<![CDATA[First Round Grades - Individual Picks]]>Grades from Bleacher / CBS Sports / SI / Walter / Yahoo

1.01 MGarrett - A / B+ / A / A / A

1.24 JPeppers - A / F / B / B+ / B-

1.29 D. Njoku - C / B- / B / B+ / B+

From Yahoo...

The Browns moved down from No. 12 to here and now have — are you ready for this? — two first-rounders, three second-rounders, two fourth-rounders and two sixth-rounders in 2018...

And just for grins...

1.02 Trubusky - D / D / D / No grade, but based on comments below a "D" seems high... / C-

I... I don't even know anymore. WTF are the Bears doing!? They paid Mike Glennon so much money, and yet they gave up the No. 3 overall selection, two thirds and a fourth... for a mediocre quarterback prospect? Wow.
Wow.
This is one of the worst draft moves ever made. If the Bears just took Trubisky at No. 3, that would be bad, but not horrible. Actually, it would be horrible, but this is a franchise-ruining selection. Trubisky over Solomon Thomas echoes Blaine Gabbert over J.J. Watt and Blake Bortles over Khalil Mack. Way to pull a Jaguars, Chicago.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2706180-nfl-draft-2017-round-1-grades-for-every-pick

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2017-nfl-draft-grades-for-round-1-picks/

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/04/27/nfl-draft-2017-first-round-grades

http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftgrades1.php

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/2017-nfl-draft-round-1-instant-grades-040229425.html

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/46686/first-round-grades-individual-picksRSS for NodeThu, 01 Oct 2026 20:01:55 GMTFri, 28 Apr 2017 04:33:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to First Round Grades - Individual Picks on Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:45:28 GMT]]>Myles Garrett - A+ - Blue Chipper

Jabrill Peppers - A - Starter - Stud

David Njoku - A+ - 'Superstar Potential'

Let's see what Day 2 has to offer! Can't Wait!!!

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@tour2ma said:

lmao....

Broken.... fucking.... record....of ignorance.

FIFY 😁

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@canton-dawg said:

Draft grades at this point of the season is just stupid.

lmao....

@nickers said:

To Me... the Browns clearly ass fucked themselves this draft... 1-15,, here we come again...

Broken.... fucking.... record....

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@louisville-slugger said:

Garrett- A+ good job not messing that up

Peppers- C+ Could be Duane Buchanon but we are desperate for coverage guys and he is not going to help in that regard.

Njoku - D Could be a very good player but trading up in this draft for a TE is crazy. We were better off sticking with 33 and having a whole day to figure out how to land CB or a FS

A D Grade on Njoku?? Come on man that's just scripted hate. He was going off the board next pick to Pittsburgh. He is a weapon from day one with a high floor and even higher ceiling. I'm so so on the Peppers pick, none of us will know for at least a year how that works out. With a dilute test fail and questionable talent translation I'm learycon him.]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/703032https://brownsboard.com/post/703032Fri, 28 Apr 2017 21:32:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First Round Grades - Individual Picks on Fri, 28 Apr 2017 20:14:48 GMT]]>

@tiamat63 said:

Take a glance at the top 15 TE's and tell me how many you see drafted in the first round.

We will take that glance....when you post the list.

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@londonbrown said:

I don't really care tbh, the game is changing and TEs are more valuable than ever before.

So you can find them throughout the draft providing even greater value. You're essentially making my point.

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@tiamat63 said:

Take a glance at the top 15 TE's and tell me how many you see drafted in the first round.

I don't really care tbh, the game is changing and TEs are more valuable than ever before.

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@canton-mike said:

Looks like Jimmy's homeless buddy hopped a slow freight to Chicago!!! 😵

Mike

Don't type stuff like that when I'm trying to eat lunch without choking on it when it laughs down the wrong pipe. 😆

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@londonbrown said:

The Njoku grades are ridiculous he is awesome

TE and safety are premium positions in today's NFL

Take a glance at the top 15 TE's and tell me how many you see drafted in the first round.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/702877https://brownsboard.com/post/702877Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:38:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First Round Grades - Individual Picks on Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:35:32 GMT]]>I still don't get the thought of "how could be draft player at said position when this position is a bigger need?" Look at teams who draft BPA over teams who draft for need and see who typically does better. We got a great TE prospect who most people considered a top 15 or top 20 pick at #29 and we likely sniped him from the Steelers. Great pick.

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@canton-dawg said:

Draft grades at this point of the season is just stupid.

This, this this.... but most will do it anyway.

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@canton-mike said:

Gip,

I like MT too, but #2 was WAY too high (IMHO).

Mike

Apparently not.

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I like MT too, but #2 was WAY too high (IMHO).

Mike

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@canton-mike said:

Looks like Jimmy's homeless buddy hopped a slow freight to Chicago!!! 😵

Mike

Look, the good thing about the Bears taking MT is that the Browns will not have to play him but once every 4 years, because I think he will turn out great...that is.....unless both teams make the Super Bowl! 😮

Which...would actually be kind of cool. Like the Indians and Cubs making the World Series...as if that could ever happen.

Oh wait! That DID just happen.

So, you never know.

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Mike

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@texasag1969 said:

I agree that Williams got the two he wanted most. Part of the deal coming here so I will not bitch. And Njoku will help open up the field for all those wr's we took last year and has one of the strongest upsides out there IMO. DeValve can start selling shoes now.

52 & 65 makes it or breaks it for me. Lots of excellent players will be there at those spots.

Devalve will likely still be here. Guys like Telfer can sell shoes. (and even if they did let DeValve go...the dude went to Princeton. Do you really think he would end up selling shoes..or insurance? No)

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@texasag1969 said:

I agree that Williams got the two he wanted most. Part of the deal coming here so I will not bitch. And Njoku will help open up the field for all those wr's we took last year and has one of the strongest upsides out there IMO. DeValve can start selling shoes now.

52 & 65 makes it or breaks it for me. Lots of excellent players will be there at those spots.

Devalve of Telfer? I still think we will do something to fill that yuge gap between 3.01 and 5.01...

@texasag1969 said:

USA Today all 32 grades. Excellent write ups on all 3 Browns.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/04/2017-nfl-draft-grades-picks-analysis-results

Love MG even more... and hate CHI's move even more.

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@hoorta said:

Tour- I was crying in my beer (not really- haven't had anything to drink tonight) so bad after the Bears took Mitch. BTW, that champagne is still on ice.

My bet is Kelly is off the Browns board as a character risk.

Besides the Bears move, the biggest reach was KC going up for Mahomes. Maybe we should tell London- that thar was a HUGE reach.

Well at least you weren't crying in a nice champagne... welcome back...

Kinda agree with Kelly assessment. As with Foster he's a multiple-strike prospect. The differences? Whereas Foster had at least three and two are recent, Kelly has two and only one, his latest injury, is recent. There is one other difference of course: Price. So I still hold out some of my Kelly hope as no one left has more potential and tools than he. Then again... Kaaya looks talented and squeaky clean...

Trubs' "grades" are not just on him, they're on the Bears and the price they paid. You're right... we'd have gotten hammered doing even more to tab him... or passing on MG.

Mahomes... I don't see him either, but it's like you've said, if you see the QB you want, then you go get him. I will say that Mahomes fits nicely in their scheme behind Smith.

@wargograw said:

I haven't heard the name Mark Barron brought up at all. I'd imagine Williams will use Peppers like he did Barron.

Njoku is a really bad blocker at the moment but I do see effort in that department and that's a start. I think he needs to add some weight.

At 20, he'll undoubtably add weight. Does seem to "want to" block, just not sure how.

No doubt that OJH was at the top of this TE class, but it's just possible he's as good as he will ever be, while Njoku has a higher ceiling.

@mudfly said:

Well....slept on it.....hungover....and still dont hate it as much as I did last night.....

Yeah... kinda has this grow-on-you, fungus quality...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/702731https://brownsboard.com/post/702731Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:50:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First Round Grades - Individual Picks on Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:27:54 GMT]]>USA Today all 32 grades. Excellent write ups on all 3 Browns.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/04/2017-nfl-draft-grades-picks-analysis-results

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/702692https://brownsboard.com/post/702692Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:27:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First Round Grades - Individual Picks on Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:56:00 GMT]]>Fans hate trade downs and the Seattle Seahawks love them. I know which side I'm on

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/702671https://brownsboard.com/post/702671Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:56:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First Round Grades - Individual Picks on Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:47:30 GMT]]>I agree that Williams got the two he wanted most. Part of the deal coming here so I will not bitch. And Njoku will help open up the field for all those wr's we took last year and has one of the strongest upsides out there IMO. DeValve can start selling shoes now.

52 & 65 makes it or breaks it for me. Lots of excellent players will be there at those spots.

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@hoorta said:

I've calmed down Nickers- right now it's at a B- for me. Garrett was a no brainer. Not saying Peppers and Njoku are bad picks, but we could have done better. We needed a CB badly, and by trading down from #12 we got skunked there. As Tour mentioned, a lot of talent is going to come off the board before our pick comes up @ #52. Or maybe they'll stop amassing and use some of those 2018 picks to move back up in the second. Who knows?

There's a lot of depth at CB

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