Fun fact: the Bengals gave up more for Dexter Lawrence than we gave up for Khalil Mack
Background: we’re using the Rich Hill model, and discounting future year picks by one round (e.g. a 1st round pick next year is worth a current 2nd round pick).
To get Dexter Lawrence, the Bengals gave up the 10th pick in this year’s draft (for a net cost of 369 points.
To get Khalil Mack, we gave up:
| Pick | Adjusted Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 R1 (No. 24) | 237 (no discount) |
| 2019 R6 (No. 196) | 5 (no discount) |
| 2020 R1 (No. 19) | 112 (discounted R1 > R2) |
| 2020 R3 (No. 81) | 34 (discounted R3 > R4) |
| ---------------------- | --------------- |
| Total sent | 388 |
| ---------------------- | --------------- |
| 2020 R2 (No. 43) | 55 (discounted R2 > R3) |
| 2020 R7 (No. 226) | 2 (can’t discount any further) |
| ---------------------- | --------------- |
| Total received back | 57 |
| ---------------------- | --------------- |
| Total net cost | 331 points |
u/-MichaelScarnFBI — 20 hours ago