With the 2017 draft approaching, has the defining debate of the 2016 draft been resolved - should the Cowboys have taken Ezekiel Elliott or Jalen Ramsey?
To answer this question, how do you compare the relative value of Ezekiel Elliott and Jalen Ramsey? One is a running back, and the other a defensive back. It’s like comparing apples and oranges.
Pro Football Reference tries to make this comparison using a metric they call Approximate Value.
Created by PFR founder Doug Drinen, the Approximate Value (AV) method is an attempt to put a single number on the seasonal value of a player at any position from any year (since 1950).