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NFL Draft

2016 NFL Draft by Stars

Recruiting class to draft outcomes for the 2016 NFL Draft.
Total Drafted
253
2016 draft
5-Star
27
10.7% of draftees
4-Star
74
29.2% of draftees
3-Star
106
41.9% of draftees
01 · ELITE TIER
5-Star Recruits
84.4%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
27
Recruited
32
% of Draftees
10.7%
% of Recruits
0.7%
17.0×more likely to be drafted
02 · BLUE CHIP
4-Star Recruits
21.1%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
74
Recruited
351
% of Draftees
29.2%
% of Recruits
2.0%
4.3×more likely to be drafted
03 · PROSPECT
3-Star Recruits
5.0%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
106
Recruited
2,137
% of Draftees
41.9%
% of Recruits
2.9%
Baselinecomparison tier
Draft Talent · By State
Sorted by Draft Talent Ratio — blue chip share ÷ population share
#
01District Of Columbia01231.0%<1%465%
02Arkansas03143.0%<1%321%
03South Carolina04174.0%2%258%
04Florida79133015.8%6%248%
05Hawaii01131.0%<1%224%
06Ohio266147.9%4%220%
07Georgia345146.9%3%217%
08Mississippi11132.0%<1%214%
09Maryland13164.0%2%213%
10Texas112133212.9%9%149%
11Louisiana02152.0%1%137%
12Washington03043.0%2%131%
13Kansas01131.0%<1%110%
14Nevada01031.0%<1%110%
15New Jersey12473.0%3%108%
16Utah01121.0%<1%105%
17Missouri02142.0%2%105%
18Iowa01011.0%<1%102%
19Indiana11262.0%2%96%
20North Carolina21373.0%3%94%
21California29142610.9%12%90%
22Oklahoma01121.0%1%81%
23Oregon10121.0%1%78%
24Alabama01561.0%2%66%
25Michigan02372.0%3%64%
26Pennsylvania11692.0%4%50%
27Illinois11492.0%4%50%
28Tennessee10151.0%2%48%
29Arizona10461.0%2%46%
30Virginia10351.0%3%38%
31Alaska00000.0%<1%0%
32Colorado00000.0%2%0%
33Connecticut00010.0%1%0%
34Delaware00110.0%<1%0%
35Idaho00000.0%<1%0%
36Kentucky00110.0%1%0%
37Maine00010.0%<1%0%
38Massachusetts00110.0%2%0%
39Minnesota00010.0%2%0%
40Montana00000.0%<1%0%
41Nebraska00010.0%<1%0%
42New Hampshire00000.0%<1%0%
43New Mexico00000.0%<1%0%
44New York00020.0%6%0%
45North Dakota00120.0%<1%0%
46Rhode Island00000.0%<1%0%
47South Dakota00000.0%<1%0%
48Vermont00000.0%<1%0%
49West Virginia00000.0%<1%0%
50Wisconsin00230.0%2%0%
51Wyoming00000.0%<1%0%