Pick Value Calculator
Every April, draft trades are argued in points before they are argued in players. This calculator puts the classic Jimmy Johnson draft pick value chart to work: type the pick numbers on each side of a proposed trade and it totals the chart points, so you can see which package is worth more and by how much. It replaces the old sports-betting profit tool that used to sit on this page, because the name of the page promises draft pick value and that is the tool searchers are actually looking for.
Quick Answer
On the Jimmy Johnson chart, picks 7 and 65 together are worth 1,765 points (1,500 plus 265), while pick 4 alone is worth 1,800 points. So the single pick 4 beats that two-pick package by 35 points, roughly the value of one pick 142 (35 points). Enter your own packages above and the calculator does the same comparison for any picks from 1 to 224.
How to use the pick value calculator
Type each side of the trade as pick numbers separated by commas. A single pick works too: enter one number on each side to compare two picks head to head, or one number against a package. Click Calculate to see every pick priced, both totals, and the gap expressed as roughly one pick, which is the easiest way to judge what would balance the deal. Reset returns the worked example above.
The chart covers the classic 224 selections, seven rounds of 32 picks. Modern drafts add compensatory selections beyond pick 224; those late picks sit at the very bottom of every published chart, so a trade that turns on them is a trade about the players, not the points. If you enter a number above 224 the calculator says so instead of inventing a value.
The chart at a glance
The chart falls steeply at the top and flattens fast. Pick 1 is worth 3,000 points and pick 32 is worth 590, so the whole first round spans 2,410 points. By round 3 the first pick is worth 265 points, by round 5 it is 43 points, and by round 7 it is 14.2 points. That shape is the whole reason trading up is expensive: moving from pick 7 (1,500) to pick 4 (1,800) costs 300 points, more than an entire third-round pick at the top of that round.
| Round | First pick in round | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3,000 |
| 2 | 33 | 580 |
| 3 | 65 | 265 |
| 4 | 97 | 112 |
| 5 | 129 | 43 |
| 6 | 161 | 27 |
| 7 | 193 | 14.2 |
Worked example, checked against the tool
Side A offers picks 7 and 65. The chart prices pick 7 at 1,500 points and pick 65 at 265 points, a package total of 1,765. Side B offers pick 4, priced at 1,800 points. The gap is 35 points in favour of Side B, and the closest single pick to 35 points is pick 142 at exactly 35 points. So a fair version of this deal is picks 7 and 65 plus roughly a pick-142-level sweetener for pick 4. Every number in this paragraph is the tool output for the default inputs.
The first round, pick by pick
The first round is where most trades happen, so here it is in full, as published. Notice the cliff after pick 3: the first three picks fall by 400 points each, then the curve flattens, which is why a team trading out of the top three usually demands a second premium pick while a team trading out of the late first round can often be satisfied with a mid-round sweetener.
| Pick | Points | Pick | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,000 | 2 | 2,600 |
| 3 | 2,200 | 4 | 1,800 |
| 5 | 1,700 | 6 | 1,600 |
| 7 | 1,500 | 8 | 1,400 |
| 9 | 1,350 | 10 | 1,300 |
| 11 | 1,250 | 12 | 1,200 |
| 13 | 1,150 | 14 | 1,100 |
| 15 | 1,050 | 16 | 1,000 |
| 17 | 950 | 18 | 900 |
| 19 | 875 | 20 | 850 |
| 21 | 800 | 22 | 780 |
| 23 | 760 | 24 | 740 |
| 25 | 720 | 26 | 700 |
| 27 | 680 | 28 | 660 |
| 29 | 640 | 30 | 620 |
| 31 | 600 | 32 | 590 |
What this chart cannot tell you
The Johnson chart is a negotiating language, not a valuation of players. Teams now run their own analytics charts, and the rookie wage scale changed what top picks cost in real money, so actual trades often depart from Johnson points, especially at the very top. A future pick is also worth less than the same pick this year, because the team giving it up waits a year to use it, and this calculator prices the pick numbers you enter without discounting future years. Use the points to frame the conversation, then judge the players. For a different kind of draft math, the fantasy football draft calculator ranks players rather than pricing picks, and if you still want betting math, the odds calculator and the sports betting arbitrage calculator cover that ground properly.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Jimmy Johnson draft pick value chart?
A points table created in the early 1990s that assigns every draft selection a number, from 3,000 points for pick 1 down to 2 points for pick 224, so teams can compare trade packages by adding up the points on each side.
How many points is the number 1 overall pick worth?
3,000 points on the Jimmy Johnson chart. Pick 2 is worth 2,600 and pick 3 is worth 2,200, so the top three picks alone span 800 points.
Why does the calculator stop at pick 224?
The classic published chart covers seven rounds of 32 selections, ending at pick 224 worth 2 points. Later compensatory picks fall below that floor in every extended reproduction, so the tool refuses to invent values for them instead of guessing.
Does an even points trade mean a fair trade?
Not necessarily. Points frame the negotiation, but teams value players, positional need, contracts and future years differently, and most teams now use their own charts alongside Johnson’s. Treat an even total as a starting point, not a verdict on the players.
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