Last night was the first draft in MBC for madden 17. This years recaps will be alittle different from last years, since we cant use DL to find some of the info easily. Below is a recap of how the night went.
So the players with the highest overall rating coming out of the draft was 81. There were only two players rated this high , one RT Peter McGlynn by the Panthers and the other a DT DeMarcus Chatman drafted by the Redskins.The highest overall after them in first round was 79. Below is a break down of how many teams* picked up a player from ranking 81-75 (Top Tier Of Players) :
Titans - 4
Bills - 3
Dolphins- 3
Panthers - 3
Browns -2
Chargers -2
Cowboys- 2
Eagles- 2
Falcons- 2
Ravens- 2
Texans- 2
Vikings - 2
Bears - 1
Bengals - 1
Cards - 1
Chiefs- 1
49ers- 1
Jags- 1
Jets - 1
Lions- 1
Raiders- 1
Redskins- 1
A total of 39 players with 75 overall or higher.
Below are the average overall rating for the picks in each round, along with the highest** and lowest overall players picked in each round and their positions:
Round 1 - 74 average - 81 (RT, DT) , 66 ( MLB, WR)
Round 2- 72 average - 78 (DT) , 63 (CB , WR)
Round 3- 68 average - 76(QB) , 64(MLB,LE)
Round 4- 66 average - 73 (FS) , 59 (QB)
Round 5- 67 average - 71(C) , 63(DT)
Round 6- 66 average - 72(HB) , 57(QB)
Round 7- 66 average - 72 (K) . 57(QB)
* - all data was compiled, without Saints ,Seahawks, and Steelers picks because they didnt show up in recorded stream for some reason
**- All data showing highest picked in each round, does not inlcude the FB data, as none were even picked before 6th round, and only 4 picked in entire draft.