May 23rd, 2013
Grading the Draft: Green Bay Packers
The Packers entered the draft with few holes on their roster and left the event with eleven new players to fill the void. Green Bay flooded several positions with their picks hoping to come away with early production, depth and future starters...
| Grading the Draft: Chicago Bears The Bears went into this draft needing to better protect Jay Cutler, who has struggled at times over the past few years behind a bad offensive line. Without a third-round pick from the Brandon Marshall trade, Chicago had to address their need on the offensive line early in the first two rounds. They were able to do that but as Chris Tripodi writes below, their draft may not have a big impact on Cutler’s 2013 protection or this season as a whole... |
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| Grading the Draft: Philadelphia Eagles The Eagles found themselves in a place they've not been in a long while; selecting in the top five of the draft. They also had a new coach in the war room whose input would be vital in selecting players. Unfortunately the team also had a lot of holes to fill entering the draft... |
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| Grading the Draft: Washington Redskins Lacking a first-round pick thanks to last year’s blockbuster trade for Robert Griffin III, the Redskins didn’t have any picks in the top 50 this year. While that move was well worth it and brought Washington back to the playoffs, it left them with little opportunity to improve their team through the draft this season. Chris Tripodi breaks down the picks the team kept in 2013... |
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| Grading the draft: New York Giants As the draft drew near one thing was clear; the New York Giants were in no man's land with the 19th pick. Speculation was rampant as to which direction they would go once called to the clock. Much of this was the result of not knowing who would be available to them... |
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Updated 4/23
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Luke Joeckel Texas A&M | T | 3Jr |
| 2 | 1st | Dion Jordan Oregon | OLB | 5Sr |
| 3 | 1st | Eric Fisher Central Michigan | T | 4Sr |
| 4 | 1st | Star Lotulelei Utah | DT | 5Sr |
| 5 | 1st | Shariff Floyd Florida | DT | 3Jr |
| 6 | 1st | Ezekiel Ansah BYU | DE | 5Sr |
| 7 | 1st | Dee Milliner Alabama | CB | 3Jr |
| 8 | 1st | Barkevious Mingo LSU | OLB | 4Jr |
| 9 | 1st | Chance Warmack Alabama | G | 5Sr |
| 10 | 1st | Jonathan Cooper North Carolina | G | 5Sr |
| 11 | 1st | Lane Johnson Oklahoma | T | 5Sr |
| 12 | 1st | Bjoern Werner Florida State | DE | 3Jr |
| 13 | 1st | Sheldon Richardson Missouri | DT | 4Jr |
| 14 | 1st | Xavier Rhodes Florida State | CB | 4Jr |
| 15 | 1st | Jarvis Jones Georgia | OLB | 4Jr |
| 16 | 1st | D.J. Fluker Alabama | T | 4Jr |
| 17 | 1st | Kenny Vaccaro Texas | S | 4Sr |
| 18 | 1st | Cordarrelle Patterson Tennessee | WR | 3Jr |
| 19 | 1st | Tavon Austin West Virginia | WR | 4Sr |
| 20 | 1st | Cornellius Carradine Florida State | DE | 4Sr |
| 21 | 1st | Tyler Eifert Notre Dame | TE | 4Jr |
| 22 | 1st | Sylvester Williams North Carolina | DT | 4Sr |
| 23 | 1st | Datone Jones UCLA | DE | 5Sr |
| 24 | 1st | Geno Smith West Virginia | QB | 4Sr |
| 25 | 1st | Desmond Trufant Washington | CB | 4Sr |