2, Panthers: WR Marvin Harrison Jr. This is where it felt like the draft really started, would Jt trade the pick? or which monster would he take. The answer was MHJ, with 94 speed and 99 spec catch. This can allow the Panthers to open up their offense a little more after they were a very inexplosive offense last season. Grade: A-
3, Patriots: QB Caleb Williams. Why no one traded up to draft this man I have no idea. 93 speed, 93 throw power, and a great chance at an XF dev. Will this help the Patriots take that next step? … probably not. The patriots still ended with maybe the best QB prospect of the cycle. Grade: A+
4, 49ers: WR Jalin Hyatt. Ant took the fastest guy in the class? No way! Hyatt came out the box with higher ratings than many expected. Not much else to say. Grade: A-
5, 49ers: Korey Foreman. The Nick Bosa replacement and the spot the niners really needed to address. Foreman is an athletic freak who already can get to the QB. He may struggle in run defense early but will provide a boost to this DL. Grade: A
6, Colts: Brock Bowers. The best player in this class by ratings, and gives the colts a mismatch weapon against anyone. Tight Ends can be huge difference makers with how coverage works this year, and Bowers is the best at the position since Kyle Pitts, the first pick of a great draft by the Colts. Grade: A+
7 Chargers: JT Tuimoloau. A little bit of a tweener, but still a great player either off the edge or from the interior. Joey Bosa’s replacement who can hopefully be on the field more than Bosa. Great chance at a dev, Go bucks. Grade: B+
8 Commanders: Joe Alt. Good pass protector right away, in a division where you need it. Not sure I like the trade up to draft an OL, but Alt will be starting right away. All block stats are around 80, so there are no holes in his game. Grade: B-
9 Chiefs: Emeka Egbuka. Likely a slot WR for the Chiefs, a little slower than was expected. He has great short route running, as well as great ability after the catch, similar to an Amon-ra St Brown. Grade: C+
10: Packers: RT Amarius Mims. I expected the Packers to draft a weapon, but after trading away their franchise LT, they needed someone to fill his shoes. Mims and Alt are very similar, with Mims being more of a downhill run blocker, but he can still drop back and pass protect. Grade: B
11: Bears, TE Gee Scott Jr. The first big whiff of the draft comes from myself. Scott is still fast and has a decent chance at a dev, but is a 59 overall. Maybe I am just trying to talk myself in to this but it doesn’t seem that bad to me. He will still start. Grade: D+
12: Bears DT Damon Payne Jr. A big bounce back for the bears with the big DT. An immediate starter on the DL with upside as a pass rusher. Grade: B+
13: Titans, Kool-Aid Mckinstry. The top CB in this draft by far goes to a team that now has an extremely athletic secondary. Teams in the NFC south have plenty of weapons and the Titans have the DBs to contain them. Grade: A-
14: Eagles, Drake Maye. The 2nd QB off the board falls all the way down to 13. Maye is decently mobile and has a cannon for an arm. The new eagles coach has his franchise QB who can take advantage of the weapons in Philly. Grade: A
15: Broncos, Savion Jones. The edge rusher from LSU doesn’t have particularly high stats or physicals, but is an all around solid player. It may take a little for Jones to start to make an impact, but he fills a need for Denver, Grade: C
16: Ravens, Xavier Worthy. The 2nd Fastest Wr in the draft falls to a Ravens team in need of a deep threat. The contrast between Worthy and AT Perry gives defenses 2 completely different threats to worry about. Grade: A p
