← 1985 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R4 · #88 OVERALL · DT

Willie Broughton

Drafted by IND · GM Jim Irsay/staff · Miami (FL)

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Full-career context

These totals follow Willie Broughton across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played111
Games started46
Weighted career AV22
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons12

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1985 · Round 4 · #88

IND draft credit

GM Jim Irsay/staff

Team games30
Team starts9
On-team AV5
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Terrible-3.15 contribution61st of 67 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

Long-career hit

Willie Broughton became a 12-season, 111-game NFL player after going #88. The retained-value model still ranks him 61st of 67 for Jim Irsay/staff because IND only got 30 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -3.15. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Jim Irsay/staff's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
30
on drafting team · 111 full-career
Games started
9
on drafting team · 46 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
5
modeled; full weighted AV 22
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Jim Irsay/staff's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Jim Irsay/staff pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Willie Broughton totals -3.15. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-10-8-6-4-20+285. Dixon#85 · Randy Dixon · aggregate +2.40Dixon +2.4105. McCoy#105 · Tony McCoy · aggregate +1.89130. Call#130 · Kevin Call · aggregate +1.47129. Baylor#129 · John Baylor · aggregate +1.4486. Brooks#86 · Bill Brooks · aggregate +1.34104. Ball#104 · Michael Ball · aggregate +1.16125. Cash#125 · Kerry Cash · aggregate +1.054. Hand#4 · Jon Hand · aggregate +0.86142. Robinson#142 · Freddie Robinson · aggregate +0.60103. Wonsley#103 · George Wonsley · aggregate +0.5149. Potts#49 · Roosevelt Potts · aggregate +0.51155. McDonald#155 · Quintus McDonald · aggregate +0.4492. Gray#92 · Derwin Gray · aggregate +0.24148. Walker#148 · Tony Walker · aggregate +0.23103. Grant#103 · Alan Grant · aggregate +0.21182. Hunter#182 · Ivy Joe Hunter · aggregate +0.19172. White#172 · Chris White · aggregate +0.16107. McDonald#107 · Devon McDonald · aggregate +0.15170. Bellini#170 · Mark Bellini · aggregate +0.1066. Scott#66 · Chris Scott · aggregate +0.08152. Agee#152 · Mel Agee · aggregate +0.04157. Etheredge#157 · Carlos Etheredge · aggregate +0.03117. Kellar#117 · Scott Kellar · aggregate +0.0385. Culver#85 · Rodney Culver · aggregate -0.04169. Steele#169 · Derek Steele · aggregate -0.1619. Solt#19 · Ron Solt · aggregate -0.16184. Lewis#184 · Lance Lewis · aggregate -0.16181. Bradley#181 · James Bradley · aggregate -0.19190. Sims#190 · Tommy Sims · aggregate -0.2099. Tomberlin#99 · Pat Tomberlin · aggregate -0.24173. Harbour#173 · James Harbour · aggregate -0.24171. O'Malley#171 · Steve O'Malley · aggregate -0.26185. Washington#185 · Charles Washington · aggregate -0.2816. Dawkins#16 · Sean Dawkins · aggregate -0.28141. Habersham#141 · Shoun Habersham · aggregate -0.3272. Benson#72 · Mitchell Benson · aggregate -0.34114. Banks#114 · Roy Banks · aggregate -0.36179. Singletary#179 · James Singletary · aggregate -0.3796. Poel#96 · Mark Vander Poel · aggregate -0.3961. Young#61 · Anthony Young · aggregate -0.4047. Trudeau#47 · Jack Trudeau · aggregate -0.42113. Toy#113 · Maury Toy · aggregate -0.47147. Beverly#147 · Dwight Beverly · aggregate -0.4983. Simmons#83 · Stacey Simmons · aggregate -0.5069. McCloughan#69 · Dave McCloughan · aggregate -0.52120. Tate#120 · Golden Tate · aggregate -0.60117. Caron#117 · Roger Caron · aggregate -0.6193. Curry#93 · Craig Curry · aggregate -0.6394. Schultz#94 · William Schultz · aggregate -0.675. Bickett#5 · Duane Bickett · aggregate -0.71124. Walker#124 · Gary Walker · aggregate -0.712. Coryatt#2 · Quentin Coryatt · aggregate -0.9140. Curry#40 · Shane Curry · aggregate -0.9258. Gambol#58 · Chris Gambol · aggregate -1.1732. Anderson#32 · Don Anderson · aggregate -1.3165. Buchanan#65 · Ray Buchanan · aggregate -1.478. Coleman#8 · Leonard Coleman · aggregate -1.73106. Cunningham#106 · Rick Cunningham · aggregate -2.31Cunningham -2.31. Emtman#1 · Steve Emtman · aggregate -2.39Emtman -2.436. Johnson#36 · Anthony Johnson · aggregate -2.73Johnson -2.788. Broughton#88 · Willie Broughton · aggregate -3.15Broughton -3.135. Winter#35 · Blaise Winter · aggregate -3.53Winter -3.51. George#1 · Jeff George · aggregate -4.16George -4.229. Ambrose#29 · Ashley Ambrose · aggregate -4.53Ambrose -4.522. Rison#22 · Andre Rison · aggregate -4.80Rison -4.876. Chandler#76 · Chris Chandler · aggregate -5.67Chandler -5.72. Bennett#2 · Cornelius Bennett · aggregate -10.83Bennett -10.8

Incremental contribution by season

-14-12-10-8-6-4-20+21984 · George Wonsley · incremental +0.091984 · Chris Scott · incremental -0.001984 · Kevin Call · incremental -0.161984 · Leonard Coleman · incremental -0.291984 · Craig Curry · incremental -0.331984 · Ron Solt · incremental -0.351984 · Dwight Beverly · incremental -0.801984 · Golden Tate · incremental -1.001984 · Blaise Winter · incremental -5.591985 · Chris Scott · incremental +0.101985 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.171985 · George Wonsley · incremental +0.271985 · Ron Solt · incremental -0.041985 · James Harbour · incremental -0.171985 · Leonard Coleman · incremental -0.331985 · Anthony Young · incremental -0.681985 · Roger Caron · incremental -0.871985 · Willie Broughton · incremental -1.811985 · Don Anderson · incremental -2.071985 · Duane Bickett · incremental -2.141986 · Chris White · incremental +0.061986 · George Wonsley · incremental +0.231986 · Duane Bickett · incremental +0.261986 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.451986 · Scott Kellar · incremental -0.011986 · Ron Solt · incremental -0.021986 · Roger Caron · incremental -0.101986 · James Harbour · incremental -0.211986 · Bill Brooks · incremental -0.321986 · Jack Trudeau · incremental -0.381986 · Tommy Sims · incremental -0.401986 · Steve O'Malley · incremental -0.501986 · Jon Hand · incremental -0.711986 · Gary Walker · incremental -1.191986 · Leonard Coleman · incremental -1.851986 · Willie Broughton · incremental -3.071987 · Scott Kellar · incremental +0.011987 · Chris Scott · incremental +0.031987 · Mark Bellini · incremental +0.051987 · George Wonsley · incremental +0.151987 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.251987 · Bill Brooks · incremental +0.341987 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.341987 · Ron Solt · incremental +0.381987 · Freddie Robinson · incremental +0.421987 · Jack Trudeau · incremental -0.061987 · Leonard Coleman · incremental -0.071987 · Randy Dixon · incremental -0.261987 · Roy Banks · incremental -0.391987 · Craig Curry · incremental -0.751987 · Chris Gambol · incremental -1.141987 · Duane Bickett · incremental -1.551987 · Cornelius Bennett · incremental -11.231988 · Mark Bellini · incremental +0.131988 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.171988 · George Wonsley · incremental +0.201988 · Michael Ball · incremental +0.211988 · Duane Bickett · incremental +0.271988 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.321988 · Freddie Robinson · incremental +0.391988 · Bill Brooks · incremental +0.471988 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.641988 · Ron Solt · incremental -0.001988 · Jack Trudeau · incremental -0.011988 · John Baylor · incremental -0.041988 · Roy Banks · incremental -0.161988 · Chris Gambol · incremental -0.721988 · Chris Chandler · incremental -7.421989 · Ivy Joe Hunter · incremental +0.181989 · Quintus McDonald · incremental +0.231989 · Duane Bickett · incremental +0.281989 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.341989 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.421989 · Bill Brooks · incremental +0.431989 · John Baylor · incremental +0.521989 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.601989 · Michael Ball · incremental +0.641989 · Pat Tomberlin · incremental -0.031989 · Jack Trudeau · incremental -0.071989 · Mitchell Benson · incremental -0.441989 · Charles Washington · incremental -0.481989 · Chris Chandler · incremental -1.361989 · Andre Rison · incremental -7.791990 · Quintus McDonald · incremental +0.141990 · Tony Walker · incremental +0.161990 · John Baylor · incremental +0.181990 · Alan Grant · incremental +0.181990 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.221990 · Ivy Joe Hunter · incremental +0.241990 · Duane Bickett · incremental +0.251990 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.251990 · Michael Ball · incremental +0.261990 · Bill Brooks · incremental +0.431990 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.531990 · Jack Trudeau · incremental -0.041990 · Mitchell Benson · incremental -0.091990 · William Schultz · incremental -0.231990 · Pat Tomberlin · incremental -0.381990 · James Singletary · incremental -0.651990 · Stacey Simmons · incremental -0.751990 · Anthony Johnson · incremental -1.731990 · Jeff George · incremental -3.541990 · Rick Cunningham · incremental -3.621991 · Kerry Cash · incremental +0.041991 · Mel Agee · incremental +0.051991 · Alan Grant · incremental +0.141991 · Tony Walker · incremental +0.211991 · Duane Bickett · incremental +0.251991 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.331991 · John Baylor · incremental +0.361991 · Quintus McDonald · incremental +0.381991 · Bill Brooks · incremental +0.381991 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.391991 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.431991 · Michael Ball · incremental +0.521991 · Jack Trudeau · incremental -0.001991 · William Schultz · incremental -0.201991 · James Bradley · incremental -0.361991 · Mark Vander Poel · incremental -0.501991 · Anthony Johnson · incremental -0.511991 · Dave McCloughan · incremental -0.841991 · Jeff George · incremental -1.061991 · Shane Curry · incremental -1.461992 · Mel Agee · incremental +0.001992 · Tony Walker · incremental +0.051992 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.171992 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.251992 · Duane Bickett · incremental +0.251992 · Bill Brooks · incremental +0.261992 · Michael Ball · incremental +0.261992 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.441992 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.531992 · Kerry Cash · incremental +0.651992 · John Baylor · incremental +0.741992 · Ron Solt · incremental -0.011992 · Jack Trudeau · incremental -0.031992 · Rodney Culver · incremental -0.071992 · William Schultz · incremental -0.081992 · Mark Vander Poel · incremental -0.101992 · Derek Steele · incremental -0.341992 · Shoun Habersham · incremental -0.581992 · Jeff George · incremental -0.741992 · Maury Toy · incremental -0.791992 · Quentin Coryatt · incremental -1.061992 · Anthony Johnson · incremental -1.271992 · Steve Emtman · incremental -2.141992 · Ashley Ambrose · incremental -3.011993 · Jack Trudeau · incremental +0.001993 · Quentin Coryatt · incremental +0.001993 · Rodney Culver · incremental +0.041993 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.071993 · Michael Ball · incremental +0.081993 · Carlos Etheredge · incremental +0.081993 · Derwin Gray · incremental +0.091993 · Kevin Call · incremental +0.131993 · Devon McDonald · incremental +0.151993 · Roosevelt Potts · incremental +0.231993 · Duane Bickett · incremental +0.231993 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.301993 · Kerry Cash · incremental +0.531993 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.531993 · John Baylor · incremental +0.571993 · Lance Lewis · incremental -0.321993 · William Schultz · incremental -0.401993 · Sean Dawkins · incremental -0.721993 · Anthony Johnson · incremental -0.811993 · Steve Emtman · incremental -0.901993 · Jeff George · incremental -0.991993 · Ray Buchanan · incremental -1.171993 · Ashley Ambrose · incremental -1.701994 · Devon McDonald · incremental +0.011994 · Sean Dawkins · incremental +0.061994 · Jon Hand · incremental +0.081994 · Roosevelt Potts · incremental +0.351994 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.521994 · Kerry Cash · incremental +0.571994 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.581994 · Derwin Gray · incremental -0.011994 · Quentin Coryatt · incremental -0.031994 · Carlos Etheredge · incremental -0.221994 · Steve Emtman · incremental -0.331994 · Ray Buchanan · incremental -0.461994 · Ashley Ambrose · incremental -1.671995 · Sean Dawkins · incremental +0.051995 · Devon McDonald · incremental +0.161995 · Derwin Gray · incremental +0.201995 · Roosevelt Potts · incremental +0.341995 · Randy Dixon · incremental +0.391995 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.611995 · Quentin Coryatt · incremental -0.071995 · Ray Buchanan · incremental -0.441995 · Ashley Ambrose · incremental -0.821996 · Derwin Gray · incremental +0.021996 · Sean Dawkins · incremental +0.061996 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.561996 · Quentin Coryatt · incremental -0.011996 · Ray Buchanan · incremental -0.341997 · Roosevelt Potts · incremental +0.011997 · Sean Dawkins · incremental +0.051997 · Derwin Gray · incremental +0.141997 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.441997 · Quentin Coryatt · incremental -0.001998 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.471999 · Tony McCoy · incremental +0.141999 · Cornelius Bennett · incremental -3.892000 · Cornelius Bennett · incremental -3.62Winter -5.6Broughton -1.8Anderson -2.1Bickett -2.1Broughton -3.1Bennett -11.2Chandler -7.4Rison -7.8George -3.5Cunningham -3.6Emtman -2.1Ambrose -3.0Bennett -3.9Bennett -3.619849 players198511 players198616 players198717 players198815 players198915 players199020 players199120 players199224 players199323 players199413 players19959 players19965 players19975 players19981 player19992 players20001 player
Above expectationBelow expectationWillie BroughtonGM total -47.2Willie Broughton by season -4.9

How much retained production did Willie Broughton return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: DTs drafted within ±5 picks of Willie Broughton since 2010 (18 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-1-0.50+0.5Model value above slot89. TurnerKobie Turner · model value +0.689. HargraveJavon Hargrave · model value +0.688. VanderdoesEddie Vanderdoes · model value +0.493. ThompsonBrandon Thompson · model value +0.288. ElliottJordan Elliott · model value +0.284. LealDeMarvin Leal · model value +0.284. JonesJustin Jones · model value +0.187. HillJordan Hill · model value +0.186. CaldwellJamaree Caldwell · model value -0.187. NevisDrake Nevis · model value -0.187. HughesJohn Hughes · model value -0.290. DavisCarl Davis · model value -0.383. NixLouis Nix · model value -0.385. ThorntonKhyri Thornton · model value -0.390. SenatDeadrin Senat · model value -0.493. AdamsMontravius Adams · model value -0.584. SaundersKhalen Saunders · model value -0.683. PetersCorey Peters · model value -1.188. BroughtonWillie Broughton · model value -1.4-1.4
Willie BroughtonSlot-similar peers (18)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'86'88'90'92'94'9601223354601Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (12 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1985IND1511
1986IND1584
1987000
1988000
1989DAL16145
1990DAL400
1991000
1992LV1685
1993LV1501
1994000
1995NO16105
1996NO1453

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