neat chart thanks for sharing,
having looked at it for a minute i feel that qualifies me as an expert and i can confidently say that this is perceived value chart and not an actual value chart
there's a good amount of data behind it early picks not being valuable - this is a good starting point
https://freakonomics.com/2009/04/is-...ick-a-penalty/
i don't disagree with that as perceived value, without a franchise QB, you're facing a real uphill battle at winning the SuperBowl and the likelihood of grabbing one with an early pick is significantly more likely
but the the bust rate is still very high and the NFL pays their top picks very well so it's an expensive bust to boot
meanwhile the late round picks cost almost nothing and when they don't pan out can still be useful and cheap depth pieces and when they explode they are incredibly value (until they holdout in the preseason in contract negotiations)
but overall agree with the insane top heavy value, if two teams need a QB and there's only one considered a franchise QB then getting pick #2 is useless