NFL Draft: 5 Year Draft Averages by Position (2015-2011)

By Justin VanFulpen

With the 2016 NFL Draft starting next week I thought we would look at the average amount of players drafted at each position over the past 5 years (2011-2015) and the highs and lows.

QB – Average amount drafted – 11 – High amount drafted 14 (2014) Low amount drafted 7 (2015)

RB– Average amount drafted – 21 – High amount drafted 24 (2011) Low amount drafted 19 (2014,2012)

FB – Average amount drafted – 3.2 – High amount drafted 6 (2011) Low amount drafted 2 (2014, 2012)

WR – Average amount drafted – 31.4 – High amount drafted 34 (2014,2015) Low amount drafted 28 (2013, 2011)

TE – Average amount drafted – 13.4 – High amount drafted 18 (2015) Low amount drafted 10 (2014)

OT – Average amount drafted – 21.6 – High amount drafted 26 (2015) Low amount drafted 18 (2013)

OG – Average amount drafted – 16.4 – High amount drafted 21 (2012) Low amount drafted 13 (2011)

C – Average amount drafted – 6 – High amount drafted 10 (2014) Low amount drafted 4 (2012)

DE – Average amount drafted – 24.6 – High amount drafted 30 (2013) Low amount drafted 21 (2012)

DT – Average amount drafted – 19.4 – High amount drafted 23 (2012) Low amount drafted 17 (2011)

 LB – Average amount drafted – 32.6 – High amount drafted 37 (2015) Low amount drafted 27 (2013)

CB – Average amount drafted – 32.8 – High amount drafted 39 (2011) Low amount drafted 29 (2013)

S – Average amount drafted – 18.2 – High amount drafted 23 (2013) Low amount drafted 14 (2011)

K – Average amount drafted – 1.8 – High amount drafted 4 (2012) Low amount drafted 0 (2015)

P – Average amount drafted – 1.4 – High amount drafted 2 (2012,2013) Low amount drafted 1 (2015,2014, 2011)