Over the last month the series using data from my recruiting database has been focused on how individual teams have done at getting the most out of their talent relative to recruiting rankings. Today instead we’re going to see whether there are any trends about certain positions more reliably living up to their rankings than others.
This isn’t about the relative value on the field. No one doubts that the most important position on the field is QB and having an elite player there covers up holes elsewhere on the roster. Even if QBs were to have a dramatically lower hit rate than other positions (we’ll see if that’s true in a bit) it still might be worth it to pursue higher end talent because the position is more valuable.