Grading The 2014 NFL Draft (so far): Round 2

A few weeks ago, I took a look at how all the first-overall picks in last year's NFL Draft were faring so far in the National Football League (something I will be doing again real soon). Someone mentioned to me that I should also take a look at how the late-round draft picks are doing because when you get right down to it, these are the guys that are REALLY important in the NFL. NFL teams are built through the NFL Draft and contrary to popular belief, the teams that can find value in rounds 2-7 are the ones that you see dominating on television every week. Some of the most dominating players in the NFL were taken in the later rounds of the NFL Draft (Tom Brady, Justin Houston, etc) and if you can hit on one of these guys, it can produce outstanding results for your football team. Over the course of the next couple of days, I will be rolling out grades for every single draft pick in last year's draft to give everyone an idea on how their favorite team's rookies are doing so far this season.

Round 2 NFL Draft Pick Grades

Grading Scale:

A - Definitely An NFL Starter/Potential To Be Elite

B - Looks Like An NFL Starter

C - Average So Far

D - Poor Play

F - Can We Get A Redo?
Incomplete - Exactly What It Means


Xavier Su'a-Filo - G (Houston Texans): C-

DeMarcus Lawrence - DE (Dallas Cowboys): Incomplete

Joel Bitonio - OT (Cleveland Browns): A-

Derek Carr - QB (Oakland Raiders): C-

Ra'Shede Hageman - DT (Atlanta Falcons): C+

Austin Seferian-Jenkins - TE (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): B-

Marqise Lee - WR (Jacksonville Jaguars): C

Kyle Van Noy - LB (Detroit Lions): Incomplete

Lamarcus Joyner - S (St. Louis Rams): C

Jordan Matthews - WR (Philadelphia Eagles): C

Weston Richburg - C (New York Giants): C-

Cyrus Kouandjio - OT (Buffalo Bills): Incomplete

Paul Richardson - WR (Seattle Seahawks): B-

Stephon Tuitt - DE (Pittsburgh Steelers): C+

Trent Murphy - LB (Washington Redskins): B-

Timmy Jernigan - DT (Baltimore Ravens): B+

Jace Amaro - TE (New York Jets): B-

Jerry Attaochu - LB (San Diego Chargers): C+

Ego Ferguson - DT (Chicago Bears): C+

Troy Niklas - TE (Arizona Cardinals): C-

Davante Adams - WR (Green Bay Packers): C+

Bishop Sankey - RB (Tennessee Titans): B

Jeremy Hill - RB (Cincinnati Bengals): B-

Cody Latimer - WR (Denver Broncos): Incomplete

Carlos Hyde - RB (San Francisco 49ers): C-

Stanley Jean-Baptiste - CB (New Orleans Saints): Incomplete

Jack Mewhort - OT (Indianapolis Colts): B-

Kony Ealy - DE (Carolina Panthers): D

Allen Robinson - WR (Jacksonville Jaguars): B-

Jimmy Garoppolo - QB (New England Patriots): C

Jarvis Landry - WR (Miami Dolphins): B+

Justin Britt - OT (Seattle Seahawks): C-