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Apr 14, 2021 · Here’s a look at the key metrics and where the top players in the draft class stack up as we head into the 2021 NFL Draft. QUARTERBACK Stable Metrics: Passing grade from a clean pocket; Passing grade on standard dropbacks (from within the pocket) Passing grade on first/second down; Passing grade with no play action
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May 2, 2021 · With the 2021 NFL Draft in the books, how do the grades for all 32 teams shape up? Which NFL teams impressed, and which teams’ grades suffered because of some questionable selections? NFL Draft Grades 2021: NFC. How did the draft classes for the 16 NFC teams grade out in 2021? Arizona Cardinals | 2021 draft grade
May 1, 2021 · The NFL Draft is over. Now it's time for 259 new players to mix in with their teams. Let The Athletic's writers introduce you to each pick.
May 2, 2021 · Based on my own player evaluations, and how value met need at every selection, here are my way-too-early grades for every team’s 2021 draft class:
- Luke Easterling
- The Generational Talent: Clemson's Trevor Lawrence
- The QB1s Any Other Year: BYU's Zach Wilson and Ohio State's Justin Fields
- The Pocket Passers: Alabama's Mac Jones and Florida's Kyle Trask
- The Prodigious Raw Tools: North Dakota State's Trey Lance
He's not the most accurate prospect we've ever seen. He's not the best at avoiding turnovers. He's not the most consistent. But try to find any real holes to poke in Lawrence's game and you'll be there for a while. Lawrence has a cannon for an arm that opens up the entire field and can be unleashed even when his feet aren't set. His 80 big-time thr...
These two took distinctly different paths to their quarterback superstardom. Fields was in an echelon of recruiting that few achieve. 247sports ranks him as its ninth-highest-rated recruit ever, and the third-highest-ranked quarterback behind only Vince Young and Trevor Lawrence. Inseparable from the aforementioned Lawrence, it was actually Fields ...
While dubbing them “pocket passers” might be selling their mobility a tad short, if you're drafting one of these players in the first round, it's because of the way they can operate a passing game from inside the pocket. While both are surrounded with impressive collections of playmakers, both are taking their respective offenses to heights we rare...
You won't find a quarterback with a better combination of arm strength and athleticism in the 2021 draft. Yes, not even Lawrence can match Lance's tools. As wild as it sounds, there might be no human more important to Lance's draft stock than Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Allen's emergence as an MVP candidate this season after toiling as a near rep...
May 3, 2021 · The Falcons had nine overall picks and wisely spent four on the lines of scrimmage. Their draft made sense, and they could be one of the NFL’s most improved teams in 2021. Grade: A. Baltimore...
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Apr 27, 2021 · Among those most often selected in mock drafts, wide receivers in the 2021 NFL draft class by Catch Rate Over Expected during their college careers. Scaled CROE places this year’s...
