2021 NFL DRAFT TEAM GRADES

Official Scout Trout & ESPN Plus 2021 NFL Draft team grades can be found below, along with the new Scout Trout Elite NFL Draft team grading algorithmic formula.

NFL DRAFT TEAM GRADES 2021

Below you will find the final results for the NFL Draft team grades & 2021 NFL Draft prospect rankings, as well as the new Scout Trout Elite NFL Draft Team Grading algorithm that is used to formulate each NFL teams NFL Draft S.T.E.D grade.

TOTAL RANKED 2021 NFL DRAFT PICKS = 218 (84.17%)
TOTAL 2021 NFL DRAFT PICKS = 259

TOTAL RANKED AFC NFL UDFA'S = 83
TOTAL RANKED NFC UDFA'S = 56
TOTAL RANKED NFL UDFA'S = 139 (53.88%)
TOTAL SIGNED NFL UDFA's = 258

TOTAL RANKED PLAYERS HEADING TO NFL TRAINING CAMP = 357 (69.05%)
TOTAL 2021 NFL DRAFTEES & UDFA'S HEADING TO TRAINING CAMP = 517

AVG 1st RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 3.6875
AVG 2nd RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R =7.065
AVG 3rd RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 11.72
AVG 4th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 9.106
AVG 5th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 16.21
AVG 6th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 16.815
AVG 7th RD NFL Draft PK S.T.E.R = 18.033

TOTAL S.T.E.U AVG AFC = 19.6265060241 (AVG UDFA RANK)
TOTAL S.T.E.U AVG NFC = 23.75 (AVG UDFA RANK)
TOTAL NFL UDFA S.T.E.U AVG = 21.2877697842

S.T.E.R & S.T.E.U FORMULA CHART

S.T.E.R & S.T.E.U 2021 NFL DRAFT FORMULA CHARTS
CFT POS RK (CPR) S.T.E.R OR S.T.E.U PTS/ TOTAL DRAFTEES (TD) = S.T.E.D (SDS)
Position Ranking 1 = 25 points
Position Ranking 2-3 = 23 points
Position Ranking 4-5 = 20 points
Position Ranking 6-10 = 15 points
Position Ranking 11-16 = 8 points
Position Ranking 17-22 = 3.5 points
Position Ranking 23-28 = 2 points
Position Ranking 29-34 = 1.5 points
Position Ranking 35-40 = 1 points
Position Ranking - 41-45 = 0.5 points
Position Ranking - 46+ = .25 points
S.T.E.R = TOTAL S.T.E.R PTS/ TOTAL DRAFTEES

THE SCOUT TROUT ELITE NFL DRAFT RANKING EQUALIZER (S.T.E.E)

The S.T.E.E variable in the Scout Trout Elite NFL Draft team grading algorithm factors in the NFL Draftees or UDFA's, who were not ranked on College Football Today RokFin's 2021 NFL Draft prospect rankings. This equation uses the overall ranking average of the round the S.T.E.E prospect was selected in to distribute S.T.E.U points to NFL team's draft grade. (Refer to 2021 NFL Draft RD by RD ranking results above)

AVG NFL UDFA RANKING (S.T.E.U AVG)

The S.T.E.E variable is also applied to the give us our final 2021 NFL Draft S.T.E.U score, which is compiled by taking the average ranking of every UDFA on my board (139) and distributing S.T.E.U points accordingly. In this year's 2021 NFL Draft, the AVG UDFA ranking was a 21.2877697842, which equates to a 3.0 score on the S.T.E.R & S.T.E.U scoring chart.

CARDINALS 2021 NFL DRAFT GRADE

An example of the Scout Trout Elite Cardinals 2021 NFL Draft algorithmic team grade can be found below, who were awarded an A+ in this year's 2021 NFL Draft.

ARIZONA CARDINALS NFL DRAFT GRADE

Below is an example of the Arizona Cardinals 2021 NFL Draft Scout Trout Elite Team grading algorithmic formula below.

16th PK, 1st RD - LB Zaven Collins, Tulsa, S.T..E.R 2 (+23)
49th PK, 2nd RD - Rondale Moore, Purdue, S.T.E.R 5 (+20)
136th PK, 4th RD - Marco Wilson, Florida, S.T.E.R 15 (+8)
210th PK, 6th RD - Victor Dimukeje, Duke, S.T.E.R 16 (+8)
223rd PK, 6th RD - Tay Gowan, UCF, S.T.E.R 27 (+2)
243rd PK, 7th RD - James Wiggins, Cincinnati, S.T.E.R 4 (+20)
247th PK, 7th RD, Michal Menet, Penn State, S.T.E.R (+23)
Total S.T.E.R Points = 104
S.T.E.R TOTAL = 104 (STR)/7 TOTAL DRAFT PROSPECTS (TDP)
Arizona Cardinals S.T.E.D Score = 14.8571428571 (Scout.Trout.Elite.Draft Score)

Arizona UDFA's
UDFA, Cary Angeline, NC State, S.T.E.R 10 (+15 S.T.E.U)
Lorenzo Burns S.T.E.E (+3)
Cameron Murray S.T.E.E (+3)
Bruno Labelle S.T.E.E (+3)

Arizona Cardinals S.T.E.U (Scout Trout Elite UDFA score)
24/4 TOTAL UDFA'S (TUF) = S.T.E.U Total 6 (STU) +9 S.T.E.E Applied

S.T.E.S BONUS CHART
2 Top 5 ranked picks = 1 PT
3 Top 5 ranked picks = 2 PTS
4 Top 5 ranked picks = 3 PTS
2 Top 10 ranked picks = 0.5 PTS
3 Top 10 ranked picks = 1 PT
4 Top 10 ranked picks = 2 PTS
5 Top 10 ranked picks = 3 PTS
6 Top 10 ranked picks = 3.5 PTS
7 Top 10 ranked picks = 5 PTS
(Note: there are about 10-15 more variables being added for the 2022 NFL Draft)
Scout Trout Elite NFL Draft (S.T.E.D) Total = 22.85714286 (A+)

S.T.E.G CHART (SCOUT TROUT ELITE GRADE)
22 & UP = A+
20-21.99 = A
18-19.99 = B+
16-17.99 = B
14-15.99 = B-
12-13.99 = C+
10-11.99 = C
9-10.99 = D+
8-8.99 = D-
7-7.99 = F+
6-6.99 = F
6 & Below = F-

TOTAL 2021 DRAFT PICKS BY CONFERENCE

TOTAL PICKS BY CONFERENCE
SEC - 65
BIG 10 - 46
ACC - 52
PAC 12 - 28
BIG 12 - 21
AAC - 18
C-USA - 5
MAC - 4
MWC - 4
D1-IND - 4
FCS - 6
D2 - 1
D3 - 1

NFL DRAFT TEAM GRADES

All 32 NFL Draft team grades & formula's can be found below for this year's 2021 NFL Draft.

NFL DRAFT PROSPECT RANKINGS

College Football Today & ESPN Plus NFL Draft prospect rankings have now located over 1,000 NFL Draftees & UDFA's the past three NFL Draft classes over a year early on our ranking boards. 2021 NFL Draft ranking results by position can be located on the 2021 NFL Draft position rankings pages by clicking on the 2021 NFL Draft graphics below!

https://www.scouttrout.com/2021nfldraftqbrankings.html