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2023 NFL Draft - Day 2 (Round 2 & 3) Grades

 Round 2 Grades

 

1)        Pittsburgh Steelers from Chicago – Joey Porter Jr, CB, Penn State- Grade: A+

A no brainer to start the day, I had Porter as my 10th rated player.

 

Trade: Tennessee (D) gets 33 & 81, Arizona (B) gets 41, 72 & ’24 3rd

 

2)        Tennessee Titans from Arizona from Houston – Will Levis, QB, Kentucky – Grade: B+

3)        Detroit Lions from Arizona – Sam LaPorta, TE, Iowa – Grade: A

The Levis slide falls ends as the Titans move up for him, he’s Tannehill-esque, and at least a swing at QB for a rebuilding, or at least retooling, team. Detroit gets my 1a TE here are 34.

 

Trade: Las Vegas (D-) gets 35, Indianapolis (B+) gets 38 & 141

 

4)        Las Vegas Raiders from Indianapolis – Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame – Grade: B+

5)        Los Angeles Rams – Steve Avila, G, TCU – Grade: A

6)        Seattle Seahawks from Denver - Derick Hall, Edge, Auburn – Grade: C+

Vegas gets many peoples top TE, the Rams get a very good interior offensive linemen, and Seattle gets an intriguing rusher if at a bit of a premium.

 

Trade: Atlanta (F-) gets 38, Indianapolis (A+) gets 44 & 110

 

7)        Atlanta Falcons from Indianapolis from Las Vegas – Matthew Bergeron, OT, Syracuse – Grade: A

8)        Carolina Panthers– Jonathan Mingo, WR, Ole Miss – Grade: A

9)        New Orleans Saints – Isaiah Foskey, Edge, Notre Dame – Grade: A-

10)     Arizona Cardinals from Tennessee – BJ Ojulari, Edge, LSU – Grade: C

11)     Green Bay Packers from New York (A) from Cleveland – Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State – Grade: C+

Falcons get one of my underrated tackles (some people think he’s gonna move inside), Carolina gets the receiver I wanted for the Packers, Saints get a big bodied athletic Edge player, Arizona gets a good pass rusher and alright football player, and the Pcakers take a TE I like and a pick I understand, but also just liked some other TEs more.

 

12)     New York Jets - Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin – Grade: A+

13)     Indianapolis Colts from Atlanta – Julius Brents, CB, Kansas State – Grade: B-

Two solid picks, Tippmann is gonna start for a decade, and Brents can get got but he’s athletic and a useful player.

 

Trade: Detroit (D) gets 45, Green Bay (B) gets 48, 159

 

14)     Detroit Lions from Green Bay – Brian Branch, S, Alabama – Grade: A

15)     New England Patriots - Keion White, DL, Georgia Tech – Grade: C-

16)     Washington Commanders – Jartavius Martin, DB, Illinois – Grade: A

Detroit gets a fringe first rounder, New England takes one of the guys I just didn’t’ get when watching in the run up, and Washington gets a very good slot/safety.

 

Trade: Tampa Bay (D+) gets 48, Green Bay (B-) gets 50 & 179

 

17)     Tampa Bay Buccaneers from Green Bay from Detroit – Cody Mauch, G, North Dakota State – Grade: A+

18)     Pittsburgh Steelers – Keeanu Benton, INT, Wisconsin – Grade: A+

19)     Green Bay Packers from Tampa Bay – Jayden Reed, WR, Michigan State – Grade: B

20)     Miami Dolphins – Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina – Grade: B+

21)     Seattle Seahawks – Zach Charbonnet, RB, UCLA – Grade: C

22)     Chicago Bears from Baltimore – Gervon Dexter Sr, INT, Florida – Grade: C-

23)     Los Angeles Chargers – Tuli Tuipulotu, Edge, USC – Grade: C+

Tampa and Pittsburgh both get top 30 grades on my board. The Packers go below their size floor and get another weapon for the offense, Seattle takes one of my favorite running backs.

 

Trade: Kansas City (D+) gets 55 & 194, Detroit (B-) gets 63, 122, 249

 

24)     Kansas City Chiefs from Detroti from Minnesota – Rashee Rice, WR, SMU – Grade: A-

Kansas City gets a baller from SMU.

 

Trade: Chicago (F) gets 56, Jacksonville (A) gets 61, 136

 

25)     Chicago Bears from Jacksonville – Tyrique Stevenson, CB, Miami (FL) – Grade: C+

26)     New York Giants – John Michael Schmitz, IOL, Minnesota – Grade: A+

27)     Dallas Cowboys – Luke Schoonmaker, TE, Michigan – Grade: C

28)     Buffalo Bills – O’Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida – Grade: A+

29)     Cincinnati Bengals – DJ Turner, CB, Michigan – Grade: A+

30)     Jacksonville Jaguars from Chicago from Carolina from San Francisco – Brenton Strange, TE, Penn State – Grade: C-

Six picks, 3 A+ for Scmitz, Torrence, and Turner. Stevenson, Schoonmaker, and Strange are all fine prospects and good players but good size reaches at this point.

 

Trade: Houston (F+) gets 62, Philadelphia (A-) gets 65, 188, 230

 

31)     Houston Texans from Philadelphia – Juice Scruggs, G, Penn State – Grade: B-

 

Trade: Denver (B) gets 63 & 183, Detroit (C) gets 68, 138

 

32)     Denver Broncos from Detroit from Kansas City – Marvin Mims Jr, WR, Oklahoma – Grade: B+

 

Round Three Grades

Here on out pick grades are vibes, it’s how I feel in the moment about the pick and less restricted by my big board… That still matters but, you know, less.

 

33)     Chicago Bears – Zacch Pickens, INT, South Carolina – Grade: A

34)     Philadelphia Eagles from Houston – Taylor Steen, OT, Alabama – Grade: B+

35)     Philadelphia Eagles from Arizona – Sydney Brown, S, Illinois – Grade: B

36)     Denver Broncos from Indianapolis – Drew Sanders, OBLB, Arkansas – Grade: A+

37)     Detroit Lions from Denver – Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee – Grade: B+

 

Trade: Houston gets 69, Los Angeles (N) 73 & 161

 

38)     Houston Texans from Los Angeles Rams – Nathaniel Dell, WR, Houston – Grade: B+

39)     Las Vegas Raiders – Byron Young, INT, Alabama – Grade: B-

40)     New Orleans Saints – Kendre Miller, RB, TCU – Grade: B

41)     Arizona Cardinals – Garrett Williams, CB, Syracuse – Grade: C

 

Trade: New York (N) gets 73, Houston gets 89, 128

 

42)     New York Giants from Houston from Cleveland – Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennesse – Grade: B+

43)     Cleveland Browns from New York (A) – Cedric Tillman, WR, Tennessee – Grade: A+

44)     Atlanta Falcons – Zach Harrison, Edge, Ohio State – Grade: A+

45)     New England Patriots from Carolina– Marte Mapu, LB, Sacramento State – Grade: B-

46)     Los Angeles Rams from Miami from New England – Byron Young, Edge, Tennessee – Grade: A-

47)     Green Bay Packers – Tucker Kraft, TE, South Dakota State – Grade: B

48)     Indianapolis Colts from Washington – Josh Downs, WR, North Carolina – Grade: A+

 

Trade: Carolina gets 80, Pittsburgh gets 93, 132

 

49)     Pittsburgh Steelers – DJ Johnson, Edge, Oregon – Grade: C+

50)     Tennessee Titans – Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane – Grade: B+

51)     Tampa Bay Buccaneers – YaYa Diaby, Edge, Louisville – Grade: A-

 

Trade: Denver gets 83, Seattle gets 108, ’24 3rd

 

52)     Denver Broncos from Seattle – Riley Moss, DB, Iowa – Grade: A-

53)     Miami Dolphins – Devon Achane, RB, Texas A&M – Grade: B+

54)     Los Angeles Chargers – Daiyan Henley, OBLB, Washington State – Grade: C

55)     Baltimore Ravens – Trenton Simpson, OBLB, Clemson – Grade: A+

 

Trade: San Francisco gets 87, Minnesota gets 102, 164, and 222

 

56)     San Francisco 49ers from Minnesota – Ji’Ayir Brown, S, Penn State – Grade: A-

57)     Jacksonville Jaguars – Tank Bigsby, RB, Auburn – Grade: D

58)     Los Angeles Rams from New York (N) – Kobie Turner, INT, Wake Forest – Grade: B

59)     Dallas Cowboys – DeMarvion Overshown, OBLB, Texas – Grade: B+

60)     Buffalo Bills – Dorian Williams, LB, Tulane – Grade: B+

 

Trade: Kansas City gets 92, Cincinnati gets 95, 217

 

61)     Kansas City Chiefs from Cincinnati – Wanya Morris, OT, Oklahoma – Grade: B+

62)     Pittsburgh Steelers from Carolina from San Francisco – Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia – Grade: A+

63)     Arizona Cardinals from Philadelphia – Michael Wilson, WR, Stanford – Grade: A+

64)     Cincinnati Bengals from Kansas City – Jordan Battle, S, Alabama – Grade: A-

 

Trade: Detroit gets 96, Arizona gets 122, 138, 168

 

65)     Detroit Lions from Arizona – Brodric Martin, INT, WKU – Grade: D

66)     Washington Commanders – Ricky Stromberg, C, Arkansas – Grade: A+

67)     Cleveland Browns – Siaki Ika, INT, Baylor – Grade: B-

68)     San Francisco 49ers – Jake Moody, K, Michigan – Grade: F

69)     Las Vegas Raiders from New York (N) from Kansas City – Tre Trucker, WR, Cincinnati – Grade: C+

70)     San Francisco 49ers – Cameron Latu, TE, Alabama – Grade: C

Minnesota Vikings from San Francisco – Mekhi Blackmon, CB, USC – Grade: D

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