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We did a quick scan of some of the better known draft analysts and their 42 final mock drafts of 2014 to find out where exactly the mock draft community had Zack Martin ranked.
Draftniks have a notoriously fickle memory, as do many fans. And it wasn't long after the Cowboys made their pick yesterday that some draftniks across the nation started using the word 'reach' to describe the Cowboys' selection of Zack Martin in the 2014 draft. That assessment may have been driven by the disappointment of the Cowboys not having selected Manziel, a general need to find something negative to say about the Cowboys, or any number of other reasons. The data we have suggests that the draft consensus not only saw Zack Martin as the top guard in the draft, but also as a prospect unlikely to fall all the way to the Cowboys' No. 16 pick.
Brian Burke of Advanced Football Analytics developed a draft tool prior to the draft that showed which players would likely be available at which draft slot. Yesterday morning, Zack Martin's chances of being available at No. 16 were 21%, and they may have dropped further as Burke incorporated the latest mock drafts into his model. That's a first good indicator that the Cowboys made a good pick.
Ultimately, we won't know for another few years whether Martin was a good pick or not, but there is no denying that Martin was a consensus Top 12 pick. We did a quick scan of some of the better known draft analysts and their 42 final mock drafts of 2014 to find out where exactly the mock draft community had Zack Martin ranked. The results: 80% of the mocks (33 of 42) had Martin selected anywhere between the No. 6 and No. 12 picks, only 19% (8 of 42) projected Martin being available for the Cowboys with the No. 16 pick
Here is the full list of mock drafts showing where Martin was ranked in each. For your convenience, the table is sortable (just click on the blue column headers).
Where mock drafts ranked Zack Martin in 2014
Author Site Date Rank
Mike Florio PFT
5/7 6Jason Boris Times News
5/8 9Gabriel & Galko National Football Post
5/8 9Staff Drafttek
5/8 9Rob Rang CBSSports
5/8 9Jason McIntyre Big Lead
5/8 9Sam Farmer LA Times
5/8 9Mike Mayock NFL.com
5/7 9Eric Galko Optimum Scouting
5/7 9Ben Standig CSN Washington
5/6 9Walter Walter Football
5/8 12Bob McGinn Journal Sentinel
5/8 12Robert Davis Football's Future
5/8 12Charean Williams Star-Telegram
5/8 12Mel Kiper ESPN
5/8 12Kadar & Fairburn SB Nation
5/8 12Daniel Jeremiah NFL.com
5/8 12Brugler CBSSports
5/8 12Kirwan CBSSports
5/8 12Brinson CBSSports
5/8 12Don Banks SI.com
5/8 12Josh Norris Rotoworld
5/8 12AL Fronczak EC Sports News
5/8 12Scott Wright Draftcountdown
5/8 12Peter Schrager Foxsports
5/8 12Jeff Risdon RealGM
5/7 12Charley Casserly NFL.com
5/7 12Ryan McCrystal DraftAce
5/7 12Matt Smith NFL.com
5/7 12Chase Goodbread NFL.com
5/7 12Peter King SI.com
5/6 12Prisco CBSSports
5/6 12Dan Shonka Ourlads.com
5/3 12Todd McShay ESPN
5/8 13Staff DallasCowboys.com
5/8 16Chase Stuart Football Perspective
5/5 16Chris Burke SI.com
5/8 17Evan Silva Rotoworld
5/8 19Joel Klatt Foxsports
5/7 19Charles Davis NFL.com
5/6 19Bucky Brooks NFL.com
5/1 19Doug Farrar SI.com
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