Comparing 2023 Picks to Start-Up Picks

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The 2023 rookie class is widely considered to be excellent. What is the highest round pick in a startup draft that you would consider trading straight up for a 2023 first-rounder? What is the minimum round pick in a startup draft that you would need straight up to trade away your 2023 first-rounder?

Jason Wood

Depending on how the draft unfolded, I could see giving up my 2023 first-rounder for a fourth or fifth-round pick in a startup draft, but no later.

Andy Hicks

I would always take the bird in the hand rather than the two in the bush. Every year, top prospects for the next draft class get injured or disappoint. Guys come out of nowhere. If I can significantly improve my roster by trading a 2023 pick this year, sign me up. Knowing that others will value my 2023 picks, they won’t be traded away lightly. Putting numbers or rounds on it is difficult when the offers are unique in their way.

Dan Hindery

For me, the fair market value of a 2023 first-rounder is a sixth-round pick in a Superflex startup and a fifth-round pick in a non-Superflex startup. Ideally, I would like to pick up a future first for trading down, not giving up a startup pick in a one-for-one deal, but if someone offered me a future first for my seventh-round startup pick, that is when I would pull the trigger. I would be very hesitant to trade away my 2023 first-round pick (especially since I typically draft a young team), so it would take a fourth- or fifth-round pick startup pick to grab my interest.

Christian Williams

While it's important to understand that class strengths vary considerably with injuries, non-declares, and unforeseen circumstances, the 2023 class looks like one of the strongest in the last five years. Because of that, I wouldn't be too eager to give up my 2023 first-rounder. It's difficult to put a round on it, as each board falls differently depending on scoring settings, but it would likely take at least a third-round startup pick for me to consider parting ways with my future pick.