With so much uncertainty surrounding this NFL draft, I wanted to track team trades between THU & SAT to gauge confidence.

Fascinating results:

Which team added the most value?

Which team lost the most value?

Which teams pushed value to the 2021 draft?

https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/analysis/2020-nfl-draft-trade-value-saints-vikings-packers/

The Saints went harder than any team in trusting their evals of just a few prospects, but lost a lot of 2020 & 2021 value in that process.

2021 3rd ► OLB Zack Baun + 2020 7th

2020 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th ► TE Adam Trautman

2021 6th ► QB Tommy Stevens

Only drafted 4 players.

With the sixth-most draft capital entering the draft, the Vikings traded down often.

• turned 12 picks into 15 picks,
• increased their overall 2020 value
• added two picks in 2021 to net the most value added

Now trick is develop & eval these rookies w shortened offseason.

The Dolphins took the opposite approach to Minnesota.

They entered the draft w the most capital & picks.

They held pat rounds 1-3, but turned EIGHT late-round picks into FIVE & added a 2021 pick in the process.

Ended near even in total value, but tried to reduce late-rd picks.

The Chargers decision to trade back up into the first round to draft LB Kenneth Murray cost them the most value of any team when only looking at 2020 draft capital lost.

The Jets added the most value to the 2020 class primarily on the shoulders of two trades.

In these trades, the Jets turned the No. 48 pick into picks 59, 125, and 129 in 2020, plus a 2021 sixth-round pick.