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Regrading the 2020 NFL Draft classes: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings come out on top

Dec 20, 2020; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) catches a pass in the third quarter against the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
By Michael Renner
May 20, 2021
Draft grades — some people despise them, others understand to take them for what they are: entertainment. There is, however, some evidence showing teams that routinely “reach” compared to public opinion get diminished returns on their selections. That same analysis, though, bears that “steals” often don’t come to fruition.

What I’m trying to say is immediate grades may not necessarily be for naught. While the high-end grades given out last year were a hodgepodge, a lot of the low-end grades are still on the low end. Here is how PFF stacked up grades for the 2020 draft class at the time a year ago:
A+AA-B+BB-C+CC-D
CowboysGiantsBillsJetsPatriotsChiefsTexansRaidersChargersPackers
BroncosJaguarsDolphins49ersFootball TeamSteelersTitansRamsSeahawks
CardinalsBengalsEaglesBearsColts
BrownsLionsBuccaneersPanthers
VikingsFalcons
Saints
Ravens
While it’s been only a year, it’s still worth re-evaluating exactly how much the opinions of these classes have changed. While I’m obviously singing a different tune about some of the bad grades from a year ago (*cough* the Chargers *cough*), others somehow look even worse than their ugly grades (*cough* the Packers *cough*). Here’s how I view them now.

A+AA-B+BB-C+CC-D
BuccaneersJetsFootball TeamPatriotsChiefsRamsFalconsRaidersTexansPackers
VikingsCowboysJaguarsCardinalsColtsBillsLionsSeahawksTitans
ChargersPanthers49ersDolphinsEagles
BengalsBroncosGiantsSaints
BrownsRavens
SteelersBears

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It's funny. Lions do fairly well in drafts until it's revealed how the players they picked actually perform. 

Here are the two A+ drafts. I think in two or three years, this one will be no contest. Right now, their draft is Wirfs and Winfield. Very good, but that's pretty much it. Ours will be defined by Jefferson and Dantzler. Comparable. But we also have Cleveland...and Gladney. And if just 1 of the remaining ELEVEN  picks hit, this one isn't close. 

Round 1 (13): T Tristan Wirfs, Iowa
Round 2 (45): S Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota
Round 3 (76): RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt
Round 5 (161): WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
Round 6 (194): DI Khalil Davis, Nebraska
Round 7 (241): LB Chapelle Russell, Temple
Round 7 (245): RB Raymond Calais, Louisiana

Round 1 (22): WR Justin Jefferson, LSU
Round 1 (31): CB Jeff Gladney, TCU
Round 2 (58): T Ezra Cleveland, Boise State
Round 3 (89): CB Cameron Dantzler, Mississippi State
Round 4 (117): Edge D.J. Wonnum, South Carolina
Round 4 (130): Edge James Lynch, Baylor
Round 4 (132): LB Troy Dye, Oregon
Round 5 (169): CB Harrison Hand, Temple
Round 5 (176): WR K.J. Osborn, Miami (Fla.)
Round 6 (203): T Blake Brandel, Oregon State
Round 6 (205): S Josh Metellus, Michigan
Round 7 (225): Edge Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
Round 7 (244): QB Nate Stanley, Iowa
Round 7 (249): S Brian Cole II, Mississippi State
Round 7 (253): IOL Kyle Hinton, Washburn

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If Hinton hits...damn.

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#3 · May 22, 8:25 AM
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@"BarrNone55" said: If Hinton hits...damn.
Love to see that. 
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