Your way too early 2021 Draft Grades

[Burgold]

So how did we do? What’s your overall grade? Which player are you most excited about and which pick did we absolutely blow? Who’s your early runner for a draft crush?

 

I think we started out of the gate really strong. This draft almost rolled out like a needs draft instead of a BPA draft, but in Davis, Cosmi, and Brown I think the draft gods married need with player. There are picks I don’t love as much like the corner in the third or tight end, but Forrest and Kona sound very interesting. Mostly, I’m really happy about how we upgraded team speed and athleticism. 
 

Burgold’s way too early grade: B+

[Silvernon]

A+

 

I've come to accept the heavy weight that need plays, and needs to play, in roster management. 

 

Best draft in my history as a fan. Really well done. 

[TheShredder]

In a good draft you get 3 guys who contribute as rookies.

They drafted what appears to be 1 starting LB'er and a LS. 

I'll give the specialist a .5 but this rookie class has got to be the worst draft they've had in several years. 

 Grade D

[Malapropismic Depository]

My unbiased grade

A++++

[redskinss]

 

Hands down the worst draft in the history of the team.

 

Nobody but me knows this but we have absolutely no future as an organization.

 

The league should reduce the number of teams to 31 and move on.

[Redskin21502]

Just now, redskinss said:

 

Hands down the worst draft in the history of the team.

 

Nobody but me knows this but we have absolutely no future as an organization.

 

The league should reduce the number of teams to 31 and move on.

 

by chance do you like jogging?

[zCommander]

I think it was a solid B+

[Burgold]

https://www.nfl.com/news/2021-nfl-draft-day-2-quick-snap-grades-for-all-32-teams

 

Grade

A

 

Washington Football Team

 

Day 2 draft picks

• Texas OT Samuel Cosmi (No. 51 overall)
• Minnesota CB Benjamin St-Juste (No. 74)
• North Carolina WR Dyami Brown (No. 82)

 

Day 1 grade: B+

 

Analysis: Washington addressed its need at offensive tackle midway through the second round, even though fans probably wanted that position handled in the first. Cosmi can play either side of the line, and he has plus athleticism, if not a lot of bulk -- which is why he ended up available at No. 51. St-Juste was a solid value in the third round. He's a tall, athletic drink of water who will provide depth behind Kendall Fuller and free-agent signee William Jackson. Adding Curtis Samuel in free agency and Brown -- a quick playmaker capable of lining up in multiple spots -- as a third-round pick significantly upgrades the Football Team’s receiver group.

[redskinss]

I fully admit I'm no college scout so I base my opinion off the reactions of the people on this board who clearly know more than I do about scouting and on that note I'd say this draft seems like an A

[88Comrade2000]

B- unless they get 3 or more starters.

[SkinsGuy]

12 minutes ago, Burgold said:

https://www.nfl.com/news/2021-nfl-draft-day-2-quick-snap-grades-for-all-32-teams

 

Grade

A

 

Washington Football Team

 

 

 

That guy is a generous grader.

 

He pretty much gave everyone an "A". 😊

[Koolblue13]

I feel like we addressed pretty much every hole, especially at depth. 2 starters with high floors and no ceiling. Took some nice gambles at CB and rush end. I would have liked a starting FS, even though Reaves looked good. I assume Boston is on speed dial. I really like the TE we picked and think he could be a legit starter in 2 years. I want to add Reyes as a draft pick and think he's got the highest upside other than Pitts.

 

Cosmi could be such a huge homerun next year or sooner.

 

We addressed MLB immediately and I have never been happier. 

[Silvernon]

11 hours ago, TheShredder said:

In a good draft you get 3 guys who contribute as rookies.

They drafted what appears to be 1 starting LB'er and a LS. 

I'll give the specialist a .5 but this rookie class has got to be the worst draft they've had in several years. 

 Grade D

Two starters - notably a LT - should get any team a half-decent draft grade.

 

I am rather confident the 3rd rounders will play significant roles early on and will be the third corner and receiver. Considering the personnel groupings in the NFL these days, and what this team has done in recent past, that means they will effectively be starters. 

 

Day 1 Starters:

SLB Davis

LT Cosmi

 

Mid-year starters:

CB St-Juste

WR Brown

 

Role players:

LS Cheeseman

 

Projects:

TE Bates

FS Forrest

 

Afterthought:

DE Bradley-King

DE Toney

WR Milne

RB Patterson

[Riggo'sRangers]

[Wyvern]

Around a B, mainly due to the conservative manner in which it was conducted.  Considering all the trades going on, Washington may have missed on some opportunities to improve their draft capital, or to snag some consensus difference makers.  Maybe Davis and Cosmi will develop into those kinds of guys, but most of the others (especially St. Juste who seemed a reach with his underwhelming 40 time)  seem to be players who would need to be slowly developed for minor parts in the WFT play-schemes.

 

I have a B but it could become a high B+, if the rumors on Dyami's  "mediocre hands" prove false and that they find a way to scheme around St. Juste short-comings to find him some place in the backfield.  I won't go into the Bates vs Brevin debate, but it illustrates the conservative nature of WFT's approach to the draft.  I think they "listened to their board" more than the phones, standing pat versus really engaging in trade offers, especially when there were chances to snag a "deep blue" chipper or for stockpiling picks.

 

For a team that just wanted to play it safe in the draft's 19th position, they did fairly well, and seemed content to improve their supply of high-energy, high-character special teamers after their round two pick was in.  That's okay with me, slow and steady wins the race, and I liked their restraint.  But that also means,that at first glance, this was a solid but unspectacular draft. Still, WFT may show everyone, depending on how well they develop these players, and how good their initial scouting was in developing that "board" which Mayhew and co. followed so closely.

[Burgold]

23 minutes ago, Wyvern said:

Around a B, mainly due to the conservative manner in which it was conducted.  Considering all the trades going on, Washington may have missed on some opportunities to improve their draft capital, or to snag some consensus difference makers.  Maybe Davis and Cosmi will develop into those kinds of guys, but most of the others (Especially St. Juste who seemed a reach with his slow 40 time)  seem to be players who would need to be slowly developed for minor parts in the WFT play-schemes.I

 

I have a B but it could become a high B+, if the rumors on Dyami's  "mediocre hands" prove false and that they find a way to scheme around St. Juste short-comings to find him some place in the backfield.  I won't go into the Bates vs Brevin debate, but it illustrates the conservative nature of WFT approach to the draft.  I think they "listened to their board" more than the phones, standing pat versus really engaging in trade offers, especially when there were chances to snag a "deep blue" chipper or stockpiling picks.

 

For a team that just wanted to play it safe in the 19th position, they did fairly well, and seemed content to improve their supply of high energy, high character special teamers after their round two pick.  That's okay with me, slow and steady wins the race, and I liked their restraint.  But that also means,that at first glance, this was a solid but unspectacular draft. But WFT may show everyone, depending on how well they develop theses players, and how good their initial scouting was in developing that "board" Hurney  followed so closely.

I can see this take. I'm also surprised it was such a "needs" based draft. I suspect Bates is a great example of that. Washington needed a blocking tight end and so they chose the best blocking tight end they could find versus the best tight end prospect (or other prospect)  They finally deviated off needs in the 7th round and found guys like Shaka Toney who sound really intriguing, but the front office was so need focused they essentially traded up for a long snapper.

[KDawg]

I actually think we were excellent on day 1 and 2. Day 3 I think we fell apart a bit. Granted, we drafted guys that fit needs and that was clearly the primary focus in this draft. But the guys I'm most excited about on day 3 are:

 

1) Jaret Patterson (UDFA)

2) Cheesman (Long Snapper)

3) John Bates (Blocking TE)

 

Frost, Toney, Bradley-King don't move the needle much for me. I think we struggled a bit in the back end of the draft. But I see why they did what they did.

 

1) No one wants to sign here to be an end with Chase Young and Montez Sweat in front of them. So drafting guys to develop at the back end of the draft makes sense.

2) I don't know what to think about Frost. I watched him only briefly when watching safeties and he didn't really move the needle for me.

 

Bates pick made a lot of sense due to the fact we have a lot of pass catchers (McLaurin, Samuel, Brown, Humphries, Thomas, Gibson, McKissick, Cam Sims, possibly Reyes depending on if we can stash him on the PS or not (not sure of the rules there because he signed outright vs. allocated as an international designation). We don't need a pass catching tight end. We NEEDED an in-line blocking tight end. But even though he was my third favorite pick of day 3 it's still a very ho-hum (yet necessary) move. 

 

Heavy Hit/Day 1 Contributors: Jamin Davis, Samuel Cosmi, Cheesman (by default)

Significant PT Day 1 and high Potential: Dyami Brown

Significant PT Day 1 and does their job but very ho-hum: John Bates

Long Term Guys: Brandon St. Juste, Jaret Patterson

Special Teams/Developmental: Darrick Frost

Eh: William Bradley-King, Shaka Toney

[KillBill26]

I'm happy with this draft.  I love the players, just not sure about the value.  It seems they may have been locked in on players they expected to be there, but we know the best value picks are the players you thought would be gone already (ie allen, sweat).  But I am no expert, and I know the consensus of mock drafters having jamin davis as a second rounder means nothing.

 

I love the type of players we picked, athletic and hard workers, at positions of need.  Our depth got a nice boost with this draft.   I'm also thrilled with the fact they didn't reach for a qb, it allowed us to address other positions, and I want TH to get a shot to show what he brings over the course of a season before they decide the future at qb.  

 

Hoping for a malik hooker signing, and another LB to compete for the rotation.  Love the paterson signing, I mock drafted him so I like the prospect.

 

Can't wait til training camp.

[Burgold]

27 minutes ago, KDawg said:

 

 

 

Special Teams/Developmental: Darrick Frost

 

Did you mean Forrest? I kinda like him. Maybe it's just the speed.

[KDawg]

2 minutes ago, Burgold said:

Did you mean Forrest? I kinda like him. Maybe it's just the speed.

Sure. Forrest. 

[tmandoug1]

14 hours ago, Redskin21502 said:

 

by chance do you like jogging?

Or boogers?

[DWinzit]

WFT had a nice draft by hitting most of their needs. The only issue I saw going into to draft was there were too many needs. It would have been nicer if they had worked to address even just one more via FA. If they had done so, it would have allowed to draft more BPA the slight reaches at specific selections. 

 

Based on players that reached free agency and draft prospects, I believe the filled their top need at pick 19 with the best player for the position. Jamin will become a stud and win DROY!

[philibusters]

Pick by Pick grades
 

1.  Jamin Davis (19) B+:   Filled a need position with a player who was productive in the past college football system but who is still raw.  Got a high ceiling player.   Is still raw, only had one year as a starter at Kentucky despite being there for 4 years.  Am fine with the pick but to get a higher grade he would need to be a bit more polished and have a longer resume at Kentucky.

 

2.  Samuel Cosmi (51)  B+:   Filled a need position and seems to have good relative upside based on his athleticism and length.  His resume had holes.   Unlike Jamin Davis whose resume was too short, Cosmi's relative was long enough as a three year starter, but according to the scouting reports of him I read he was inconsistent at times looking like a bona fide first rounder and other times looking like a guy who would be lucky to get drafted at all.  There were arguably better college tackles available, but he has the ability to translate to the pro's well.

3.  Benjamin St-Juste (74) C-:  I don't hate, but the middle of the third round seems high for a guy who was never more than an Honorable Mention All Conference guy (Big 10).   I read scouting reports that with his size he could be a guy who translates to the pro's well.  He has 4.51 speed so adequate speed, but not ideal speed.  Perhaps he has a lot of verstaility.  As a corner he cover certain receivers and if it doesn't work at corner he has the size to move to Safety.  But overall the pick didn't excite me.

4.  Dyami Brown (81):  A-:  I never loved the idea of Brown in the second round which is where some mocks had him going, but I feel he was a good value in the third round.  In a thinner draft at receiver he certainly could have been a second rounder.  Last year WFT seemed to take a chance on AGG and through one year it seems like a bad gamble.  I think in Brown they are getting a receiver is who is much more likely to be ready in year 1.

 

5.  John Bates (124)  B-:  The grade is not that high, but I understand the pick.  The grade is not that high because the TE class is fairly thin and there just wasn't a ton of value at TE this year.   In a deep TE class maybe he is available in the 5th or 6th rounds, taking him in the 4th round doesn't feel like great value.  That said he fills a need and fits the mold of what the organization wanted in a TE which is a decent blocker who can be a safety valve.  He has strong hands and catches the ball well.  He doesn't have the athleticism to really worry defense but if he can block well and make catches the organization will get what they wanted out of this pick.

 

6.  Darrick Forrest (163)  A-:  I get the sense that he might not be quite as athletic as pro day testing numbers indicate, but he has solid athleticism and was a fairly productive college player.  Will he be a starter for us?  Who knows--but his upside is high enough that it includes solid starter within it.  For the 163 pick I feel like we got good value.

 

7.  Cameron Cheese (225) B+:  I am giving him a B+ as he was the second not the first long snapper taken, but I expect him to be the team's future long snapper.

 

8.  William Bradley King (240) B-:  I don't know much him.  He transferred to Baylor in 2020 after previously playing at Arkansas St.  Was first team All Sun Belt as a junior in 2019 and Honorable Mention All Big 12 as a senior.  Seems about an appropriate landing spot for him.

 

9.  Shaka Toney (246)  B+:   So this is where I am biased and might be giving Toney a higher grade because of familarity.   I am a huge Maryland fan and follow the Big 10 closely and Toney was a First Team All Big 10 player as a senior.  He was a second team All Big 10 guy as a junior.   He doesn't have any elite traits but has a good college resume and seems like a reasonably good value at 246.  At 246 I don't think you can expect to get guys with elite traits and great college resumes, you are probably getting one or the other and  he has a good college resume.  Given that we Young and Sweat and are just seeking depth at the position, I think Toney can likely provide that.

 

10.  Dax Milne (258)  B-:   After showing potential as a future starter, but not looking like a future star, Milne had a breakout year his junior year was just under 1200 years receiving (1188 to be exact).  Ran a 4.54.  Could be a decent depth piece.  My first thought is maybe a slightly better Trey Quinn who ran a 4.55 at his pro day.  That said I don't know a lot about him.

 

My overall way too early grade is B.  That said so much depends on how the 1st and 2nd rounders work out because you are expecting to get potential stars or solid starters there. As you go deeper and deeper into the draft, you are hoping to find solid starters, but realistically knowing that most of the guys available are solid depth guys.   

[KDawg]

I keep forgetting we even drafted Dax Milne yet I’ve included Patterson as a UDFA in my draft grades. So I guess that’s where I stand on him.

[Veretax]

I was kind of meh about every pick.  Especially given what the other teams in division did (Speciall dallas, Man I hate Dallas so much! Micah and Cox?) 

 

But I can't argue with the positions they took, even the Long Snapper.   

 

Maybe a quiet draft is what we needed.  Let them get more buzz we are going to the super bowl! (I can dream right?)