2025 nfl draft review. Innovative, accurate!

2024 DRAFT REVIEW:

MY VIEWS ON DRAFT EVALUATION:

 I decided to stay with simple letter grades for rating team picks and overall draft. Everybody understands them, they will range from A+ to F. The ratings are round sensitive, I will use a multipliers each round and for number of picks.  The Draft is one of my primary reasons for this site, for decades I've watched teams make consistent mistakes and all out failures. Every year I still hear some classic cliches and archaic sayings like "you can't teach speed"  the ever popular "best player available"  and the more recent additions "He had a great Pro Day" or "He blew up the Combine" Following these thought processes consistently blows up in the face of drafting team. If teams would simply draft the best player to fill needs on their team  in the proper round draft failures would be minimized. To me the only things that cannot be taught are Height and Heart!! And if you ignore several years of film and game production for a player who tests well in shorts and a t-shirt you deserve what you get! So yes my innovative views on NFL draft coverage differ wildly but watch, yes I miss one now and then but I'll take the pepsi challenge with anybody out there that mine are more accurate. Starting next year I will be doing my version of a nfl mock draft also. Yes it will be different.

PLAYER GRADING:

Factors in grading are the players draft rating, fit for scheme and lastly need. Some players may receive a higher grade than those with higher Draft Rating due to better scheme fit or filling a primary or secondary need. Points will be lost for drafting players with lower draft ratings than position drafted or questions on scheme fit or need. These decisions are  based solely my own judgement and evaluations. I often differ significantly from so called "Experts" and Draft rooms around the NFL, I also will point out organizations for their failures and continued failures. I do not care who doesn't like it, unlike others I will call it just as I see it with 0.0 worry who I offend!!

TEAM DRAFT GRADING:

    My team grading is based on simple math using the initial letter grade and points for a start. I will then add multiplier #1, this is the round sensitive grade, higher rounds receive a higher multiplier and lower receive a lower multiplier, simple enough I believe.  The reasoning for this is higher round picks carry more importance due to talent available and of course Salary Cap implications which can cripple a Franchise. Teams that consistently overdraft limit future movements in Free Agency, also this can limit the Franchise when it comes to the all important 2nd contract for core players. This is often overlooked but a vital component in a successful franchise. Overdrafting in my opinion is the single most overlooked and easily dismissed componant in failing franchises.  In '21  I  added  multiplier#2  this comes from the number of picks a team makes. this multiplier will work both ways. There are 7 rounds so that is the base number, over 7 picks the team will a positive multiplier and under 7 picks a negative multiplier. This will achieve better accuracy as to which team has the true Best Draft.  I've looked at numerous other draft grades from so called "experts" and they are a joke, mostly A's an B's when in reality if you look at history you will find far more average or below average grades after 3 years. My Drafts and grades will be saved in my History section for review after 3 and 5 years, you will not find that information on other sites. NEW  IMPROVED GRADING FOR '22. New for this season, I felt I was in need of some adjustments so I tightened things up just a touch from last season. So after much thought and experimentation. NEW FOR "23. A small change as I went to 3 digits past the decimal for all scores, just more accurate.

My Draft Grades.

TEAM GRADING SCALE

A+ Over 6.00          C+ 3.50 to 3.99      

A    5.75 to 5.99      C    3.00 to 3.49     

A-  5.50 to 5.74       C-  2.75 to 2.99

B+ 5.00 to 5.49       D+ 2.50 to 2.74

B   4.50 to 4.99        D   2.25 to 2.49

B- 4.00 to 4.49        D-  2.00 to 2.24

                   F  0.0 to 2.00    

Base- Is the average of  Player grades. Grades are set by using the following criteria. My rating of the player. How soon the player will be able to contribute. Team need at the position. Fit with the teams coaching and scheme. Players on the board when the pick was made.

Mutiplier #1-Take the picks and add in Multiplier for the round, 1st round highest and so on. The top 3 rounds are by far the most important so they carry the most weight and impact the final score the most. My ratings also reward teams for quality picks in the later rounds but at a much lower rate.

Multiplier #2  This multiplier is much smaller but still very important in determining the top drafts.Take the number of picks overall and add Multiplier #2. 7 round draft so 7 is nuetral, over 7 adds to score under 7 lowers score each pick over or under changes the multiplier. Of course a draft can be made by one pick but teams that year in and year out compete for the title need multiple players from each draft to become starters.

Grade=  Final Grade, Simple enough! 

         FINAL 2025 DRAFT TEAM RANKINGS          

                                                                  Multipliers      Final                               

Rnk    Team         Pks   Base        #1           #2       Grade

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TEAM RANKING THOUGHTS:

WHAT NO F's!! 25 teams at B- or better?  WTF!!! Yes while grading this draft and seeing the high scores coming together I started questioning myself. It's a RARE year when this many teams draft so well, that's just reality. I have said before none of the draft"experts" give any team below a C-  and mostly A's and B's as to not offend anyone. Well I don't care about that, I'm about being honest and RIGHT!! So I'll call them as I seeing em,learn from my mistakes and trust my process on this draft and own my success or failure.

                                           NEW THIS SEASON

                                  DRAFT GRADING COMPARISONS

This season I'll begin to compare my grades directly with others in the business so you can all see who is more accurate. I'M CONFIDENT that i will be on top most seasons. Unfortunatly I cannot put Kiper's most recent failure up due to ESPN hiding it on their pay to see list.  I will list by my Rankings 1-32 for easy reference. I will compare grades with these sites

PFF- Pro football focus

NFLCOM.

CBS Sports

Fox Sports                                          

Team                         5Star    PFF  NFL.Com   CBS    FOX     

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                                           NEW THIS SEASON

                       MY TOP AND WORST PICKS IN THE DRAFT.

Year after year NFL execs make massive mistakes in the annual draft. The amount of pure incompetence is amazing and many people are to afraid to point it out, I am not. So here we go.

                                       2025 TOP PICKS

Rk   player                  POS     RND     PK          Team

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                                        2024 WORST PICKS

Rk   player                 POS     RND      PK       Team

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Others considered:

      ROUND ONE 

In round one teams need to draft STARS, long-time starters, plug and play for multiple years. Steer clear of red flags, overdrafting, drafting on Combine or ridiclous Pro Day performances and developmental players, DO NOT BELONG IN THIS ROUND!!!  If your 1st round pick does not start or play significant minutes YOU FAILED on numerous levels!!  Not only did you waste a pick that needed to be correct you caused salary Cap implications that can cause long-term and cripple a Franchise for years to come.

 Scoring Explanation                              

A+  5.00      A    4.50      A-   4.00   

B+  3.50      B    3.00      B-   2.75

C+   2.50     C      2.25    C-    2.00   

D+   1.50     D     1.00    D-    .50      

F       .00                                   

Pk      Team                     Name           Pos      Sch       Grd                                                                                

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 ROUND TWO

Very close to round one but not as vital, still looking for STARS and STARTERS but players with limited developmental needs can be of value here. Again, watch for overdrafting and idiot GM's drafting on measurables and testing performances, these players while perhaps somewhat useful cause a ripple effect within the salary structure that can detroy a team.Still if  players in this round do not contribute in some manner in year one, YOU FAILED!! 

Scoring Explanation     

A+  5.00      A    4.50       A-   4.00  

B+  3.50      B    3.00       B-   2.75  

C+   2.50     C    2.25       C-    2.00   

D+   1.50     D     1.00      D-      .50  F    .00                                                

Pk      Team                   Name                      Pos      Sch      Grd    

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 ROUND THREE 

Still looking for starters or key reserves at this point, better teams are looking for sitsuational fits and high level developmental players. Also players who may not have made the best College choices for their skillset, very talented but had some off the field issues that caused some concern and player who may have some injury red flags.    

Scoring Explanation     

A+  5.00      A    4.50       A-   4.00  

B+  3.50      B    3.00       B-   2.75 

C+   2.50     C    2.25       C-    2.00   

D+   1.50     D     1.00      D-      .50  F    .00                                                

Pk      Team                       Name                Pos        Sch         Grd

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 ROUND FOUR  

In this round teams should be looking for high level developmental players, situational fits, key reserves, elite Special Teamers. You can find starters that slip through or are not a scheme fit for other teams.

 Scoring Explanation        

 A+  5.00      A    4.50       A-   4.00     F    .00

 B+  3.50      B    3.00       B-   2.75

 C+   2.50     C    2.25       C-    2.00  

 D+   1.50      D     1.00      D-      .50    

 F    .00                                                

Pk       Team                      Name                  Pos        Sch         Grd

101.

 Another round looking for mid level developmental players, scheme fits for key reserves, players who can excel on Special teams as well as fill a B/U roll. For sure some starters will come from this round but that is Bonus money.

Scoring Explanation     

A+  5.00      A    4.50       A-   4.00  

B+  3.50      B    3.00       B-   2.75  

C+   2.50     C    2.25       C-    2.00   

D+   1.50     D     1.00      D-      .50   

F    .00                                               

Pk      Team                           Name               Pos        Sch           Grd

136.

    ROUND SIX 

 In this round teams can go numerous directions with limited risk involved. Looking for former elite recruits who did not live up to hype, developmental prospects with various issues. Players who chose colleges poorly, players that did not fit schemes in college, players who were subject to multiple coaching changes, players with elite measurables but production did not match. Players with questionable character but all the tools to be a star. And last but far from least, looking for core Special Teamers who can contribute in small doses when called upon.

 Scoring Explanation       

A+  5.00      A    4.50       A-   4.00     

B+  3.50      B    3.00       B-   2.75   

C+   2.50     C    2.25       C-    2.00     

D+   1.50     D     1.00      D-      .50        

F    .00                 

Pk      Team                         Name                    Pos         Sch      Grd

177.

    ROUND SEVEN

In this round much like the 6th players considered for a variety of reasons with even less risk. Looking for former elite recruits who did not live up to hype, developmental prospects with various issues. Players who chose colleges poorly, players that did not fit schemes in college, players who were subject to multiple coaching changes, players with elite measurables but production did not match. Players with questionable character but all the tools to be a star. Also looking for Practice squad canditdates with developmenal upside.  And last but far from least, looking for core Special Teamers who can contribute in small doses when called upon.

Scoring Explanation      

 A+  5.00      A    4.50       A-   4.00         

B+  3.50      B    3.00       B-   2.75   

C+   2.50     C    2.25       C-    2.00    

 D+   1.50     D     1.00      D-      .50

 F    .00               

Pk      Team                      Name                 Pos        Sch           Grd

221.