2010 NFL Draft Grades: AFC East
ByAFC EAST
Buffalo Bills
Picks: (1st) #9 CJ Spiller RB, (2) #41 Torell TroupDT, (3) #72 Alex Carrington DE, (4) #107 Marcus Easley, (5) #140 Ed Wang OT, (6) Artur Moats OLB, (6) #192 Dan Batten DE, (7) Levi Brown QB, (7) #216 Kyle Calloway OT
Overview: The Bills finally got a player that brings flair to their offense in CJ Spiller, but this was a Draft in which they needed to fix their offensive line. The 2010 Class of offensive linemen was one of the deepest in recent history and the Bills didn’t take advantage of it. They got a receiver in the fourth round from UConn that really only emerged as a senior and a quarterback from Troy but neither of those players will make an impact next season. The two defensive linemen will make them deeper but not much more explosive. The two linemen might make a bid to start but they could have gotten better value in the early rounds. Buffalo didn’t take advantage of one of the deepest Drafts in history as well as their counterparts did.
Grade: C
Miami Dolphins
Picks: (1) #28 Jared Ordick DT, (2) #80 Kao Misi LB, (3) #73 John Jerry OG, (4) #119 A.J. Edds OLB, (5) 145 Nolan Carroll CB, (5) #163 Reshad Jones S, (7) #212 Chris McCoy OLB, (7) #252 Austin Spitler OLB
Overview: Bill Parcells pulled of a couple trades and got a great defensive tackle in Odrick, which set the tone of what he was trying to get in this draft, defensive players. He grabbed a group of linebackers to compete with those already in camp as well as Reshad Jones, a hard-hitting safety that made SEC wide receivers keep their head on a swivel. It seemed like the Fins could have gotten better value in the early rounds but overall they put a ton of depth on a lineup that was in desperate need of it.
Grade: B-
New England Patriots
Picks: (1) 27 Devin McCourty CB, (2) #42 Rob Gronkowski TE, (2)#53 Jermaine Cunningham OLB, (2) #62 Brandon Spikes ILB, (3) 90 Taylor Price WR, (4) #113 Aaron Hernandez TE, (5) #150 Zoltan Mesko P, (6) #205 Ted Larsen C, (7) #208 Thomas Welch DE, (7) #247 Brandon Deaderick DE, (7) #248 Kade Weston DT, (7) #250 Zac Robinson
Overview: Once again,the Pats had a bunch of picks and filled in a ton of voids on their roster. They needed tight ends, so they got two of them. In our opinion, the two they got were the two best tight ends in the entire draft and -of course- they got them at a huge value. Price is an underrated receiver who played big at small school Ohio. Robinson will learn under Brady and give the Pats an athletic player to run their scout team. The other no name players you see on the Draft list? Think of how much you knew of Logan Mankins before he went to New England. We’ll trust Belichick and Co. until the system fails. By the way, there are always comments being made about Belichick’s relationship with Urban Meyer down at Florida. Some of it is probably rumor but a lot of it is true. Three -Cunningham, Spikes, Hernandez- of the Pats’ first five choices were Gators.
Grade: A-
New York Jets
Picks: (1) #29 Kyle Wilson CB, (2) #61 Vladimir Ducasse, (4) #112 Joe McKnight, (5) #139 John Conner FB
Overview: The Jets were movin’ and shakin’ all offseason and didn’t have too many picks to work with this weekend as a result. But they made the most out of what they had. With Darrell Revis, Antonio Cromartie and rookie Wilson roaming the defensive backfield, there isn’t a safe place to throw the ball against the Jets. They cut Alan Faneca but grabbed Ducasse to replace him. Rex Ryan will get the most out of the big man and he may line up next to Nick Mangold immediately. Joe McKnight takes Leon Washington’s place at a cheaper price and John Conner will run through a brick wall for a yard. Anyone the Jets lost this week, they replaced with someone younger and more athletic through the draft.
