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Michael Brockers wasn't counted as the study was done in 2013. You are correct though. So 1/23 defensive tackles who ran the 40 in 5.31 or slower became three year starters.Thanks for the link.
First and foremost the statistic is wrong. Michael Brockers is a 3 year starter and ran a 5.31. So Shelton would not be the first.
Secondly I only counted 27 such players in the time frame. I could have skipped over a few, but I don't have time to go back and check.
Of the 27
undrafted- 16
round 1-0
round 2-2
round 3-1
round 4- 2
round 5-2
round 6-2
round 7-2
So 81.4% of all those studied were either not drafted or drafted in the fifth round or later. The only first round pick with a 40 with 5.31 from 99-2012 or higher was Brockers who actually is a 3 year starter. So Danny has a 100% chance of being Michael Brockers.
But really, crappy statistical findings that speak to nothing about Shelton. A bunch of undrafted guys weren't 3 year starters. My guess is that wasn't just because of their 40 times...
Michael Brockers PFF grades over the last 3 seasons were -1.5, -7.1, and -3.1. He's a run stuffing specialist who makes no impact as a pass rusher.
Your analysis suggests to me that most teams pick slow, heavy run stuffers in the fifth round or later.