2011 NFL Draft Results Tickets Impact
Friday, April 29th, 2011
credit: Yahoo Sports
You know us. Whenever there’s sports, theater or concert news, we like to take a look and see if that news is impacting fans’ desire for tickets. This morning was no exception. No, we’re pretty sure the Royal Wedding did not impact live event tickets. The 2011 NFL draft, however, may have gotten fans excited about their team.
We took a look at the average ticket market price for each NFL team’s home games. Like the stock market, ticket market prices can swing wildly on big news. Big news like LeBron taking his talents to South Beach or the Vikings signing Bret Favre… twice… can have a big impact on tickets.
Fans understand the NFL draft rarely yields players that can have the sort of immediate impact of a Favre, Vick or James so the the swings in ticket prices are more muted. Still, with everyone and their brother grading teams on how they did in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, we thought we take a look from the fans point of view.
TICKET DEMAND ON THE RISE
The vast majority of teams saw ticket market prices fall today, but there were a few exceptions. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Cameron Heyward (DT, Ohio St.). Today tickets market prices for Steelers home games are up $5. Steelers tickets were by far the big gainer.
Other teams with tickets up today were the Ravens (Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado), the 49ers (Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri), and the Saints (Cameron Jordan, DE, California and Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama).
SOFTENING TICKET DEMAND
The Titans (Jake Locker, QB, Washington), Bears (Gabe Carimi, OL, Wisconsin), Jags (Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri) and Texans (J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin) saw ticket demand wane by as much as $12. There are two quarterbacks on that list. Could it be fans upset about missing out on the Cam Newton sweepstakes?
We’re only through the first round of the 2011 NFL draft. There are bound to be more great picks, trades and holes filled that will excite some fans and worry others. We’ll keep our eyes on the data.
Here’s a look at the full list:
1. Carolina Panthers took Cam Newton (QB – Auburn)
Tickets unchanged
2. Denver Broncos took Von Miller (LB, Texas A&M)
Tickets down $2
3. Buffalo Bills took Marcell Dareus (DT, Alabama)
Tickets down $2
4. Cincinnati Bengals took A.J. Green (WR, Georgia)
Tickets down $3
5. Arizona Cardinals took Patrick Peterson (CB, LSU)
Tickets down $1
6. Atlanta Falcons took Julio Jones (WR, Alabama)
Tickets unchanged
7. San Francisco 49ers took Aldon Smith (DE, Missouri)
Tickets up $1
8. Tennessee Titans took Jake Locker (QB, Washington)
Tickets down $12
9. Dallas Cowboys took Tyron Smith (OT, USC)
Tickets down $3
10. Jacksonville Jaguars took Blaine Gabbert (QB, Missouri)
Tickets down $5
11. Houston Texans took J.J. Watt (DE, Wisconsin)
Tickets down $5
12. Minnesota Vikings took Christian Ponder (QB, Florida St.)
Tickets down $1
13. Detroit Lions took Nick Fairley (DT, Auburn)
Tickets unchanged
14. St. Louis Rams took Robert Quinn (DE, North Carolina)
Tickets unchanged
15. Miami Dolphins took Mike Pouncey (OL, Florida)
Tickets down $1
16. Washington Redskins took Ryan Kerrigan (DE, Purdue)
Tickets unchanged
17. New England Patriots took Nate Solder (OL, Colorado)
Tickets down $3
18. San Diego Chargers took Corey Liuget (DT, Illinois)
Tickets down $1
19. New York Giants took Prince Amukamara (CB, Nebraska)
Tickets unchanged
20. Tampa Bay Bucs tooks Adrian Clayborn (DL, Iowa)
Tickets down $1
21. Cleveland Browns took Phil Taylor (DL, Baylor)
Tickets down $1
22. Indianapolis Colts took Anthony Castonzo (OL, Boston College)
Tickets down $3
23. Philadelphia Eagles took Danny Watkins (OL, Baylor)
Tickets down $4
24 & 28. New Orleans Saints had two first round picks, taking Cameron Jordan (DE, California) #24 and Mark Ingram (RB, Alabama) #28
Tickets up $1
25. Seattle Seahawks took James Carpenter (OL, Alabama)
Tickets down $2
26. Kansas City Chiefs took Jonathan Baldwin (WR, Pittsburgh)
Tickets unchanged
27. Baltimore Ravens took Jimmy Smith (CB, Colorado)
Tickets up $3
29. Chicago Bears took Gabe Carimi (OL, Wisconsin)
Tickets down $6
30. New York Jets took Muhammad Wilkerson (DT, Temple)
Tickets down $3
31. Pittsburgh Steelers took Cameron Heyward (DT, Ohio St.)
Tickets up $5
32. Green Bay Packers took Derek Sherrod (OL, Mississippi St.)
Tickets unchanged