2021 NFL Draft grades analysis for every third-round selection from Andrew Cisco to Baron Browning

Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft brought some surprises and saw a run on quarterbacks early in the third round. Want to know what I think of every pick made in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft from Friday? I graded all the Round 3 picks below. Be sure to refresh this page throughout the night to get the latest grades as we get set for Day 3. You can keep track of Walt Weiss Jersey all the picks for the entire draft and my grades in our .Grades: Round 3 Grade: A+Elite-level range and instincts from the deep middle. Insane ball skills and has an NFL safety body. Good run defender too in the box. Had he not tore his ACL, he would've gone much earlier. Big need filled.Grade: B+Prudent selection. Mond went from scrambling QB to a pure pocket pa ser in college. Athleticism is there too. Average arm but works it well at the intermediate level. Not loads of potential though. Good Kirk Cousins insurance. Grade: A-Given Deshaun Watson's off-field i sues, this is sensible. Mills has high-level talent, just minimal experience. Big arm, willing to rip it through tight windows. But can hold it too long and occasionally doesn't see underneath defenders.Grade: BMayfield battles hard and has positional flexibility. A tick clunky but locks out vs. bull rushes and initial burst is good. Smart pick for the Falcons at this stage of Matt Ryan's career.Grade: ALong, explosive, ascending rusher. Bengals needed this after losing Carl Lawson in free agency. Flashes of bend are there too. Big-time value pick here for Cincinnati. Grade: B+Hard to find more clean film in the OT cla s this year. Good acro s the board. Could maybe just use more power behind his pads. Starting LT in Round 3. Good snag by the Panthers. Grade: A-A fiesty inside-outside cornerback with good mirroring skills because of his light feet and good route recognition. Instant slot starter who'll find the football. Good in run support too.Grade: C+Athletic nose tackle with a serious first step and a devastating bull rush. Not much else in his arsenal. Did Lions really need to pick two defensive linemen today? Grade: B+Otherworldly athlete at the defensive tackle spot. Uses his hands well too. Just destroyed le ser competition and gets washed out vs. run.Grade: BLong, angular, athletic cornerback who'll be a better pro than he was in college. Glides around the field and has serious length to disrupt. Not the fastest but makes up for speed with length. Nice pairing with William Jackson.Grade: A-Leverage monster who gets up and under blockers and drives them back. Decent hand work. Athleticism is solid too. Deceptively long. Overachiever who'll create disruption for Dallas. Grade: B+Length, plant-and-drive ball hawk who lacks a bit in the agility department but reads QB's eyes and route combinations very well. Had his best season in 2018, regre sed in 2019, then opted out. Underrated prospect.Grade: AThis is a starting, No. 2 receiver in the NFL. production hurt by bad QB play at Tenne see. Sudden off the line, runs crisp routes. Deceptively fast and tracks it well downfield. Herbert needed another weapon.Grade: BConverted QB, yes, QB who flashed as a linebacker the past two years. Plays with reckle s abandon, Mi sile as a blitzer. Cleaned up some of his tackling woes. And has the fluidity to cover. Just lacks the instincts. Good depth for Vikings. Grade: B+Super-bendy, Gumby-like rusher with long arms. Great combination to win around the corner. Just needs to get a little stronger at the NFL level. Good burst. Raiders continue to build the defense.Grade: A-Smart, experienced, high-floor prospect. The best safety/linebacker hybrid in this cla s after JOK. Smooth mover. NFL body. Tested well and has good instincts.Grade: B-Low-key good receiver. Seam-stretching skill and catches everything. Good catch radius. Can block too. Grade: B+Vertical route tree monster. Great in contested catch situations. Smart beating pre s at the line and physical through contact. So much speed in Washington now.Grade: C+Athletic, blocking specialist who has the skills to be a better receiver in NFL than he was at Notre Dame. More of an underneath type. Flashed some YAC. A little gamble and receiving more important than blocking today.Grade: C+Hand work machine. Big, crazy long. But limited athletically. Not much spring or bend. Sensible position to addre s for Cowboys. Grade: A-Reminds me of Deebo Samuel Lite. Defenders glance off him. Just enough athleticism to get open underneath and tracks it well downfield. Smaller, shorter arms and not much vertical juice. Finally, a WR for the Packers!Grade: A-Balanced, decently powerful interior blocker. Didn't play as well in 2020 as 2019 but his film was mostly clean. Can be a little lungy. Good athleticism. Fits the offensive scheme.Grade: A-Instant starter at center. Can play guard too. Explosive and naturally strong. A fantastic pick for Pittsburgh. Grade: B-Surprising make-you-mi s type because he's a power back. Awesome in a zone-blocking scheme, so it's sensible for 49ers. Just surprised Shanahan went RB this early. Grade: B-Size/speed/contested-catch specialist. Big-time athlete. Separation skills are decent for a bigger type.Grade: B-High-energy rusher with shorter arms. Flashed pa s-rushing moves but not consistent with them. Some speed-to-power conversion. Smart for Minnesota to add more to the defensive line. Grade: BSpeed. Speed. Speed. Skinny. Good snap out of his breaks but not a savvy route runner yet and isn't a contested-catch wideout. The Browns needed more speed in their WR group. Grade: C+QB of the defense who moves well. Faster than he is quick. Needs to get quicker recognizing. Can run down the seam with TEs. Very reliable tackler. Grade: B-Super tall, super-athletic long-term project at the OT spot. Long arms. Fires off the snap. Has great athleticism. Plays with great knee bend. Needs to Rickey Henderson Jersey widen his arc in pa s pro and get much stronger.Grade: B-Mountain from Game of Thrones on a football field. Masher. Good hand work. Just stiff laterally. Very much a Ravens type pickGrade: ALegitimate versatility. Can play any spot up front. Vice grips for hands. Awesome short-area quickne s. Just needs to keep his feet moving once latching on in pa s pro. Smart for Buccaneers to add depth up front.Grade: A-Nice hand work. And some juice around the corner. Faster than he is impre sive with short-area quickne s. Speed-to-power conversion is there too. The rich get richer up front.Grade: C+one of the best in-line blockers in the cla s. Will help the run game and flashed seam-stretching ability along with the ability to catch the ball outside his frame. Just a low-volume receiver type.Grade: B+Can play anywhere on the interior up front. Big-time athlete and a serious finisher. Needs to tone down the aggre sion in pa s protection. Huge Senior Bowl. Love the depth up front for Javonte Williams, Drew Lock.Grade: D+Tall, long cornerback who wasn't really on the radar this early. Needs to sit on underneath routes but doesn't have the speed to run with NFL receivers.Grade: A-Freestyling safety/slot cornerback who makes a lot of plays at the intermediate level. Smaller and not a crazy athlete. This is what Titans need.Grade: A-Long, insanely explosive outside corner who can stay with receivers because of good agility too.Grade: B-Speedy skinny man coverage cornerback. Not physical and will struggle against bigger wideouts. Good, not great agility. Serious recovery speed.Grade: BSuper-long, hyperactive linebacker much better against the run than the pa s but has the short-area quickne s to become a decent coverage linebacker in the NFL. Rarely mi ses tackles and lays the lumber. Grade:B+Athletic outside cornerback with big-time hops to challenge at the catch point on a route basis. A little raw with his mirroring but has the athletic traits and speed to develop into a quality corner.Grade: B-Blo somed late in this Ohio State career. Thick, good rangy. Instincts are hit or mi s, and may need time to develop in coverage. Good blitzer.
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