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August 30, 2026 Narrative Falcons

Atlanta Drafts Third Best in the NFL. The Roster Starts in 2021.

Atlanta converted 50 of 78 picks into 500-snap players from 2012 through 2022, third best in the NFL. Its retention is league average, and four picks from the 2012-2020 decade are left.

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August 8, 2026 Narrative Cardinals

The Cardinals Drafted Fine for a Decade. Four of Those Picks Are Left.

Arizona's 2012-2022 Day 1-2 hit rate was 80.6 percent against a league mark of 82.0. Four of Steve Keim's 74 picks remain, and 27 of the 32 homegrown players on the 2025 roster came from three drafts.

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June 7, 2026 Narrative Raiders

The Raiders Drafted Well. Three GM Firings Explain the 6 Percent Retention.

Las Vegas drafted 53 of 88 picks into 500-snap contributors from 2012 through 2022, above league average. Five remain on the 2025 roster after three GM firings.

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May 4, 2026 Narrative Seahawks

Seattle's Post-Wilson Drafts: A Trench Build with a Rented Quarterback

Eight of the 30 Seahawks drafted in the four classes since the Russell Wilson trade are offensive linemen. One is a quarterback. Schneider is rebuilding the trenches and renting the position he made his name on.

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April 30, 2026 Methodology

The Window Question: Why Our Draft Analysis Runs 2012 to 2022

A reader asked whether our 2012 to 2022 hit-rate window could be widened. The answer is no, and the why is the moat: snap-weighted retention only exists from 2012 forward, and recent classes need three full seasons to clear the 500-snap line.

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Highmark Stadium under construction, the new home of the Buffalo Bills

April 28, 2026 Scorecard Bills

Grading Brandon Beane: League's Best at Keeping, Above Average at Drafting

From 2017 through 2022, Brandon Beane drafted 45 players for Buffalo, hit on 29 at the 500-snap threshold, and went 17 for 18 across rounds one through three. Retention leads the league. The full GM scorecard.

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Aerial view of Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles

April 28, 2026 Narrative Eagles

The Eagles Are the Best Drafting Team in the League. They Keep a Third of It.

Philadelphia turns 67.5 percent of its draft picks into 500-snap contributors against a league rate of 57.27 percent, the best mark in football, and retains 32 percent of its 2017-2021 cohort hits. Top-five on both sides.

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Philadelphia Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field, the team that leads the NFL in 2012-2022 draft hit rate at the 500-snap threshold

April 24, 2026 Methodology

Only Two Teams Draft Best and Keep Best. Everybody Else Picks One.

The Eagles and the Chiefs are the only NFL teams that rank top-five in both draft hit rate (2012 through 2022) and 2017-2021 cohort retention on the 2025 roster. Drafting and keeping correlate weakly. Only two teams do both.

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