Six quarterbacks in Round 1, including a couple of shockers. A whopping 23 offensive players selected in the top 32 picks, four more than in any other first round in NFL history. And no running backs, safeties or off-ball linebackers were picked on Day 1. It's safe to say the 2024 NFL draft lived up to the hype.
Now that we've been through all 257 picks, it's time for my favorite exercise every year: grading how all 32 teams fared with their picks, from Round 1 through Round 7. The biggest question I try to answer: Which teams actually got value with their picks? I'm looking for the good, the bad, the steals, the reaches and the downright head-scratching moments.
As always, I grade the 32 draft classes using my Big Board and position rankings as the prism to gauge how effectively each team addressed key roster holes as well as how efficient each was in maneuvering the board and adding extra picks or future capital. I'll also mention a few of my favorite prospects in the class. I recapped Round 1 on Thursday night and Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday evening, but I'll try to go a little deeper here.
Let's get into the team-by-team grades. We'll start with the best grades and go to the worst. Teams that have identical grades are listed in alphabetical order:
Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH
Arizona Cardinals: A
Top needs entering the draft: Wide receiver, cornerback, edge defender