1981 · Round 1 · Pick #16 · Detroit Lions took
Mark Nichols
WR · San Jose St.
23
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316 players drafted after pick #16, best career value first. Tap a player to swap him in for Mark Nichols.
Rank · PlayerWhat's SSI_Val? SSI_Val ±
- 1Mike SingletaryHOFAll-Pro ×7Pro Bowl ×10LB · BaylorTaken #38 by Chicago Bears194+171
- 2Rickey JacksonHOFPro Bowl ×6LB · PittsburghTaken #51 by New Orleans Saints142+119
- 3Howie LongHOFAll-Pro ×2Pro Bowl ×8DE · VillanovaTaken #48 by Oakland Raiders141+118
- 4Russ GrimmHOFAll-Pro ×3Pro Bowl ×4G · PittsburghTaken #69 by Washington Redskins119+96
- 5Hanford DixonAll-Pro ×2Pro Bowl ×3DB · Southern MissTaken #22 by Cleveland Browns86+63
- 6Hoby BrennerPro Bowl ×1TE · USCTaken #71 by New Orleans Saints82+59
- 7Tim IrwinT · TennesseeTaken #74 by Minnesota Vikings80+57
- 8Ken LanierT · Florida St.Taken #125 by Denver Broncos73+50
- 9Jim WilksDE · San Diego St.Taken #305 by New Orleans Saints73+50
- 10James BrooksPro Bowl ×4RB · AuburnTaken #24 by San Diego Chargers72+49
- 11Dexter ManleyAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×1DE · Oklahoma St.Taken #119 by Washington Redskins71+48
- 12Donnell ThompsonDE · North CarolinaTaken #18 by Baltimore Colts70+47
- 13Mark MayPro Bowl ×1G · PittsburghTaken #20 by Washington Redskins70+47
- 14David LittlePro Bowl ×1LB · FloridaTaken #183 by Pittsburgh Steelers67+44
- 15Bobby ButlerDB · Florida St.Taken #25 by Atlanta Falcons62+39
- 16Lloyd BurrussPro Bowl ×1DB · MarylandTaken #78 by Kansas City Chiefs59+36
- 17Cris CollinsworthPro Bowl ×3WR · FloridaTaken #37 by Cincinnati Bengals58+35
- 18Eric WrightAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×2DB · MissouriTaken #40 by San Francisco 49ers57+34
- 19Bryan HinkleLB · OregonTaken #156 by Pittsburgh Steelers56+33
- 20Billy ArdG · Wake ForestTaken #221 by New York Giants55+32
- 21Neil LomaxPro Bowl ×2QB · Portland St.Taken #33 by St. Louis Cardinals54+31
- 22Edwin BaileyG · South Carolina St.Taken #114 by Seattle Seahawks54+31
- 23Darryl GrantDT · RiceTaken #231 by Washington Redskins54+31
- 24Brian HollowayPro Bowl ×3T · StanfordTaken #19 by New England Patriots52+29
- 25James WilderPro Bowl ×1RB · MissouriTaken #34 by Tampa Bay Buccaneers52+29
- 26Keith FergusonDE · Ohio St.Taken #131 by San Diego Chargers48+25
- 27Carlton WilliamsonPro Bowl ×2DB · PittsburghTaken #65 by San Francisco 49ers47+24
- 28William JudsonDB · South Carolina St.Taken #208 by Miami Dolphins47+24
- 29Ron WootenG · North CarolinaTaken #157 by New England Patriots45+22
- 30Bobby KempDB · Cal State-FullertonTaken #202 by Cincinnati Bengals45+22
- 31Tony CollinsPro Bowl ×1RB · East CarolinaTaken #47 by New England Patriots44+21
- 32Frank WarrenDE · AuburnTaken #57 by New Orleans Saints44+21
- 33Johnnie PoeDB · MissouriTaken #144 by New Orleans Saints40+17
- 34Eddie JohnsonLB · LouisvilleTaken #187 by Cleveland Browns40+17
- 35Wade WilsonPro Bowl ×1QB · East Texas A&MTaken #210 by Minnesota Vikings37+14
- 36John ScullyG · Notre DameTaken #109 by Atlanta Falcons36+13
- 37Lin DawsonTE · North Carolina St.Taken #212 by New England Patriots36+13
- 38Charlie BrownPro Bowl ×2WR · South Carolina St.Taken #201 by Washington Redskins35+12
- 39Todd BellPro Bowl ×1DB · Ohio St.Taken #95 by Chicago Bears34+11
- 40Don BlackmonLB · TulsaTaken #102 by New England Patriots34+11
- 41Jim CollinsPro Bowl ×1LB · SyracuseTaken #43 by Los Angeles Rams33+10
- 42Eric SieversTE · MarylandTaken #107 by San Diego Chargers32+9
- 43Ron FellowsDB · MissouriTaken #173 by Dallas Cowboys31+8
- 44Willie TullisDB · TroyTaken #217 by Houston Oilers31+8
- 45Ray EllisDB · Ohio St.Taken #331 by Philadelphia Eagles30+7
- 46Leonard MitchellDE · HoustonTaken #27 by Philadelphia Eagles29+6
- 47Greg MeisnerNT · PittsburghTaken #63 by Los Angeles Rams29+6
- 48Avon RileyLB · UCLATaken #243 by Houston Oilers29+6
- 49Russell GaryDB · NebraskaTaken #29 by New Orleans Saints28+5
- 50John SwainDB · Miami (FL)Taken #101 by Minnesota Vikings28+5