NFL Draft Grades 2024: Rounding Up Top Experts' Scores for Each Team

The first two days of the 2024 NFL draft are officially in the books, and many of the league's 32 teams have already significantly altered their rosters.

While the true impact of the draft classes won't be entirely known for at least a few years, fans and experts always tend to have a knee-jerk reaction regarding whether a pick is good or not.

The accuracy of draft grades don't always hold up over time, but they are still a useful tool in terms of evaluating prospects and whether they fill a need for the team that drafted them.

Here is a rundown of Day 1 grades handed out by NFL.com's Chad Reuter, CBS Sports' Pete Prisco and Yahoo Sports' Charles McDonald, as well as a look at some of the notable grades from Day 2.

Arizona Cardinals: A

Chicago Bears: A

Dallas Cowboys: A

Houston Texans: A

Jacksonville Jaguars: A

Kansas City Chiefs: A

Las Vegas Raiders: A

Los Angeles Rams: A

Philadelphia Eagles: A

Pittsburgh Steelers: A

Seattle Seahawks: A

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A

Tennessee Titans: A

Washington Commanders: A

Minnesota Vikings: A-

New England Patriots: A-

New Orleans Saints: A-

Detroit Lions: B+

Indianapolis Colts: B+

Los Angeles Chargers: B+

New York Giants: B+

San Francisco 49ers: B+

Baltimore Ravens: B

Buffalo Bills: B

Green Bay Packers: B

Miami Dolphins: B

New York Jets: B

Atlanta Falcons: C

Carolina Panthers: C

Cincinnati Bengals: C

Denver Broncos: C

Cleveland Browns: D

Reuter was largely impressed with the picks made in the first round, giving 14 teams an A and only five teams lower than a B.

Most of the teams picking early on Day 1 received high marks, including the Chicago Bears taking quarterback Caleb Williams at No. 1 and wide receiver Rome Odunze at No. 9, the Washington Commanders taking quarterback Jayden Daniels at No. 2 and the Arizona Cardinals taking wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. at No. 4. and defensive lineman Darius Robinson at No. 27.

Of the teams that actually made a pick in Round 1, only the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos scored a C.

Both the Falcons and Broncos turned heads with their picks, as Atlanta grabbed Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall despite recently signing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to a huge free agent contract.

Denver had a much bigger need at quarterback, but the decision to select Oregon's Bo Nix at No. 12 overall still left many scratching their hands due to the belief that he should have perhaps been a second-round pick at best.

New York Giants: A+

Kansas City Chiefs: A

Seattle Seahawks: A

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A

Washington Commanders: A

Miami Dolphins: A

Minnesota Vikings: A (Dallas Turner), C+ (J.J. McCarthy)

Chicago Bears: A- (Caleb Williams), B+ (Rome Odunze)

Jacksonville Jaguars: B+

Los Angeles Rams: B+

Philadelphia Eagles: B+

Tennessee Titans: B+

New Orleans Saints: B+

Baltimore Ravens: B+

Carolina Panthers: B+

Arizona Cardinals: B+ (Marvin Harrison Jr.), B (Darius Robinson)

Dallas Cowboys: B

Pittsburgh Steelers: B

New England Patriots: B

Detroit Lions: B

Los Angeles Chargers: B

Indianapolis Colts: B-

New York Jets: B-

Atlanta Falcons: B-

Cincinnati Bengals: B-

Green Bay Packers: C+

Las Vegas Raiders: C

San Francisco 49ers: C-

Denver Broncos: C-

Only seven of the 32 first-round picks received a grade of A or better from Prisco, but one selection stood above the rest in his estimation.

The New York Giants' choice of LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers received a grade of A+, making it the only pick to achieve that mark.

New York was linked to some quarterbacks entering the draft, but rather than taking Michigan's J.J. McCarthy, Washington's Michael Penix Jr. or Oregon's Bo Nix at No. 6 after the top three QBs came off the board, general manager Joe Schoen got holdover quarterback Daniel Jones a go-to guy in he passing game.

There was some hype surrounding the explosive Nabers as perhaps the No. 1 wideout in the draft ahead of even Marvin Harrison Jr. entering Thursday. Although Harrison went ahead of him, there may not be much separating the supremely talented pass-catchers.

Only four picks were graded a C or worse by Prisco, including the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers receiving the lowest marks at C-.

As previously mentioned, the Broncos' decision to take Nix so early was questionable, but Prisco also wasn't a fan of the Niners grabbing Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall at No. 31.

The pick was seemingly insurance in case one of Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel are traded, but Pearsall was widely viewed as more of a Day 2 prospect throughout the draft process.

It can be argued that there were better wide receivers on the board at that pick, and Prisco called the selection a "luxury."

Cincinnati Bengals: A+

Los Angeles Chargers: A+

Philadelphia Eagles: A+

Chicago Bears: A+ (Rome Odunze), A (Caleb Williams)

Arizona Cardinals: A+ (Marvin Harrison Jr.), C (Darius Robinson)

Seattle Seahawks: A

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A

Tennessee Titans: A

Pittsburgh Steelers: A

New England Patriots: A

Detroit Lions: A-

New York Jets: A-

Minnesota Vikings: B+ (J.J. McCarthy), B+ (Dallas Turner)

New York Giants: B+

Jacksonville Jaguars: B+

Miami Dolphins: B

Los Angeles Rams: B

New Orleans Saints: B

Indianapolis Colts: B

Baltimore Ravens: B-

Las Vegas Raiders: B-

Kansas City Chiefs: C+

Washington Commanders: C+

Carolina Panthers: C+

Dallas Cowboys: C+

Green Bay Packers: C+

San Francisco 49ers: D

Atlanta Falcons: F

Denver Broncos: F

Eleven first-round picks were given a grade of at least A by McDonald, with five of them rising to the level of A+.

McDonald was especially enamored with a couple of offensive line selections in the form of Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt going to the Los Angeles Chargers at No. 5 and the Cincinnati Bengals taking Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims at No. 18.

New Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh's affinity for offensive linemen is well documented, and by taking Alt, quarterback Justin Herbert arguably has the most talented duo of bookend tackles in the league in Alt and Rashawn Slater.

As for Mims, he gives the Bengals another chance to get things right along the offensive line, which has consistently been the team's biggest issue over the course of quarterback Joe Burrow's career.

As was the case with most experts, McDonald hated the Penix and Nix picks to Atlanta and Denver, respectively, as they were the only selections he graded an F.

Also among his lowest-graded picks at C+ were LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels to the Washington Commanders at No. 2 and Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy to the Kansas City Chiefs at No. 28.

Many viewed Daniels as the second-best quarterback in the draft behind only Caleb Williams, but McDonald feels North Carolina's Drake Maye is the better prospect and should have been Washington's pick at No. 2.

As for the Chiefs, they received a lot of praise for moving up from No. 32 to No. 28 to take Worthy, who had the fastest 40-yard dash time in the history of the NFL Scouting Combine, but his lack of size and physicality could hurt him at the next level, even with Patrick Mahomes as his quarterback.

NFL.com's Chad Reuter

Pittsburgh Steelers: A

The Steelers made three picks on Day 2, taking West Virginia center Zach Frazier, Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson and NC State linebacker Payton Wilson.

Frazier helps the Steelers reinforce their interior offensive line even more following the selection of Washington offensive lineman Troy Fautanu at No. 20 overall in the first round.

Pittsburgh has a long and storied history of finding productive wide receivers outside the first round, and while Wilson is small, he is fast and dynamic, and should be an ideal complement to George Pickens.

Wilson was widely viewed as a likely early second-round pick entering the draft, but Pittsburgh got him late in the third amid a report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport (h/t CBS Sports' Will Brinson) that he has no ACL in one of his knees.

New England Patriots: C

After getting their quarterback of the present and future at No. 3 overall in the first round in the form of North Carolina's Drake Maye, the Patriots made two picks on Day 2.

After trading down slightly in the second round, the Pats got Maye a weapon in the form of Washington wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk.

Then, in the third round, New England secured a player it hopes can protect Maye for many years to come in Penn State offensive tackle Caedan Wallace.

Reuter didn't appear to think the Patriots' picks were awful, but he seemed uninspired given the Pats' status as a team that went 4-13 last season.

CBS Sports' Chris Trapasso

Johnny Newton and Ben Sinnott to Commanders: A+

Washington picked early and often on Day 2, making a total of five selections in the second and third rounds.

Trapasso gave two of those picks an A+ grade in the form of Illinois defensive tackle Johnny Newton and Kansas State tight end Ben Sinnott.

It can be argued that Newton and Sinnott either are the best or at least in the conversation for being the best players at their respective positions in the entire draft.

Newton gives the Commanders some much-needed interior defensive line depth to complement Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne, and Sinnott fills a huge need at tight end after Washington parted ways with Logan Thomas.

Keon Coleman to Bills: C-

The Bills had people talking on Day 1 of the draft, as they traded down from No. 28 to No. 32 and then from No. 32 to No. 33, meaning they did not make a pick in the first round.

It was widely known that they needed a wide receiver after trading Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans this offseason, and they addressed the need with the first pick of the second round by taking big, athletic Florida State wideout Keon Coleman.

He brings a dimension to the Buffalo receiving corps that it sorely lacked, but Trapasso questioned the selection due to Coleman's struggles to get separation consistently.

Yahoo Sports' Charles McDonald

Cooper DeJean to Eagles: A+

Over the course of the first two rounds of the 2024 NFL draft, the Eagles completely reshaped a secondary that struggled badly last season.

After selecting Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell in the first round, Philadelphia traded up to secure Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean in the second.

While Mitchell is clearly an outside corner, DeJean is more of a chess piece with the ability to play outside, in the slot or at safety.

Regardless of where he is, DeJean is a playmaker with great instincts, and he is a critical addition to an Eagles secondary that allowed the second-most touchdown passes in the league last season with 35.

Jonathon Brooks to Panthers: D+

Despite signing Miles Sanders in free agency last offseason and then watching Chuba Hubbard develop into viable backfield option, the Panthers used a second-round pick on a running back Friday.

Carolina selected Texas running back Jonathon Brooks, who rushed for 1,139 yards and 10 touchdowns in a breakout season for the Longhorns in 2023.

However, his season was cut short by a torn ACL in November, meaning there is no guarantee he will be ready for the start of the 2024 season.

Brooks is a great talent, but it is fair to question the pick given his health and the Panthers' needs at other positions.