In this one, I'm the general manager ... for every team. This isn't me projecting picks, this is me making them, for three full rounds, based on what's best for each team at that slot. Thus the "A" grade. (I know, I know.)
Please read the ground rules:
1. At each slot, I make a pick in the best interest of only the team with the pick. I won't pass on a player at No. 4 just because I like the team better at No. 5.
2. No trades unless they're already done. I note team needs, and I try to address them, but like the draft, value can supersede need.
3. Again: I'm not projecting. It's more a look at where I see value up and down the board.
As with previous years', there's a team-by-team look below, as well as a pick-by-pick version so you can see how the order of the picks progressed and get an idea of who was off the board when each team selected.
Picks in order, Rounds 1-3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Top needs: QB, DE, OT, WR
Round 1 (1) QB Jameis Winston, Florida St.
Round 2 (34) OT D.J. Humphries, Florida
Round 3 (65) DE Mario Edwards, Florida St.
Tennessee Titans
Top needs: RT, WR DE, S
Round 1 (2) QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Round 2 (33) OT Jake Fisher, Oregon
Round 3 (66) DE Trey Flowers, Arkansas
Jacksonville Jaguars
Top needs: DE, RB, CB, C
Round 1 (3) DL Leonard Williams, USC
Round 2 (36) RB Tevin Coleman, Indiana
Round 3 (67) CB P.J. Williams, Florida St.
Oakland Raiders
Top needs: WR, DE, CB, S
Round 1 (4) WR Amari Cooper, Alabama
Round 2 (35) DE Preston Smith, Mississippi St.
Round 3 (68) LB Paul Dawson, TCU
Washington Redskins
Top needs: OL, OLB, ILB, S
Round 1 (5) OLB Dante Fowler, Florida
Round 2 (38) OT Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
Round 3 (69) G A.J. Cann, South Carolina
New York Jets
Top needs: QB, OLB, OL, RB
Round 1 (6) WR Kevin White, West Virginia
Round 2 (37) OLB Eli Harold, Virginia
Round 3 (70) QB Garrett Grayson, Colorado St.
Chicago Bears
Top needs: WR, DL, OLB, S
Round 1 (7) WR Breshad Perriman, Central Florida
Round 2 (39) DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA
Round 3 (71) DL Henry Anderson, Stanford
Atlanta Falcons
Top needs: OLB, OL, TE, RB
Round 1 (8) OLB Shane Ray, Missouri
Round 2 (42) G Laken Tomlinson, Duke
Round 3 (73) WR Justin Hardy, East Carolina
New York Giants
Top needs: OL, DE, S, TE
Round 1 (9) OT Brandon Scherff, Iowa
Round 2 (40) S Eric Rowe, Utah
Round 3 (74) S/LB Shaq Thompson, Washington
St. Louis Rams
Top needs: OL, WR, CB, QB
Round 1 (10) WR DeVante Parker, Louisville
Round 2 (41) OT T.J. Clemmings, Pitt
Round 3 (72) CB D'Joun Smith, Florida Atlantic
Minnesota Vikings
Top needs: CB, LB, WR, RB
Round 1 (11) CB Trae Waynes, Michigan St.
Round 2 (45) WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri
Round 3 (76) RB Jay Ajayi, Boise St.
Cleveland Browns
Top needs: QB, WR, OL, DT
Round 1 (12) DT Danny Shelton, Washington
Round 1 (19) RB Todd Gurley, Georgia
Round 2 (43) WR Devin Smith, Ohio St.
Round 3 (77) QB Brett Hundley, UCLA
New Orleans Saints
Top needs: OLB, WR, G, CB
Round 1 (13) OLB Randy Gregory, Nebraska
Round 1 (31) WR Phillip Dorsett, Miami (FL)
Round 2 (44) G Tre Jackson, Florida St.
Round 3 (75) CB Senquez Golson, Ole Miss
Round 3 (78) OT Daryl Williams, Oklahoma
Miami Dolphins
Top needs: WR, G, CB, LB
Round 1 (14) WR Nelson Agholor, USC
Round 2 (47) CB/S Quinten Rollins, Miami (Ohio)
San Francisco 49ers
Top needs: ILB, DE, CB, G
Round 1 (15) DE Arik Armstead, Oregon
Round 2 (46) LB Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi St.
Round 3 (79) WR Stefon Diggs, Maryland
Houston Texans
Top needs: WR, ILB, OLB, QB
Round 1 (16) OLB Vic Beasley, Clemson
Round 2 (51) LB Denzel Perryman, Miami (FL)
Round 3 (82) CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
Analysis: We have clear needs at both inside linebacker and on the edge, where Brooks Reed's departure doesn't help, even if I didn't want to open the checkbook too wide to keep him around. It wasn't hard to run to the podium for Beasley at No. 16 overall, as the productivity (44.5 TFL over the past two seasons) is in line with his superb athlete credentials. If I'm Rick Smith, the idea of J.J. Watt on the shelf for any time gives me the cold sweats, so I'm looking to limit any drop-off in pass-rush productivity if he were ever sidelined, all while we wait on the recovery process for Jadeveon Clowney. Perryman is a plug-and-play option next to Brian Cushing as I Iook at the depth chart today, so I'm pretty happy with that value midway through Round 2. I'd like to get a WR at some point, but at No. 82 overall Ekpre-Olomu is a value I just can't pass on. If you went on his junior tape, you'd think he's safely a first-round pick -- a knee injury makes him available here. Between him and William & Mary WR Tre McBride, I go with the potential steal.
San Diego Chargers
Top needs: DL, WR, RB, OLB
Round 1 (17) DT Malcom Brown, Texas
Round 2 (48) WR Devin Funchess, Michigan
Round 3 (83) RB Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
Kansas City Chiefs
Top needs: WR, ILB, S, DE
Round 1 (18) WR Jaelen Strong, Arizona St.
Round 2 (49) LB Stephone Anthony, Clemson
Round 3 (80) S Damarious Randall, Arizona St.
Round 3 (98) DT Gabe Wright, Auburn
Buffalo Bills
Top needs: QB, G, ILB, S
Round 2 (50) QB Bryce Petty, Baylor
Round 3 (81) G Ali Marpet, Hobart
Philadelphia Eagles
Top needs: S, G, CB, WR
Round 1 (20) S Landon Collins, Alabama
Round 2 (52) WR Tyler Lockett, Kansas St.
Round 3 (84) G Ty Sambrailo, Colorado St.
Cincinnati Bengals
Top needs: DE, LB, OT, WR/TE
Round 1 (21) DE Bud Dupree, Kentucky
Round 2 (53) OT Donovan Smith, Penn St.
Round 3 (85) WR Tre McBride, William & Mary
Round 3 (99) TE Jeff Heuerman, Ohio St.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Top needs: CB, S, OLB, TE
Round 1 (22) CB Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
Round 2 (56) OLB Hau'Oli Kikaha
Round 3 (87) S Derron Smith, Fresno St.
Detroit Lions
Top needs: OL, DT, CB, RB
Round 1 (23) OT La'El Collins, LSU
Round 2 (54) DT Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma
Round 3 (88) RB Duke Johnson, Miami (FL)
Arizona Cardinals
Top needs: RB, OLB, C, CB
Round 1 (24) RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
Round 2 (55) LB Eric Kendricks, UCLA
Round 3 (86) OLB Nate Orchard, Utah
Carolina Panthers
Top needs: OT, WR, CB, S
Round 1 (25) OT Andrus Peat, Stanford
Round 2 (57) WR Sammie Coates, Auburn
Round 3 (89) S James Sample, Louisville
Baltimore Ravens
Top needs: CB, TE, WR, DL
Round 1 (26) CB Marcus Peters, Washington
Round 2 (58) TE Maxx Williams, Minnesota
Round 3 (90) WR Dezmin Lewis, Central Arkansas
Denver Broncos
Top needs: OL, ILB, DL, TE
Round 1 (28) C Cameron Erving, Florida St.
Round 2 (59) DT Carl Davis, Iowa
Round 3 (92) LB Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville
Indianapolis Colts
Top needs: OL, DL, CB, S
Round 1 (29) OT Ereck Flowers, Miami (FL)
Round 2 (61) DE Danielle Hunter, LSU
Round 3 (93) CB Josh Shaw, USC
Green Bay Packers
Top needs: ILB, DL, CB, TE
Round 1 (30) CB Jalen Collins, LSU
Round 2 (62) TE Clive Walford, Miami (FL)
Round 3 (94) DT Xavier Cooper, Washington St.
Seattle Seahawks
Top needs: WR, CB, C/G, DE
Round 2 (63) CB Ronald Darby, Florida St.
Round 3 (96) C Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
New England Patriots
Top needs: DL, WR, CB, RB
Round 1 (32) DT Eddie Goldman, Florida St.
Round 2 (64) WR Chris Conley, Georgia
Round 3 (96) RB David Johnson, Northern Iowa
Round 3 (97) CB Alex Carter, Stanford
