Fanspeak: Draft Grades

For the second part of the Fanspeak Community Mock Draft, I’m going to look at the NFC teams first as I analyze and give notes on each team. I don’t want to give letter grades for a couple of reasons. One I really thought every team did a nice job of helping their NFL Franchise, … More »

While you can’t get an accurate picture of the draft until 3-4 years down the road, you can still make an early prediction at some of the top draft classes. Though there were some draft classes that I wasn’t a big fan of, I’m not going to label any classes “losers” at this point. Here … More »

I will preface this by saying that early reactions are tough because you don’t always know how a player will fit in or what game plan a team has for a player. Here are my initial winners and losers based on what we know: Winners: New York Jets: -The Jets landed the best player in … More »

49. Kansas City Chiefs: OT/C Mitch Morse -The Chiefs needed OL help and Morse is a versatile player with good athleticism, but this feels like a reach. Grade: C+ 50. Buffalo Bills: CB Ronald Darby -The Bills could have gone a couple different directions, but went with another cornerback. This wasn’t a major need, but … More »

41. Carolina Panthers (via St. Louis Rams): WR Devin Funchess -This was an odd move to trade up, Funchess is a big target, but the Panthers probably could have used OL or DE help. Funchess and Benjamin do give Cam Newton two big receivers to dominate in the red zone. Grade: B- 42. Atlanta Falcons: … More »

33. New York Giants (via Tennessee Titans): S Landon Collins -Giants give up a 4th and 7th to move up a couple spots and get the best box safety in the draft. He’s a guy who easily have gone in the top 20 picks so landing him here is great for the Giants who had … More »

25. Carolina Panthers: LB Shaq Thompson -The Panthers really didn’t need another OLB, but Thompson is a great athlete that will allow the Panthers to do a lot on defense. Carolina’s defense looks to be very good this upcoming season, and Thompson is just another quality piece. Grade: A- 26. Baltimore Ravens: WR Breshad Perriman … More »

17. San Francisco 49ers (via San Diego Chargers): DL Arik Armstead -The 49ers make a small trade back and still get the guy they were probably targeting at 15. Armstead is a raw talent, but his upside is immense. He could be a star 5 tech DE in a couple of years, and help replace … More »

13. New Orleans Saints: OT Andrus Peat -The Saints maybe made a slight reach here with Peat here, as he had fallen in some people’s eyes, but he’s still one of the top OT’s in this draft. The best part about this pick is it helps Drew Brees stay upright while his career winds down … More »

9. New York Giants: OT Ereck Flowers -The Giants definitely needed OL help early in this draft, but this feels like a reach pick. Flowers has the size you are looking for and typically got the job done in college, but he’s very raw when it comes to technique. There could be a lot of … More »