All NFL teams
Full-career context These totals follow Ephraim Salaam across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.
Games played 163
Games started 129
Weighted career AV 55
Pro Bowls 0
AP1 All-Pro 0
Career seasons 13
Accountability by draft event
What each drafting team received Team games 60
Team starts 55
On-team AV 27
On-team PB / AP1 0 / 0
Terrible -1.17 contribution 55th of 63 picks for this GM
Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.
Ephraim Salaam became a 13-season, 163-game NFL player after going #199. The retained-value model still ranks him 55th of 63 for Harold Richardson because ATL only got 60 of those games.
His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -1.17 . This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Harold Richardson'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
60
on drafting team · 163 full-career
Games started
55
on drafting team · 129 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
27
modeled; full weighted AV 55
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
Data release Published release
2026-08-01-v30-deep-maturity · published 2026-08-01 · drafts 1980–2025 · 190 people in 209 GM-team careers · Multivariate Bayesian drafted-player outcomes model (v30) · maturity-adjusted 95% credible intervals.
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Did this pick move Harold Richardson's grade? The first chart removes the time axis: every Harold Richardson pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Ephraim Salaam totals -1.17 . 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 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 237. McClure #237 · Todd McClure · aggregate +5.09 McClure +5.1 35. Crumpler #35 · Alge Crumpler · aggregate +3.36 Crumpler +3.4 219. Forney #219 · Kynan Forney · aggregate +2.43 Forney +2.4 180. Collins #180 · Calvin Collins · aggregate +2.21 Collins +2.2 30. Kerney #30 · Patrick Kerney · aggregate +1.93 100. Crockett #100 · Henri Crockett · aggregate +1.38 102. Stewart #102 · Matt Stewart · aggregate +1.22 188. Sauer #188 · Craig Sauer · aggregate +1.04 37. Claridge #37 · Travis Claridge · aggregate +1.01 211. Vaughn #211 · Darrick Vaughn · aggregate +0.84 204. Graziani #204 · Tony Graziani · aggregate +0.76 148. McCadam #148 · Kevin McCadam · aggregate +0.71 12. Brooking #12 · Keith Brooking · aggregate +0.69 126. Carty #126 · Johndale Carty · aggregate +0.67 166. Williams #166 · Elijah Williams · aggregate +0.66 121. Griffith #121 · Justin Griffith · aggregate +0.60 201. Oxendine #201 · Ken Oxendine · aggregate +0.55 236. McCord #236 · Quentin McCord · aggregate +0.54 198. Kelly #198 · Jeff Kelly · aggregate +0.40 222. Bayne #222 · Chris Bayne · aggregate +0.38 158. Kittner #158 · Kurt Kittner · aggregate +0.34 244. Shaffer #244 · Kevin Shaffer · aggregate +0.31 70. Santiago #70 · O.J. Santiago · aggregate +0.15 226. Flemons #226 · Ronald Flemons · aggregate +0.09 238. Veal #238 · Demetrin Veal · aggregate +0.07 247. Menendez #247 · Rondel Menendez · aggregate +0.03 215. Hall #215 · Corey Hall · aggregate +0.01 203. Slay #203 · Henry Slay · aggregate -0.02 200. Thigpen #200 · Eric Thigpen · aggregate -0.05 217. Coleman #217 · Michael Coleman · aggregate -0.06 196. Dunbar #196 · LaTarence Dunbar · aggregate -0.07 202. Bacon #202 · Waine Bacon · aggregate -0.08 116. Bibla #116 · Martin Bibla · aggregate -0.11 164. Bandy #164 · Gary Bandy · aggregate -0.15 167. Garner #167 · Randy Garner · aggregate -0.15 184. Hill #184 · Kahlil Hill · aggregate -0.15 172. Philyaw #172 · Mareno Philyaw · aggregate -0.17 133. Wimberly #133 · Marcus Wimberly · aggregate -0.21 103. Brown #103 · Omar Brown · aggregate -0.22 74. German #74 · Jammi German · aggregate -0.26 159. Olinger #159 · Jon Olinger · aggregate -0.26 134. Midget #134 · Anthony Midget · aggregate -0.29 136. Sutherland #136 · Vinny Sutherland · aggregate -0.33 41. Hanspard #41 · Byron Hanspard · aggregate -0.34 53. Hallen #53 · Bob Hallen · aggregate -0.38 100. Thompson #100 · Michael Thompson · aggregate -0.38 164. Baker #164 · Eugene Baker · aggregate -0.45 84. Brown #84 · Shannon Brown · aggregate -0.56 92. Paulk #92 · Jeff Paulk · aggregate -0.56 80. Overstreet #80 · Will Overstreet · aggregate -0.69 18. Duckett #18 · T.J. Duckett · aggregate -0.80 11. Booker #11 · Michael Booker · aggregate -0.88 32. Davis #32 · Nathan Davis · aggregate -1.13 117. Huntley #117 · Richard Huntley · aggregate -1.14 199. Salaam #199 · Ephraim Salaam · aggregate -1.17 Salaam -1.2 114. Dwight #114 · Tim Dwight · aggregate -1.29 55. Scott #55 · Bryan Scott · aggregate -1.46 127. Bolden #127 · Juran Bolden · aggregate -1.71 229. Brooks #229 · Ethan Brooks · aggregate -2.18 Brooks -2.2 67. Simoneau #67 · Mark Simoneau · aggregate -2.69 Simoneau -2.7 1. Vick #1 · Michael Vick · aggregate -2.90 Vick -2.9 42. Kelly #42 · Reggie Kelly · aggregate -3.18 Kelly -3.2 99. Garza #99 · Roberto Garza · aggregate -3.40 Garza -3.4 Incremental contribution by season -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 1996 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.33 1996 · Gary Bandy · incremental -0.33 1996 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.44 1996 · Shannon Brown · incremental -0.96 1996 · Richard Huntley · incremental -1.82 1996 · Ethan Brooks · incremental -3.38 1997 · Tony Graziani · incremental +0.15 1997 · Chris Bayne · incremental +0.33 1997 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.36 1997 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.39 1997 · Calvin Collins · incremental +0.86 1997 · O.J. Santiago · incremental -0.00 1997 · Byron Hanspard · incremental -0.18 1997 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.33 1997 · Marcus Wimberly · incremental -0.41 1997 · Michael Booker · incremental -0.43 1997 · Nathan Davis · incremental -1.81 1998 · Ken Oxendine · incremental +0.11 1998 · O.J. Santiago · incremental +0.15 1998 · Chris Bayne · incremental +0.23 1998 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.23 1998 · Tony Graziani · incremental +0.29 1998 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.36 1998 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.58 1998 · Calvin Collins · incremental +1.05 1998 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.04 1998 · Henry Slay · incremental -0.13 1998 · Omar Brown · incremental -0.22 1998 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.23 1998 · Jammi German · incremental -0.29 1998 · Tim Dwight · incremental -0.53 1998 · Michael Booker · incremental -0.68 1998 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.82 1998 · Keith Brooking · incremental -3.33 1999 · O.J. Santiago · incremental +0.12 1999 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.18 1999 · Jeff Kelly · incremental +0.25 1999 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.25 1999 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.36 1999 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.43 1999 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.52 1999 · Calvin Collins · incremental +0.62 1999 · Ken Oxendine · incremental +0.70 1999 · Tony Graziani · incremental +0.74 1999 · Rondel Menendez · incremental -0.02 1999 · Jammi German · incremental -0.10 1999 · Patrick Kerney · incremental -0.11 1999 · Michael Booker · incremental -0.13 1999 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.16 1999 · Omar Brown · incremental -0.18 1999 · Eric Thigpen · incremental -0.20 1999 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.36 1999 · Byron Hanspard · incremental -0.40 1999 · Todd McClure · incremental -0.45 1999 · Eugene Baker · incremental -0.67 1999 · Jeff Paulk · incremental -0.93 1999 · Tim Dwight · incremental -1.13 1999 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -2.19 2000 · Jammi German · incremental +0.03 2000 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.07 2000 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.29 2000 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.30 2000 · Jeff Kelly · incremental +0.37 2000 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.38 2000 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.42 2000 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.45 2000 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.47 2000 · Darrick Vaughn · incremental +0.76 2000 · Calvin Collins · incremental +0.89 2000 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.04 2000 · Eugene Baker · incremental -0.12 2000 · Michael Thompson · incremental -0.24 2000 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.26 2000 · Mareno Philyaw · incremental -0.34 2000 · Tim Dwight · incremental -0.47 2000 · Anthony Midget · incremental -0.57 2000 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -1.05 2000 · Mark Simoneau · incremental -1.94 2001 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +0.03 2001 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.11 2001 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.15 2001 · Quentin McCord · incremental +0.15 2001 · Ronald Flemons · incremental +0.17 2001 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.29 2001 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.33 2001 · Darrick Vaughn · incremental +0.35 2001 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.39 2001 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.39 2001 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.54 2001 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.65 2001 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.65 2001 · Corey Hall · incremental -0.07 2001 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.14 2001 · Michael Thompson · incremental -0.15 2001 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.33 2001 · Randy Garner · incremental -0.34 2001 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -0.54 2001 · Vinny Sutherland · incremental -0.60 2001 · Mark Simoneau · incremental -1.56 2001 · Michael Vick · incremental -1.65 2001 · Roberto Garza · incremental -2.10 2002 · Jeff Kelly · incremental +0.01 2002 · Martin Bibla · incremental +0.02 2002 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.22 2002 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +0.29 2002 · Quentin McCord · incremental +0.31 2002 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.33 2002 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.42 2002 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.54 2002 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.57 2002 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.59 2002 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.68 2002 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.71 2002 · Kurt Kittner · incremental -0.01 2002 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental -0.05 2002 · Ronald Flemons · incremental -0.10 2002 · Michael Coleman · incremental -0.17 2002 · Will Overstreet · incremental -0.22 2002 · Michael Thompson · incremental -0.27 2002 · Kahlil Hill · incremental -0.31 2002 · Roberto Garza · incremental -0.57 2002 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.61 2002 · Mark Simoneau · incremental -0.65 2002 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -0.82 2002 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.86 2002 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.92 2003 · Demetrin Veal · incremental +0.03 2003 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental +0.14 2003 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.19 2003 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.24 2003 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.29 2003 · Quentin McCord · incremental +0.34 2003 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.39 2003 · Kurt Kittner · incremental +0.51 2003 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.62 2003 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.65 2003 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.66 2003 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.67 2003 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.35 2003 · LaTarence Dunbar · incremental -0.17 2003 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.19 2003 · Martin Bibla · incremental -0.23 2003 · Waine Bacon · incremental -0.24 2003 · Jon Olinger · incremental -0.49 2003 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.64 2003 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.85 2003 · Will Overstreet · incremental -0.91 2003 · Bryan Scott · incremental -0.97 2003 · Roberto Garza · incremental -1.02 2004 · Martin Bibla · incremental +0.06 2004 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental +0.20 2004 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.29 2004 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.38 2004 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.60 2004 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.66 2004 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.67 2004 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.67 2004 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +1.02 2004 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.35 2004 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.05 2004 · Bryan Scott · incremental -0.64 2004 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.84 2004 · Roberto Garza · incremental -1.62 2005 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental +0.21 2005 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.31 2005 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.41 2005 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.41 2005 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.66 2005 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.68 2005 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.69 2005 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.41 2005 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.06 2005 · Bryan Scott · incremental -0.61 2005 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.81 2006 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.22 2006 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.22 2006 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.29 2006 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.34 2006 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.66 2006 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.38 2006 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.68 2007 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.22 2007 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +0.25 2007 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.56 2007 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.64 2008 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.22 2008 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.68 2009 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.71 2010 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.68 2011 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.59 2011 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -0.16 2012 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.73 Huntley -1.8 Brooks -3.4 Davis -1.8 Salaam -0.8 Brooking -3.3 Salaam -0.4 Kelly -2.2 Salaam -0.3 Simoneau -1.9 Salaam -0.3 Simoneau -1.6 Vick -1.6 Garza -2.1 Garza -1.6 1996 6 players 1997 11 players 1998 17 players 1999 24 players 2000 20 players 2001 23 players 2002 25 players 2003 23 players 2004 14 players 2005 11 players 2006 7 players 2007 4 players 2008 2 players 2009 1 player 2010 1 player 2011 2 players 2012 1 player
How much retained production did Ephraim Salaam return vs. his slot? Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: Ts drafted within ±5 picks of Ephraim Salaam since 2010 (8 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.
-0.5 0 Model value above slot 195. Herron Justin Herron · model value +0.3 203. Brandel Blake Brandel · model value +0.1 194. Harewood Ramon Harewood · model value -0.1 201. McCants Matt McCants · model value -0.2 200. Bisnowaty Adam Bisnowaty · model value -0.3 200. Murphy Kyle Murphy · model value -0.3 202. Prince Isaiah Prince · model value -0.4 203. Jensen Ryan Jensen · model value -0.4 199. Salaam Ephraim Salaam · model value -0.6 -0.6 Ephraim Salaam
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.
'98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 0 32 65 97 129 0 1 Cumulative GS Honors count
Full-career season history (13 scored seasons) How to read this The current model groups outcomes into three buckets: opportunity (games, starts, snap-z), quality (on-team AV, AV/snap quality when available), and recognition (Pro Bowl, AP1).Season rows show full-career context across every team. The draft-credit cards above contain the team-specific totals used for GM accountability. Snap-z is position/year-normalized playing time; AV/snap is shown as AV per 1,000 snaps where snap evidence exists.AP2, full-career AV, HOF, and All-Decade are displayed as context only. They are not active outcomes in the current θ model.Pre-2013 playing-time rows may show "—" where weekly snap evidence is unavailable; AV/snap quality is snap-era only.