We have made an addition to the Baseball Reference Draft Section. There is a new column of data in the table labeled "Signed." A "Y" indicates that the player was signed after that draft, while an "N" indicates that he did not.

The 2016 NBA Draft will take place Thursday night, June 23. Here's some draft info you should check out before, during & after the draft:

• 2016 NBA Draft Preview: See the top picks of all-time from every slot, as well as Expected Value of each pick.
• Full history of the NBA Draft, with every pick: See every NBA Draft, as well as breakdowns by franchise.
• Play Index Draft Finder: Make customized searches through every pick in NBA Draft history.
• Play Index Player Season Finder: Filter your searches by draft classes.

With a 3-point shot, a stunning block, and perhaps the most iconic non-dunk of all-time, the 2016 NBA Finals and the 2015-16 NBA season are officially in the books. But there's hardly enough time to hold Cleveland's first championship parade in half a century and order a commemorative DVD before the basketball world moves on to the next thing: The 2016 NBA Draft.

Last week, we looked at the challenge facing the team that owns this year's #1 overall pick, the Philadelphia 76ers. However, we also saw the potential reward that awaits them, as the Cleveland Cavaliers just won a title with two players they drafted #1 overall: LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. Read the rest of this entry

It's tough to remember, since we're in the middle of the wild, entertaining, and cheap shot filled 2016 NBA Finals, but in just around a week, it'll be time for the 2016 NBA Draft. That's right, we only have to wait until next Thursday to find out if Brandon Ingram or Ben Simmons will be the newest member of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Simply obtaining the number one pick is a huge moment for the 76ers. It'll be the third time in franchise history that the team has selected first overall and the first major decision of the team's new regime, led by GM Bryan Colangelo.

Unfortunately, a dark truth lingers in the background of the NBA Draft, the Lottery, and the debate over the process that brought Philly here: It's very, very easy to screw up the #1 pick. There are the famous busts, of course, but more than that, there's just not that many times that the team with the number one pick in the NBA Draft can look back at what happened and say to themselves "Yup, we'd do that again if we had the chance." Read the rest of this entry

The 2016 MLB Draft will be held from June 9-11, so here are some tools to get you ready:

• Baseball-Reference.com Draft section - Search through every pick in the history of the draft, with multiple ways to slice & dice.
• 2016 MLB Draft Preview - Draft order for the first 3 rounds & best players selected in those slots over the years.

After months of shuttle runs, bench presses, and anonymous sources attacking the culinary skills of 22-year-olds, the time has come for the 2016 NFL Draft. For some franchises, this is an exciting time. For others, it's an annual, Groundhog Day-esque nightmare. And for Pats fans, it's a good night to catch up on The Americans or Game of Thrones.

A lot of NFL conventional wisdom relates to the importance of taking certain players in certain rounds. Some people think you should draft interior lineman in later rounds. Others suggest that wide receivers taken in the 1st Round tend not to succeed.

So, to get ready for tonight, let's break the draft down by round, in order to examine two questions: Which teams have drafted the best in each round, and which positions are good targets in each round. Read the rest of this entry

With the NFL Draft rapidly approaching (thus bringing an close to the endless months of draft prognostications), now might be a good time to point out all the draft resources we have available at Pro Football Reference. You can check out:

• Top 2016 NFL Draft prospects, along with links to their college stats on our sister site College Football Reference.
• The current 2016 NFL Draft order which features a look at past picks at each slot, best picks at that spot, and the average value that pick has produced over the years.
• The draft trade value chart, showing which picks each team has and their values based on the Jimmy Johnson draft point system
• Our draft play index tool, which can help you break down the draft using tons of criteria - want to find first round linebackers since 1970?
• Our trade finder tool which has trade data since 1994 - use it to find stuff like all top-2 picks traded since 1994.
• We have full team draft histories as well as year-by-year draft listings since 1936.
• We also have yearly breakdowns of drafts by positions picked. This chart also shows Approximate Value for players picked, so you can compare draft strengths.
• We have results from the NFL Draft Combine and Pro Days back to 2000. You can run customized searches like best 40 time by a QB or just look at lists of results for a particular draft.

Hopefully these are of some assistance to you as you're tuned into the draft wondering if your team is going to pick the next Peyton Manning or.. not.

The range of outcomes when taking a QB with the first or second pick in the NFL Draft is enormous. This year's Super Bowl, a matchup of 2 QBs drafted with the 1st overall pick in their respective Drafts, showed just how high the ceiling can be for teams who draft a QB early. And, on the other hand, the Rams drafted a QB with the #1 pick just six years ago; now they've traded six picks, including two in the First Round, for the chance to do so again.

With the LA Rams and Philadelphia Eagles trading a lot for the right to pick first and second, it's exceedingly likely the first two players off the board will both be QBs. If either franchise nails the pick, they could be on the same path that took the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl this year. If they miss, we'll probably be seeing them back here in a few years. Read the rest of this entry

We're happy to announce that we've added NFL Combine results since 2000 to Pro Football Reference. Tables showing results for each season are available in our NFL Draft section, but we're most proud of the new Play Index tool we've created with this data. Our new NFL Combine Results Finder allows users to run customized queries through combine results since 2000. For instance, you can run searches like:

• Fastest NFL Combine 40-Yard Dash Times
• Most NFL Combine Bench Press Reps
• Fastest NFL Combine Shuttle Time by players over 300 lbs.
• Highest NFL Combine Vertical Jump by undrafted players
• Fastest NFL Combine 40-Yard Dash Times by players who have not appeared in an NFL game

The above is a small sampling of what is possible. You can also slice, dice and sort by spans of years, heights, weights, positions, team drafted by, college and whether or not the player appeared in the NFL.

2016 NFL Combine Results will be added once the combine is over.

If you have any questions or comments, please let us know.

The 2015 NBA Draft will take place Thursday night, June 25. Here's some draft info you should check out before, during & after the draft:

• 2015 NBA Draft Preview: See the top picks of all-time from every slot, as well as Expected Value of each pick.
• Full history of the NBA Draft, with every pick: See every NBA Draft, as well as breakdowns by franchise.
• Play Index Draft Finder: Make customized searches through every pick in NBA Draft history.

And don't forget to read up on some recent draft-related additions to the Play Index.