Fanspeak: Draft Grades

New York Giants Draft Grade:   Round 1, Pick 19: OT Justin Pugh, Syracuse – Grade: B- -Pugh is a bit of a reach going in the top 20, but he fills an important need for the New York Giants. With the exception of LT William Beatty, the Giants offensive line is pretty old and … More »

Tennessee Titans Draft Grade:   Round 1, #10 – Guard Chance Warmack, Alabama – Grade: A+ -Warmack is a tremendous pick for the Titans. He was arguably the 2nd best player in the entire draft and the Titans landed him at 10th overall. He fills a big need for them, and should make an immediate … More »

New England Patriots Draft Grade:   Round 2, #52 – OLB Jamie Collins So. Miss – Grade: B- -Collins is an intriguing edge rusher, who fills a need for the New England Patriots. To me he is more of a rush linebacker type, which makes him a bit of an odd fit, unless the Patriots … More »

Philadelphia Eagles Draft Grade:   Round 1, #4 – OT Lane Johnson, Oklahoma – Grade: A- -Johnson fills a major need for the Eagles and is a really nice building block for Philly going forward. He had a strong year followed up by a big Senior Bowl/Combine, that rose his draft stock to that of … More »

San Diego Chargers Draft Grade:   Round 1, #11 – OT DJ Fluker, Alabama – Grade: A- -Fluker fills a major need for the Chargers, and is NFL ready. The only semi-downside is the fact that Fluker is pretty much a right tackle only, which limits his value some and makes this a slight reach. … More »

New York Jets NFL Draft Grade: First Round, Pick 9: CB Dee Milliner, Alabama – GRADE: B+ -Milliner fills a need for the Jets and is a nice value here, but New York had more pressing needs on the board, and could have addressed corner later in the draft. First Round, Pick 13: DT Sheldon … More »

Here are my 2012 NFL Draft Grades for ALL 32 Teams: NFC EAST: Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins NFC NORTH: Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings NFC SOUTH: Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC WEST: Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks St. … More »

2012 NFL Draft Grades – San Diego Chargers: Round 1, Pick 18 (18)                                      Melvin Ingram                        DE                    South Carolina: Grade A+ Round 2, Pick 17 (49)                                      Kendall Reyes              DT                    Connecticut: Grade A Round 3, Pick 10 (73) (From Panthers               Brandon Taylor           SS                     LSU: Grade B- through Bears & Dolphins) Round 4, Pick 15 (110)                                    … More »

2012 NFL Draft Grades – Oakland Raiders:   Round 3, Pick 32 (95) (Compensatory)               Tony Bergstrom          T                      Utah: Grade B- Round 4, Pick 34 (129) (Compensatory)             Miles Burris                OLB                 San Diego State: Grade C+ Round 5, Pick 23 (158) (From Lions)                  Jack Crawford             DE                    Penn State: Grade C Round 5, Pick 33 (168) (Compensatory) … More »

2012 NFL Draft Grades – Kansas City Chiefs:   Round 1, Pick 11 (11)                                      Dontari Poe                 DT                    Memphis: Grade A Round 2, Pick 12 (44)                                      Jeff Allen                     T                      Illinois: Grade B+ Round 3, Pick 11 (74)                                      Donald Stephenson     T                      Oklahoma: Grade C+ Round 4, Pick 12 (107)                                    Devon Wiley                WR                  Fresno State: Grade B- … More »