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Al Davis

LV · Composite skill θ = -0.29 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -0.76 to +0.17

Composite θ
-0.29
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-0.76–+0.17
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
11%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Bad
maturity-adjusted direction probability > 80%

Evidence: 216 mapped picks across 32 draft classes, 1980–2011 · 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
-0.19
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. 1980–1993LVManaging General Partner/Owner; de facto GM; OAK 1980-81, LA 1982-93
  2. 1994–2011LVDavis owner-GM until death; covers Oakland era

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
1981#48Howie LongDEF+10.47
2000#142Shane LechlerST+8.20
2003#31Nnamdi AsomughaDEF+5.18
1995#49Barret RobbinsOFF+4.37
1988#9Terry McDanielDEF+3.35

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
2000#17Sebastian JanikowskiST-7.92
1998#4Charles WoodsonDEF-6.17
1987#110Steve BeuerleinOFF-5.18
2011#125Taiwan JonesOFF-3.98
1985#23Jessie HesterOFF-3.69
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 216 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
1981#48Howie LongDEF+1.72+2.09—+3.04—+7.36+3.69+10.47
2000#142Shane LechlerST+1.51-2.45—-0.61—+6.83+11.72+8.20
2003#31Nnamdi AsomughaDEF+0.85+1.00—+1.08—+2.60+3.76+5.18
1995#49Barret RobbinsOFF+1.38+1.57—+1.47—+0.85+2.01+4.37
1988#9Terry McDanielDEF+1.16+1.67—+1.44—+2.00-1.00+3.35
1983#26Don MosebarOFF+1.70+2.06—+1.14—+1.45-1.03+3.23
1993#181Greg BiekertDEF+1.79+2.21—+1.33—-0.14-0.12+3.20
1982#64Vann McElroyDEF+0.83+1.25—+1.05—+1.89-0.17+2.95
1987#183Bo JacksonOFF+0.51+0.66—+0.99—+1.08-0.01+2.11
1997#2Darrell RussellDEF+0.43+0.25—+0.27—+0.87+2.01+2.05
1984#168Stacey ToranDEF+1.28+1.03—+0.87—-0.01-0.01+2.01
1983#138Dokie WilliamsOFF+1.25+0.89—+0.92—-0.02-0.01+1.98
1983#110Greg TownsendDEF+1.35+0.27—+0.62—+1.30-0.49+1.84
1995#18Napoleon KaufmanOFF+1.08+0.40—+0.98—-0.14-0.07+1.62
2005#78Kirk MorrisonDEF+0.61+1.26—+0.77—-0.13-0.09+1.60
1992#128Derrick HoskinsDEF+0.99+0.94—+0.62—-0.01-0.01+1.57
2011#148Denarius MooreOFF+0.72+0.86+1.01+0.56+0.48-0.02-0.01+1.37
2002#235Ronald CurryOFF+1.20+0.62—+0.47—-0.02-0.01+1.36
1980#173Malcolm BarnwellOFF+0.66+0.85—+0.59—-0.03-0.02+1.32
2004#67Stuart SchweigertDEF+0.86+0.80—+0.46—-0.03-0.02+1.27
2004#245Courtney AndersonOFF+0.64+0.80—+0.55—-0.01+0.00+1.26
1992#16Chester McGlocktonDEF-0.25+0.10—+0.51—+0.05+1.59+1.25
1983#54Bill PickelDEF+0.62+0.07—+0.31—-0.80+1.80+1.16
2003#96Justin FargasOFF+1.25+0.37—+0.39—-0.08-0.04+1.14
1998#23Mo CollinsOFF+0.65+0.73—+0.51—-0.09-0.05+1.13
1980#43Matt MillenDEF+0.70+1.48—+0.85—-0.62-1.04+1.11
2000#47Jerry PorterOFF+1.00+0.55—+0.41—-0.26-0.15+0.99
2001#89DeLawrence GrantDEF+0.63+0.53—+0.39—-0.01-0.01+0.96
1987#81Steve SmithOFF+1.00+1.35—-0.05—-0.26-0.14+0.93
2008#226Chaz SchilensOFF+0.75+0.54—+0.27—-0.01-0.01+0.91
2003#167Doug GabrielOFF+0.72+0.17—+0.46—-0.01-0.01+0.89
2007#91Mario HendersonDEF+0.46+0.52—+0.31—-0.02-0.01+0.79
2007#38Zach MillerOFF+0.01+0.53—+0.11—+0.83-0.12+0.74
1988#6Tim BrownOFF+1.99+1.95—+2.26—-0.73-6.25+0.74
1991#146Nolan HarrisonDEF+0.52+0.55—+0.26—-0.09-0.05+0.72
1997#72Adam TreuOFF+2.08-0.19—-0.02—-0.26-0.17+0.72
1998#152Travian SmithDEF+1.16-0.03—+0.18—-0.03-0.02+0.71
2010#108Jacoby FordOFF+0.32+0.11+0.79+0.31—-0.03-0.01+0.70
2005#38Stanford RouttDEF+1.24+0.37—+0.00—-0.19-0.14+0.65
2007#99Johnnie Lee HigginsOFF+0.87+0.07—+0.19—-0.02-0.01+0.64
1986#85Mike WiseDEF+0.38+0.29—+0.32—-0.03-0.01+0.63
1986#103Vance MuellerOFF+1.16-0.04—+0.08—-0.03-0.01+0.62
1998#127Jeremy BrighamOFF+0.64+0.07—+0.28—-0.01-0.01+0.62
2006#7Michael HuffDEF+0.96+0.96—+0.05—-0.43-0.35+0.62
2006#214Chris MorrisOFF+0.80+0.13—+0.14—-0.01-0.01+0.60
2007#100Michael BushOFF+0.47-0.01—+0.42—-0.09-0.05+0.58
2011#241David AusberryOFF+0.48-0.01+1.22+0.02—-0.01-0.01+0.57
2002#55Doug JolleyOFF+0.39+0.24—+0.27—-0.03-0.01+0.56
1998#63Jon RitchieOFF+0.75+0.69—-0.16—-0.10-0.06+0.48
1988#25Scott DavisDEF+0.53+0.27—+0.16—-0.13-0.05+0.47
2000#227Mondriel FulcherOFF+0.30+0.06—+0.29—-0.01+0.00+0.46
2009#71Matt ShaughnessyDEF+0.34+0.26—+0.18—-0.05-0.02+0.45
2004#45Jake GroveOFF+0.34+0.42—+0.07—-0.07-0.04+0.39
1990#173Garry LewisDEF+0.30+0.16—+0.16—-0.01-0.01+0.38
2008#169Trevor ScottDEF+0.58+0.02—+0.09—-0.03-0.01+0.37
2006#38Thomas HowardDEF+0.33+0.53—+0.13—-0.24-0.16+0.36
2001#184Chris CooperDEF+0.32-0.02—+0.16—-0.02-0.01+0.30
1987#52Bruce WilkersonOFF+0.54+0.70—+0.15—-0.64-0.37+0.27
2007#138Jay RichardsonDEF+0.29+0.14—+0.09—-0.03-0.02+0.27
1981#111Johnny RobinsonDEF+0.01+0.18—+0.18—-0.02-0.01+0.26
1999#40Tony BryantDEF+0.06+0.27—+0.15—-0.08-0.04+0.26
2009#202Brandon MyersOFF+0.36+0.15—+0.01—-0.05-0.03+0.23
2001#28Derrick GibsonDEF+0.63+0.08—-0.06—-0.07-0.05+0.23
2003#83Sam WilliamsDEF+0.84-0.12—-0.08—-0.08-0.04+0.22
1992#185Kevin SmithOFF-0.05-0.01—+0.23—-0.01+0.00+0.19
2007#254Jonathan HollandOFF+0.15+0.06—+0.08—-0.01+0.00+0.18
1998#230Vincent AmeyDEF-0.14+0.13—+0.17—+0.00+0.00+0.17
2011#181Richard GordonOFF+0.15-0.10—+0.13—-0.02-0.01+0.14
2005#212Ryan RiddleDEF-0.01+0.04—+0.12—-0.01+0.00+0.13
2010#251Stevie BrownDEF+0.04+0.03—+0.10—-0.01-0.01+0.13
1996#183Tim HallOFF+0.09+0.07—+0.05—-0.01-0.01+0.12
2005#175Anttaj HawthorneDEF+0.06-0.02—+0.07—-0.01+0.00+0.08
2003#246Siddeeq ShabazzDEF-0.15+0.08—+0.12—-0.01+0.00+0.08
1990#11Anthony SmithDEF+0.78-0.06—-0.09—-0.27-0.13+0.07
1995#118Mike MortonDEF+0.37-0.09—-0.03—-0.04-0.03+0.07
1998#235David SandersDEF-0.23+0.11—+0.13—+0.00+0.00+0.07
1988#171Derrick CrudupDEF+0.08-0.05—+0.05—-0.01-0.01+0.05
2001#228Derek CombsDEF-0.16+0.07—+0.11—-0.01+0.00+0.05
1989#140Jeff FrancisOFF-0.13+0.09—+0.06—-0.01+0.00+0.04
2000#231Clifton BlackDEF-0.25+0.07—+0.12—-0.01+0.00+0.03
2003#262Ryan HoagOFF-0.21+0.11—+0.08—-0.01+0.00+0.03
1999#224JoJuan ArmourDEF-0.26+0.07—+0.12—-0.01+0.00+0.02
1981#118James DavisDEF+0.97-0.57—-0.14—-0.07-0.04+0.01
2010#44Lamarr HoustonDEF+0.11+0.57+0.25+0.21-0.59-0.20-0.09-0.03
2001#229Ken-Yon RamboOFF-0.25+0.09—+0.06—-0.01+0.00-0.03
2006#255Kevin McMahanOFF-0.25+0.08—+0.05—-0.01+0.00-0.04
1988#131Dennis PriceDEF-0.08-0.03—+0.02—-0.01-0.01-0.05
2005#69Andrew WalterOFF+0.02+0.09—-0.09—-0.02+0.00-0.05
2007#175Oren O'NealOFF+0.01+0.02—-0.06—-0.02-0.01-0.05
1993#125Olanda TruittOFF+0.13-0.10—-0.05—-0.01-0.01-0.05
1999#153Roderick ColemanDEF+0.25-0.17—-0.05—-0.06-0.03-0.05
2002#53Langston WalkerOFF+0.59+0.05—-0.17—-0.25-0.15-0.05
2010#215Jeremy WareDEF-0.19-0.04—+0.06—-0.01-0.01-0.07
1999#188Daren YanceyDEF-0.31+0.04—+0.07—-0.01+0.00-0.07
2002#189Keyon NashDEF-0.29+0.00—+0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.08
1984#127Andy ParkerOFF+0.71-0.29—-0.30—-0.06-0.03-0.13
2002#197Larry NedOFF-0.34+0.08—+0.01—-0.01-0.01-0.13
1992#173Curtis CottonDEF-0.37-0.02—+0.04—-0.01-0.01-0.16
1996#248Joey WylieOFF-0.23-0.08—-0.01—-0.01+0.00-0.16
1996#57Lance JohnstoneDEF+0.17+0.10—-0.05—-0.33-0.17-0.17
2004#134Johnnie MorantOFF-0.09-0.05—-0.09—-0.01-0.01-0.17
2004#255Andre SommersellDEF-0.32+0.01—+0.00—-0.01-0.01-0.17
1995#86Joe AskaOFF-0.03-0.12—-0.08—-0.03-0.01-0.18
1996#220Sedric ClarkDEF-0.35-0.01—-0.01—-0.01-0.01-0.20
2001#158Ray PerrymanDEF-0.39-0.05—+0.03—-0.01-0.01-0.20
2004#166Shawn JohnsonDEF-0.38-0.03—+0.02—-0.01+0.00-0.20
2009#199Stryker SulakDEF-0.38-0.03—+0.01—-0.01+0.00-0.20
2003#63Teyo JohnsonOFF-0.14-0.25—+0.01—-0.03-0.01-0.21
1996#224Darius SmithOFF-0.27-0.11—-0.03—-0.01+0.00-0.23
1997#123Chad LevittOFF-0.24+0.00—-0.10—-0.02-0.01-0.23
2010#190Travis GoethelDEF-0.12-0.16—-0.09—-0.01-0.01-0.24
1985#191Bret ClarkDEF-0.41-0.05—-0.01—-0.01-0.01-0.25
2008#100Tyvon BranchDEF+0.17+0.67-0.94-0.01—-0.23-0.19-0.25
1985#188Mark PattisonOFF-0.35-0.04—-0.06—-0.01-0.01-0.26
1991#43Nick BellOFF+0.06-0.29—-0.10—-0.05-0.02-0.26
2003#129Shurron PiersonDEF-0.31-0.10—-0.04—-0.01+0.00-0.26
1985#80Stefon AdamsDEF+0.40-0.51—-0.19—-0.05-0.03-0.28
1985#107Jamie KimmelDEF+0.07-0.31—-0.15—-0.02-0.01-0.29
1989#156Doug LloydOFF-0.42-0.01—-0.08—-0.02-0.01-0.30
1988#90Tim RotherDEF-0.11-0.24—-0.13—-0.02-0.01-0.32
1995#190Eli HerringOFF-0.33-0.16—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.32
2003#204Dustin RykertOFF-0.32-0.16—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.32
2005#214Pete McMahonOFF-0.32-0.16—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.32
1990#37Aaron WallaceDEF+0.76-0.39—-0.25—-0.33-0.21-0.33
1983#194Jeff McCallOFF-0.45-0.01—-0.10—-0.02-0.01-0.34
1990#95Torin DornDEF+0.53-0.56—-0.30—-0.05-0.03-0.35
2003#32Tyler BraytonDEF+0.27+0.00—-0.29—-0.26-0.13-0.35
1982#177Jeff JacksonDEF-0.47-0.09—-0.07—-0.01+0.00-0.36
2004#182Cody SpencerDEF-0.44-0.10—-0.08—-0.01-0.01-0.36
1985#79Tim MoffettOFF+0.03-0.30—-0.22—-0.03-0.01-0.37
2004#2Robert GalleryOFF+0.58+0.55—-0.40—-0.60-0.50-0.38
1984#183Mitch WillisDEF+0.10-0.38—-0.24—-0.03-0.01-0.40
1994#217Rob HolmbergDEF+0.51-0.52—-0.37—-0.03-0.03-0.40
2010#138Walter McFaddenDEF-0.44-0.19—-0.09—-0.02-0.01-0.41
1995#138Matt DysonDEF-0.41-0.16—-0.13—-0.01-0.01-0.42
2009#126Slade NorrisDEF-0.44-0.18—-0.10—-0.01-0.01-0.42
1994#159Roosevelt PattersonOFF-0.39-0.22—-0.12—-0.01-0.01-0.44
1995#154Jeff KysarOFF-0.40-0.23—-0.12—-0.01-0.01-0.44
1994#80Calvin JonesOFF-0.25-0.21—-0.19—-0.03-0.01-0.44
1985#143Rusty HilgerOFF-0.31-0.16—-0.19—-0.03+0.00-0.45
1985#186Kevin BelcherOFF-0.33-0.24—-0.16—-0.01-0.01-0.45
1992#156Tony RowellOFF-0.41-0.23—-0.13—-0.01-0.01-0.46
2007#110John BowieDEF-0.44-0.22—-0.12—-0.02-0.01-0.47
1985#192Nick HadenOFF-0.41-0.23—-0.15—-0.01-0.01-0.48
2005#23Fabian WashingtonDEF-0.01-0.13—-0.33—-0.10-0.06-0.48
1999#102Dameane DouglasOFF-0.51-0.17—-0.14—-0.02-0.01-0.49
1985#135Dan ReederOFF-0.54-0.10—-0.16—-0.02-0.01-0.50
2004#99Carlos FrancisOFF-0.43-0.21—-0.17—-0.02-0.01-0.51
2008#125Arman ShieldsOFF-0.52-0.17—-0.14—-0.02-0.01-0.51
2011#81DeMarcus Van DykeDEF-0.37-0.27—-0.17—-0.03-0.02-0.52
1982#35Jack SquirekDEF+0.27-0.52—-0.34—-0.07-0.04-0.53
1983#82Tony CaldwellDEF+0.06-0.43—-0.31—-0.03-0.02-0.53
1998#109Gennaro DiNapoliOFF-0.44-0.27—-0.16—-0.03-0.02-0.53
1994#52James FolstonDEF+0.39-0.51—-0.41—-0.09-0.06-0.55
1986#164Doug MarroneOFF-0.45-0.27—-0.18—-0.01-0.01-0.55
1988#143Erwin GrabisnaDEF-0.55-0.18—-0.17—-0.01-0.01-0.55
2006#101Darnell BingDEF-0.58-0.24—-0.13—-0.02-0.01-0.56
1996#9Rickey DudleyOFF+0.09+0.43—-0.38—-0.58-0.32-0.57
1992#32Greg SkrepenakOFF-0.16-0.28—-0.31—-0.08-0.04-0.59
1986#191Bill LewisOFF-0.38-0.20—-0.27—-0.05-0.03-0.60
2011#113Chimdi ChekwaDEF-0.04-0.33+0.35-0.23-0.93-0.04-0.03-0.62
1981#23Curt MarshOFF-0.15-0.38—-0.25—-0.18-0.08-0.64
1999#18Matt StinchcombOFF+0.08-0.57—-0.32—-0.11-0.06-0.65
1982#91Ed MuranskyOFF-0.13-0.52—-0.32—-0.03-0.02-0.66
2000#107Junior IoaneDEF-0.48-0.32—-0.24—-0.02-0.01-0.66
2010#106Bruce CampbellOFF-0.29-0.46—-0.27—-0.03-0.02-0.66
1990#149Marcus WilsonOFF-0.62-0.19—-0.24—-0.03-0.02-0.67
2002#23Napoleon HarrisDEF-0.27-0.08—-0.35—-0.17-0.11-0.67
1991#24Todd MarinovichOFF-0.36-0.28—-0.36—-0.03-0.01-0.70
1980#125Kenny LewisOFF-0.66-0.20—-0.27—-0.04-0.02-0.73
1994#120Austin RobbinsDEF-0.35-0.46—-0.30—-0.03-0.01-0.73
1986#80Brad CochranDEF-0.67-0.33—-0.23—-0.02-0.01-0.75
1984#84Joe McCallOFF-0.63-0.27—-0.31—-0.04-0.02-0.79
1982#123Ed JacksonDEF-0.69-0.31—-0.29—-0.02-0.01-0.81
1997#85Tim KohnOFF-0.58-0.43—-0.29—-0.02-0.01-0.81
1997#172Calvin BranchDEF+0.28-0.71—-0.55—-0.06-0.05-0.82
1993#58Billy Joe HobertOFF-0.46-0.40—-0.38—-0.05-0.01-0.84
2007#65Quentin MosesDEF-0.70-0.38—-0.28—-0.03-0.01-0.84
1980#126John AdamsDEF-0.72-0.34—-0.32—-0.03-0.01-0.87
1980#128William BowensDEF-0.72-0.33—-0.32—-0.03-0.01-0.87
2009#124Louis MurphyOFF-0.37-0.39—-0.37—-0.16-0.10-0.88
1981#21Ted WattsDEF-0.07-0.60—-0.45—-0.27-0.14-0.99
2007#165Eric FramptonDEF-0.83-0.44—-0.34—-0.03-0.03-1.00
1986#108Napoleon McCallumOFF+0.37-0.72—-0.68—-0.20-0.11-1.02
1994#22Rob FredricksonDEF-0.38-0.12—-0.45—-0.40-0.28-1.04
1993#12Patrick BatesDEF-0.26-0.65—-0.65—-0.06-0.04-1.15
2010#8Rolando McClainDEF-0.38-0.29—-0.63—-0.23-0.17-1.17
2006#176Kevin BootheOFF-0.62-0.57+0.04-0.73—-0.08-0.06-1.18
1998#31Leon BenderDEF-0.80-0.57—-0.48—-0.03-0.01-1.19
1993#72James TrappDEF+0.23-0.71—-0.73—-0.33-0.25-1.26
1980#15Marc WilsonOFF+0.27-0.52—-0.37—-1.35-0.21-1.28
1997#193Grady JacksonDEF-0.42-0.61—-0.69—-0.16-0.11-1.35
1999#146Eric BartonDEF-0.35-0.47—-0.71—-0.25-0.23-1.36
2001#59Marques TuiasosopoOFF-0.64-0.67—-0.65—-0.09-0.02-1.36
1986#24Bob BuczkowskiDEF-0.88-0.71—-0.64—-0.05-0.02-1.47
2007#1JaMarcus RussellOFF+0.08-0.40—-1.27—-0.10-0.03-1.50
1982#37Jim RomanoOFF-0.79-0.83—-0.65—-0.07-0.03-1.51
1987#15John ClayOFF-0.76-0.81—-0.72—-0.08-0.04-1.56
2011#48Stefen WisniewskiOFF-0.42+0.02-0.20-0.47-1.50-0.67-0.41-1.72
2010#69Jared VeldheerOFF-0.74-0.40-0.87-0.62—-0.66-0.43-1.84
1991#100Rocket IsmailOFF-0.72-0.90—-0.83—-0.30-0.18-1.88
2006#69Paul McQuistanOFF-0.67-0.94—-0.91—-0.23-0.15-1.91
2011#92Joe BarksdaleOFF-0.90-1.06—-0.85—-0.16-0.10-1.96
2009#47Mike MitchellDEF-0.39-1.21—-1.09—-0.49-0.37-2.32
2002#17Phillip BuchanonDEF-1.10-1.00—-0.95—-0.62-0.49-2.56
2002#147Kenyon ColemanDEF-1.66-1.18—-1.18—-0.14-0.08-2.71
1984#51Sean JonesDEF-1.12-1.14—-1.27—-1.04-0.49-3.17
2009#7Darrius Heyward-BeyOFF-0.77-0.55—-1.29—-1.47-0.97-3.17
1982#10Marcus AllenOFF-0.13-0.02—+1.04—-5.84-2.81-3.36
2008#4Darren McFaddenOFF-0.15-0.33-0.93-0.65-2.09-1.99-1.50-3.59
1996#166La'Roi GloverDEF-2.05-1.54—-1.65—-0.20-0.13-3.62
1985#23Jessie HesterOFF-1.27-1.37—-1.42—-1.25-0.64-3.69
2011#125Taiwan JonesOFF-0.75-1.71-1.51-1.76-1.90-0.95-0.70-3.98
1987#110Steve BeuerleinOFF-2.52-2.05—-2.38—-0.81-0.21-5.18
1998#4Charles WoodsonDEF-0.34+0.35-2.28-0.59-0.94-2.80-6.48-6.17
2000#17Sebastian JanikowskiST+2.24-3.41-2.59-1.47-1.58-3.66-6.63-7.92

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