The 2023 NFL Draft has concluded which means only one thing — draft grades are here. Below you will find the full draft classes for all 32 teams with individual grades, analysis for every class and a final overall grade. This is my seminal analysis every year.
The first-round grades are from Pete Prisco. Just about all of the individual grades were from me starting in Round 2 through Mr. Irrelevant at the end of the draft. Any grades with an asterisk were from my guy Josh Edwards.
For these team grades, I’m not utilizing an intricate formula, but I am taking the average of each individual grade with more weight given to the earlier picks. And factoring in my own grades for Round 1 picks.
Let’s get to it.
1 |
6 |
Paris Johnson, OT, Ohio State |
B |
2 |
41 |
B.J. Ojulari, EDGE, LSU |
C+ |
3 |
72 |
Garrett Williams, CB, Syracuse |
C+ |
3 |
94 |
Michael Wilson, WR, Stanford |
B |
4 |
122 |
Jon Gaines II, OL, UCLA |
A |
5 |
139 |
Clayton Tune, QB, Houston |
B+ |
5 |
168 |
Owen Pappoe, LB, Auburn |
A- |
6 |
180 |
Kei’Trel Clark, CB, Louisville |
B+ |
6 | 213 | Dante Stills, DT, West Virginia | B+ |
Loaded with picks, the Cardinals mostly did a fine job matching need with proper prospect value. Johnson is decently high floor and his length/athleticism blend made him a tantalizing prospect. Ojulari is an advanced rusher but a lesser athlete. Picked a bit early. Injury question marks with Williams and Wilson, who have a fair amount of upside, although I wasn’t enamored with Williams’ 2022 before the injury. I loved the Gaines-Tune-Pappoe-Clark-Stills five-pick stretch to finish.
Grade: B-
1 |
8 |
Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas |
D |
2 |
38 |
Matthew Bergeron, OT, Syracuse |
C |
3 |
75 |
Zach Harrison, EDGE, Ohio State |
A- |
4 |
113 |
Clark Phillips, CB, Utah |
B |
7 |
224 |
DeMarcco Hellams, S, Alabama* |
B- |
7 |
225 |
Jovaughn Gwyn, OC, South Carolina |
C+ |
Pete and I felt similarly about the Robinson pick at No. 8 overall. And it wasn’t about the prospect. It was about the position, it’s value, and replaceability later in the draft. Bergeron has the movement skills to be a quality tackle — or maybe a guard — but his losses are ugly because of a lack of balance. That’s worrisome. Harrison can be an awesome three-down rusher, My main concern with Phillips is very limited athletic profile. Grade: C
1 |
22 |
Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
B |
3 |
86 |
Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson |
B+ |
4 |
124 |
Tavius Robinson, EDGE, Ole Miss |
C- |
5 |
157 |
Kyu Blu Kelly, CB, Stanford |
C- |
6 |
199 |
Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, OL, Oregon |
A- |
7 | 229 | Andrew Vorhees, IOL, USC | C+ |
Flowers was a smart add amidst what ultimately became an…
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