NFL First Round 2015 Draft Grades

[Gregory (Houston)]

I graded the first round pick on three criteria: Present Production, Future Production, and Pick Value. Enjoy!

Pick	Team	Player	Present	Future	Value	Explanation
1	CLE	Melvin Gordon	A-	A	B	An unconventional pick, CLE went with present production over future value.
2	TB	Todd Gurley	B-	A+	A+	Tampa clearly didn't expect Gurley to be here at #2, and went BPA.
3	MIN	Jameis Winston	C+	A-	B-	A surprising pick this early, MIN went with  possibly the most expensive position at #3.
4	ATL	Amari Cooper	B+	A	A	A fairly safe pick, ATL's pick depends almost entirely on how well Carr develops in Oakland.
5	HOU	Dante Fowler Jr	B+	B	C-	Fowler Jr. would have to turn into JJ Watt to be worth this pick.
6	CHI	TJ Yeldon	B-	B+	C+	He might go for 1k combined yards this year, if he gets the lead back role. Meh pick at #7.
7	OAK	Kevin White	A-	A	A+	Shocked that a WR that could break camp as  the #1 wideout in CHI fell this far.
8	PHI	Tevin Coleman	B-	A	B+	Landed at possibly the best spot, outside of  Melvin Gordon.  Blazing fast, good pick by PHI.
9	KC	Marcus Mariota	C+	B	B-	This pick feels like KC is banking on QB's being expensive, and Mariota living up to expectations.
10	SF	DeVante Parker	B	A-	A	Good value pick for SF at #10, as he went BPA with a good return.
11	LA	Ameer Abdullah	B-	A	A-	Abdullah could return top 5 value in this draft, or just as easily be the biggest bust with the Lions.
12	BOS	Nelson Agholor	B+	A+	A-	Agholor is by far the best bet to be this year's  Beckham Jr. Dangerous spot in Philly, though.
13	MIA	Devin Funchess	B-	B+	B+	His value hinges on whether the Panthers use him as a red-zone threat exclusively, or in main sets.
14	SEA	Dorial Green-Beckham	C+	A-	B+	He went a little early, in my opinion, but Green- Beckham could do well in Tennessee.
15	DET	Maxx Williams	C+	B	B-	TE's should not go this early in the draft. They are not significant fantasy assets as rookies.
16	NY	Breshad Perriman	B+	A-	A+	I was wondering when Perriman's slide would  stop.  He has bad hands, but fantastic speed.
17	ARI	Phillip Dorsett	D+	A	B	I would seriously doubt that Dorsett would get significant stats this year, but he has luck on his side.
18	DAL	Jaelen Strong	B+	B+	B	Fantastic landing spot, despite that HOU doesn't have a good QB. He should do well there.
19	DEN	David Cobb	B-	A-	B-	DEN's pick is heavily dependent on how the Sankey situation shakes out.  He's hoping that Cobb wins it.
20	TOR	Vic Beasley	B-	B+	B+	2nd defensive player off the board is also the 2nd  best defensive player. I like this pick at the turn.