NFL draft retention rates reveal the best and worst teams at keeping picks
Updated Sept. 4, 2025, 1:35 p.m. by By JOSH DUBOW - AP Pro Football Writer 1 min read

Building a team through the draft is a consistent mantra from almost every NFL team because getting cost-controlled young players in a salary-capped league is crucial to success.
Pulling that off isn't as easy with the draft often looking like a crapshoot, with some widely heralded prospects taken in the first round flaming out each year and the league filled with later-round gems who were overlooked coming out of college..
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