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<p>It takes years for some NFL Draft picks to develop but only moments to grade a class.</p>



<p>Three days, seven rounds and 259 picks ended Saturday night. Here are The Post’s grades for every team, with a curve instituted for the first-, second- and third-round picks, and an emphasis on quality and value.</p>



<h2>1) Miami Dolphins</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade: A+</strong></p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Jaylen Waddle (WR, Alabama), Jaelan Phillips (OLB, Miami), Jevon Holland (S, Oregon), Liam Eichenberg (OT, Notre Dame)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: Waddle brings game-breaking speed to the offense – reunited with former Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa – and special teams. When you have four top-42 picks you can swing for the fences with Phillips (three concussions but big pass-rush ability). Four players with first-round grades?</p>



<h2>2) Baltimore Ravens</h2>



<p><strong>Grade</strong>: A+</p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Rashod Bateman (WR, Minnesota), Jayson Oweh (OLB, Penn State), Ben Cleveland (OG, Georgia), Brandon Stephens (CB, SMU), Tylan Wallace (WR, Oklahoma State), CB Shaun Wade (CB, Ohio State)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: First-and fourth-round receivers addressed the major need. Bateman has potential for a Justin Jefferson-like rookie impact. Oweh had no sacks last season, but does anyone doubt he will be a force in Baltimore? Wade was an All-American.</p>



<h2>3) New York Giants</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: A</p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: <strong>Kadarius Toney</strong> (WR, Florida), Azeez Ojulari (OLB, Georgia), Aaron Robinson (CB, UCF)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: Two trade downs netted the Giants three picks in the thought-to-be-loaded 2022 Draft. <strong>DeVonta Smith was stolen away by the Eagles</strong>, but the Giants got help for QB Daniel Jones and addressed huge pass-rush void. Toney is unlike anyone else in a deep WR corps. Offensive line needed help.</p>



<ul><li><strong>Giants complete 2021 NFL Draft Tracker</strong></li></ul>



<h2>4) Jacksonville Jaguars</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: A<br><br><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Trevor Lawrence (QB, Clemson), Travis Etienne (RB, Clemson), Tyson Campbell (CB, Georgia), Walker Little (OT, Stanford), Andre Cisco (S, Syracuse)<br><br><strong>Analysis</strong>: Lawrence is the can’t miss No. 1 pick and reunited with Etienne. Coach Urban Meyer’s speed-kills offensive plan is seen in Etienne even though the Jaguars’ best playmaker is second-year back James Robinson. He’s building the defense from the back-end in.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img  data-src="/uploads/2021/05/01/2021-nfl-draft-grades-for-all-32-teams-0.jpg" /><figcaption>Trevor Lawrence</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure>



<h2>5) New York Jets</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: A</p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Zach Wilson (QB, BYU), Alijah Vera-Tucker (OG, USC), Elijah Moore (WR, Mississippi), Michael Carter (RB, North Carolina)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: Learning from past mistakes, <strong>the Jets picked Wilson </strong>and then used three picks to help him. Trading up from No. 23 to No. 14 landed the coveted Vera-Tucker (without giving up any first- or second-rounders). Four top-60-caliber players. Too bad they waited too long on cornerbacks.</p>



<ul><li><strong>Jets complete 2021 NFL Draft tracker</strong></li></ul>



<h2>6) New England Patriots</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: A</p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Mac Jones (QB, Alabama), Christian Barmore (DT, Alabama), Ronnie Perkins (DE, Oklahoma), Rhamondre Stevenson (RB, Oklahoma)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: Not only did Bill Belichick land the QB he coveted – with some of the same strengths as a young Tom Brady &#8212; he didn’t have to trade up to get Jones. Two pairs of college teammates. Stevenson might be the best pass-protecting back in the draft.</p>


<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: C+<br><br><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Najee Harris (RB, Alabama), Pat Freirmuth (TE, Penn State), Kendrick Green (G, Illinois)<br><br><strong>Analysis</strong>: Cue the outrage about selecting a running back in the first round. The Steelers started 11-0 before crumbling last season and then were cap-strapped in free agency. Freirmuth will help in the red zone. But the secondary needed help.</p>



<h2>25) Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: C<br><br><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Joe Tryon (OLB, Washington), Kyle Trask (QB, Florida), Robert Hainsey (OT, Notre Dame)<br><br><strong>Analysis</strong>: The defending champs are bringing back all 22 starters. That’s a formula for choosing “Best Player Available.” Tryon is a pass-rush specialist with loads of untapped potential. Trask fits the “no risk it, no biscuit” philosophy, but the Bucs are in a win-now window, so why not find a contributor?</p>



<h2>26) Green Bay Packers</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: C<br><br><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Eric Stokes (CB, Georgia), Josh Myers (C, Ohio State), Amari Rodgers (WR, Clemson)<br><br><strong>Analysis</strong>: Nine of the Packers’ last 10 first-round picks are defense. The other is a backup QB, making Aaron Rodgers angry. Stokes better be more than a track star. Myers fills a big need after free agency and the Packers are tempting fates with another mid-round WR.</p>



<h2>27) San Francisco 49ers</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: C<br><br><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Trey Lance (QB, North Dakota State), Aaron Banks (OG, Notre Dame), Trey Sermon (RB, Ohio State), Ambry Thomas (CB, Michigan)<br><br><strong>Analysis</strong>: Almost impossible for Lance – who started 17 games at the FCS level – to live up to expectations after trading TWO future first-rounders. Paired him with a young lineman &#8212; a theme in the second round. Sermon could quickly become the lead back.</p>



<h2>28) Las Vegas Raiders</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: C</p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Alex Leatherwood (OT, Alabama), Trevon Moehrig (S, TCU), Malcolm Koonce (OLB, Buffalo), Divine Deablo (S, Virginia Tech)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: Expect the unexpected. For the third straight year, the Raiders left everyone scratching their head with a huge reach in the first round. Then they mocked media draft experts when their GM is a former media draft expert. Moehrig was a steal &#8212; if healthy.</p>



<h2>29) New Orleans Saints</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: C-</p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Payton Turner (DE, Houston), Pete Werner (LB, Ohio State), Paulson Adebo (CB, Stanford), Ian Book (QB, Notre Dame)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: After reportedly trying to trade up into the top 10 – for a cornerback? – the Saints reached for Turner, who only broke out in an injury-shortened 2020 season. No high picks for the offense, which will look different with Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill and … Book?</p>



<h2>30) Seattle Seahawks</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: C-</p>



<p><strong>Key Picks</strong>: D’Wayne Eskridge (WR, Western Michigan), Tre Brown (CB, Oklahoma)</p>



<p><strong>Analysis</strong>: Seattle joked that All-Pro safety Jamal Adams (acquired from Jets) should count as its first-rounder. Not how this works, especially with Adams unsigned long-term. Eskridge gives Russell Wilson another weapon but he clearly wants better blocking.</p>



<h2>31) Los Angeles Rams</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: D+<br><br><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Tutu Atwell (WR Louisville), Ernest Jones (LB, South Carolina), Bobby Brown (DT, Texas A&amp;M)<br><br><strong>Analysis</strong>: Atwell’s 4.32-second time in the 40-yard dash is tantalizing, but he weighs the same as some seventh-graders (149 pounders). The Rams haven’t made a first-round pick since 2016 and don’t have one until 2024. Jones is not the coverage linebacker they needed.</p>



<h2>32) Houston Texans</h2>



<p><br><strong>Grade</strong>: D<br><br><strong>Key Picks</strong>: Davis Mills (QB, Stanford), Nico Collins (WR, Michigan)<br><br><strong>Analysis</strong>: Houston should’ve had the No. 3 pick but traded it years ago for OT Laremy Tunsil. Then they had to waste their first choice (third-rounder) on a backup QB because of <strong>Deshaun Watson’s legal issues </strong>and trade demand. No help for a rebuilding defense. Ugh.</p>
			 
					
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