2010 NFL Draft Grades

NFC

NFC North

Detroit Lions - A

Minnesota Vikings - B+

Green Bay Packers - B

Chicago Bears - B-

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles - A-

Dallas Cowboys - B+

Washington Redskins - B

New York Giants - B-

NFC South

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - A-

New Orleans Saints - B+

Carolina Panthers - B

Atlanta Falcons - C

NFC West

Seattle Seahawks - A+

San Francisco 49ers - A

St. Louis Rams - A-

Arizona Cardinals - B

AFC

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens - A

Cincinnati Bengals - A

Cleveland Browns - A-

Pittsburgh Steelers - B-

AFC East

New England Patriots - A-

New York Jets - A-

Miami Dolphins - B

Buffalo Bills - B-

AFC South

Tennessee Titans - A

Indianapolis Colts - A-

Houston Texans - B

Jacksonville Jaguars - D-

AFC West

Oakland Raiders - A

Kansas City Chiefs - B+

San Diego Chargers - B

Denver Broncos - C+

NFL Draft Round 1 Losers

Losers

1. Jacksonville Jaguars - D

For a team that is at the bottom of the league in selling tickets and with a small market, you would think that drafting an impact player at the #10 overall pick would be a priority. That wasn't the case when they reached for defensive tackle Tyson Alualu who possibly could have ended up in the 2nd round. I'm guessing they panicked after finding no good trade partner to move down and possibly gain picks. Earl Thomas, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Derrick Morgan all would have been better picks.

2. Denver Broncos - B-

Demaryius Thomas is a big, tall receiver and obviously was picked instead of Dez Bryant because of character issues Bryant may have and Josh McDaniels doesn't want another potential Brandon Marshall on his team. Then they move up to #25 to pick Tim Tebow. Another high character guy, but it's the question of how will he be used really to make him worth that pick.

3. New Orleans Saints - B-

CB Patrick Robinson is fast, but with a need a OLB, I thought Sergio Kindle out of Texas would have been a much better pick.

NFL Draft Round 1 Winners

Winners

1. Seattle Seahawks - A+

To get Russell Okung who many believe is the best offensive tackle in the draft at #6 is a great pick up and then to get Earl Thomas at #14 who is young and dynamic is also an excellent pick up.

2. Tennessee Titans - A

Tennessee didn't even have to move up to get defensive end Derrick Morgan at #16 overall to replace Kyle Vanden Bosch who went to the Lions in free angency. Morgan should be a solid player for them.

3. Detroit Lions - A

Detroit got the best player in the draft in defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh at #2 overall and also traded up back into the first round to the #30 spot to take running back Jahvid Best who may be just as good as C.J. Spiller who went at #9 to the Bills. Concussions are somewhat of a concern though after Jahvid's leap into the endzone against Oregon State.

2010 NFL Mock Draft 3.0

1. St. Louis Rams - Sam Bradford QB, Oklahoma
2. Detroit Lions - Ndamukong Suh DT, Nebraska
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Gerald McCoy DT, Oklahoma
4. Washington Redskins -Russell Okung OT, Oklahoma State
5. Kansas City Chiefs - Eric Berry S, Tennessee
6. Seattle Seahawks - Trent Williams OT, Oklahoma
7. Cleveland Browns - Dez Bryant WR, Oklahoma State
8. Oakland Raiders - Bryan Bulaga OT, Iowa
9. Buffalo Bills - Dan Williams DT, Tennessee
10. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jason Pierre-Paul DE, South Florida
11. Denver Broncos - Rolando McClain ILB, Alabama
12. Miami Dolphins - Brandon Graham OLB, Michigan
13. San Francisco 49ers - Earl Thomas S, Texas
14. Seattle Seahawks - C.J. Spiller RB, Clemson
15. New York Giants - Joe Haden CB, Florida
16. Tennessee Titans - Derrick Morgan DE, Georgia Tech
17. San Francisco 49ers - Anthony Davis OT, Rutgers
18. Pittsburgh Steelers - Mike Iupati OG, Idaho
19. Atlanta Falcons - Everson Griffen DE, USC
20. Houston Texans - Kareem Jackson CB, Alabama
21. Cincinnati Bengals - Jermaine Gresham TE, Oklahoma
22. New England Patriots - Sergio Kindle OLB, Texas
23. Green Bay Packers - Charles Brown OT, USC
24. Philadelphia Eagles - Jerry Hughes, DE/OLB, TCU
25. Baltimore Ravens - Kyle Wilson CB, Boise State
26. Arizona Cardinals - Sean Witherspoon OLB, Missouri
27. Dallas Cowboys - Bruce Campbell OT, Maryland
28. San Diego Chargers - Ryan Matthews RB, Fresno State
29. New York Jets - Jared Odrick DE, Penn State
30. Minnesota Vikings - Jimmy Clausen QB, Notre Dame
31. Indianapolis Colts - Maurkice Pouncey OC/OG, Florida
32. New Orleans Saints - Taylor Mays S, USC