How much is each NFL draft pick worth? Breaking down Jimmy Johnson's trade value chart

Among all the important numbers associated with the NFL draft, some of the most important came from Jimmy Johnson.

In the 1990s, the Hall of Fame head coach devised a numerical system for evaluating draft trades. Top picks were worth more points, and the values got lower the closer they got to Mr. Irrelevant.

Let’s take a look at Johnson’s system and how teams could use it to evaluate the 2024 NFL Draft:

Jimmy Johnson’s draft value trade chart

Under Johnson’s system, the top overall pick is worth 3,000 points. That means if any team were to offer the Chicago Bears a trade package for the No. 1 pick and the chance to select quarterback Caleb Williams, the picks in the offer would have to exceed a combined value of 3,000 points.

The No. 2 (2,600) and No. 3 (2,200) picks are the only other selections worth more than 2,000 points. All picks Nos. 1-16 are worth 1,000 points or more and all picks Nos. 1-100 are worth 100 points or more.

The original chart doesn’t fully work in 2024. Johnson created his system before conditional draft picks could be traded, so it only has values for the first 224 selections in a draft. This year, there will be 257.

The system was also created at a time where rookie contracts were different. The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement created a new rookie wage scale where top picks did not cost as much, inherently making them a greater value for the teams.

Lastly, not all draft trades are limited to picks. Players are often traded for draft picks, so teams will need to use their own judgment in gauging how much those actual players are worth compared to the pick values.

Other models have been developed over the last three decades to account for the changes to the NFL since Johnson first created his chart.

Full draft value chart breakdown

Here is the value of each pick under Johnson’s chart:

Round 1

Pick	Value
1	3,000
2	2,600
3	2,200
4	1,800
5	1,700
6	1,600
7	1,500
8	1,400
9	1,350
10	1,300
11	1,250
12	1,200
13	1,150
14	1,100
15	1,050
16	1,000
17	950
18	900
19	875
20	850
21	800
22	780
23	760
24	740
25	720
26	700
27	680
28	660
29	640
30	620
31	600
32	590

Round 2

Pick	Value
33	580
34	560
35	550
36	540
37	530
38	520
39	510
40	500
41	490
42	480
43	470
44	460
45	450
46	440
47	430
48	420
49	410
50	400
51	390
52	380
53	370
54	360
55	350
56	340
57	330
58	320
59	310
60	300
61	292
62	284
63	276
64	270

Round 3

Pick	Value
65	265
66	260
67	255
68	250
69	245
70	240
71	235
72	230
73	225
74	220
75	215
76	210
77	205
78	200
79	195
80	190
81	185
82	180
83	175
84	170
85	165
86	160
87	155
88	150
89	145
90	140
91	136
92	132
93	128
94	124
95	120
96	116

Round 4

Pick	Value
97	112
98	108
99	104
100	100
101	96
102	92
103	88
104	86
105	84
106	82
107	80
108	78
109	76
110	74
111	72
112	70
113	68
114	66
115	64
116	62
117	60
118	58
119	56
120	54
121	52
122	50
123	49
124	48
125	47
126	46
127	45
128	44

Round 5

Pick	Value
129	43
130	42
131	41
132	40
133	39.5
134	39
135	38.5
136	38
137	37.5
138	37
139	36.5
140	36
141	35.5
142	35
143	34.5
144	34
145	33.5
146	33
147	32.6
148	32.3
149	31.8
150	31.4
151	31
152	30.6
153	30.2
154	29.8
155	29.4
156	29
157	28.6
158	28.2
159	27.8
160	27.4

Round 6

Pick	Value
161	27
162	26.6
163	26.2
164	25.8
165	25.4
166	25
167	24.6
168	24.2
169	23.8
170	23.4
171	23
172	22.6
173	22.2
174	21.8
175	21.4
176	21
177	20.6
178	20.2
179	19.8
180	19.4
181	19
182	18.6
183	18.2
184	17.8
185	17.4
186	17
187	16.6
188	16.2
189	15.8
190	15.4
191	15
192	14.6

Round 7

Pick	Value
193	14.2
194	13.8
195	13.4
196	13
197	12.6
198	12.2
199	11.8
200	11.4
201	11
202	10.6
203	10.2
204	9.8
205	9.4
206	9
207	8.6
208	8.2
209	7.8
210	7.4
211	7
212	6.6
213	6.2
214	5.8
215	5.4
216	5
217	4.6
218	4.2
219	3.8
220	3.4
221	3
222	2.6
223	2.3
224	2