
2014 NFL Draft Picks: Full List of Results and Grades Following Rounds 2 and 3
After a wild first round of the 2014 NFL draft, Rounds 2 and 3 followed suit with some more brilliant, surprising and unexpected selections.
The importance of grabbing the right prospects in these rounds is absolutely crucial for every NFL franchise. We've seen teams come away with future Hall of Famers and others simply wind up with bad memories.
We may not know the full extent of this year's selections for quite some time; however, that won't stop us from speculating.
Grades for each pick are based on a prospect's potential, schematic fits with his new team and the position in which he was picked. Some of these players may surprise us in the future, but for now, here's how every team fared.
Round 2
| 33 | Houston Texans | Xavier Su'a-Filo | A+ |
| 34 | Dallas Cowboys | Demarcus Lawrence | A- |
| 35 | Cleveland Browns | Joel Bitonio | B |
| 36 | Oakland Raiders | Derek Carr | A |
| 37 | Atlanta Falcons | Ra'Shede Hageman | A+ |
| 38 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | B- |
| 39 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Marqise Lee | A+ |
| 40 | Detroit Lions | Kyle Van Noy | B+ |
| 41 | St. Louis Rams | Lamarcus Joyner | B- |
| 42 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jordan Matthews | A- |
| 43 | New York Giants | Weston Richburg | B- |
| 44 | Buffalo Bills | Cyrus Kouandjio | A |
| 45 | Seattle Seahawks | Paul Richardson | C+ |
| 46 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stephon Tuitt | A |
| 47 | Washington Redskins | Trent Murphy | B+ |
| 48 | Baltimore Ravens | Timmy Jernigan | A |
| 49 | New York Jets | Jace Amaro | A+ |
| 50 | San Diego Chargers | Jeremiah Attaochu | A- |
| 51 | Chicago Bears | Ego Ferguson | C |
| 52 | Arizona Cardinals | Troy Niklas | A |
| 53 | Green Bay Packers | Davante Adams | B+ |
| 54 | Tennessee Titans | Bishop Sankey | A |
| 55 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jeremy Hill | B |
| 56 | Denver Broncos | Cody Latimer | A |
| 57 | San Francisco 49ers | Carlos Hyde | A |
| 58 | New Orleans Saints | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | B |
| 59 | Indianapolis Colts | Jack Mewhort | B+ |
| 60 | Carolina Panthers | Kony Ealy | A |
| 61 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Allen Robinson | A+ |
| 62 | New England Patriots | Jimmy Garoppolo | B+ |
| 63 | Miami Dolphins | Jarvis Landry | A- |
| 64 | Seattle Seahawks | Justin Britt | C+ |
Oakland Raiders
Pick: No. 36
Selection: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
Grade: A
This was a very solid selection by the Oakland Raiders.
Oakland waited patiently until its pick in the second round to grab its quarterback of the future. Derek Carr is a natural passer and has a cannon for an arm. He will need some time to develop, but after the acquisition of Matt Schaub over the offseason, Oakland can afford to give it to him.
After all, the Raiders were apparently waiting for Carr this whole time, according to a tweet from ESPN Insider Adam Schefter:
Jacksonville Jaguars
Pick: No. 39
Selection: Marqise Lee, WR, USC
Grade: A+
The Jacksonville Jaguars did exactly what they needed to do here—get Blake Bortles a wide receiver.
With Justin Blackmon looking rather unreliable right now, Bortles needed help in a big way. The Jaguars took the best wide receiver left on the board to give it to him.
Sure, Marqise Lee is a bit of an injury risk; however, there's no denying his talent when he's on the field. He has the skill set to become a true No. 1 option on Jacksonville's offense.
General manager David Caldwell certainly appeared excited about the selection, according to the Jaguars' official Twitter account:
Tennessee Titans
Pick: No. 54
Selection: Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington
Grade: A
The first running back finally came off the board with the 54th selection of the draft.
With a fantastic decision, the Tennessee Titans drafted Bishop Sankey, the Pac-12's rushing leader from 2013. Sankey runs with a very low pad level. He's also instinctive and agile. Not just a rusher, Sankey had reliable hands out of the backfield as well.
Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com tweeted some big praise for Sankey right after his selection:
Round 3
| 65 | Houston Texans | C.J. Fiedorowicz | B |
| 66 | Washington Redskins | Morgan Moses | A+ |
| 67 | Miami Dolphins | Billy Turner | B+ |
| 68 | Atlanta Falcons | Dezmen Southward | B |
| 69 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Charles Sims | B |
| 70 | San Francisco 49ers | Marcus Martin | A+ |
| 71 | Cleveland Browns | Christian Kirksey | B |
| 72 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Crichton | B+ |
| 73 | Buffalo Bills | Preston Brown | B |
| 74 | New York Giants | Jay Bromley | B |
| 75 | St. Louis Rams | Tre Mason | A |
| 76 | Detroit Lions | Travis Swanson | A |
| 77 | San Francisco 49ers | Chris Borland | A- |
| 78 | Washington Redskins | Spencer Long | B- |
| 79 | Baltimore Ravens | Terrence Brooks | B+ |
| 80 | New York Jets | Dexter McDougle | C |
| 81 | Oakland Raiders | Gabe Jackson | A |
| 82 | Chicago Bears | Will Sutton | B- |
| 83 | Houston Texans | Louis Nix | A+ |
| 84 | Arizona Cardinals | Kareem Martin | A |
| 85 | Green Bay Packers | Khyri Thornton | C+ |
| 86 | Philadelphia Eagles | Josh Huff | B |
| 87 | Kansas City Chiefs | Phillip Gaines | B- |
| 88 | Cincinnati Bengals | Will Clarke | B+ |
| 89 | San Diego Chargers | Chris Watt | A |
| 90 | Indianapolis Colts | Donte Moncrief | A |
| 91 | Arizona Cardinals | John Brown | C+ |
| 92 | Carolina Panthers | Trai Turner | A |
| 93 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Brandon Linder | B |
| 94 | Cleveland Browns | Terrance West | B+ |
| 95 | Denver Broncos | Michael Schofield | B |
| 96 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerick McKinnon | B+ |
| 97 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dri Archer | B+ |
| 98 | Green Bay Packers | Richard Rodgers | B+ |
| 99 | Baltimore Ravens | Crockett Gillmore | B- |
| 100 | San Francisco 49ers | Brandon Thomas | A- |
Washington Redskins
Pick: No. 66
Selection: Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
Grade: A+
The Washington Redskins haven't had many picks to this point; however, they certainly made this one count.
Morgan Moses is a talented offensive tackle who was given a low-end first-round grade by some analysts. He'll be plugged into Washington's offensive line immediately and help protect Robert Griffin III.
Jeremiah of NFL.com appeared to like the selection, according to his tweet:
St. Louis Rams
Pick: No. 75
Selection: Tre Mason, RB, Auburn
Grade: A
The St. Louis Rams have quite a decent draft haul so far.
Adding the speedy Tre Mason to complement Zac Stacy in the backfield was a move that should pay dividends on this budding offense.
Mason is lightning quick and has better-than-advertised hands out of the backfield. He'll serve as a great change-of-pace running back and double as a dangerous kick returner for St. Louis.
Just how good was Mason while at Auburn? SportsCenter tweeted one telling statistic:
Houston Texans
Pick: No. 83
Selection: Louis Nix III, DT, Notre Dame
Grade: A+
Well, the Houston Texans defensive line just got a whole lot scarier.
We already knew about the dynamic pairing of J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney, but adding Louis Nix III—possibly the draft's most true 3-4 nose tackle—brings this defensive front to a whole other level.
Nix is a stout gap-filler and solid tackler. He could stand to drop a little weight to help with his conditioning and stamina, but there's no doubt he will be an upgrade on a very good defense.
Bleacher Report's Aaron Nagler summed Houston's defensive line up perfectly with this tweet:
It won't be fun to stand across from this defensive line in 2014.
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