NFL Draft Grades 2014: Final Results, Analysis of Top Prospects and More

Some teams wisely used seven rounds of the NFL draft to improve the roster. Unfortunately, not everyone was as lucky.

Every organization had different needs coming into the weekend. Some squads were looking to fill specific holes with pro-ready players to help contend for a title, while others needed to add high-upside talent that could improve the future.

Although only time will tell how well each player turned out, we still have a view about which teams did a good job of filling those needs. Some organizations simply did a better job than others at getting value at the positions that were necessary.

With that in mind, here is a complete look at the draft results followed by grades for every team.

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Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1.	Texans	Jadeveon Clowney	DE/OLB	South Carolina
2.	Rams (from WSH)	Greg Robinson	OT	Auburn
3.	Jaguars	Blake Bortles	QB	UCF
4.	Bills*	Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson
5.	Raiders	Khalil Mack	OLB	Buffalo
6.	Falcons	Jake Matthews	OT	Texas A&M
7.	Buccaneers	Mike Evans	WR	Texas A&M
8.	Browns*	Justin Gilbert	CB	Oklahoma State
9.	Vikings*	Anthony Barr	OLB	UCLA
10.	Lions	Eric Ebron	TE	North Carolina
11.	Titans	Taylor Lewan	OT	Michigan
12.	Giants	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU
13.	Rams	Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh
14.	Bears	Kyle Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech
15.	Steelers	Ryan Shazier	OLB	Ohio State
16.	Cowboys	Zack Martin	OG/OT	Notre Dame
17.	Ravens	C.J. Mosley	ILB	Alabama
18.	Jets	Calvin Pryor	FS	Louisville
19.	Dolphins	Ja'Wuan James	OT	Tennessee
20.	Saints*	Brandin Cooks	WR	Oregon State
21.	Packers	Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix	FS	Alabama
22.	Browns*	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
23.	Chiefs	Dee Ford	DE/OLB	Auburn
24.	Bengals	Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan State
25.	Chargers	Jason Verrett	CB	TCU
26.	Eagles* (from IND)	Marcus Smith	DE/OLB	Louisville
27.	Cardinals*	Deone Bucannon	SS	Washington State
28.	Panthers	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	Florida State
29.	Patriots	Dominique Easley	DT	Florida
30.	49ers	Jimmie Ward	SS	Northern Illinois
31.	Broncos	Bradley Roby	CB	Ohio State
32.	Vikings*	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
33.	Texans	Xavier Su'a-Filo	OG	UCLA
34.	Cowboys*	Demarcus Lawrence	DE	Boise State
35.	Browns	Joel Bitonio	OT	Nevada
36.	Raiders	Derek Carr	QB	Fresno State
37.	Falcons	Ra'Shede Hageman	DT	Minnesota
38.	Buccaneers	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	Washington
39.	Jaguars	Marqise Lee	WR	USC
40.	Lions*	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	BYU
41.	Rams*	Lamarcus Joyner	CB	Florida State
42.	Eagles*	Jordan Matthews	WR	Vanderbilt
43.	Giants	Weston Richburg	C	Colorado State
44.	Bills*	Cyrus Kouandjio	OT	Alabama
45.	Seahawks*	Paul Richardson	WR	Colorado
46.	Steelers	Stephon Tuitt	DT/DE	Notre Dame
47.	Redskins*	Trent Murphy	OLB	Stanford
48.	Ravens	Timmy Jernigan	DT/DE	Florida State
49.	Jets	Jace Amaro	TE	Texas Tech
50.	Chargers*	Jeremiah Attaochu	OLB	Georgia Tech
51.	Bears	Ego Ferguson	DT	LSU
52.	Cardinals	Troy Niklas	TE	Notre Dame
53.	Packers	Davante Adams	WR	Fresno State
54.	Titans*	Bishop Sankey	RB	Washington
55.	Bengals	Jeremy Hill	RB	LSU
56.	Broncos* (from SF)	Cody Latimer	WR	Indiana
57.	49ers*	Carlos Hyde	RB	Ohio State
58.	Saints	Stanley Jean-Baptiste	CB	Nebraska
59.	Colts	Jack Mewhort	OT	Ohio State
60.	Panthers	Kony Ealy	DE	Missouri
61.	Jaguars*	Allen Robinson	WR	Penn State
62.	Patriots	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	Eastern Illinois
63.	Dolphins*	Jarvis Landry	WR	LSU
64.	Seahawks	Justin Britt	OT	Missouri
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
65.	Texans	C.J. Fiedorowicz	TE	Iowa
66.	Redskins	Morgan Moses	OT	Virginia
67.	Dolphins*	Billy Turner	OT	North Dakota State
68.	Falcons	Dezmen Southward	S	Wisconsin
69.	Buccaneers	Charles Sims	RB	West Virginia
70.	49ers*	Marcus Martin	C	USC
71.	Browns	Christian Kirksey	OLB	Iowa
72.	Vikings	Scott Crichton	DE	Oregon State
73.	Bills	Preston Brown	ILB	Louisville
74.	Giants	Jay Bromley	DT	Syracuse
75.	Rams	Tre Mason	RB	Auburn
76.	Lions	Travis Swanson	C	Arkansas
77.	49ers (from TEN)	Chris Borland	ILB	Wisconsin
78.	Redskins*	Spencer Long	OG	Nebraska
79.	Ravens	Terrence Brooks	S	Florida State
80.	Jets	Dexter McDougle	CB	Maryland
81.	Raiders*	Gabe Jackson	OG	Mississippi State
82.	Bears	Will Sutton	DT	Arizona State
83.	Texans* (from PIT)	Louis Nix	DT	Notre Dame
84.	Cardinals	Kareem Martin	DE	North Carolina
85.	Packers	Khyri Thornton	DT	Southern Mississippi
86.	Eagles	Josh Huff	WR	Oregon
87.	Chiefs	Phillip Gaines	CB	Rice
88.	Bengals	Will Clarke	DE	West Virginia
89.	Chargers	Chris Watt	OG	Notre Dame
90.	Colts	Donte Moncrief	WR	Ole Miss
91.	Cardinals*	John Brown	WR	Pittsburg State
92.	Panthers	Trai Turner	OG	LSU
93.	Jaguars*	Brandon Linder	OG	Miami (Fla.)
94.	Browns*	Terrance West	RB	Towson
95.	Broncos	Michael Schofield	OT	Michigan
96.	Vikings (from SEA)	Jerick McKinnon	RB	Georgia Southern
97.	Steelers	Dri Archer	RB/WR	Kent State
98.	Packers	Richard Rodgers	TE	California
99.	Ravens	Crockett Gillmore	TE	Colorado State
100.	49ers	Brandon Thomas	OG/OT	Clemson
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

Team	Grade	Note
Dallas Cowboys	A	Made a valuable addition in Zack Martin and then spent the rest of the draft giving much-needed help to the defense.
New York Giants	C+	Lots of reaches and took way too long to fill areas of need like secondary and linebacker.
Philadelphia Eagles	B-	Chip Kelly loves his Oregon guys, but it remains to be seen if he or Marcus Smith can help the team early on.
Washington Redskins	B	It would've been nice to have a first-round pick, but got great value in Morgan Moses. Needed to get more impact players on defense.
Arizona Cardinals	B+	Logan Thomas could be the steal of the class or a wasted pick. Rest of draft was solid but not great.
San Francisco 49ers	A+	Fans were disappointed in lack of activity in first round, but 49ers found value at every stage of draft and are set up for years.
Seattle Seahawks	B-	Almost every pick was a round ahead of where they should have gone, but Seahawks have proven to be right in the past.
St. Louis Rams	A+	Solidified both lines in Round 1 while getting early contributors throughout the draft.
Chicago Bears	A-	Did a good job of filling needs, but they might have been smarter to get a safety before Day 3.
Detroit Lions	B+	Eric Ebron works as another receiver and Kyle Van Noy could help out right away, but secondary still needs help.
Green Bay Packers	A-	Filled the needs with talented players, but they might have gone overboard when it comes to receivers.
Minnesota Vikings	A+	Anthony Barr is a bit of a risk, but along with Teddy Bridgewater has great upside. After a bad season, future is bright in Minnesota.
Atlanta Falcons	A	Needed to improve both lines and did just that. Also got good value in Prince Shembo and Yawin Smallwood.
Carolina Panthers	C	Needed to improve offensive line and get receivers who can contribute right away. While Kelvin Benjamin has potential, Panthers did not improve much in draft.
New Orleans Saints	A-	Brandin Cooks could be a perfect fit in this offense while defensive picks will help down the line.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	B+	Drafted zero defensive players, but they at least gave Mike Glennon a lot to work with on offense.
Buffalo Bills	B	Might have given up too much to get Sammy Watkins, but his addition plus offensive line upgrades will be valuable.
Miami Dolphins	B-	While offensive line help was needed, the picks were reaches in the first few rounds. Good late selections could help draft.
New England Patriots	C	Instead of getting players to help Tom Brady, the Patriots started preparing for life after him with long-term prospects. Strange for a team close to winning.
New York Jets	A	Added playmakers on both sides of the ball, which is something the squad desperately needed.
Denver Broncos	B-	Lots of risk/reward in Bradley Roby and Cody Latimer. Don't think either will contribute for a few years.
Kansas City Chiefs	B	Dee Ford and D'Anthony Thomas are good players but fit is questionable. Chiefs did not do much to help offense.
Oakland Raiders	A+	Khalil Mack might end up being the best defensive player in draft while Derek Carr is well suited to be a franchise quarterback. Perfect draft for Raiders.
San Diego Chargers	A-	Jason Verrett will help out immediately and the team filled needs in other areas.
Baltimore Ravens	B+	Grabbed good players in early rounds, but did little to help offensive line, which was biggest problem last season.
Cincinnati Bengals	B	Lots of intriguing selections but good value with Darqueze Dennard in first round.
Cleveland Browns	B+	Johnny Manziel will be a star whether he wins or not. Terrance West and Pierre Desir were also great picks, but the squad never drafted a receiver.
Pittsburgh Steelers	A-	Throughout the draft, the Steelers looked to upgrade in speed and athleticism, which is perfect for what was an aging roster.
Houston Texans	A-	If the Texans had a quarterback in place, this would have been an ideal draft. However, waiting until the fourth round to get Tom Savage could end up being a mistake.
Indianapolis Colts	C	Only had five picks and did not get much value with any of them.
Jacksonville Jaguars	A-	If they think Blake Bortles is the future, then this was a great pick. Could have long-term value in Aaron Colvin and even Storm Johnson.
Tennessee Titans	A	Added impact players at positions that needed help. Plus, Zack Mettenberger could be steal down the line.

Top Picks from Each Day

Day 1: No. 32 Teddy Bridgewater to the Minnesota Vikings

Teddy Bridgewater was considered the best quarterback in the class heading into the offseason, but he slipped down boards during the pre-draft process.

However, Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times is one of many who saw this as a steal for the Vikings:

Bridgewater has all the tools to be an elite quarterback at the next level but might need some time to reach his potential at the next level. This is just fine for Minnesota, which has Christian Ponder and Matt Cassel ready to play quarterback at the start of the year.

The rookie can then learn the playbook and develop his game until he is ready to take over. Head coach Mike Zimmer thinks that he will succeed when that happens:

Minnesota got the quarterback it needed at the end of the first round and it did this before the Houston Texans could take him in Round 2. It was a great maneuver by the organization and it will pay off huge later.

Day 2: No. 83 Louis Nix III to the Houston Texans

The Texans upgraded their defensive line when they drafted Jadeveon Clowney with the first overall pick. They then ensured that it would be one of the best in the league when they took Louis Nix III in the third round.

Nix has first-round talent with his ability to clog the middle of the field at defensive tackle and take on blockers. This will free up space to make guys like J.J. Watt and Clowney even better. Bill Barnwell of Grantland discusses why this was such a bargain:

John McClain of the Houston Chronicle notes that it will not take long for the young player to make an impact:

Finding a quality nose tackle is not easy, and it is almost impossible to grab one in the third round of the draft. The fact that Houston was able to get him this late is ridiculous.

Day 3: No. 127 Pierre Desir to Cleveland Browns

It is hard to trust a player out of Lindenwood, but there is a good chance that Pierre Desir would have been a first-round pick if he had gone to a more well-known school.

Instead, the 6'1" cornerback remained on the board throughout the first two days, leading Doug Farrar of Sports Illustrated to post this tweet:

Eventually, the Cleveland Browns drafted him to solidify their secondary along with Joe Haden and fellow rookie Justin Gilbert.

Desir is extremely athletic with good instincts and the ability to make plays on the ball. If a quarterback makes a bad pass, he will make them pay.

Although the transition to the NFL might take a while, this is a truly valuable pick for the Browns.

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