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2.51 David Amerson, CB, NC State

I love this pick. Amerson is a ball hawk that just couldn't match his production from a few years ago. Some will say that it was a lack of focus, while I believe it was an improvement on teams scouting. Amerson isn't a top-10 pick, but he has a lot of potential to have a pro bowl caliber career either at corner or safety. He also fills their biggest of needs, but this may be a bit early.

 B

3.85 Jordan Reed, TE, Flor...
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1.10 Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama

Warmack was the number one talent in the draft, and he will instantly improve the entire line for the team. But picking one in the top-10 is a luxury, even with the evolution of the game valuing defensive tackles. 

B-

2.34 Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee

Justin Hunter was the best value receiver in the draft, and I think teams will regret passing on him. He did have some drops due to a fear of getting hit, but he is an AJ Gr...
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2.43 Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State

I don't understand why Banks went after Darius Slay. It was the classic case of a good 2nd corner (slay) looking good while the other corner got ignored (Banks). I know that this isn't quite the right case, but it isn't too far off. Either way the Bucs get a great player that solidifies their passing defense. 

A

3.73 Mike Glennon, QB, NC State

Apparently the Bucs think that they are Super Bowl ready, because...
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1.8 Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia

The Rams loved a guy and they jumped up to make sure that they got him. The pick cost them essentially a second and a seventh rounder to do so, but the team is getting a major threat and a huge upgrade.

A-

1.30 Alec Ogletree, MLB/OLB, Georgia

The Rams lost a 2nd rounder earlier, but they got a 3rd and a 6th back to move back. They are getting a guy that I mocked to them about 10 picks earlier, and while I think ther...
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2.62 Christine Michael, RB, TAMU

I have started to hate grading the Seahawks because looking at the draft they don't understand value. They don't understand drafting for need, and they pick players to prove that they are 'right.' They are essentially the 2002-2012 Raiders if they got lucky. Sure you can point out Richard Sherman and Russell Wilson, but they didn't see all-pros in them when drafting them.

This pick is just the same. They don't need a...
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1.18 Eric Reid, S, LSU

I don't love the pick, but they only gave up a 3rd rounder to move up and get a guy that they love. It is a pick that fills a need too.

B

2.40 Tank Carradine, DE/DT/LB, FSU

I'm not quite sure where they will put Carradine, but I love the value here. He should have been a first round pick, and he is a great value here.

A

2.55 Vance McDonald, TE, Rice

I was high on McDonald as a sleeper... not as a 2nd rounder. Great pick, but they d...
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1.11 D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama

The Chargers need a lot of help on their offensive line, and Fluker was the last guy worth picking early as a sure thing tackle. It is a little early for Fluker, but he fills a huge need.

B-

2.38 Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame

The Chargers are getting a steal of a player, and they probably had to lose a pick to get him, but I just don't know if this was the team he needed. Either way, I think it was great pick.

B+

3.76 Keenan A...
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1.16 Jarvis Jones, DE/LB, Georgia

Without fail the Steelers do it again. They don't have to move and they have a stud fall right in their laps. Jones is the best pass rusher in the draft according to his game tape, and he is a great value here.

A

2.48 Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State

I'm a little Biased because Bell is my favorite runner in the draft, but I like the pick. He is a hard nosed runner that instantly adds an element that has been missing f...
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1.4 Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma

I know Eagle fans will disagree, but I hate this pick. Chip Kelly's offenses always relied more on blocking support of the interior and the skills players rather than having to need an elite left tackle. This pick will definitely help the team, but I just think that they would be better off with getting players with more impact. With that said, many scouts like Johnson enough to warrant the value of the pick.

C+

2.35 Za...
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1.12  D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston

The good thing is that the Raiders were able to get back an early 2nd round pick to move back. They also cut the estimated salary cap of the 3rd pick by about 2.5 million dollars per year just by getting down to the 12th pick. With that said, the Raiders bit in to a player that wasn't going to go in the top-12 before his major life threatening injury. I don't love Hayden, but his stock and value is fair enough compare...
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1.9 Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

The Jets didn't have to take a corner with this pick, but at worst they got one that will compete for a starting job right away.

B+

1.13 Sheldon Richardson, DE/DT, Missouri

I'm not doubting that Richardson will help the team, but they have too many big needs to get an upgrade over Muhammad Wilkerson. When a coach and a team needs to win now before getting completely blown up they cannot make these picks. It makes even les...
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1.15 Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas

The Saints needed a lot of help from this draft, and they got the hands down safest defensive back. Vaccaro fills a need, and is an amazing value here.

A

3.75 Terron Armstead, OT, Ark-Pine Bluff

Armstead is the freak of nature tackle that blew it up at the combine, but he luckily was drafted where he should have been. The Saints are getting a great deal on a player that could end up being a stud.

A

3.82 John Jenkins, NT, Geo...
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2.52 Jamie Collins, LB, Southern Miss

The Patriots needed some major depth on their team, and getting a guy like Collins is a solid value.

B

2.59 Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall

I like the pick, but I'm not sure I love it. There were better receivers out there, but Dobson is a guy with a ton of great potential.

B

3.83 Logan Ryan, CB, Rutgers

The Pats needed a corner and luckily got one of the last great ones here. I think that they should have addressed this ...
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1.23 Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida

I hated the Raiders potentially taking Floyd with the 3rd pick, but him going 23rd might be the best pick in the draft. Floyd is an amazing value with this pick, and the Vikes instantly have an answer inside for a while.

A++

1.25 Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State

Xavier Rhodes is just the kind of corner that the Vikings needed to inject into their offense. He plays with a fire that a lot of their players lack.

A

1.29 Corda...
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1.3 Dion Jordan, DE/LB, Oregon

The Dolphins found what they thought was the best player in the draft and they got him. Jordan has a ton of potential, and it was more than worth it for them to give up a 2nd rounder to get him.

B+

2.54 Jamar Taylor, CB, Boise State

I really like this pick. The team cannot let Nolan Carroll start any more, and Taylor is a great value here.

B+

3.77 Dallas Thomas, OT/G, Tennessee

The team needed to get an extra guard, and the...
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1.1 Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

Wow. This is why the team is picking 1st overall. The team took a great right tackle with blindside potential to pair up with a guy on a franchise tag. Instead of getting a more polished prospect that took on the best talent in the country the Chiefs took a guy who had slightly better workouts, despite the fact that the toughest team he faced last year was Iowa.

If they keep Brandon Albert then this pick will be...
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1.2 Luke Joeckal, OT, TAMU

The Jags are getting a really good left tackle with this pick. Unfortunately the pick will give Blaine Gabbert extra time to locate the most opportunistic safety.

B-

2.33 Jonathan Cyprien, S, FIU

Ignoring the fact that the team has no quarterback, this is a really good pick for a team that needs weapons everywhere.

B+

3.64 Dwayne Gratz, CB, UConn

I like them going with a corner. But unfortunately they got a 5th rounder here. Th...
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1.24 Bjoern Werner, DE, FSU

Werner was one of the safest defensive players in the draft and the Colts got him at a really good place here. He won't become a 15 sack guy, but he should get you 5-8 a year easily.

B+
 
3.86 Hugh Thornton, OG, Illinois

This might be a little early for Thornton, but it is a solid overall pick. They fill a need and they get an ok value for it.

B-

4.121 Khaled Holmes, C, USC

5.139 Montori Hughes, DT, Tennessee-Martin

6.192 John B...
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1.27 DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson

No. I have waited years for the Texans to learn that they have to improve their offense, and I never believed that they would do it. Now all they need is a QB with some 'it' power.

A

2.57 D.J Swearinger, S, South Carolina

I really like this pick. The team needed a guy to par with Ed Reed and they got him easily with Swearinger.

B

3.89 Brennan Williams, OT, UNC

Good value, fills a need. Can't complain.

B+

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1.26 Datone Jones, DE/DT, UCLA

I initially didn't understand why they wouldn't risk this pick on Lacy. The fact that they got him later helps.

B

2.61 Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama

You get the most complete runner in the draft in the late second round, and it fills your biggest need at an amazing value. That's how you get double plus-signs...

A++

4.109 David Bakhtiari, OT, Colorado

Great depth and value

4.122 J.C. Tretter, OL, Cornell

4.125 Johnathan Franklin, RB...
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1.5 Ziggy Ansah, DE, BYU

A lot of people hate this pick, but they didn't get a tackle to fall to them, and they didn't love a corner there. I can live with them going with a potential all star pass rusher like Ansah here. 

B+

2.36 Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State

I think that Johnthan Banks was the better corner of the two, but the team addressed a huge need and they got fair value on it. Good pick.

B+

3. 65 Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky

I love players t...
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1.28 Sylvester Williams, DT, UNC

Williams should have gone sooner in the draft, but all of the defensive tackles fell. This helped Denver snag a good one.

A

2.58 Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin

I wouldn't touch Ball this early because he had way too many touches in college, but he was a fair value to most people here, and the team is getting that much better on offense.

3.90 Kayvon Webster, CB, USF

I never thought that Webster would go this early. He has a l...
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1.31 Travis Frederick, OC, Wisconsin

Frederick was the best pure center in the draft, but he should not have gone this early.  I like that the team traded back and ended up with an extra pick, but they picked a good guy too early.

D+

2.47 Gavin Escobar, TE, SD State

Wow. This is another reach, but the team is getting a tight end with a ton of potential. A two TE set added into the team is a very scary thought.

C+

3.74 Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor

Now th...
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1.6 Barkevious Mingo, DE/LB, LSU

I knew that Mingo would go earlier than the experts thought, and that is why I had the Cardinals taking him in my final mock. Mingo is the defensive pass rusher in the draft that you know what you are getting because of his experience. 

B+

3.68 Leon McFadden, CB, SD State

I like the move, but I'm not sure that I love the player. There were a few other good guys out there that should have gone before McFadden.

B-

6.175 Ja...
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1.21 Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame

I like the move but I don't love it. Eifert fits the value, but we will have to see if this is a slight upgrade on Jermaine Gresham or whether they will commit to a two TE set. If it is a two TE set then I love the move, but an upgrade might hurt the team more.

A or C (depending)

2.37 Giovanni Bernard, RB, UNC

And the first runner in the draft was: Giovanni Bernard. In all reality I do like Bernard, but I just don't s...
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1.20 Kyle Long, OG/T, Oregon

One of the best things about living in the midwest is having draft parties with a lot of Bears fans. For about three hours there was a debate as to who they would pick. They loved that Sharrif Floyd was still there. They loved see Eifert there. And they loved having Xavier Rhodes there.

Now imagine how quiet the those same guys got when the long awaited pick turned out to be... Kyle Long. Long is a great guy with great p...
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1.14 Star Lotulelei, NT, Utah

This had to be the pick. He fills their biggest need, and he is a great value. He also has the experience and character that the Panthers love.

A

2.44 Kawaan Short, DT, Purdue

Star met his moon. Expect these guys to instantly plug the holes up while also taking some pressure off of the defensive ends. Short is also a great value here.

A

4.108 Edmund Kugbila, OG, Valdosta

4.148 A.J Klein, LB, Iowa State

6.182 Kenjon Barner, RB...
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1.16 E.J. Manuel, QB, FSU

And the first QB taken is.... EJ Manuel? The Bills have taken two first round quarterbacks since Jim Kelly, and one of them was J.P Losman. This team has consistently passed over quarterbacks year after year, and they finally take one of them in one of the worst QB draft classes ever. Oh, and they took the guy that most people had 3rd or 4th in their QB rankings.

This team just does not understand how to properly build a te...
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1.32 Matt Elam, S, Florida

This ended up being one of the easiest picks to predict in the draft. He filled a need, he went to a big name school, and he has the experience to start sooner than later.

B

2.56 Arthur Brown, LB, KSU

Brown could have gone here at the end of the first, so getting him here is great. He is a clean, safe linebacker pick that should see some good playing time.

B+

3.94 Brandon Williams, DE/DT, Missouri Southern State

Williams was ar...
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1.22 Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington

The Falcons needed some corner help badly, and they got a guy that can do a little bit of everything very well. He should be able to start at some point next season.

B

2.60 Robert Alford, CB, SE LA

More depth at corner for the Falcons. I'm not as high on Alford as most, but he is a solid value here.

4.127 Malliciah Goodman, DE, Clemson

4.133 Levine Toilolo, TE, Stanford

5.153 Stansly Maponga, DE, TCU

7.243, Kemal Ishma...
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