- Rookie ADP vs Startup ADP.png (49.48 KiB) Viewed 1011 times
The second round is more interesting. The early part of the second round is nearly identical for all three classes, but the back half of the second round this year is much stronger than in years past.
However, the 3rd round tells a different story. In the early part of the 3rd, 2019 is a hair behind the other classes, but that quickly opens up, with the 3rd round this year being viewed as substantially weaker than in years past. Here's a representation of this by bar graph:
- Yearly ADP by Round.png (14.74 KiB) Viewed 1011 times
So to answer the questions:
Is it actually a deep class? Kind of, but not really. Right now, the back half of the 2nd is viewed as strong, but the 3rd round is viewed as weak. If anything, at best it's similarly deep to the past two years, but not deeper than anything we've seen recently.
Is this class as good as recent classes? By almost any reasonable assessment, the answer right now is no. You can argue that the depth of this class is similar, but the top end talent is not nearly as highly regarded as in recent years.
What do I do with this info? Hard to say. I wouldn't necessarily buy mid-late 2nds, as there's no guarantee that this is how ADP is going to stay after the draft, but it's at least worth considering.
If anybody felt like this was helpful, I can do it again after the draft, when it'll probably be more useful.
