64+0.11+0.27-0.04-0.03+1.12
2002#155Terry JonesOFF+0.67+0.73+0.36-0.01-0.01+1.05
2016#146Matt JudonDEF+0.17+0.18+0.62+0.49+1.38-0.26-0.14+1.05
2006#146Dawan LandryDEF+0.32+0.93+0.38-0.09-0.07+0.92
2001#62Gary BaxterDEF+0.44+0.74+0.34-0.04-0.03+0.89
2012#35Courtney UpshawDEF+0.34+0.48+0.53+0.30+0.78-0.14-0.09+0.87
1997#34Jamie SharperDEF+0.24+0.83+0.59-0.31-0.22+0.86
2013#168Ricky WagnerOFF+0.36+0.41+1.01+0.29+0.28-0.10-0.06+0.80
2018#215Bradley BozemanOFF+0.33+0.44+0.96+0.29+0.31-0.12-0.08+0.78
2001#194Joe MaeseOFF+1.17-0.16+0.28-0.01-0.01+0.77
2005#124Jason BrownOFF+0.40+0.56+0.33-0.05-0.03+0.77
2016#6Ronnie StanleyOFF+0.62+0.94+0.08+0.94-0.11-0.66+0.21+0.75
2010#114Dennis PittaOFF+0.56-0.01+0.20+0.43+0.61-0.07-0.04+0.71
2008#206Haruki NakamuraDEF+0.99-0.03+0.21-0.01-0.01+0.68
2016#104Tavon YoungDEF+0.27+0.10-0.21+0.22+1.10-0.07-0.05+0.65
1997#236Ralph StatenDEF+0.37+0.25+0.30+0.00+0.00+0.61
2005#22Mark ClaytonOFF+0.54+0.56+0.21-0.20-0.11+0.61
2018#118Anthony AverettDEF+0.31+0.19+0.30+0.16+0.62-0.05-0.03+0.61
2015#125Javorius AllenOFF+0.63-0.08+1.23+0.34-0.30-0.05-0.02+0.57
1996#55DeRon JenkinsDEF+0.64+0.26+0.13-0.04-0.03+0.54
2003#10Terrell SuggsDEF+1.70+2.42-1.76+2.63+0.38+0.91-4.42+0.52
2010#57Terrence CodyDEF+0.61+0.12+0.12+0.26-0.03-0.01+0.52
2006#166Quinn SypniewskiOFF+0.29+0.22+0.26-0.01-0.01+0.50
2008#86Tom ZbikowskiDEF+0.64+0.07+0.15-0.02-0.02+0.48
2003#182Gerome SappDEF+0.57+0.01+0.18-0.01-0.01+0.46
2006#111Demetrius WilliamsOFF+0.53-0.08+0.24-0.02-0.01+0.45
2007#29Ben GrubbsOFF+0.07+0.36+0.06+0.63-0.29+0.44
2014#218Michael CampanaroOFF+0.14-0.09-0.09+0.08+0.83-0.02-0.01+0.44
1997#234Wally RichardsonOFF+0.11+0.28+0.23+0.00+0.00+0.43
1996#238Jon StarkOFF+0.09+0.29+0.23+0.00+0.00+0.42
2007#174Troy SmithOFF+0.26+0.18+0.19-0.01+0.00+0.41
2004#199Clarence MooreOFF+0.38+0.24+0.10-0.01-0.01+0.40
2011#58Torrey SmithOFF+0.16+0.70+0.54+0.37-0.13-0.25-0.13+0.40
2002#236Wes PateOFF+0.08+0.27+0.22+0.00+0.00+0.39
2002#195Lamont BrightfulDEF+0.35+0.01+0.21-0.01-0.01+0.38
1996#186James RoeOFF+0.25+0.23+0.11-0.01+0.00+0.34
2015#171Nick BoyleOFF+0.97+0.68+0.69-0.04-0.71-0.12-0.06+0.32
2011#123Tandon DossOFF+0.27-0.17+0.87-0.01-0.03-0.01+0.30
2005#158Justin GreenOFF+0.51+0.18-0.07-0.02-0.01+0.26
2007#207Prescott BurgessDEF+0.54-0.09+0.01-0.01-0.01+0.23
2004#187Josh HarrisOFF-0.02+0.18+0.15-0.01+0.00+0.23
1998#241Cam QuayleOFF-0.28+0.05+0.30-0.01+0.00+0.19
2004#246Brian RimpfOFF+0.13+0.08+0.10-0.01+0.00+0.19
1997#58Kim HerringDEF+0.02+0.28+0.13-0.11-0.08+0.18
2012#84Bernard PierceOFF+0.35-0.24+0.48+0.11-0.07-0.05-0.03+0.18
2003#77Musa SmithOFF+0.55-0.21+0.01-0.03-0.02+0.16
2016#130Alex LewisOFF-0.20+0.00+0.48-0.01+0.21-0.04-0.02+0.16
1999#216Anthony PoindexterDEF-0.03+0.06+0.15-0.01+0.00+0.15
2014#175John UrschelOFF+0.43+0.00+0.02+0.07-0.07-0.02-0.01+0.13
2003#223Trent SmithOFF-0.33+0.01+0.27-0.01+0.00+0.10
2002#206Javin HunterOFF+0.00+0.13+0.03-0.01+0.00+0.09
1997#238Leland TaylorDEF-0.20+0.12+0.13+0.00+0.00+0.09
1997#205Chris WardDEF-0.16+0.07+0.10-0.01+0.00+0.06
1998#164Sammy WilliamsOFF+0.01-0.01+0.07-0.01-0.01+0.06
2003#258Antwoine SandersDEF-0.23+0.09+0.13+0.00+0.00+0.06
2001#231Dwayne MissouriDEF-0.24+0.09+0.12+0.00+0.00+0.05
2011#225Anthony AllenOFF+0.11+0.02-0.01-0.01-0.01+0.04
2010#156David ReedOFF+0.22-0.13-0.02-0.02-0.01+0.02
2014#194Keith WenningOFF-0.16+0.05+0.08+0.03-0.01+0.00+0.01
2018#122Kenny YoungDEF-0.32-0.29+0.03-0.13+0.62-0.05-0.03+0.01
2005#234Mike SmithDEF-0.02+0.00+0.02-0.01-0.01+0.00
2013#32Matt ElamDEF+0.02-0.02-0.22-0.07+0.33-0.08-0.05-0.01
2004#153Roderick GreenDEF+0.10-0.15+0.01-0.01-0.01-0.03
2002#123Ron JohnsonOFF+0.07-0.01-0.05-0.02-0.01-0.03
2004#244Derek AbneyOFF-0.24+0.08+0.06-0.01+0.00-0.03
2000#191Cedric WoodardDEF-0.31+0.04+0.08-0.01+0.00-0.05
2011#164Chykie BrownDEF+0.42-0.26+0.53-0.09-0.51-0.03-0.02-0.09
2014#48Timmy JerniganDEF-0.25-0.28+0.06-0.16+0.54-0.17-0.07-0.09
2008#240Allen PatrickOFF-0.33+0.08+0.00-0.01-0.01-0.13
2014#99Crockett GillmoreOFF+0.02+0.03-0.22+0.10-0.22-0.04-0.02-0.15
2008#215Justin HarperOFF-0.29+0.00-0.01-0.01-0.01-0.16
1997#118Tyrus McCloudDEF+0.00-0.15-0.08-0.01-0.01-0.17
2012#169Asa JacksonDEF-0.26-0.16+0.11-0.14+0.03-0.03-0.02-0.18
1997#167Steve LeeOFF-0.38+0.04-0.02-0.01-0.01-0.20
2003#250Mike MabryOFF-0.25-0.10-0.02-0.01+0.00-0.20
2005#64Adam TerryOFF+0.27-0.24-0.18-0.06-0.03-0.21
2016#132Willie HenryDEF-0.25-0.21-0.02-0.03-0.02-0.03-0.01-0.21
2004#82Devard DarlingOFF+0.13-0.24-0.14-0.03-0.01-0.22
2001#161Chris BarnesOFF-0.40+0.02-0.04-0.01-0.01-0.24
2013#247Marc AnthonyDEF-0.39-0.05-0.29+0.00-0.01-0.01-0.25
2009#23Michael OherOFF+0.36+0.72-0.05+0.29-0.86-0.39-0.23-0.26
2009#149Davon DrewOFF-0.54-0.19+0.11-0.02-0.01-0.26
2010#194Ramon HarewoodOFF-0.28-0.12-0.06-0.01-0.01-0.27
2018#190DeShon ElliottDEF-0.53-0.17-0.49-0.25+0.69-0.12-0.09-0.28
1996#172Dexter DanielsDEF-0.34-0.08-0.07-0.01-0.01-0.29
1998#133Ryan SutterDEF-0.44-0.10-0.01-0.01-0.01-0.29
2006#219Ryan LaCasseDEF-0.40-0.06-0.05-0.01-0.01-0.29
2016#134Kenneth DixonOFF-0.25-0.24-0.68-0.05+0.31-0.05-0.02-0.30
1997#134Jeff MitchellOFF-0.27+0.11-0.14-0.09-0.06-0.30
2011#165Pernell McPheeDEF+0.48-0.52-0.34-0.24+0.21-0.20-0.12-0.30
2012#98Gino GradkowskiOFF-0.11-0.42+0.30-0.31-0.03-0.10-0.06-0.33
2013#238Aaron MelletteOFF-0.38-0.05-0.38-0.06-0.01-0.01-0.34
2014#17C.J. MosleyDEF-0.59-0.02+0.62+0.70+1.63-1.24-1.77-0.34
2012#198Tommy StreeterOFF-0.43-0.08-0.08-0.02-0.01-0.35
2008#106Marcus SmithOFF-0.06-0.23-0.19-0.02-0.01-0.36
2013#200Kapron Lewis-MooreDEF-0.33-0.09-0.49-0.05-0.01-0.01-0.36
2014#138Lorenzo TaliaferroOFF-0.17-0.19-0.43-0.09-0.12-0.04-0.02-0.40
1998#154Ron RogersDEF-0.47-0.12-0.10-0.01-0.01-0.41
2007#74Yamon FigursOFF-0.03-0.34-0.20-0.03-0.02-0.41
2008#133David HaleOFF-0.09-0.35-0.18-0.02-0.01-0.41
2006#132P.J. DanielsOFF-0.51-0.08-0.12-0.02-0.01-0.44
2000#148Richard MercierOFF-0.42-0.25-0.13-0.01-0.01-0.47
2009#137Jason PhillipsDEF-0.38-0.25-0.16-0.02-0.01-0.49
2012#130Christian ThompsonDEF-0.42-0.24-0.14-0.02-0.01-0.49
2006#87David PittmanDEF-0.45-0.26-0.13-0.02-0.01-0.51
2000#10Travis TaylorOFF+0.05+0.23-0.37-0.37-0.22-0.53
2002#207Chester TaylorOFF+0.14-0.61-0.23-0.11-0.08-0.56
2011#85Jah ReidOFF+0.04-0.53-0.07-0.33-0.06-0.04-0.56
2008#71Tavares GoodenDEF-0.35-0.30-0.24-0.06-0.04-0.61
2016#209Maurice CanadyDEF-0.13-0.28-0.32-0.17-0.57-0.03-0.02-0.65
2016#182Keenan ReynoldsOFF-0.58-0.14-0.60-0.19-0.03-0.02-0.66
1997#64Jay GrahamOFF-0.33-0.34-0.33-0.06-0.03-0.72
2015#136Tray WalkerDEF-0.44-0.28-0.91-0.18-0.03-0.02-0.75
2018#212Greg SenatOFF-0.57-0.39-0.40-0.28-0.03-0.02-0.75
2006#208Derrick MartinDEF-0.27-0.46-0.38-0.04-0.03-0.77
2012#60Kelechi OsemeleOFF-0.41+0.00+0.00-0.20-0.46-0.41-0.24-0.78
2003#19Kyle BollerOFF-0.13-0.14-0.51-0.29-0.06-0.82
2011#27Jimmy SmithDEF+0.86+0.61-0.40-0.06-0.20-1.20-0.92-0.83
2015#176Robert MyersOFF-0.56-0.38-0.80-0.26-0.02-0.01-0.86
2005#53Dan CodyDEF-0.68-0.43-0.32-0.03-0.01-0.89
2006#203Sam KochST+3.34-1.90-0.78-0.56-0.49-0.50-0.70-0.91
2016#42Kamalei CorreaDEF-0.36-0.57-0.01-0.43-0.67-0.08-0.03-0.91
2018#162Jordan LasleyOFF-0.64-0.27-1.02-0.25-0.04-0.02-0.92
2018#132Jaleel ScottOFF-0.64-0.34-0.84-0.30-0.05-0.02-0.94
2009#57Paul KrugerDEF-0.13-0.79-0.48-0.15-0.07-1.05
2016#70Bronson KaufusiDEF-0.77-0.48-0.72-0.35-0.05-0.02-1.05
2017#78Tim WilliamsDEF-0.47-0.59-1.05-0.42-0.19-0.07-0.04-1.06
2008#99Oniel CousinsOFF-0.41-0.69-0.47-0.07-0.04-1.08
1998#42Patrick JohnsonOFF-0.26-0.59-0.60-0.18-0.09-1.16
2007#134Antwan BarnesDEF-0.27-0.76-0.58-0.08-0.06-1.17
2010#70Ed DicksonOFF-0.15+0.04-0.13-0.41-1.35-0.31-0.15-1.19
2017#47Tyus BowserDEF+0.49-0.66-0.26-0.32-0.94-0.53-0.33-1.20
2013#56Arthur BrownDEF-0.10-0.62-0.59-0.44-1.00-0.06-0.04-1.21
2013#203Ryan JensenOFF-0.66-0.52-0.77-0.57-0.29-0.17-0.13-1.23
1998#10Duane StarksDEF-0.30-0.47-0.43-0.47-0.37-1.24
2017#122Nico SiragusaOFF-0.73-0.54-1.15-0.40-0.05-0.02-1.25
2003#134Ovie MughelliOFF-0.38-0.42-0.74-0.13-0.09-1.25
2013#130Kyle JuszczykOFF-0.82-0.85+0.54-1.65+0.50+0.02-0.79-1.34
2018#238Zach SielerDEF-0.97-0.68-0.36-0.64-0.07-0.04-1.37
2010#43Sergio KindleDEF-0.86-0.66-0.57-0.06-0.04-1.38
1998#124Martin ChaseDEF-0.98-0.63-0.56-0.05-0.02-1.40
2006#56Chris ChesterOFF-0.25-0.44-0.59-0.61-0.40-1.44
2009#185Cedric PeermanOFF-1.04-0.55-0.60-0.08-0.05-1.47
2014#134Brent UrbanDEF+0.36-0.82-1.73-0.68-0.08-0.47-0.27-1.48
2015#90Carl DavisDEF-1.12-0.99-0.77-0.94+0.44-0.40-0.19-1.51
2017#159Jermaine EluemunorOFF-1.05-1.10-0.70-0.93+0.18-0.24-0.16-1.52
2015#122Za'Darius SmithDEF-0.53-0.97-0.29-0.78-0.46-0.42-0.22-1.54
2018#25Hayden HurstOFF-0.90-1.21-0.98-0.69+0.45-0.57-0.24-1.55
2001#92Casey RabachOFF-0.60-0.70-0.78-0.22-0.15-1.61
2003#173Tony PashosOFF-0.73-0.70-0.85-0.16-0.13-1.71
2015#55Maxx WilliamsOFF-0.53-0.59-0.67-0.63-1.11-0.38-0.17-1.75
2017#74Chris WormleyDEF-0.68-0.82-0.96-0.74-0.56-0.40-0.18-1.76
2013#129John SimonDEF-1.25-0.96-0.27-0.85-0.15-0.07-1.79
2014#79Terrence BrooksDEF-0.83-0.98-0.76-0.76-1.02-0.21-0.14-1.93
2003#146Aubrayo FranklinDEF-0.82-1.16-0.97-0.14-0.09-2.07
2015#204Darren WallerOFF-1.32-1.15-0.54-1.27-1.12-0.31-0.22-2.45
2008#18Joe FlaccoOFF+0.25+1.18-0.48+1.11-1.62-3.96-1.17-2.51
2004#51Dwan EdwardsDEF-0.88-1.12-1.06-0.59-0.32-2.52
2016#107Chris MooreOFF-0.29-1.15-0.66-1.09-1.82-0.53-0.31-2.58
2002#112Dave ZastudilST-0.79-1.39-1.18-0.46-0.48-2.74
2015#26Breshad PerrimanOFF-0.99-1.25-1.09-1.11-1.27-0.64-0.32-2.78
2000#75Chris RedmanOFF-1.55-1.27-1.38-0.32-0.07-2.98
2005#213Derek AndersonOFF-1.98-1.55-1.79-0.19-0.06-3.68
2011#180Tyrod TaylorOFF-2.04-1.91-1.22-2.15-0.45-0.13-4.16
1999#105Brandon StokleyOFF-1.81-1.84-2.04-2.00-0.81-0.64-4.62

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