MINNEAPOLIS -- On Thursday night, as the NFL's annual selection meeting kicks off in Philadelphia, general manager Rick Spielman will begin his 11th year running the Minnesota Vikings' draft. At least by one metric, his draft operation has been one of the NFL's best for Spielman's first decade.
Using Pro Football Reference's Approximate Value statistic, we compiled the draft scores for all 32 teams over the past 10 years to get a rough idea of how much value each club has derived from its draft picks. The Vikings' picks from 2007-16 accounted for 815 points, which was the fifth-most in the league behind the Green Bay Packers (1,006), Atlanta Falcons (876), Seattle Seahawks (860) and Cincinnati Bengals (836).