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Also just for fun. Reviews of the positions (will likely take me a while to get around to them all so lets start on offense)

Quarterback

#1 - 99
#5 - 91
#16 - 87
#32 - 83

So an whilst there is a 99 QB there is a bit of a drop off as by the time we are to the 5th highest rated QB we are at 91. 87 is about 'average' for a starting QB and 83 is the bottom end for a starting QB. It seems that we get a couple of rookie starting QBs most seasons but like real life, only a few truly develop to a high level.

Quarterback seems to be a position where we have ~5 elite guys and then beyond that we have a mish mash of guys who are pretty average but might have an odd high end year before regressing to the norm.

Running Back

#1 - 93
#4 - 91
#26 - 88
#33 - 86
#47 - 84
#65 - 81

With the highest rated HB being 93, there is then a large cluster of HBs in that 88-91 range. So realistically a starter level caliber HB is probably an 88. With the high number of injuries that occur at HB, I've included that HB2 cluster where again realistically you probably want an 84+ HB2 in case of injury (or grab one in FA) unless you have a young HB on the roster who is likely to increase in rating from starting.

I actually think this is why Tatum Bell's numbers will be a nice benchmark. The high level of HB OVR's and their availability on the waiver wire means that rookie starting HBs will be rarer than most positions as they are usually prompted by injury. We do still get rookie starters but usually it involves a retirement or an aging expiring HB and a HB falling in the 1st.

Wide Receiver

#1 - 93
#24 - 88
#33 - 85
#65 - 82
#97 - 79

Wide Receiver was a position where I think there was some genuine concern there could be a large drop off once the high end WRs started retiring but I think in recent years that may have changed a little. It's still hard to develop an 88+ WR but we have actually seen it happen whereas ~3-4 seasons ago it seemed most of the WR1's were old and there was a sharp drop off to the younger players.

It seems that you probably want your WR1 to be at least an 88 with WR2's falling in that 82-85 range. WR3's then technically come in that 79-82 range but realistically there's a decent few below that as I know there's a number of teams with multiple sort of 80-83 WRs filling out their slots.

Personal opinion but it seems drafting WRs can be a bit of a crap shoot. A top 10 or so WR might start in the low-mid 80s and develop (or they might not). It seems after that you might get 80-82 WR in the 1st and then from the 2nd to 5th or 6th fall into a 75-80 range. And if they are getting playtime then that 4th or 5th rounder seems to stand as much a chance as the 2nd rounder of developing well.

I guess the same could be said for any position but I think my point is that unless you're getting a very high end WR then the difference between a 2nd round WR and a 5th-6th round WR doesn't seem to be a whole lot.

Full Back

#1 - 99
#17 - 99
#32 - 90

FB is a high OVR rated position for the league whilst also being probably the worst position for OVRs upon draft (2nd round FBs come in at like 72). It seems they develop quickly and is a position that people just set and forget. Although I do remember KCF saying FB is one of the positions the league as a whole really undervalues and a good FB can make a big difference over a bad one.