2014 NFL Draft Grades: Day 3 Results and Scores for All 32 Franchises

Don't believe what you've heard—Day 3 of the NFL draft is not just a mid-afternoon matinee filled with anonymous small-school cornerbacks, mediocre interior linemen and anonymous faces bound to be forgotten or released by August.

Sure, there were those, as there are every draft. There were also national championship-winning quarterbacks, Heisman Trophy finalists and reality television stars—and that was just AJ McCarron. There were also national leading rushers, conference players of the year and guys who will soon become the linchpins of their new franchises.

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There is an inherently wild unpredictability that comes with draft Saturday. There are trades, reaches and compensatory picks galore, but no one knows entirely what to make of the proceedings.

It is, as I dubbed it on Twitter, Act Irrationally Excited Over Any Player I've Actually Heard of Day for fans. Local Ohioans will spent the next couple days wondering whether McCarron can push Andy Dalton to the next level, yet it is far more likely Russell Bodine, the semi-anonymous center they drafted out of North Carolina, will be more of an impact player.

The draft is silly (if understandable) in that way. We gravitate toward the known rather than parsing through the so-called boring muck, taking the word of whatever draft expert we happen to be watching on television to conclude whether a pick is good or not. 

That's all well and good—mostly because it is entirely unfair to judge a player four months prior to his stepping on the field. And, in Day 3, teams are looking to fill needs and take advantage of market inefficiencies more than ever, meaning the Bengals probably could have taken a player in the fifth round more likely to impact their roster in 2014 than McCarron, but...I mean, you just gotta do it.

Keep that in mind as we take a look at Saturday's results and try to formulate an inexact science to grade how teams did.

Team	Players Taken	Day 3 Grade
Buffalo Bills	Ross Cockrell (109th), Cyril Richardson (153rd), Randell Johnson (221st), Seantrel Henderson (237th)	B+
Miami Dolphins	Walt Aikens (125th), Arthur Lynch (155th), Jordan Tripp (171st), Matt Hazel (190th), Terrence Fede (234th)	C+
New England Patriots	Bryan Stork (105th), James White (130th), Cameron Fleming (140th), Jon Halapio (179th), Zach Moore (198th), Jemea Thomas (206th), Jeremy Gallon (244th)	B+
New York Jets	Jalen Saunders (104th), Shaq Evans (115th), Dakota Dozier (137th), Jeremiah George (154th), Brandon Dixon (195th), Quincy Enunwa (209th), IK Enemkpali (210th), Tajh Boyd (213th), Trevor Reilly (233rd)	B
Baltimore Ravens	Brent Urban (134th), Lorenzeo Taliaferro (138th), John Urschel (175th), Keith Wenning (194th), Mike Campanaro (218th)	B+
Cincinnati Bengals	Russell Bodine (111th), AJ McCarron (164th), Marquis Flowers (212th), James Wright (239th), Lavelle Westbrooks (252nd)	B
Cleveland Browns	Pierre Desir (127th)	C+
Pittsburgh Steelers	Martavis Bryant (118th), Shaquille Richardson (157th), Wesley Johnson (173rd), Jordan Zumwalt (192nd), Daniel McCullers (215th), Rob Blanchflower (230th)	A-
Houston Texans	Tom Savage (135th), Jeoffrey Pagan (177th), Alfred Blue (181st), Jay Prosch (211th), Andre Hal (216th), Lonnie Ballentine (256th)	B-
Indianapolis Colts	Jonathan Newsome (166th), Andrew Jackson (203rd), Ulrick John (232nd)	C+
Jacksonville Jaguars	Aaron Colvin (114th), Telvin Smith (144th), Chris Smith (159th), Luke Bowanko (205th), Storm Johnson (222nd)	B+
Tennessee Titans	DaQuan Jones (112th), Marqueston Huff (122nd), Avery Williamson (151st), Zach Mettenberger (178th)	B-
Denver Broncos	Lamin Barrow (156th), Matthew Paradis (207th), Corey Nelson (242nd)	C+
Kansas City Chiefs	De'Anthony Thomas (124th), Aaron Murray (163rd), Zach Fulton (193rd), Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (200th)	B-
Oakland Raiders	Justin Ellis (107th), Keith McGill (116th), Travis Carrie (219th), Shelby Harris (235th), Jonathan Dowling (247th)	B-
San Diego Chargers	Ryan Carrethers (165th), Marion Grice (201st), Tevin Reese (240th)	C
Dallas Cowboys	Anthony Hitchens (119th), Devin Street (146th), Ben Gardner (213st), Will Smith (238th), Ahmad Dixon (248th), Ken Bishop (251st), Terrance Mitchell (254th)	B-
New York Giants	Andre Williams (113th), Nat Berhe (152nd), Devon Kennard (174th), Bennett Jackson (187th)	B
Philadelphia Eagles	Jaylen Watkins (101st), Taylor Hart (141st), Ed Reynolds (162nd), Beau Allen (224th)	B-
Washington Redskins	Bashaud Breeland (102), Ryan Grant (142nd), Lache Seastrunk (186th), Ted Bolser (217th), Zach Hocker (228th)	B
Chicago Bears	Ka'Deem Carey (117th), Brock Vereen (131st), David Fales (183rd), Pat O'Donnell (191st), Charles Leno (246th)	B+
Detroit Lions	Nevin Lawson (133rd), Larry Webster (136th), Caraun Reid (158th), T.J. Jones (189th), Nate Freese (229th)	B
Green Bay Packers	Carl Bradford (121st), Corey Linsley (161st), Jared Abbrederis (176th), Demetri Goodson (197th), Jeff Janis (236th)	B
Minnesota Vikings	David Yankey (145th), Antone Exum (182nd), Kendall James (184th), Shamar Stephen (220th), Brandon Watts (223rd), Jabari Price (225th)	B+
Atlanta Falcons	Devonta Freeman (103rd), Prince Shembo (139th), Ricardo Allen (147th), Marquis Spruill (168th), Yawin Smallwood (253rd), Tyler Starr (255th)	A-
Carolina Panthers	Tre Boston (128th), Bene Benwikere (148th), Tyler Gaffney (204th)	C+
New Orleans Saints	Khairi Fortt (126th), Vinnie Sunseri (167th), Ronald Powell (169th), Tavon Rooks (202nd)	B-
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kadeem Edwards (143rd), Kevin Pamphile (149th), Robert Herron (185th)	C+
Arizona Cardinals	Logan Thomas (120th), Ed Stinson (160th), Walt Powell (196th)	C
St. Louis Rams	Mo Alexander (110th), E.J. Gaines (188th), Garrett Gilbert (214th), Mitchell Van Dyk (226th), C.B. Bryant (241st), Michael Sam (249th), Demetrius Rhaney (250th)	B+
San Francisco 49ers	Bruce Ellington (106th), Dontae Johnson (129th), Aaron Lynch (150th), Keith Reaser (170th), Kenneth Acker (180th), Kaleb Ramsey (243rd), Trey Millard (245th)	A-
Seattle Seahawks	Cassius Marsh (108th), Kevin Norwood (123rd), Kevin Pierre-Louis (132nd), Jimmy Staten (172nd), Garrett Scott (199th), Eric Pinkins (208th), Kiero Small (227th)	B

Best Value Picks of Day 3

Round 4

Justin Ellis, DT, Louisiana Tech (No. 107, Oakland Raiders)

The Raiders have some major holes to fill in their defensive line and get a multitalented guy in Ellis who can do just about everything. He's a little short (6'1") for most NFL teams but possesses a wide frame that makes him difficult to move off the line of scrimmage. Guys Ellis' size are typically seen as slow and plodding, but he's quick off the ball and should help against the run and pass.

Martavis Bryant, WR, Clemson (No. 118, Pittsburgh Steelers)

In the Steelers' late-round wide receiver scouting department we trust. Pittsburgh has been mining gold out of middle-round receivers in recent years, and Bryant has the potential to join Emmanuel Sanders, Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown as the latest. Bryant is incredibly raw as a receiver, but he might be the best all-around athlete at his position. He's huge (6'4"), fast (4.42-second 40 time) and consistently wins 50-50 balls with his leaping ability. Ben Roethlisberger will love this kid if Todd Haley ever allows him to throw deep again.

Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood (No. 127, Cleveland Browns)

You've gotta love this kid based on his story alone. A Haitian immigrant who came over to the U.S. at the age of four, Desir was a promising high school star until an unexpected pregnancy and low test scores wound up forcing him to spend his collegiate career at two Division II schools. Desir as a player still is a little raw, and he will have to acclimate himself to NFL speed. But he has all the raw tools to make a name for himself in this league. The Browns had only one pick in Day 3, and they made the most of it.

Round 5

David Yankey, G, Stanford (No. 145, Minnesota Vikings)

I'm not sure I can adequately express how much I love this pick. One of my favorite value selections of the entire draft. If Yankey isn't starting for the Vikings on Week 1, he'll be doing so eventually in 2014—barring an injury of some sorts. Yankey is a converted tackle who has the smarts to play all over the line and should eventually settle in as a solid interior option. He's not the most athletic player and will have to get bigger at 6'6" to play guard, but he has more than enough all-around skills to step right in.

Cyril Richardson, G, Baylor (No. 153, Buffalo Bills)

As someone whose favorite national pastime is making fun of the I-don't-even-watch-the-ball football fan, I find myself liking a ton of interior line picks in 2014. Richardson, like Yankey, is a guy who should compete for a starting gig from the outset of camp. A behemoth at 6'5" and 329 pounds, Richardson drives smaller defenders off the ball and projects as a very good run defender. He's not quite as much of a sure thing as Yankey, but if Doug Marrone can keep him engaged, Richardson is a long-term starter.

Jared Abbrederis, WR, Wisconsin (No. 176, Green Bay Packers):

The rich keep getting richer. The Packers' receiver corps is almost unfairly deep at this point. Abbrederis joins second-round pick Davante Adams to give Green Bay two very good, NFL-ready prospects who will help offset the loss of James Jones and perhaps provide replacement for future departures. Abbrederis won't ever be a superstar, but he's a solid third receiver type who just knows how to play football. He runs beautiful routes, has very good hands and should quickly pick up an NFL route tree. Don't be surprised when Aaron Rodgers hits him up for 10 receptions in 135 yards in some random game two years from now and causes a waiver-wire rush in your fantasy league.

Round 6

Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU (No. 178, Tennessee Titans)

I'd been prepared for months to hate on whatever team took Mettenberger. The bloviating about his prototypical size and skill set grew tiresome, as did the thought he'd somehow eclipse quarterbacks who'd actually been great at the collegiate level. Basically, sub everything bad being said about Tom Savage now and throw it Mettenberger's way. But the former LSU product is a better player than Savage and shockingly lasted until Round 6. His ACL tear undoubtedly had something to do with that. Nevertheless, the Titans could have done a whole lot worse waiting to address their quarterback need than they did. Mettenberger went from soon-to-be-derided to hailed overnight—funny how the draft works.

Lache Seastrunk, RB, Baylor (No. 186, Washington Redskins)

This running back class ain't great shakes, but Seastrunk is going to latch on somewhere as a situational player. He'll have to impress for it to happen in Washington, where the Redskins already boast a deep backfield. This pick probably would have drawn more praise had another team made this selection. Given Washington's need for depth elsewhere, it probably could have survived passing on Seastrunk. Still, the 'Skins got a Day 2 prospect midway through Round 6.

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Eric Pinkins, S, San Diego State (No. 208, Seattle Seahawks)

When Pete Carroll drafts a defensive back, buy stock and buy it early. Pinkins is, as per usual with Carroll, a massive, moldable athlete. He has 4.4ish speed with a 6'3" frame that makes him a punisher when hitting receivers at full speed. The Seahawks need to continue finding late-round, cheap gems in the secondary with Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas locked up to cap-sucking deals. Pinkins could be next in line.

Round 7

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Storm Johnson, RB, UCF (No. 222, Jacksonville Jaguars)

The Jaguars are sure making Blake Bortles feel as comfortable as possible, eh? In Round 2, they grabbed him Marqise Lee and an undervalued receiver in Allen Robinson. In Round 7, they ensure Bortles will be handing off to a familiar face through at least rookie minicamp. Johnson is a big, strong back who hearkens to another era. He's also quicker on his feet than most realize, and it wouldn't have been a surprise to see him come off the board three rounds earlier.

Seantrel Henderson, OT, Miami (No. 237, Buffalo Bills)

At this point in the draft, you're betting on the talent. Henderson's production was intermittent at Miami, and Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reported he was among the players who failed his combine drug test. That does little to dispel the notion that he's an entitled but uber-talented kid who might not ever put it all together. If dropping to the seventh round serves as a wake-up call, though, the Bills might have landed a steal.

Michael Sam, DE, Missouri (No. 259, St. Louis Rams)

Don't even remotely care if I'm dead wrong about this one in a few years. If your living room didn't suddenly become overrun with "dust mites" that caused your "eyes to water" when ESPN's broadcast Sam's reaction, you're inhuman. That was a great moment for Sam, the Rams, the NFL and proponents of equality everywhere. I'm rooting for Michael Sam to make this the best pick of the 2014 draft. As should you.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
101.	Eagles*	Jaylen Watkins	CB	Florida
102.	Redskins	Bashaud Breeland	CB	Clemson
103.	Falcons	Devonta Freeman	RB	Florida State
104.	Jets (from TB)	Jalen Saunders	WR	Oklahoma
105.	Patriots*	Bryan Stork	C	Florida State
106.	49ers*	Bruce Ellington	WR	South Carolina
107.	Raiders	Justin Ellis	DT	Louisiana Tech
108.	Seahawks*	Cassius Marsh	DE	UCLA
109.	Bills	Ross Cockrell	CB	Duke
110.	Rams	Maurice Alexander	S	Utah State
111.	Bengals*	Russell Bodine	C	North Carolina
112.	Titans	DaQuan Jones	DT	Penn State
113.	Giants	Andre Williams	RB	Boston College
114.	Jaguars (from BAL)	Aaron Colvin	CB	Oklahoma
115.	Jets	Shaquelle Evans	WR	UCLA
116.	Raiders*	Keith McGill	CB	Utah
117.	Bears	Ka'Deem Carey	RB	Arizona
118.	Steelers	Martavis Bryant	WR	Clemson
119.	Cowboys	Anthony Hitchens	OLB	Iowa
120.	Cardinals	Logan Thomas	QB	Virginia Tech
121.	Packers	Carl Bradford	OLB	Arizona State
122.	Titans*	Marqueston Huff	CB	Wyoming
123.	Seahawks*	Kevin Norwood	WR	Alabama
124.	Chiefs	De'Anthony Thomas	RB	Oregon
125.	Dolphins*	Walt Aikens	CB	Liberty
126.	Saints	Khairi Fortt	OLB	California
127.	Browns (from IND)	Pierre Desir	CB	Lindenwood
128.	Panthers	Tre Boston	S	North Carolina
129.	49ers	Dontae Johnson	CB	North Carolina State
130.	Patriots	James White	RB	Wisconsin
131.	Bears*	Brock Vereen	S	Minnesota
132.	Seahawks	Kevin Pierre-Louis	OLB	Boston College
133.	Lions	Nevin Lawson	CB	Utah State
134.	Ravens	Brent Urban	DT/DE	Virginia
135.	Texans	Tom Savage	QB	Pittsburgh
136.	Lions	Larry Webster	TE/DE	Bloomsburg
137.	Jets	Dakota Dozier	OT	Furman
138.	Ravens	Lorenzo Taliaferro	RB	Coastal Carolina
139.	Falcons	Prince Shembo	OLB	Notre Dame
140.	Patriots	Cameron Fleming	OT	Stanford

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
141.	Eagles*	Taylor Hart	DE	Oregon
142.	Redskins	Ryan Grant	WR	Tulane
143.	Buccaneers	Kadeem Edwards	OG	Tennessee State
144.	Jaguars	Telvin Smith	OLB	Florida State
145.	Vikings*	David Yankey	OG	Stanford
146.	Cowboys* (from OAK)	Devin Street	WR	Pittsburgh
147.	Falcons	Ricardo Allen	CB	Purdue
148.	Panthers*	Bene Benwikere	CB	San Jose State
149.	Buccaneers*	Kevin Pamphile	OT	Purdue
150.	49ers* (from DET)	Aaron Lynch	DE	South Florida
151.	Titans	Avery Williamson	ILB	Kentucky
152.	Giants	Nat Berhe	S	San Diego State
153.	Bills*	Cyril Richardson	OG	Baylor
154.	Jets	Jeremiah George	ILB	Iowa State
155.	Dolphins	Arthur Lynch	TE	Georgia
156.	Broncos*	Lamin Barrow	OLB	LSU
157.	Steelers	Shaquille Richardson	CB	Arizona
158.	Lions*	Caraun Reid	DT	Princeton
159.	Jaguars (from BAL)	Chris Smith	OLB/DE	Arkansas
160.	Cardinals	Ed Stinson	DE	Alabama
161.	Packers	Corey Linsley	C	Ohio State
162.	Eagles	Ed Reynolds	S	Stanford
163.	Chiefs	Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia
164.	Bengals	AJ McCarron	QB	Alabama
165.	Chargers	Ryan Carrethers	DT	Arkansas State
166.	Colts	Jonathan Newsome	DE	Ball State
167.	Saints	Vinnie Sunseri	S	Alabama
168.	*Falcons	Marquis Spruill	ILB	Syracuse
169.	Saints (from NE via PHI)	Ronald Powell	OLB	Florida
170.	49ers	Keith Reaser	CB	Florida Atlantic
171.	Dolphins*	Jordan Tripp	OLB	Montana
172.	Seahawks	Jimmy Staten	DT	Middle Tennessee
173.	Steelers	Wesley Johnson	OT	Vanderbilt
174.	Giants	Devon Kennard	OLB	USC
175.	Ravens	John Urschel	OG	Penn State
176.	Packers	Jared Abbrederis	WR	Wisconsin

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
177.	Texans	Jeoffrey Pagan	DE	Alabama
178.	Titans*	Zach Mettenberger	QB	LSU
179.	Patriots*	Jon Halapio	OG	Florida
180.	49ers*	Kenneth Acker	CB	Southern Methodist
181.	Texans (from OAK)	Alfred Blue	RB	LSU
182.	Vikings*	Antone Exum	CB	Virginia Tech
183.	Bears (from TB)	David Fales	QB	San Jose State
184.	Vikings	Kendall James	CB	Maine
185.	Buccaneers (from BUF)	Robert Herron	WR	Wyoming
186.	Redskins*	Lache Seastrunk	RB	Baylor
187.	Giants	Bennett Jackson	CB	Notre Dame
188.	Rams	E.J. Gaines	CB	Missouri
189.	Lions	TJ Jones	WR	Notre Dame
190.	Dolphins	Matt Hazel	WR	Coastal Carolina
191.	Bears	Pat O'Donnell	P	Miami (Fla.)
192.	Steelers	Jordan Zumwalt	OLB	UCLA
193.	Chiefs (from DAL)	Zach Fulton	OG	Tennessee
194.	Ravens	Keith Wenning	QB	Ball State
195.	Jets	Brandon Dixon	CB	Northwest Missouri State
196.	Cardinals	Walter Powell	WR	Murray State
197.	Packers	Demetri Goodson	CB	Baylor
198.	Patriots (from PHI)	Zach Moore	DE	Concordia-St. Paul
199.	Seahawks*	Garrett Scott	OT	Marshall
200.	Chiefs	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	OT	McGill
201.	Chargers	Marion Grice	RB	Arizona State
202.	Saints	Tavon Rooks	OT	Kansas State
203.	Colts	Andrew Jackson	ILB	Western Kentucky
204.	Panthers	Tyler Gaffney	RB	Stanford
205.	Jaguars (from SF)	Luke Bowanko	C	Virginia
206.	Patriots	Jemea Thomas	S	Georgia Tech
207.	Broncos	Matt Paradis	C	Boise State
208.	Seahawks	Eric Pinkins	S	San Diego State
209.	Jets	Quincy Enunwa	WR	Nebraska
210.	Jets	IK Enemkpali	DE	Louisiana Tech
211.	Texans	Jay Prosch	FB	Auburn
212.	Bengals	Marquis Flowers	OLB	Arizona
213.	Jets	Tajh Boyd	QB	Clemson
214.	Rams	Garrett Gilbert	QB	SMU
215.	Steelers	Daniel McCullers	DT	Tennessee

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
216.	Texans	Dre Hal	CB	Vanderbilt
217.	Redskins	Ted Bolser	TE	Indiana
218.	Ravens*	Michael Campanaro	WR	Wake Forest
219.	Raiders	T.J. Carrie	CB	Ohio
220.	Vikings*	Shamar Stephen	DT	Connecticut
221.	Bills*	Randell Johnson	OLB	Florida Atlantic
222.	Jaguars	Storm Johnson	RB	UCF
223.	Vikings	Brandon Watts	OLB	Georgia Tech
224.	Eagles*	Beau Allen	DT	Wisconsin
225.	Vikings* (from NYG)	Jabari Price	CB	North Carolina
226.	Rams	Mitchell Van Dyk	OT	Portland State
227.	Seahawks*	Kiero Small	FB	Arkansas
228.	Redskins*	Zach Hocker	K	Arkansas
229.	Lions* (from CHI)	Nate Freese	K	Boston College
230.	Steelers	Rob Blanchflower	TE	Massachusetts
231.	Cowboys	Ben Gardner	DE	Stanford
232.	Colts (from BAL)	Ulrick John	OT	Georgia State
233.	Jets	Trevor Reilly	OLB	Utah
234.	Dolphins	Terrence Fede	DE	Marist
235.	Raiders (from ARZ)	Shelby Harris	DE	Illinois State
236.	Packers	Jeff Janis	WR	Saginaw Valley
237.	Bills*	Seantrel Henderson	OT	Miami (Fla.)
238.	Cowboys (from KC)	Will Smith	ILB	Texas Tech
239.	Bengals	James Wright	WR	LSU
240.	Chargers	Tevin Reese	WR	Baylor
241.	Rams (from IND)	Christian Bryant	S	Ohio State
242.	Broncos* (from NO)	Corey Nelson	OLB	Oklahoma
243.	49ers (from CAR)	Kaleb Ramsey	DT	Boston College
244.	Patriots	Jeremy Gallon	WR	Michigan
245.	49ers	Trey Millard	FB	Oklahoma
246.	Bears*	Charles Leno	OT	Boise State
247.	Raiders	Jonathan Dowling	CB	Western Kentucky
248.	Cowboys	Ahmad Dixon	S	Baylor
249.	Rams	Michael Sam	DE	Missouri
250.	Rams	Demetrius Rhaney	C	Tennessee State
251.	Cowboys	Ken Bishop	DT	Northern Illinois
252.	Bengals	Lavelle Westbrooks	CB	Georgia Southern
253.	Falcons	Yawin Smallwood	ILB	Connecticut
254.	Cowboys	Terrance Mitchell	CB	Oregon
255.	Falcons	Tyler Starr	OLB	South Dakota
256.	Texans	Lonnie Ballentine	S	Memphis

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