NFL Draft Grades 2015: List of Results and Analysis of Shocking Picks from Day 2

With a good amount of depth at multiple positions this year, Rounds 2 and 3 of the NFL draft still held plenty of intrigue. The fact that pre-draft analysis seems to start earlier every year, giving us information about more draft prospects than ever, doesn't hurt, either.

Let's take a look at the final results of the second and third rounds of the draft, grade them and then break down the night's most shocking picks. Some of the picks were shocking because they seemed like huge reaches, while others were simply splashy. 

In assigning grades to the picks, value was weighted just as heavily as need. So even if a team took a position that made sense for them, their grade may have been downgraded if the player felt like a reach. 

No F's are given at all, because at the end of the day, no one knows how successful these picks are going to be until they play at least a year in the NFL, and preferably three. 

Team	Selections	Grade
New York Giants (via Tennessee)	Landon Collins, S	A-
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Donovan Smith, T	B-
Oakland Raiders	Mario Edwards, DE	C+
Jacksonville Jaguars	T.J. Yeldon, RB	B
New York Jets	Devin Smith, WR	B
Washington Redskins	Preston Smith, DE	A
Chicago Bears	Eddie Goldman, DT	A-
Tennessee Titans (via New York)	Dorial Green-Beckham, WR	B
Carolina Panthers (via St. Louis)	Devin Funchess, WR	C-
Atlanta Falcons	Jalen Collins, CB	B+
Houston Texans (via Cleveland)	Benardrick McKinney, ILB	B
New Orleans Saints	Hau'oli Kikaha, DE	B-
Minnesota Vikings	Eric Kendricks, ILB	A+
San Francisco 49ers	Jaquiski Tartt, S	C
Philadelphia Eagles (via Miami)	Eric Rowe, CB	A
San Diego Chargers	Denzel Perryman, ILB	A-
Kansas City Chiefs	Mitch Morse, T	C
Buffalo Bills	Ronald Darby, CB	B
Cleveland Browns (via Houston)	Nate Orchard, DE	B
Miami Dolphins (via Philadelphia)	Jordan Phillips, DT	B+
Cincinnati Bengals	Jake Fisher, T	B+
Detroit Lions	Ameer Abdullah, RB	B
Baltimore Ravens (via Arizona)	Maxx Williams, TE	A+
Pittsburgh Steelers	Senquez Golson, CB	B-
St. Louis Rams (via Carolina)	Rob Havenstein, T	B-
Arizona Cardinals (via Baltimore)	Markus Golden, DE	A-
Denver Broncos	Ty Sambrailo, T	B-
Dallas Cowboys	Randy Gregory, DE	B+
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (via Indianapolis)	Ali Marpet, T	B
Green Bay Packers	Quinten Rollins, CB	B+
Seattle Seahawks	Frank Clark, DE	C+
New England Patriots	Jordan Richards, S	C-

Team	Selection	Grade
Indianapolis Colts (via Tampa Bay)	D'Joun Smith, CB	B+
Tennessee Titans	Jeremiah Poutasi, T	B-
Jacksonville Jaguars	A.J. Cann, G	A
Oakland Raiders	Clive Walford, TE	B+
Seattle Seahawks (via Washington)	Tyler Lockett, WR	B
Houston Texans (via New York)	Jaelen Strong, WR	A
Chicago Bears	Hroniss Grasu, C	B
St. Louis Rams	Jamon Brown, T	B+
Atlanta Falcons	Tevin Coleman, RB	B
New York Giants	Owamagbe Odighizuwa, DE	B+
New Orleans Saints	Garrett Grayson, QB	C+
Kansas City Chiefs (via Minnesota)	Chris Conley, WR	B-
Cleveland Browns	Duke Johnson, RB	B-
New Orleans Saints (via Miami)	P.J. Williams, CB	B-
San Francisco 49ers	Eli Harold, OLB	A-
Detroit Lions (via Minnesota)	Alex Carter, CB	B
Buffalo Bills	John Miller, G	C+
New York Jets (via Houston)	Lorenzo Mauldin, DE	B+
San Diego Chargers	Craig Mager, CB	B-
Philadelphia Eagles	Jordan Hicks, OLB	B-
Cincinnati Bengals	Tyler Kroft, TE	B+
Arizona Cardinals	David Johnson, RB	A-
Pittsburgh Steelers	Sammie Coates, WR	B-
Minnesota Vikings (via Detroit)	Danielle Hunter, DE	B-
St. Louis Rams (via Carolina)	Sean Mannion, QB	B+
Baltimore Ravens	Carl Davis, DT	A
Dallas Cowboys	Chaz Green, T	B-
Denver Broncos	Jeff Heuerman, TE	B+
Indianapolis Colts	Henry Anderson, DE	B+
Green Bay Packers	Ty Montgomery, WR	B
Washington Redskins (via Seattle)	Matt Jones, RB	C
Cleveland Browns (via New England)	Xavier Cooper, DT	B-
New England Patriots	Geno Grissom, DE	B
Kansas City Chiefs	Steven Nelson, CB	B
Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Dawson, ILB	A

Analysis of Shocking Picks

Carolina Panthers select WR Devin Funchess

Carolina traded away a second-round pick (No. 52), a third-round pick (No. 89) and a sixth-round pick (No. 201) to the St. Louis Rams in order to move up and select Michigan tight end/wideout Devin Funchess. 

That's an awful lot to give up for a player that they already have on the roster in Kelvin Benjamin. 

In fact, CBSSports.com's Dane Brugler compared Funchess to Benjamin in his pre-draft scouting report. 

"Like Benjamin, Funchess has the size and athleticism to create mismatches, especially in the red zone and on third downs, but inconsistencies could keep both from reaching their top potential," Brugler wrote. 

Panthers general manger Dave Gettleman has clearly realized that head coach Ron Rivera and quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey aren't having success modifying Cam Newton's mechanics, which tend to result in balls thrown too high.

So, as NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal joked, the Panthers have surrounded him with long weapons it will be difficult for him to overthrow. 

Though this felt a little early for Funchess considering big outside threat Jaelen Strong was still on the board, the pick wouldn't have been as shocking if Carolina hadn't given up so much to make it happen.

That's a lot to invest in a No. 2 receiver.  

Dallas Cowboys select DE Randy Gregory

The team fit isn't what's surprising here; of any team that could have rolled the dice on Gregory, the Dallas Cowboys were an apt fit. 

Really, based on talent alone it's shocking Gregory fell to the bottom of the second round, but really what Day 2 of the draft confirmed is that the surprises never end with Gregory. 

On the NFL Network broadcast, Ian Rapoport reported that Gregory was 90 minutes late for his meeting with the New Orleans Saints and that he missed his meeting with the Oakland Raiders—both teams that could have been interested in drafting him. 

In the table above, I gave the Gregory pick a B+. He is so talented and the value of drafting him at No. 60 when he was a top-10 prospect prior to failing a drug test at the NFL combine is insane.

However, he's a huge boom-or-bust player for Dallas, and head coach Jason Garrett and veteran Cowboys players will have to be sure the locker room doesn't become unmanageable with Gregory and Greg Hardy a part of it. 

Perhaps shocking isn't the right word to describe this pick (given his talent, could Gregory really have slipped out of Round 2?) but rather, intriguing. There's no denying the Gregory storyline has been one of the most fascinating to emerge out of the draft this year, as this inherently gifted prospect keeps setting himself back. 

New Orleans Saints select QB Garrett Grayson

The position here isn't shocking in the least; most people, fans and experts alike, assumed New Orleans would be looking for Drew Brees' eventual replacement in Round 3.  

Quarterback is the position in the NFL that is hardest to rank in a vacuum; every team has its own preferences and opinions on a quarterback's skills, mechanics and leadership ability, and one team's starter is another team's benchwarmer. 

That being the case, many were surprised when the third quarterback taken off the board this year was not UCLA's Brett Hundley or Baylor's Bryce Petty, but rather Colorado State's Grayson. Grayson did have a third-round grade by CBSSports.com, but he was the fifth-rated quarterback. 

Still, it's pretty clear that Grayson fits what the Saints like to do on offense. Jon Gruden thought he was the third-best quarterback in the draft, per ESPN.com's Mike Triplett. 

"I got a feeling he’s gonna be a good pro quarterback provided he gets on a team where there’s some continuity," said Gruden, per Triplett. 

Grayson developed into a good pocket passer at Colorado State, while Petty would have had to adapt to New Orleans' scheme. 

Though the third round doesn't feel like an incredibly high investment in a quarterback, the Saints clearly have high hopes for Grayson: it is the highest they have taken a quarterback since Archie Manning in 1971. 

Now, they just have to develop him well enough to eventually replace one of the league's best and most consistent quarterbacks in Brees.

No pressure.