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Saturday, April 27, 2019

2019 NFL Draft: Day 2: Draft Grades


2nd Round

1)      Arizona Cardinals - Byron Murphy, CB, Washington – Grade: A
2)      Indianapolis Colts f/NYJ – Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple – Grade: B+

Trade:
JAC gets 35, 140 & 235 Grade: B-
OAK gets 38 & 109 Grade: C

3)      Jacksonville Jaguars f/OAK – Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida – Grade: A+
4)      San Francisco 49ers – Deebo Samuel, WR, South Carolina – Grade: C+

Trade:
CAR gets 37 Grade: C-
SEA gets 47 & 77 Grade: B

5)      Carolina Panthers f/SEA f/NYG – Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss - Grade: A

Trade:
BUF gets 38 Grade: C
OAK gets 40 & 158 Grade: B-

6)      Buffalo Bills f/OAK f/JAC – Cody Ford, OT, Oklahoma - Grade: B-
Top rated tackle left
7)      Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Sean Bunting, CB, Central Michigan – Grade: C+
8)      Oakland Raiders f/BUF – Trayvon Mullen, CB, Clemson – Grade: D+
9)      Denver Broncos – Dalton Risner, OL, Kansas State – Grade: B-
Top rated tackle left

Trade:
DEN gets 42 Grade: C-
CIN gets 52, 125, & 182 Grade: B

10)    Denver Broncos f/CIN – Drew Lock, QB, Missouri – Grade: B+
11)    Detroit Lions – Jahlani Tavai, OBLB, Hawaii – Grade: B
12)    Green Bay Packers – Elgton Jenkins, OL, Mississippi State – Grade: A-

Alright, going to break up these rounds into thirds. In the first third of the round the Raiders were active in moving down with varied levels of success before final taking Tayvon Mullen a corner for Clemson who was a ways down my list. The top of the second round also saw a huge run of OTs and CBs with four of each going through the first 12 picks. My favorite pick in this was Jawaan Taylor, even if the knees aren’t great he’s well worth the cost at the top of the 2nd round.

Trade:
NE gets 45 Grade: C-
LAR gets 56 & 101 Grade: B

13)    New England Patriots f/LAR f/ATL – JoeJuan Williams, CB, Vanderbilt – Grade: A+

Trade:
CLE gets 46 Grade: C
IND gets 49 & 144 Grade: B-

14)    Cleveland Browns f/IND f/WAS – Greedy Williams, CB, LSU – Grade: A+
15)    Seattle Seahawks f/CAR – Marquise Blair, S, Utah – Grade: D

Trade:
NO gets 48 & 116 Grade: D+
MIA gets 62, 202, ’20 2nd Grade: B+

16)    New Orleans Saints f/MIA – Erik McCoy, C, Texas A&M – Grade: A+
17)    Indianapolis Colts f/CLE – Ben Banogu, Edge, TCU – Grade: B+
18)    Minnesota Vikings – Irv Smith Jr., TE, Alabama – Grade: A-
19)    Tennessee Titans – A.J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss – Grade: A+
20)    Cincinnati Bengals f/DEN f/PIT – Drew Sample, TE, Washington – Grade: C-
21)    Philadelphia Eagles f/BAL – Miles Sanders, RB, Penn State – Grade: B
22)    Houston Texans f/SEA – Lonnie Johnson Jr., CB, Kentucky – Grade: B-
23)    Houston Texans – Max Scharping, OT, Northern Illinois – Grade: B+

Three more trades in this section of the round with Miami acquiring the pick that would turn into the key piece of the Josh Rosen. The run on corners continues while the run on OT is starting to peter out as the tackles available aren’t quite as good as those taken in the early part of the round. A handful of really nice picks here but Greedy was the best; Yes, he needs to show more interest at tackling but if the receiver doesn’t have get a chance to make the catch he can’t exploit the lack of tackling for YAC.

Trade:
KC gets 56 Grade: C+
LAR gets 61 & 167 Grade: C+

24)    Kansas City Chiefs f/LAR f/NE f/CHI – Micole Hardiman, WR, Georgia – Grade: C-
25)    Philadelphia Eagles – JJ Arcega-Whiteside, WR, Stanford – Grade: A+
26)    Dallas Cowboys – Trysten Hill, INT, UCF – Grade: A-
27)    Indianapolis Colts – Parris Campbell, WR, Ohio State – Grade: A+
28)    Los Angeles Chargers – Nassir Adderley, S, Delaware – Grade: A-
29)    Los Angeles Rams f/KC – Taylor Rapp, S, Washington – Grade: A+

Trade:
ARI gets 62 Grade: F
MIA gets Josh Rosen & ’20 5th Grade: A
Arizona gets an F because not trading Rosen pre-draft was an asinine decision. Miami for its part gets a first round QB who gets a fresh start.

30)    Arizona Cardinals f/MIA f/NO – Andy Isabella, WR, UMASS – Grade: A-
31)    Kansas City Chiefs f/LAR – Juan Thornhill, S, Virginia – Grade: A+

Trade:
SEA gets 64 Grade: C-
NE gets 77 & 118 Grade: B

32)    Seattle Seahawks f/NE – DK Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss – Grade: A+

Three more trades at the end of the round. I wrote up the grades on the Rosen trade on its own, but KC and the Rams made a pretty even trade and NE does what it does best on day two (make high value trades). For me the best pick of this set is Parris Campbell. Thornhill, Metcalf, and Rapp were all splendid values, but Campbell has the upside and skill set to make a really difference and pairing him with Hilton and Luck is going to be so much fun.

3rd Round

33)    Arizona CardinalsZach Allen, Edge, Boston CollegeGrade: B+
34)    Pittsburgh Steelers f/OAKDiontae Johnson, WR, ToledoGrade: B
35)    San Francisco 49ersJalen Hurd, WR, BayorGrade: C+
36)    New York JetsJachai Polite, Edge, FloridaGrade: B+
37)    Jacksonville JaguarsJosh Oliver, TE, San Jose StateGrade: C+

Trade:
LAR gets 70 Grade: D+
TB gets 94 & 99 Grade: B+

38)    Los Angeles Rams f/TBDarrell Henderson, RB, MemphisGrade: A+
39)    Denver BroncosDra’Mont Jones, INT, Ohio StateGrade: A-
40)    Cincinnati BengalsGermaine Pratt, OBLB, NC StateGrade: A

Alright there was a natural break after the first 8 and already another trade. This time it’s the Rams being aggressive and jumping up to pick a RB but giving up 2 3rds to do it. Is this depth building or is the Gurley health situation that much of a question mark? Whichever it is Henderson was my favorite pick of this set.

Trade:
CHI gets 73 & 205 Grade: D+
NE gets 87, 162, ’20 4th Grade: B+

41)    Chicago Bears f/NE f/DET – David Montgomery, RB, Iowa State – Grade: B
42)    Buffalo Bills – Devin Singletary, RB, FAU – Grade: B+
43)    Green Bay PackersJayce Sternberger, TE, Texas A&MGrade: A
44)    Washington RedskinsTerry McLaurin, WR, Ohio StateGrade: A+
45)    New England Patriots f/ SEA f/CARChase Winovich, Edge, MichiganGrade: B+
46)    Miami DolphinsMichael Dieter, OL, WisconsinGrade: C+
47)    Los Angeles Rams f/ATLDavid Long, CB, MIchiganGrade: A
48)    Cleveland Browns – Sione Takitaki, OBLB, BYU – Grade: B

Trade:
DET gets 81 Grade: C+
MIN gets 88 & 204 Grade: C+

49)    Detroti Lions f/MINWill Harris, S, Boston CollegeGrade: C+
50)    Tennessee TitansNate Davis, G, CharlotteGrade: B
51)    Pittsburgh SteelersJustin Layne, CB, Michigan StateGrade: A-
52)    Kansas City Chiefs f/SEAKhaelen Saunders, INT, Western IllinoisGrade: A
53)    Baltimore RavensJaylon Ferguson, Edge, Louisiana TechGrade: A-
54)    Houston TexansKahale Warring, TE, San Diego StateGrade: B+
55)    New England Patriots f/CHI – Damien Harris, RB, Alabama – Grade: B

A bigger set here with a pair of trades the second of which starts a run of trades by the Vikings that’s pretty epic. Within these picks we see a RB run with three of them going. My favorite pick however for the second blurb in a row is a Ohio State WR. In this case that receiver is Terry McLaurin who provides the Redskins with athleticism to burn and room for growth that should see him get much better as a route runner.

Trade:
SEA gets 88 & 209 Grade: C+
MIN gets 92 & 159 Grade: C+

56)    Seattle Seahawks f/DET f/PHICody Barton, OBLB, UtahGrade: B
57)    Indianapolis ColtsBobby Okereke, OBLB, StanfordGrade: B
58)    Dallas CowboysConnor McGovern, G, Penn StateGrade: A+
59)    Los Angeles ChargersTrey Pipkins, OT, Sioux FallsGrade:

Trade:
NYJ gets 92 Grade: C+
MIN gets 93 & 217 Grade: C+

60)    New York Jets f/MIN f/SEA f/KCChuma Edoga, OT, USCGrade: C+

Trade:
BAL gets 93 Grade: C
MIN gets 102, 191, & 193 Grade: B-

61)    Baltimore Ravens f/MIN f/NYJ f/NOMiles Boykin, WR, Notre DameGrade: A+
62)    Tampa Bay Buccaneers f/LARJamel Dean, CB, AuburnGrade: B+
63)    New York Giants f/NE f/CLEOshane Ximines, Edge, Old DominionGrade: B+

Trade:
BUF gets 96 Grade: C-
WAS gets 112 & 131 Grade: B+

64)    Buffalo Bills f/WASDawson Knox, TE, Ole MissGrade: B+

Trade:
LAR gets 97 & 162 Grade: C+
NE gets 101 & 133 Grade: C+

65)    Los Angeles Rams f/NEBobby Evans, G, OklahomaGrade: A-
66)    Jacksonville Jaguars f/LARQuincy Williams, OBLB, Murray StateGrade: A-
67)    Tampa Bay Buccaneers f/LARMike Edwards, S, KentuckyGrade: A+
68)    Carolina PanthersWill Grier, QB, West VirginiaGrade: A
69)    New England PariotsYodny Cajuste, OT, West VirginiaGrade: A
70)    Minnesota Vikings f/BAL Alexander Mattison, RB, Boise State Grade: A+

Trades, trades the magical fruit… Well five more in the last 14 picks meant the action was coming hot and heavy as day 2 came to an end. Minnesota traded down three times in 5 picks and turned 92 & 159 into 102, 191, 193, & 217. I’ll claim a tie for my favorite picks of this grouping between the Baltimore pick of Miles Boykin who I had as WR2 and Minnesota’s pick of Mattison. Boykin and Hollywood Brown give Lamar a very nice pair of young bookends. Mattison is the perfect replacement for Latavius Murray as he a more well rounded back and should be a nice compliment to Dalvin Cook when he’s healthy and a stable fill-in if he misses more time.

Overall, it was a fun hectic day 2 and should be a fun and hectic day three.

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