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Instead of evaluating general managers this year based on the totality of their job, I thought it'd be fun to only focus on how they used their draft capital.

Ballard will be dining off the 2018 draft for years, with two All-Pros (Nelson and Darius Leonard), another great starter ( Braden Smith) and a terrific role player Nyheim Hines all in the same class.

The 2020 crop of Michael Pittman, Jonathan Taylor and Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate Julian Blackmon is proof you don't need a first-round pick for a draft class to make a huge impact.

Ballard benefits in this exercise from having the job for just five years, because the more you draft, the more mistakes are bound to happen.

His first-round picks since 2015 include T.J.

Colbert's draft record is the biggest reason why the Steelers have the third-most wins in the NFL since he became the team's GM in 2010.

Despite the flashy free-agent signings in recent years, Licht built the Bucs' foundation through the draft, with Ali Marpet, Vita Vea, Chris Godwin, Devin White, Carlton Davis, Donovan Smith and Sean Murphy-Bunting all playing massive roles in the team's title.

These were good players before Brady arrived, and the stellar 2020 draft class (headlined by Tristan Wirfs and Antoine Winfield Jr.) helped put the team over the top.

The Saints' draft record over the last six years otherwise is pretty typical, with a few major finds (Michael Thomas) and some splashy misfires (the trade for Marcus Davenport, so far).

The Vikings GM would rank even higher if not for a few first-round misfires (Laquon Treadwell, Mike Hughes, Garrett Bradbury) and a general struggle to solve the offensive line despite investing a lot of draft capital.

Last year's first-round pick, Isaiah Wilson, turned into an all-time miss, but I otherwise appreciate that the Titans have a type.

The 2018 class included tackle Mike McGlinchey and linebacker Fred Warner, while 2019 picks Nick Bosa and Deebo Samuel helped the team get to a Super Bowl.

"Gutey" found a Pro Bowl cornerback with his first-ever draft pick, Jaire Alexander, which stands out even more because the organization has missed so often at the position.

Tyler Boyd, Joe Mixon, Jessie Bates and Tee Higgins are second-round picks that play like firsts.

They are set to go seven straight years without using a first-round selection after taking Todd Gurley and Jared Goff in 2015 and '16.

Now we just have to see if any of the five first-round picks and four second-rounders between 2020 and '21 produce any players as good as Tunsil or Minkah Fitzpatrick, who was dealt to Pittsburgh.

The team's first-round pick in 2019, Marquise "Hollywood" Brown, has played his best in the playoffs.

His first-round picks besides Kyler Murray have been famously spotty, with Robert Nkemdiche and Josh Rosen standing out as whiffs.

Less so for fellow 2019 first-round pick DeAndre Baker, whom the Giants traded up for but who's no longer on the team.

The Raiders have taken five first-round draft picks in the last two years, and the best player is running back Josh Jacobs.

Mayock's first draft class looked a lot better before the 2020 season, when Maxx Crosby, Trayvon Mullen and Jacobs took a step back.

Berry's first draft pick, OT Jedrick Wills (10th overall in 2020), looks like a home run, and late-round pass catchers Harrison Bryant and Donovan Peoples-Jones have already provided value.

Caserio knew when he took the Texans job that they didn't have a pick in the first two rounds of this year's draft.

Hired right after the 2019 draft, Douglas has spent almost two years trying to dig out of the poor process that led to his hiring.

Will the Seahawks' penchant for taking draft picks off the beaten path travel to Carolina?

Choosing fourth overall in the 2021 draft, Fontenot has a chance to call his shot by taking a quarterback with his first-ever draft pick, much like Dimitroff did with Matt Ryan in 2008.

The irony here is that Rivera's first draft in Washington, spearheaded by Kyle Smith, was terrific with Antonio Gibson and safety Kamren Curl adding to a no-brainer pick of Chase Young at No.

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