Data Dictionary
NFL Draft Data Dictionary
Draft year, round, pick, college attribution, player matching, NFL team, and team-level draft production fields.
Example pages
Fields
Field definitions and caveats.
Last reviewed 2026-05-04
| Field name | Plain-English meaning | Source category | Coverage years | Known limitations | Example page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| draft_year | NFL Draft year used to group selections and school draft history. | Draft record feed | Available for loaded draft classes. | Draft year is not the same as a player's final college football season. | NFL Draft tracker |
| round | Draft round in which the player was selected. | Draft record feed | Available for selected players in loaded draft classes. | Supplemental selections, historical format changes, and undrafted signings are separate concepts. | Team draft page |
| overall_pick | Overall pick number within a draft year. | Draft record feed | Available for loaded draft selections. | Historical draft formats and forfeited picks can affect pick-number interpretation. | NFL Draft tracker |
| college_team_id | CFBTrack team identifier attached to the player's college attribution for draft views. | Draft record and team normalization | Available where the draft school is matched to a CFBTrack team. | Transfers, junior college stops, and older school names can complicate attribution. Raw draft totals retain unresolved college rows, but represented-school counts exclude blank and placeholder college labels. | Draft map |
| nfl_team | Professional franchise that selected the player. | Draft record feed | Available for loaded draft selections. | Franchise relocations, historical names, and trade context are not always represented in the same field. | NFL Draft tracker |
| draft_position | Position label attached to the player in the draft dataset. | Draft record feed and player metadata | Available where a position is included for the draft selection. | Draft position can differ from recruiting position, college role, or later NFL role. | Team draft page |
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