FIMA stats on last years draft

[JAFF]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...eter-king-fmia

Numbers Game

Number of running backs waived by NFL teams last week: 57.

Number of wide receivers waived by NFL teams last week: 121.

Total quarterbacks, backs, receivers waived last week: 200.

Number of quarterbacks, backs, receivers claimed on waivers by NFL teams: one.

The Patriots claimed quarterback Matt Corral from Carolina. The Panthers cut him after rosters were cut to 53, trying to sneak him through waivers and onto their practice squad. But New England signed him to the active roster.

I asked three GMs around the league why pickings were so slim at the skill positions last week. One said quarterbacks are hard to claim this time of year, because it’s time to prepare for games, not time to try to teach a longshot quarterback your offensive system. The most interesting response from one of the GMs:

This just shows the quality of the draft last year [2022] wasn’t very good. You see a lot of teams giving up on some of their picks from that draft
Corral was the 96th overall pick in 2022. The Patriots waived four of their final five picks from 2022, for instance.

Whatever the reason, and it could be just coincidence, one waiver pickup out of 200 skill players is a stark reminder of what a long shot it is for bottom-of-the-camp-roster players to make the team—any team.

There is a shortage of quality Rb and Wr across the league. Its not just the Colts struggling to find wide outs

[ukcolt]

I am not sure i agree with your final comments, i think the last two years the receiving class from the draft has been as high as it ever has been. 5th, 6th, 7th rounders have been and always will be a lottery.

Feels like there is far less boom factor in WR's drafted in the top 2 rounds in recent years, i am sure there are exceptions.

I would also say that in general the NFL tends to employ far more of a running back by committee approach than having one bell cow of a runner. So having superstar RB's is not so necessary and finding a 2nd, 3rd RB is easier, but most teams don't need more than 4 guys on a roster tops, and have that already and the guys cut are not going to beat out who you already have on the roster.