Alright that was a hell of a first round and then I had some fun last night with friends so this is a little delayed. I was going to write up every pick but to be honest for a first round that we didn’t really know what was going to happen it was relatively predictable, I mean I had 27 of the players correct in my mock and that was with two relatively big QB swings at the top of the draft. I had 6 grades at a C or lower so I’ll highlight those and I’ll write up my A+ picks but then we’re moving on to day 2. The run of trades was crazy though and that made it all so much fun. As far as trade grades go, I start both teams at a C and work up and down in tandom from there based on AV differentials from a pro-football-reference. For example an even trade would get both teams a C which seems counter intuitive but I like the symmetry of moving a grade plus or minus in either direction so the average of the two is always a C.
1
– Jacksonville Jaguars – Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia
– Grade: B+
2
– Detroit Lions – Aidan Hutchinson, Edge,
Michigan – Grade: B
3
– Houston Texans – Derek Stingley Jr, CB, LSU
– Grade: A
4
– New York Jets – Sauce Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
– Grade: A
5
– New York Giants – Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge,
Oregon – Grade: A
6
– Carolina Panthers – Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC
State – Grade: A-
7
– New York Giants from Chicago – Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
- Grade: A-
8
– Atlanta Falcons – Drake London, WR, USC
– Grade: A
9
– Seattle Seahawks from Denver – Charles Cross, OT,
Mississippi State – Grade: A
10
– New York Jets from Seattle – Garrett Wilson, WR,
Ohio State – Grade: A-
Trade:
Washington
gets 16, 98, & 120, New Orleans gets 11 – Grade: NO (D+)
WAS (B-)
11
– New Orleans Saints from Washington – Chris
Olave, WR, Ohio State – Grade: A
Trade:
Minnesota gets 32, 34, & 66, Detroit gets 12 & 46 – Grade: DET
(C-) MIN (C+)
12
– Detroit Lions from Minnesota – Jameson Williams,
WR, Alabama – Grade: A+
Jameson
Williams was my WR2 and went as the WR4, that’s good value for a team that needs
playmakers.
Trade:
Houston
gets 15, 124, 162, & 168 Philadelphia gets 13 – Grade: PHI (D+) HOU (B-)
13
– Philadelphia Eagles from Houston from Cleveland – Jordan
Davis, INT, Georgia – Grade: C
If
Davis unlocks his obvious athleticism at size this grade will look silly. I
hope it happens because it will be so much fun to watch.
14
– Baltimore Ravens – Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre
Dame – Grade: A+
The
Ravens much like the Pats seem to just get great football players and it’s
rather annoying in the best way possible.
15
– Houston Texans from Philadelphia – Kenyon
Green, OL, Texas A&M – Grade: C
16
– Washington Commanders from NO from IND from PHI – Jahan
Dotson, WR, Penn State – Grade: A-
17
– Los Angeles Chargers – Zion Johnson, G, Wake
Forest – Grade: A-
Trade:
Philadelphia
gets AJ Brown, Tennessee gets 18 & 101 - Grade: TEN (C) PHI (C)
18
– Tennessee Titans from Philadelphia from New Orleans – Treylon
Burks, WR, Arkansas – Grade: A+
Burks
ended up being the last of the 6 WRs taken in the first round and although he
won’t be able to 1 for 1 replace AJ Brown he is a nice facsimile for Brown’s
skillset in the league.
19
– New Orleans Saints from Philadelphia – Trevor
Penning, OT, Northern Iowa – Grade: D
I’ve
discussed my dislike of Penning’s play style in my position ranks, he has the
athleticism to be a very good pro he just didn’t show it as much as I would
have liked and the other stuff in his game means I obviously don’t love this
pick.
20
– Pittsburgh Steelers – Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
– Grade: A-
Trade:
New
England gets 29, 94, & 121, Kansas City gets 21 – Grade: KC (D) NE (B)
21
– Kansas City Chiefs from New England – Trent
McDuffie, CB, Washington – Grade: A+
McDuffie
was on a tier with two players that went in the top 5, that’s great value at 21.
22
– Green Bay Packers from Las Vegas – Quay
Walker, OBLB, Georgia – Grade: A-
Trade:
Arizona
gets Hollywood Brown & 101, Baltimore gets 23 – Grade: BAL (C-) ARI (C+)
Trade:
Baltimore gets 25 & 130, Buffalo gets 23 – Grade: BUF (D-) BAL (B+)
23
– Buffalo Bills from Baltimore from Arizona – Kaiir
Elam, CB, Florida – Grade: A-
24
– Dallas Cowboys – Tyler Smith, OL, Tulsa
– Grade: D
I
like Tyler Smith but this seems far too aggressive for the skillset and what
was still on the board.
25
– Baltimore Ravens from Buffalo – Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa
– Grade: A+
The
Ravens for the second time in the round got a great football player.
Trade:
Tennessee
gets 35, 69, & 163, New York (A) gets 26 & 101 – Grade: NYJ (C-) TEN
(C+)
26
– New York Jets from Tennessee – Jermaine Johnson
II, Edge, Florida State – Grade: C-
By
predraft mocks the Jets got a steal on a player many thought they’d take at 10.
I was less enamored with Johnson than the consensus and thought he was closer
to a second-round pick than a first. A reach but by no means the biggest of the
first round.
Trade:
Tampa
Bay gets 33, 106, & 180, Jacksonville gets 27 – Grade: JAX (D) TB (B)
27
– Jacksonville Jaguars from Tampa Bay – Devin
Lloyd, OBLB, Utah – Grade: A+
28
– Green Bay Packers – Devonte Wyatt, INT, Georgia
– Grade: A+
Jacksonville
and Green Bay got two wonderful talents late in the first, Wyatt was the more
explosive interior option this past year for the Dawgs and Lloyd was just a
step behind Dean as the best off ball linebacker in this draft.
29
– New England Patriots from KC from SF from MIA – Cole
Strange, G, UT Chattanooga – Grade: D
I
don’t like criticizing Patriots picks because I trust that front office more than
almost anyone but Strange feels like a reach to me. I had him as my center #5
and a good player, but there were 3 centers and 5 guards I would have preferred
over him.
30
–Kansas City Chiefs – George Karlaftis, Edge,
Purdue – Grade: A
31
– Cincinnati Bengals – Daxton Hill, S, Michigan
– Grade: A-
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