![]() ![]() Sam Williams had first-round refined talent. Quality prospects at proper value for the Cowboys in this draft, although Tyler Smith is a clear-cut project. The two seventh-round picks - Isaiah Thomas and Dawson Deaton - were two of my favorite sleepers I felt should've been picked much earlier. Perrion Winfrey is precisely the type at defensive tackle Cleveland needed. David Bell is slow but a darn-good wideout. Martin Emerson is a long, well-rounded corner. They traded back into Round 3 then starting heating up. Hats off to the Browns for crushing the draft despite not having a first- or second-round pick. Jeffrey Gunter can outplay his draft position, but will be a bit buried on the edge-rusher depth chart and Zachary Carter felt early in Round 3. I didn't feel the secondary was such an overt need though. I like the prospects the Bengals picked, especially Cam Taylor-Britt in Round 2. I would've liked to see another pass catcher for Justin Fields though. Braxton Jones and Dominique Robinson have the traits to be foundational players - seriously - at key positions and Tresten Ebner and Ja'Tyre Carter will be key role roster pieces. Kyler Gordon and Jaquan Brisker are defensive backs with impressive functional athleticism. Grade: C+ Chicago Bears Roundįrom top to bottom, a sound first draft for new GM Ryan Poles. Cade Mays is nasty and Kalon Barnes is more track star than star corner. I was confused by the back-to-back trade ups for Matt Corral - although the value in a vacuum was solid - and the athletic but slow-processing Brandon Smith, when this is a team starving for draft picks. Where to start here? On the bright side, Ikem Ekwonu is a stud, although the pass-pro isn't perfect yet. Elam brings speed and scheme diversity to the defense, Khalil Shakir will instantly boost the Bills YAC efforts, and James Cook gave me Alvin Kamara vibes on film. But, overall, Buffalo did a quality job with their 2022 class. It's typically hard to get amped about a team's draft when it feels like most of the picks won't be instant-impacts because of the veteran talent already on the roster. But no receiver? Grade: B+ Buffalo Bills Round Charlie Kolar gave me Mark Andrews vibes on film, and Daniel Faalele is an Orlando Brown type. 1 prospect, Ojabo was a tremendous stash. Soon thereafter, they drafted a punter in Round 4, which I didn't love, but now that the draft is over, I still have deep adoration for what Baltimore did. Over the weekend, I tweeted "I want to marry this Ravens draft," which should give you a sense how I felt about it. Desmond Ridder in Round 3 was awesome value, and DeAngelo Malone has sky-high upside. ![]() Day 2 was tremendous for Atlanta, and London was my WR1 in this class. ![]() GM Terry Fontenot understood how desperately the Falcons needed to infuse high-end defensive tackle to his roster. McBride and Zach Ertz will be a fun combination at tight end and at least one of Marquis Hayes or Lecitus Smith will start sooner than later. And they picked good ones, too, with either awesome or feels-about-right value. The Cardinals tripled down on edge rushers. All the rest of the individual grades were from me, starting in Round 2 through Mr. The first-round grades are from Pete Prisco. Below you will find the full draft classes for all 32 teams with individual grades, analysis for every class and a final overall grade. The 2022 NFL Draft has concluded which means only one thing - draft grades are here. ![]()
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