NFL Draft 2016 Results: Complete Overview and Grades of Rounds 1-3

The second day of the 2016 NFL draft got the surprises out of the way early.

Compared to a wild first day, the second and third rounds saw Jaylon Smith and Myles Jack come off the board with two of the Round 2's first picks before one of the most confusing runs on quarterbacks of all time—it could come to be seen as the greatest, though, so who knows?

While it's good the big questions got out of the way early, it doesn't make the grading process any easier.

Below, we'll work with what's available to outline every pick of the draft thus far and assign grades based on teams' needs and prospects' ratings before Saturday's action gets underway.

2016 NFL Draft Grades

Team	Grade	Notes
Arizona Cardinals	A+	Bruce Arians and Arizona were one of the few teams who could properly handle the risk-reward that is Robert Nkemdiche.
Atlanta Falcons	D	There was plenty of better value on the board when Atlanta took Keanu Neal.
Baltimore Ravens	B-	Baltimore stood tall and got its guy (Ronnie Stanley), which should help Joe Flacco stay healthy.
Buffalo Bills	C+	Shaq Lawson in a Rex Ryan front speaks for itself. Good value.
Carolina Panthers	C	Vernon Butler is a great player, but he is nowhere close to an important need.
Chicago Bears	B	No. 9 seems a bit high for Leonard Floyd, but nobody can argue the fit or need. Cody Whitehair is a steal.
Cincinnati Bengals	C+	Cincinnati stuck with its board for better or worse and got William Jackson III, a guy who could be the best corner from the class in time. The mid-round picks were either bad value or unnecessary.
Cleveland Browns	A	It feels weird not to type a "D" next to Cleveland, but the Browns traded down twice and still got the best wideout in the draft, Corey Coleman. Landing Emmanuel Ogbah is a boon to the grade. Cody Kessler doesn't make any sense.
Dallas Cowboys	C+	Is DeMarco Murray that bad? Cowboys didn't need to splurge but did on Ezekiel Elliott. Better hope Tony Romo can stay healthy. Taking a risk on Jaylon Smith instead of hitting a big need hurts.
Denver Broncos	C	Moving up for a project player reeks of desperation, even if it does possibly escape a Mark Sanchez era. Adam Gotsis so high didn't make sense.
Detroit Lions	B	Detroit hit offensive line with Taylor Decker. Now the Lions have to hope it's not too late for Matthew Stafford.
Green Bay Packers	C	Right need, wrong player, as Kenny Clark seemed more like a second-round value.
Houston Texans	B	Houston wanted speed and got it with Will Fuller, though he's a drop machine. Offense the priority, though, Houston knocked it out of the park.
Indianapolis Colts	A	Perhaps the surest lineman in the draft, Ryan Kelly, is just what Andrew Luck needed.
Jacksonville Jaguars	A+	Jalen Ramsey was the best player in the draft and joins Dante Fowler Jr. to create a solid young core. Two more words: Myles Jack.
Kansas City Chiefs	A	Getting Chris Jone in the second round is as good as having a pick in the first.
Miami Dolphins	A+	Not much to say here. Laremy Tunsil was in the conversation for the top pick, and Miami got him at No. 13.
Minnesota Vikings	A+	Minnesota needed to get Teddy Bridgewater some help and hit it out of the park with Laquon Treadwell. The team then got one of the steals of the draft with Mackensie Alexander.
New England Patriots	C	New England didn't make a notable pick at all in the mid-rounds.
New Orleans Saints	B	Geno Atkins-lite Sheldon Rankins should have come off the board higher. Huge win. Bolstering offense in the second round didn't make a lick of sense.
New York Giants	B	New York gets docked a full letter grade for Eli Apple-Big Apple puns. Kidding. Solid pick. Ditto for Sterling Shepard.
New York Jets	D	Darron Lee slots right in with the Jets and improves a good unit. Christian Hackenberg is a major whiff with Ryan Fitzpatrick on the market.
Oakland Raiders	B-	No. 14 is a bit high for Karl Joseph, but he's certainly in the right hands with that great Oakland coaching staff.
Philadelphia Eagles	C	Moving up to draft Carson Wentz in a weak quarterback class isn't worth it.
Pittsburgh Steelers	B-	Pittsburgh got robbed by Cincinnati, but Artie Burns will have a role for a long time.
San Diego Chargers	C+	Joey Bosa creates a mean rush with Melvin Ingram. Surprise, but not a bad pick. Taking a tight end? Odd.
San Francisco 49ers	A	Getting one of the draft's best players, DeForest Buckner, at No. 7 is a massive win. Many considered Joshua Garnett the best run-blocking guard in the draft.
Seattle Seahawks	C	Gaining assets and better protecting Russell Wilson with Germain Ifedi is hard to complain about. Going defense in the second round hurts the grade.
Los Angeles Rams	C	Jared Goff might be a potential franchise quarterback, but it's a weak class and feels more like a PR move.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	B	Smartly not content with existing secondary, Tampa Bay gets a big-play guy in Vernon Hargreaves and made a smart gamble on Noah Spence.
Tennessee Titans	B-	Jack Conklin might be the best tackle in the draft, and it's good to see Tennessee put an emphasis on Marcus Mariota's health. Odd run on defenders after, though.
Washington	A	Josh Doctson at No. 22 is a silly steal, and he pairs well with DeSean Jackson.

Best Value: Houston Texans

The Houston Texans didn't get a ton of credit after the first round of the draft.

Why would they? Will Fuller out of Notre Dame hits a need because the offense wanted more speed. Fuller will provide that but also has well-known drop problems. At the worst, though, he will force a safety to his side of the field out of respect and open things up for DeAndre Hopkins.

Day 2 is where things started going well for Houston. Nick Martin at center with the 19th pick of the second round is one of the best values in the draft, giving the Texans a guy who could provide an upgrade right away and some mind-boggling stats to boot, per PFF Draft:

Houston went ahead and added Ohio State project wideout Braxton Miller in the third round, another great-value pick when one combines the category with need.

Not only does each pick so far offer incredible value, but one has to digest the class in tandem with the overall work Houston has done this offseason—don't forget the additions of quarterback Brock Osweiler and running back Lamar Miller.

Head coach and offensive guru Bill O'Brien has his desired offense in place, and it's going to be fun to see how he deploys his high-value draft picks.

Biggest Head-Scratcher: Dallas Cowboys

It's never easy to figure out what's going on in Jerry World. 

Jerry Jones got his wish in the first round, directing his front office to splurge on Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Elliott's selection wasn't terrible per se. He's one of the best backs to come out in years, a complete every-down player who can not only rush with the best of the best but is also a reliable receiver and strong blocker.

The problem is value. Take a look at a nugget provided by NFL Network's James Palmer:

One can laugh at using the Pro Bowl as a metric to judge someone, but it's a double-edged sword—they're not that hard to make.

All Elliott does is fill a void left by the 2015 departure DeMarco Murray, a guy the Cowboys could have simply re-signed. Keeping Murray around and drafting a guy such as Jalen Ramsey or DeForest Buckner would have been more ideal.

It didn't get better as the draft went on for the Cowboys, either. Taking the aforementioned Smith might seem like a great value, but there's no guarantee he can suit up this year. Maliek Collins in the third round was a reach.

Dallas has a short window before the 36-year-old Tony Romo hangs it up. If he's hurt, the team is average with possibly a star running back and goes nowhere. Smith might not even hit the field during Romo's final years.

Given the team's needs and the immediacy of wanting to contend, Dallas put on quite an odd showing during the first two days of the draft.

Best Class: Jacksonville Jaguars

Even one year ago, analysis such as this might have slapped the Jacksonville Jaguars in a questionable column and called it a day.

Not this time.

Jacksonville went out and got Ramsey, arguably the best defensive back to come out over the past five years or more, in the first round. Oh, and in the second round, the team scooped up a falling linebacker by the name of Myles Jack, who happens to fit the same description at his position.

Now view this in context—Jacksonville also gets Dante Fowler Jr. back this year after an injury derailed his rookie season. Sprinkle in the free-agent additions as well, courtesy of USA Today's Tom Pelissero:

Jacksonville also added defensive end Yannick Ngakoue in the third round, a strong rotational guy who could help right away, though he obviously falls behind in the headlines department.

The Jaguars entered the draft with a set plan: upgrade the defense. With Allen Robinson, Chris Ivory and Blake Bortles on a rising offense, the front office attacked the plan so well they landed two of the top five players on many analysts' boards.

Ramsey is a boon and so is Jack, who differs from Smith because he'll be able to make an impact out of the gates. In future years, the rest of the league will look back on this approach to the draft for lessons.

Stats are courtesy of NFL.com and accurate as of April 29. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.