2012 NFL Draft: First-Round Mock & Grading Picks for the Past Decade

With the NFL Draft less than a week away, I decided to take a look at the first round selections that every team has made over the past decade. The grades for each team were determined by the players entire careers and contributions, regardless of which team those contributions were made to, as I'm grading a team's ability to find first round talent, not their ability to retain players through free agency.

Additionally, I'll provide a 2012 First Round Mock, please leave your thoughts in the comments.

Arizona Cardinals

2002—Wendell Bryant, DT (12)

2003—Bryant Johnson, WR (17); Calvin Pace, DE/OLB (18)

2004—Larry Fitzgerald, WR (3)

2005—Antrel Rolle, CB/S (8)

2006—Matt Leinart, QB (10)

2007—Levi Brown, OT (5)

2008—Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB (16)

2009—Beanie Wells, RB (31)

2010—Dan Williams, DT (26)

2011—Patrick Peterson, CB (5)

The past decade has seen Arizona hit first-round home runs with Fitzgerald and Peterson, but they've also drafted some real duds, like Leinart, Brown and Bryant. Since 2008, though, things seem to be on an upswing.

Cardinals fans should hope the trend continues. 

First Round Grade: B-

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 13 Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

Atlanta Falcons

2002—T.J. Duckett, RB (18)

2003—None

2004—DeAngelo Hall, CB (8); Michael Jenkins, WR (29)

2005—Roddy White, WR (27)

2006—None

2007—Jamaal Anderson, DE (8)

2008—Matt Ryan, QB (3); Sam Baker, OT (21)

2009—Peria Jerry, DT (24)

2010—Sean Weatherspoon, LB (19)

2011—Julio Jones, WR (6)

Atlanta definitely has more hits (Duckett, Hall, White, Ryan, Weatherspoon and Jones) than misses, but they can't seem to draft and develop defensive linemen in the first round to save their lives.

With John Abraham expected to retire soon, and possibly as early as next season, the Falcons will hopefully buck that trend.

First-Round Grade: A

2012 First-Round Pick: None

Baltimore Ravens

2002—Ed Reed, S (24)

2003—Terrell Suggs, OLB (10); Kyle Boller, QB (19)

2004—None

2005—Mark Clayton, WR (22)

2006—Haloti Ngata, DL (12)

2007—Ben Grubbs, OG (29)

2008—Joe Flacco, QB (18)

2009—Michael Oher, OT (23)

2010—None

2011—Jimmy Smith, CB (27)

Where to start with Baltimore. In the past decade, they've drafted two guys who have won Defensive Player of the Year (Reed, Suggs) and another who might actually be the best player on defense (Ngata).

They seem to have found their franchise QB in Flacco, and two studs on the O-Line in Grubbs and Oher.

First-Round Grade: A+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 29 Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

Buffalo Bills

2002—Mike Williams, OT (4)

2003—Willis McGahee, RB (23)

2004—Lee Evans, WR (13); J.P. Losman, QB (22)

2005—None

2006—Donte Whitner, S (8); John McCargo, DT (26)

2007—Marshawn Lynch, RB (12)

2008—Leodis McKelvin, CB (11)

2009—Aaron Maybin, DE/LB (11); Eric Wood, C (28)

2010—C.J. Spiller, RB (9)

2011—Marcell Dareus, DT/DE (3)

Buffalo has struggled with their picks in the first round. Mike Williams is widely considered to be one of the bigger draft busts in the past decade. Losman and Maybin were tremendous disappointments.

On the other hand, Lynch and McGahee have been pretty good backs in the NFL, just not for Buffalo. With the strong performance by Dareus last year and the emergence of Spiller as a playmaking threat after an awful rookie campaign, maybe Buffalo, like Arizona has turned it around.

First-Round Grade: C+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 10 Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame

Carolina Panthers

2002—Julius Peppers, DE (2)

2003—Jordan Gross, OT (8)

2004—Chris Gamble, CB (28)

2005—Thomas Davis, LB (14)

2006—DeAngelo Williams, RB (27)

2007—Jon Beason, LB (25)

2008—Jonathan Stewart, RB (13); Jeff Otah, OT (19)

2009—None

2010—Cam Newton, QB (1)

The Panthers have done a tremendous job drafting in the first round. With two of the better linemen on either side of the ball with Peppers and Gross, solid players at RB and LB and a franchise QB who just won the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, Carolina is doing just fine.

First-Round Grade: A

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 9 Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State

Chicago Bears

2002—Marc Colombo, OT (29)

2003—Michael Haynes, DE (14); Rex Grossman, QB (22)

2004—Tommie Harris, DT (14)

2005—Cedric Benson, RB (4)

2006—None

2007—Greg Olsen, TE (31)

2008—Chris Williams, OT (14)

2009—None

2010—None

2011—Gabe Carimi, OT (29)

Chicago's first-round picks have left a lot to be desired. In the past decade, their best first-round pick has been Tommie Harris. They've drafted an offensive tackle three times in the first, and they still have one of the worst offensive lines in all of football. Only last year's pick is still with the team.

First-Round Grade: D-

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 19 Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois 

Cincinnati Bengals

2002—Levi Jones, OT (10)

2003—Carson Palmer, QB (1)

2004—Chris Perry, RB (26)

2005—David Pollack, LB/DE (17)

2006—Johnathan Joseph, CB (24)

2007—Leon Hall, CB (18)

2008—Keith Rivers, LB (9)

2009—Andre Smith, OT (6)

2010—Jermaine Gresham, TE (21)

2011—A.J. Green, WR (4)

Though Levi Jones and Chris Perry underperformed the expectations accompanying their draft slots, Cincinnati has had a solid decade drafting in the first. They've selected a franchise quarterback, an absolute stud at receiver, two legitimate No. 1 cornerbacks and a solid up-and-coming tight end.

2009 pick Andre Smith initially looked like a bust, but has turned it around and looks like a solid starter at RT.

First-Round Grade: A

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 17 Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor; No. 22 Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina

Cleveland Browns

2002—William Green, RB (16)

2003—Jeff Faine, C (21)

2004—Kellen Winslow, TE (6)

2005—Braylon Edwards, WR (3)

2006—Kamerion Wimbley, LB/DE (13)

2007—Joe Thomas, OT (3); Brady Quinn, QB (22)

2008—None

2009—Alex Mack, C (21)

2010—Joe Haden, CB (7)

2011—Phil Taylor, DT (21)

Winslow and Edwards were expected to take the Browns offense to the next level, but failed to do so. However, with the drafting of Thomas, Mack, Haden and Taylor, the Browns look to have made the right call with four of their last five draft picks, and Cleveland seems to be bucking the trend of bad draft picks. 

First-Round Grade: B

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 4 Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama; No. 22 Nick Perry, DE, USC 

Dallas Cowboys

2002—Roy Williams, S (8)

2003—Terence Newman, CB (5)

2004—None

2005—DeMarcus Ware, LB (11); Marcus Spears, DE (20)

2006—Bobby Carpenter, LB (18)

2007—Anthony Spencer, LB (26)

2008—Felix Jones, RB (22); Mike Jenkins, CB (25)

2009—None

2010—Dez Bryant, WR (24)

2011—Tyron Smith, OT (9)

Williams, Carpenter and Jones have been relative disappointments, and while Jenkins made the Pro Bowl as an alternate in 2009, he struggled in new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan's scheme last year.

All things considered, the Cowboys have still done alright for themselves in the first round. Headlined by Ware, Newman, Bryant and last year's pick Tyron Smith, the Cowboys have been able to find stars on both sides of the ball.

First-Round Grade: B+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 14 Mark Barron, S, Alabama

Denver Broncos

2002—Ashley Lelie, WR (19)

2003—George Foster, OT (20)

2004—D.J. Williams, LB (17)

2005—None

2006—Jay Cutler, QB (11)

2007—Jarvis Moss, DE (17)

2008—Ryan Clady, OT (12)

2009—Knowshon Moreno, RB (12); Robert Ayers, DE/LB (18)

2010—Demaryius Thomas, WR (22); Tim Tebow, QB (25)

2011—Von Miller, LB (2)

Excluding 2007, from 2004 on, the Broncos have had consistently solid first rounds. Lelie, Foster and Moss definitely were not as advertised, and due to injury, the jury's still out on Moreno, though he's been very inconsistent to this point in his career. 

When it's all said and done, though, the Broncos have drafted a franchise QB in Cutler, a franchise LT in Clady, a franchise pass-rusher in 2011 Defensive Rookie of the Year Von Miller and a receiver that most expect to explode next year with Peyton Manning throwing to him in Thomas. Those are four of the five most important positions on a team.

First-Round Grade: A-

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 25 Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

Detroit Lions

2002—Joey Harrington, QB (3)

2003—Charles Rogers, WR (2)

2004—Roy Williams, WR (7); Kevin Jones, RB (30)

2005—Mike Williams, WR (10)

2006—Ernie Sims, LB (9)

2007—Calvin Johnson Jr., WR (2)

2008—Gosder Cherilus, OT (17)

2009—Matt Stafford, QB (1); Brandon Pettigrew, TE (20)

2010—Ndamukong Suh, DT (2); Jahvid Best, RB (30)

2011—Nick Fairley, DT (13)

From 2002 to 2006, the Lions were the laughingstock of the NFL draft. Taking a receiver in the first round for four of five years including three in a row just indicates how poorly they evaluated players.

While Gosder Cherlius could definitely be upgraded, as bad as the Lions were at drafting before 2007, they've been just as good since, landing the best receiver in the NFL, a franchise QB and one of the best defensive tackles in the league.

First-Round Grade: C+/B-

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 23 Cordy Glenn, G, Georgia

Green Bay Packers

2002—Javon Walker, WR (20)

2003—Nick Barnett, LB (29)

2004—Ahmad Carroll, CB (25) 

2005—Aaron Rodgers, QB (24)

2006—A.J. Hawk, LB (5)

2007—Justin Harrell, DT (16)

2008—None

2009—B.J. Raji, DT (9); Clay Matthews, LB (26)

2010—Bryan Bulaga, OT (23)

2011—Derek Sherrod, OT (32)

Over the past decade, Green Bay has found themselves picking in the second half of the first round more often than not. And while only a few names on this list will be recognized by the average NFL fan, they've been able to identify and select solid starters at a variety of positions who have contributed to the team's success.

While Carroll and Harrell have been disappointments and Hawk hasn't lived up to his No. 5 selection, the Packers drafted the best player in the NFL with the 24th pick in 2005.

First-Round Grade: A

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 28 Shea McClellin, OLB, Boise State

Houston Texans

2002—David Carr, QB (1)

2003—Andre Johnson, WR (3)

2004—Dunta Robinson, CB (10); Jason Babin, DE (27)

2005—Travis Johnson, DT (16)

2006—Mario Williams, LB/DE (1)

2007—Amobi Okoye, DT (10)

2008—None

2009—Brian Cushing, LB (15)

2010—Kareem Jackson, CB (20)

2011—J.J. Watt, DE (11)

First-round picks for the Texans have fallen on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. On the good end, you've got: Andre Johnson, Williams, Babin, Cushing and Watt. On the bad end: Carr, Travis Johnson and Okoye.

Additionally, Dunta Robinson has underperformed for a No. 10 selection, and Jackson struggled mightily in his rookie year, but had a solid sophomore campaign last season.

First-Round Grade: B

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 26 Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech

Indianapolis Colts

2002—Dwight Freeney, DE (11)

2003—Dallas Clark, TE (24)

2004—None

2005—Marlin Jackson, CB (29)

2006—Joseph Addai, RB (30)

2007—Anthony Gonzalez, WR (32)

2008—None

2009—Donald Brown, RB (27)

2010—Jerry Hughes, DE (31)

2011—Anthony Castonzo, OT (22)

For a team that most think of as successfully rebuilding through the draft, the Colts have done a pretty bad job drafting in the first round over the last decade.

Freeney and Clark have been key cogs to the success of the Colts, but since 2003, the list reads a lot like a list of underperformers and busts.

First-Round Grade: C-

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 1 Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

Jacksonville Jaguars

2002—John Henderson, DT (9)

2003—Byron Leftwich, QB (7)

2004—Reggie Williams, WR (9)

2005—Matt Jones, WR (21)

2006—Marcedes Lewis, TE (28)

2007—Reggie Nelson, S (21)

2008—Derrick Harvey, DE (8)

2009—Eugene Monroe, OT (8)

2010—Tyson Alualu, DT (10)

2011—Blaine Gabbert, QB (10)

All in all, the Jags have done a pretty bad job drafting in the first round. Henderson was a stud for most of his career, Lewis looked like a top-five tight end two years ago and Monroe is one of the better young tackles in the league.

Otherwise, Leftwich wasn't the franchise QB the Jags thought he was and Jones, Harvey and Nelson have been pretty terrible.

Blaine Gabbert looked downright awful at quarterback last year. As Gabbert goes, so too goes Jacksonville's grade. For the time being, it's looking pretty bleak.

First Round Grade: D+/C-

2012 First Round Pick: No. 7 Quinton Coples, DE, UNC

Kansas City Chiefs

2002—Ryan Sims, DT (6)

2003—Larry Johnson, RB (27)

2004—None

2005—Derrick Johnson, LB (15)

2006—Tamba Hali, LB/DE (20)

2007—Dwayne Bowe, WR (23)

2008—Glenn Dorsey, DT/DE (5); Brandon Albert, OT (15)

2009—Tyson Jackson, DE (3)

2010—Eric Berry, S (5)

2011—Jonathan Baldwin, WR (26)

Excluding 2002 and 2009, the Chiefs have been very good at drafting players in the first round. Larry Johnson was at one point the best RB in the NFL. Johnson, Bowe and Hali have all been to the Pro Bowl.

Before tearing his ACL last year, Berry looked like the best young safety in the NFL, while Baldwin looks like he'll be able to take the Chiefs offense to the next level.

First-Round Grade: A

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 11 David DeCastro, G, Stanford

Miami Dolphins

2002—None

2003—None

2004—Vernon Carey, OT (19)

2005—Ronnie Brown, RB (2)

2006—Jason Allen, CB/S (16)

2007—Ted Ginn, Jr., WR (9)

2008—Jake Long, OT (1)

2009—Vontae Davis, CB (25)

2010—Jared Odrick, DT (28)

2011—Mike Pouncey, C (15)

Since taking Jake Long in 2008, the Dolphins have added some very good young players to their roster in the first round. That doesn't change the fact that they missed badly in 2006 and 2007.

Ted Ginn had no business being selected in the top 10, but the Dolphins have done a pretty good job otherwise.

First-Round Grade: B+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 8 Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M

Minnesota Vikings

2002—Bryant McKinnie, OT (7)

2003—Kevin Williams, DT (9)

2004—Kenechi Udeze, DE (20)

2005—Troy Williamson, WR (7); Erasmus James, DE (18)

2006—Chad Greenway, LB (17)

2007—Adrian Peterson, RB (7)

2008—None

2009—Percy Harvin, WR (22)

2010—None

2011—Christian Ponder, QB (12)

The Vikings have drafted five Pro Bowlers, including two All-Pro players in Peterson and Harvin. Many thought Ponder was a reach with the 12th pick last year, but he managed to show why he was taken so high and looks to be the QB of the future for the Vikes.

2005 was an awful draft, though, as both Williamson and James were huge busts. Kenechi Udeze had a solid rookie year for Minnesota, but struggled with injuries throughout his career and was ultimately forced to retire due to cancer and chemotherapy-related difficulties.

First-Round Grade: A

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 3 Matt Kalil, OT, USC

New England Patriots

2002—Daniel Graham, TE (21)

2003—Ty Warren, DE (13)

2004—Vince Wilfork, DT (21); Benjamin Watson, TE (32)

2005—Logan Mankins, OG (32)

2006—Laurence Maroney, RB (21)

2007—Brandon Meriweather, S (24)

2008—Jerod Mayo, LB (10)

2009—None

2010—Devin McCourty, CB (27)

2011—Nate Solder, OT (17)

Belichick has done a very good job drafting in the first round, and the Pats' selections are highlighted by Wilfork, Mankins and Mayo. McCourty was second in the league in INTs his rookie year and was named to both the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team.

Though he was a very productive college RB at Minnesota, Maroney was never able to achieve consistent success in the NFL

First-Round Grade: A-

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 27 Dont'a Higtower, LB, Alabama; No. 31 Vinny Curry, DE/OLB, Marshall

New Orleans Saints

2002—Donte Stallworth, WR (13); Charles Grant, DE (25)

2003—Jonathan Sullivan, DT (6)

2004—Will Smith, DE (18)

2005—Jammal Brown, OT (13)

2006—Reggie Bush, RB (2)

2007—Robert Meachem, WR (27)

2008—Sedrick Ellis, DT (7)

2009—Malcolm Jenkins, CB/S (14)

2010—Patrick Robinson, CB (32)

2011—Cameron Jordan, DE (24); Mark Ingram, RB (28)

Like the Pats and Packers, the Saints have done a good job of adding solid players to their roster year after year. Brown has shown the ability to be an elite tackle at times, and Meachem was instrumental to New Orleans' prolific offense under Drew Brees.

Smith, Ellis and Jenkins have been solid on defense. However, Sullivan was a tremendous disappointment and Bush was not worthy of the No. 2 pick. 

First-Round Grade: B+

2012 First-Round Pick: None

New York Giants

2002—Jeremy Shockey, TE (14)

2003—William Joseph, DT (25)

2004—Eli Manning, QB (1)

2005—None

2006—Mathias Kiwanuka, LB/DE (32)

2007—Aaron Ross, CB (20)

2008—Kenny Phillips, S (31)

2009—Hakeem Nicks, WR (29)

2010—Jason Pierre-Paul, DE (15)

2011—Prince Amukamara, CB (19)

Over the past decade, the Giants have acquired a franchise QB, a playmaking WR, two solid pass-rushers and a corner who could become among the league's best.

They missed badly with Joseph, while Ross and Shockey never became the players the Giants hoped they would. 

First-Round Grade: B+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 32 Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford

New York Jets

2002—Bryan Thomas, DE/OLB (22)

2003—Dewayne Robertson, DT (4)

2004—Jonathan Vilma, LB (12)

2005—None

2006—D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT (4); Nick Mangold, C (29)

2007—Darrelle Revis, CB (14)

2008—Vernon Gholston, DE/LB (6); Dustin Keller, TE (30)

2009—Mark Sanchez, QB (5)

2010—Kyle Wilson, CB (29)

2011—Muhammad Wilkerson, DE (30)

The Jets are another one of those teams that drafts either very well or very poorly in the first round. In 2006, they solidified the two most important positions on the offensive line by drafting very good players in Ferguson and Mangold, and followed that up by drafting the best corner in the NFL in 2007 (Revis).

However, Gholston is considered to be an all-time bust, and Robertson was incredibly disappointing as well. The jury is still out on Wilson and Wilkerson, and on whether or not Sanchez is the franchise QB that every team needs.

First-Round Grade: B

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 16 Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama 

Oakland Raiders

2002—Phillip Buchanon, CB (17); Napolean Harris, LB (23)

2003—Nnamdi Asomugha, CB (31); Tyler Brayton, DE (32)

2004—Robert Gallery, OT (2)

2005—Fabian Washington, CB (23)

2006—Michael Huff, S (7)

2007—JaMarcus Russell, QB (1)

2008—Darren McFadden, RB (4)

2009—Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR (7)

2010—Rolando McClain (8)

If you took McFadden and Asomugha off of this list, this might read like an "all-time draft busts" list.

Russell is the biggest bust ever. Gallery has been pedestrian at the very best during his career. Huff, Washington, Buchanon, Heyward-Bey and McClain have all considerably underperformed their respective draft slots. 

First-Round Grade: F/D-

2012 First-Round Pick: None 

Philadelphia Eagles

2002—Lito Sheppard, CB (26)

2003—Jerome McDougle (15)

2004—Shawn Andrews, OT (16)

2005—Mike Patterson, DT (31)

2006—Brodrick Bunkley, DT (14)

2007—None

2008—None

2009—Jeremy Maclin, WR (19)

2010—Brandon Graham, DE (13)

2011—Danny Watkins, OG (23)

The Eagles' first-round picks have left a lot to be desired. Sheppard is without question the best player on this list, making two Pro Bowls while also being named to the All-Pro team twice. McDougle and Andrews were plagued by injuries and other issues, and Patterson and Bunkley have been underachievers their entire careers.

Maclin looks like a nice young receiver, though, and Graham has shown his pass-rushing ability when healthy. Watkins looked good at times last year, and will hopefully benefit from a full offseason's worth of work.

First-Round Grade: C

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 15 Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College 

Pittsburgh Steelers

2002—Kendall Simmons, OG (30)

2003—Troy Polamalu, S (16)

2004—Ben Roethlisberger, QB (11)

2005—Heath Miller, TE (30)

2006—Santonio Holmes, WR (25)

2007—Lawrence Timmons, LB (15)

2008—Rashard Mendenhall, RB (23)

2009—Ziggy Hood, DT/DE (32)

2010—Maurkice Pouncey, C (18)

2011—Cameron Heyward, DE (31)

Like their AFC North counterpart Baltimore, the Steelers have done a very good job drafting in the first round. They've found Pro Bowlers (Polamalu, Roethlisberger, Pouncey and Miler) a couple of All-Pros (Polamalu and Pouncey), an Offensive ROY (Roethlisberger) and a Super Bowl MVP (Holmes).

Hood and Heyward should see an increase in playing time now that Aaron Smith has been released and Casey Hampton and Brett Keisel are getting up there in age.

First-Round Grade: A/A+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 24 Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis  

San Diego Chargers

2002–Quentin Jammer, CB (5)

2003–Sammy Davis, CB (30)

2004–Philip Rivers, QB (4)

2005–Shawne Merriman, LB (12); Luis Castillo, DE (28)

2006–Antonio Cromartie, CB (19)

2007–Buster Davis, WR (30)

2008–Antoine Cason, CB (27)

2009–Larry English, DE/LB (16)

2010–Ryan Mathews, RB (12)

2011–Corey Liuget, DT/DE (18)

The Chargers struck gold with Philip Rivers in 2004, and Jammer has been solid for San Diego at corner. Mathews had a pretty good sophomore year after a frustrating rookie season. Cromartie made a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2007 and was also named All-Pro.

Merriman was a beast for three seasons and made the Pro Bowl as well as the All-Pro team from 2005-2007, but he has completely fallen off the map since. English, the man drafted to replace Merriman, has done next to nothing.

Cason and Liuget both struggled last year, and both Buster and Sammy Davis didn't pan out.

First-Round Grade: B

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 18 Chandler Jones, DE/OLB, Syracuse

San Francisco 49ers

2002—Mike Rumph, CB (27)

2003—Kwame Harris, OT (26)

2004—Rashaun Woods, WR (31)

2005—Alex Smith, QB (1)

2006—Vernon Davis, TE (6); Manny Lawson LB/DE (22)

2007—Patrick Willis, LB (11); Joe Staley, OT (28)

2008—Kentwan Balmer, DT (29)

2009—Michael Crabtree, WR (10)

2010—Anthony Davis, OT (11); Mike Iupati, OG (17)

2011—Aldon Smith, LB (7)

Since 2005, the 49ers have done an excellent job of drafting in the first round, Balmer excluded. Staley, Davis and Iupati have made the 49ers O-Line one of the best in the NFL. Willis and Smith are two of the best linebackers playing the position, and Davis is perhaps the most athletic tight end ever.

Crabtree has been disappointing thus far, but has improved every season. Still, that doesn't change the fact that Rumph, Harris and especially Woods were all pretty big draft busts.

First-Round Grade: B

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 30 Amini Silatolu, G, Midwestern State

Seattle Seahawks

2002—Jerramy Stevens, TE (28)

2003—Marcus Trufant, CB (11)

2004—Marcus Tubbs, DT (23)

2005—Chris Spencer, C (26)

2006—Kelly Jennings, CB (31)

2007—None

2008—Lawrence Jackson, DE (28)

2009—Aaron Curry, LB (4)

2010—Russell Okung, OT (6); Earl Thomas, S (14)

2011—James Carpenter, OT (25)

Seattle just hasn't done a good job of drafting in the first round. Excluding Trufant, Okung and Thomas, most of their picks have gone on to disappointing careers. Tubbs showed promise in his second season, but has missed considerable time to injury.

Stevens had a decent career, albeit with far too much baggage. Jennings was a solid bust, and Jackson, Curry and Spencer have all been traded. While they've found more success with their new teams, they haven't performed as expected.

Carpenter has potential and will benefit from a full offseason.

First-Round Grade: C

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 12 Melvin Ingram, DE/OLB, South Carolina 

St. Louis Rams

2002—Robert Thomas, LB (31)

2003—Jimmy Kennedy, DT (12)

2004—Steven Jackson, RB (24)

2005—Alex Barron, OT, (19)

2006—Tye Hill, CB (15)

2007—Adam Carriker, DT (13)

2008—Chris Long, DE (2)

2009—Jason Smith, OT (2)

2010—Sam Bradford, QB (1)

2011—Robert Quinn, DE (14)

The Rams struck gold with Steven Jackson in 2004, and they hope that they've found it again with Sam Bradford, who had a nice rookie season but was injured far too often during his sophomore campaign.

Long finally broke through last year, notching 13 sacks and if Quinn can parlay the full offseason into on-field success, he and Long could form one of the more dangerous end tandems in the league.

Thomas had a short and pedestrian career at linebacker, while Kennedy, Barron, Hill and Carriker left a lot to be desired.

First-Round Grade: B (will improve dramatically if Bradford can rebound and have a solid year in 2012)

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 6 Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2002—None

2003—None

2004—Michael Clayton, WR (15)

2005—Cadillac Williams, RB (5)

2006—Davin Joseph, OG (23)

2007—Gaines Adams, DE (4)

2008—Aqib Talib, CB (20)

2009—Josh Freeman, QB (17)

2010—Gerald McCoy, DT (3)

2011—Adrian Clayborn, DE (20)

If Williams could have stayed healthy, the Bucs grade would be a lot higher. After setting a rookie record for most rushing yards in the first three games of a running back's career, Williams has been absolutely decimated by injuries.

Joseph is a solid guard, and McCoy and Clayborn could develop into a solid tandem on the D-Line.

Freeman looked good as a rookie, but really turned in a disappointing year in 2011.

Talib has been a very good young corner, but his off-field issues threaten to derail his promising career.

First-Round Grade: C+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 5 Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU  

Tennessee Titans

2002—Albert Haynesworth, DT (15)

2003—Andre Woolfolk, CB (28)

2004—None

2005—Pacman Jones, CB (6)

2006—Vince Young, QB (3)

2007—Michael Griffin, S (19)

2008—Chris Johnson, RB (24)

2009—Kenny Britt, WR (30)

2010—Derrick Morgan, DE (16)

2011—Jake Locker, QB (8)

The two highest-drafted players in the past decade saw off-field issues threaten their career on the field, and while Young might still have a chance to turn it around, Jones is on the shortest leash in the NFL.

Haynesworth had a chance to be an all-time great before becoming a "100 Million Dollar Man" and throwing out his work ethic. Johnson will look to return to 2009 form after a disappointing 2011 season. Morgan and Britt both looked good last year before tearing their ACLs, and hope to rebound this year.

Locker flashed potential when he was on the field last year, and could very well assume the starting role this season. Griffin is a top-10 free safety who has been to two Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro in 2010.

First-Round Grade: B+

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 20 Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

Washington Redskins

2002—Patrick Ramsey, QB (32)

2003—None

2004—Sean Taylor, S (5)

2005—Carlos Rogers, CB (9); Jason Campbell, QB (25)

2006—None

2007—LaRon Landry, S (6)

2008—None

2009—Brian Orakpo (13)

2010—Trent Williams, OT (4)

2011—Ryan Kerrigan, LB (16)

Rest in Peace, Sean. "The Meast" was an absolute, well, beast in the secondary for Washington, and following the drafting of Landry in 2007, Redskins fans had high hopes for "Area 51." Instead, Taylor was taken far too soon and Landry is a physical specimen who has struggled in coverage.

Orakpo and Kerrigan have formed one of the best pass-rushing duos in the NFL, and Williams could easily make the Pro Bowl in 2012.

First-Round Grade: B

2012 First-Round Pick: No. 3 Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor