But that’s dismissing the hit/miss rate in 1st round down. Starters only comprise 30%. So that is fudging the numbers for one position to make a point that isn’t that different. This is 2015 ..and honestly there aren’t many articles out there..but I’m assuming the percentage hasn’t changed much
https://www.forbes.com/sites/prishe...-how-contingent-is-success-to-draft-position/
- Nearly 30% of all starters were 1st round draft picks when drafted into the league;
- Roughly 30% were taken in either the 2nd or 3rd round;
- Roughly 26% were taken in either rounds 4 through 7;
- Undrafted players (14%) were the 3rd most likely group to comprise 2014’s starters…only behind 1st round (30%) and 2nd round (18%) picks.