Full Giants’ draft order with trade value charts

As noted earlier, Johnson created the original NFL Draft value chart during his time with the Cowboys in the early 1990s. With the guidance of Gil Brandt, the Cowboys assigned numerical values to each draft pick to evaluate the worth of picks for potential trades.

The draft value trade chart was created by assigning the highest value to the first pick in the draft, which was 3,000 points.

After that, each pick decreased in value, and at its core, Dallas operated with a competitive advantage until the rest of the NFL caught on.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the old-school Jimmy Johnson trade chart, here’s how the Giants value charts out courtesy of Pro Football Reference.

• Round 1 (No. 6) – 1,600
• Round 2 (No. 47, from Seattle) – 430
• Round 3 (No. 70) – 240
• Round 4 (No. 107) – 80
• Round 5 (No. 166, from Carolina) – 25
• Round 6 (No. 183) – 18

Total value: 2,393

The original chart allows experts or casual fans to break down draft-day deals with an understanding of how trades are constructed.