In this past weekend’s draft, Boise State had two selections — running back Jeremy McNichols and linebacker Tanner Vallejo — in the fifth and sixth rounds, respectively, to the Buccaneers and Bills.
Recent history says that Tampa Bay and Buffalo might have found some pretty good value in the later rounds.
Using Pro Football Reference’s weighted Career Approximate Value methodology, we’ll take a look at how Boise State’s draftees have fared, going back to the furthest draft in which there are still active players. The metric (here) is not perfect, of course, and for some, the number will continue to go up as they play and are productive — George Iloka, for example, will be 27 this season and is a stalwart for the Bengals, Jay Ajayi is coming off a Pro Bowl season and Matt Paradis and Charles Leno are starters in Denver and Chicago.