re: Trade Costs

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Before most teams make a trade involving picks, they consult a the value chart. This chart, which has been around for decades and has been improved upon at various junctures, assesses a numerical value for each draft position in the chart. The chart most widely used, for instance, gives a value of 3,000 to first-overall pick and goes down from there. If a team wants to trade for that pick, for most general managers to say yes to a deal, the bounty being offered needs to equate to 3,000 or better. Not every trade fits into this equation, but many do. Last year the Saints moved up from the 27th pick to 20th pick in a deal with the Arizona Cardinals to draft wide receiver Brandin Cooks. To make the move, New Orleans had to surrender the 27th and 91st picks, which came in at a total value of 816. Arizona’s pick had a value of 850, coming in at a net loss of four percent on the draft value chart.

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