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Brett Veach

KC · Composite skill θ = +0.40 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -1.16 to +1.97

Composite θ
+0.40
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-1.16–+1.97
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
69%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Elite
directional only

Evidence: 55 mapped picks across 8 draft classes, 2018–2025 · 54% 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
+0.38
maturity discount
-0.34

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. 2018–2025KCPromoted July 2017; first draft 2018

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
2021#63Creed HumphreyOFF+7.46
2021#226Trey SmithOFF+4.00
2022#21Trent McDuffieDEF+2.99
2022#251Isiah PachecoOFF+1.86
2018#75Derrick NnadiDEF+1.84

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
2018#196Tremon SmithOFF-1.48
2019#84Khalen SaundersDEF-1.40
2018#46Breeland SpeaksDEF-1.39
2021#144Joshua KaindohDEF-1.22
2021#181Cornell PowellOFF-1.10
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 55 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
2021#63Creed HumphreyOFF+1.03+1.48+1.52+1.76+2.00+4.23+4.23+7.46
2021#226Trey SmithOFF+1.28+1.74+2.03+1.37+1.12+2.15-0.02+4.00
2022#21Trent McDuffieDEF+0.27+0.63+0.44+0.69+2.50-0.17+2.06+2.99
2022#251Isiah PachecoOFF+0.79+1.13+1.08+0.85+0.92-0.02-0.01+1.86
2018#75Derrick NnadiDEF+1.66+1.65+0.17+0.98+0.77-0.29-0.12+1.84
2020#177Michael DannaDEF+1.24+0.89+1.05+0.71+0.34-0.05-0.02+1.55
2022#243Jaylen WatsonDEF+0.85+0.70+1.14+0.56+0.69-0.02-0.01+1.51
2020#138L'Jarius SneedDEF+0.42+0.93+1.14+0.43+0.74-0.09-0.05+1.34
2021#58Nick BoltonDEF+0.67+1.15+1.05+0.75+0.24-0.16-0.08+1.34
2023#119Chamarri ConnerDEF+0.66+0.71+0.74+0.48+0.63-0.03-0.01+1.24
2022#103Leo ChenalDEF+0.77+0.76+0.45+0.52+0.71-0.06-0.03+1.23
2022#30George Karlaftis IIIDEF+0.56+0.86+1.02+0.59+0.36-0.12-0.04+1.21
2021#162Noah GrayOFF+1.22+0.56+1.49+0.42-0.28-0.06-0.02+1.12
2023#55Rashee RiceOFF-0.05+0.11-0.34+0.33+2.03-0.07-0.03+1.03
2022#62Bryan CookDEF+0.63+0.75+0.29+0.40+0.61-0.08-0.04+1.00
2025#228Brashard SmithOFF+0.36+0.34+0.55+0.26-0.01+0.00+0.68
2020#63Willie Gay Jr.DEF+0.11+0.39-0.33+0.20+1.17-0.22-0.13+0.56
2019#56Mecole HardmanOFF+0.44-0.24-0.49+0.17+0.53+0.72-0.17+0.52
2019#201Rashad FentonDEF+0.53+0.19+0.28+0.14+0.00-0.03-0.02+0.39
2024#28Xavier WorthyOFF+0.02+0.17+0.04+0.01+0.64-0.07-0.02+0.37
2023#194Keondre CoburnDEF-0.15+0.14+0.39+0.12-0.01+0.00+0.25
2022#259Nazeeh JohnsonDEF+0.29+0.08+0.47+0.09-0.30-0.02-0.01+0.16
2025#156Jeffrey BassaDEF+0.17+0.06+0.16+0.03-0.01+0.00+0.15
2024#211Kamal HaddenDEF-0.19+0.11+0.22+0.11-0.01+0.00+0.14
2023#250Nic JonesDEF-0.03+0.04+0.12+0.10-0.01-0.01+0.13
2019#216Nick AllegrettiOFF+0.81-0.40-0.43-0.15+0.46-0.08-0.05+0.07
2025#133Jalen RoyalsOFF-0.03+0.15+0.05+0.01-0.01+0.00+0.06
2024#248C.J. HansonOFF-0.05-0.02+0.25+0.00-0.01+0.00+0.05
2022#135Joshua WilliamsDEF+0.93+0.04+0.32+0.06-0.81-0.04-0.02+0.03
2024#159Hunter NourzadOFF+0.38-0.13-0.05-0.02-0.01-0.01+0.03
2024#63Kingsley SuamataiaOFF+0.20+0.05+0.10+0.06-0.23-0.04-0.01+0.02
2023#92Wanya MorrisOFF+0.42-0.03-0.14+0.00-0.19-0.04-0.02-0.05
2024#133Jaden HicksDEF+0.47+0.07+0.49+0.17-0.96-0.01-0.01-0.07
2019#63Juan ThornhillDEF+0.21+0.45+0.34-0.04-0.33-0.28-0.17-0.08
2024#131Jared WileyOFF-0.11-0.03-0.58+0.16-0.02-0.01-0.09
2020#96Lucas NiangOFF-0.08-0.45-1.09-0.19+1.20-0.09-0.04-0.09
2025#85Nohl WilliamsDEF+0.06+0.07+0.18+0.07-0.49-0.01-0.01-0.12
2025#66Ashton GillotteDEF+0.00-0.08+0.07-0.01-0.24-0.01+0.00-0.14
2023#31Felix Anudike-UzomahDEF+0.14-0.40-0.40-0.27+0.23-0.04-0.01-0.26
2025#63Omarr Norman-LottDEF-0.30-0.12-0.35-0.11-0.01+0.00-0.38
2023#166BJ ThompsonDEF-0.39-0.07-0.64-0.04-0.01-0.01-0.41
2018#198Kahlil McKenzieDEF-0.57-0.20-0.23-0.15-0.02-0.01-0.50
2020#237Thakarius KeyesDEF-0.38-0.20-0.59-0.11-0.02-0.02-0.52
2019#214Darwin ThompsonOFF+0.03-0.14-0.54-0.13-0.52-0.04-0.02-0.58
2018#124Armani WattsDEF+0.54-0.35-0.63-0.14-0.72-0.04-0.03-0.61
2018#100Dorian O'DanielDEF+0.52-0.50-0.16-0.23-0.87-0.06-0.04-0.65
2025#32Josh SimmonsOFF-0.40-0.37-0.30-0.36-0.31-0.03-0.01-0.71
2022#145Darian KinnardOFF-0.60-0.45-0.08-0.33-0.04-0.02-0.74
2020#32Clyde Edwards-HelaireOFF-0.15-0.12-0.85-0.15+0.03-0.48-0.22-0.78
2022#54Skyy MooreOFF-0.02-0.28-0.64-0.35-0.72-0.11-0.04-0.93
2021#181Cornell PowellOFF-0.62-0.32-1.34-0.30-0.05-0.02-1.10
2021#144Joshua KaindohDEF-0.69-0.38-1.59-0.30-0.04-0.02-1.22
2018#46Breeland SpeaksDEF-0.61-0.58-1.45-0.45-0.09-0.03-1.39
2019#84Khalen SaundersDEF-0.35-0.73-0.82-0.53-0.75-0.18-0.07-1.40
2018#196Tremon SmithOFF-0.82-0.72-0.50-0.69-0.14-0.08-1.48

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