You set the bar pretty high: no whiffs in the first or second round. But finding a consistent starters even in the first or second round is no sure thing. This info is based on everyone picked in the first or second round from 2004 thru 2015.
Historic Success Chart
"What the stats tell us about drafting positions by round" [www.arrowheadpride.com] This <article> has a simple criteria: How many players were drafted by position and round over the last decade and how many went on to become a starter.
The numbers show us the following outline for finding consistent starters:
1st Round - OL (83%) LB (70%) TE (67%) DB (64%) QB (63%) WR (58%) RB (58%) DL (58%)
2nd Round - OL (70%) LB (55%) TE (50%) WR (49%) DB (46%) QB (27%) DL (26%) RB (25%)
How would you rate Snead using this chart as the standard? Here are the Rams 1st and 2nd round picks since 2012:
2012 1st round: Michael Brockers
2012 2nd round: Brian Quick
2013 1st round: Tavon Austin
2013 1st round: Alex Ogletree
2014 1st round: Greg Robinson
2014 1st round: Aaron Donald
2014 2nd round: Lamarcus Joyner
2015 1st round: Todd Gurley
2015 2nd round: Rob Havenstein
2016 1st round: Jared Goff
2017 2nd round: Gerald Everett
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