2025 Draft: Best Grades - with a method
Jeremy Bissett Formulates each prospect and overall team grades
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2025 DRAFT: 32 TEAMS AND 257 PLAYERS GRADED
Alright, the circus is over, the picks are in, and now it's time to hand out some grades. But how do you even begin to evaluate a draft? There were some head-scratchers, like the Bears grabbing Colston Loveland in the top 10 when Ty Warren was still on the board. And what about the Giants trading up for Jaxson Dart with another QB sitting there waiting to be picked? Then you've got teams like Tampa Bay, who seemed to be drafting based on sheer luck. And of course, the Lions fans are screaming, “In HOLMES WE TRUST!” Oh, and we can't forget the Steelers, apparently ecstatic to hand the keys to Will Howard, passing on that guy... what was his name again? Oh yeah, Sanders... multiple times!
So, how do we score all this madness? It all boils down to four key ingredients in our Mock Master rubric:
Prospect College Production/Measurables: Did their college career – their on-field production and physical attributes – warrant their draft selection? Dillon Gabriel, for example, racked up over 18,000 passing yards and 188 total touchdowns in college – numbers that dwarf that Sanders kid's production. But at under six feet tall, his measurables don't exactly scream "NFL superstar."
Risk/Reward Factor: Is this a high-risk, high-reward pick? A first-round quarterback, or a player with a history of off-field issues? A player coming off a major injury? Did the team trade up, potentially sacrificing future assets?
Team Need: Did the pick address a glaring hole on the roster? Seems simple, right? (Tampa Bay, are you listening?)
Draft Position vs. Pre-Draft Ranking: Were they considered good value picks or reaches? Our day-by-day draft recaps[link to Day One Recap], [link to Day Two Recap], and [link to Day Three Recap] will give you a sense of these players.
Each of these components gets a score from 6 to 10, which translates to a percentage in the 60-100 percentile range. Then, we use a standard grading scale to convert that percentage into a letter grade. For example:
B+ = 87-89.99
B = 83-86.99
B- = 80-82.99
Sure, plenty of other draft grades have already hit the streets. But what scale are those guys using? As René Bugner, a passionate NFL stats guru, clearly illustrates, everyone's got an opinion, and they're scattered all over the map. This is why I have full confidence that the Mock Master rubric system is the one you should be relying on for your post-draft rankings.
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Computations for all 32 teams:
Click on the team name to see the individual player grades.
% / (letter grade)
Philadelphia Eagles: 90.10 (A-)
Kansas City Chiefs: 89.36% (B+)
Jacksonville Jaguars: 87.14 (B+)
Indianapolis Colts: 87.14 (B+)
Houston Texans: 86.45 (B+)
New York Jets: 85.83% (B+)
Washington Commanders: 85.60 (B)
New England Patriots: 85.24 (B)
Cincinnati Bengals: 84.82 (B)
Cleveland Browns: 84.57 (B)
New Orleans Saints: 83.11 (B-)
Dallas Cowboys: 82.43 (B-)
Atlanta Falcons: 82.40 (B-)
Denver Broncos: 82.15 (B-)
New York Giants: 82.14 (B-)
Miami Dolphins: 80.56 (B-)
Carolina Panthers: 80.45 (B-)
Detroit Lions: 80.15 (B-)
San Francisco 49ers: 79.91 (C+)
Buffalo Bills: 79.17 (C+)
Pittsburgh Steelers: 78.56 (C+)
Arizona Cardinals: 77.86 (C+)
Baltimore Ravens: 77.23 (C)
Chicago Bears: 76.17 (C+)
Los Angeles Rams: 75.36 (C)
Minnesota Vikings: 75.24 (C)
Las Vegas Raiders: 74.09 (C)
Los Angeles Chargers: 72.78 (C-)
Tennessee Titans: 72.78 (C-)
Green Bay Packers: 70.12 (D+)
Seattle Seahawks: 68.94 (D+)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 68.60 (D+)
Average Team Percentage: 80.51
Average GPA: 2.85