Grading the 2015 Draft

[Galian Beast]

Byron Jones - C+
Randy Gregory - F
Chaz Green - F
Damien Wilson - D+
Ryan Russell - F
Mark Nzecha - F
Laurence Gibson - F
Geoff Swaim - C

 

[Teague31]

Brutal. Just brutal.

 

[mullet]

Byron Jones - C+
Randy Gregory - F
Chaz Green - F
Damien Wilson - D+
Ryan Russell - F
Mark Nzecha - F
Laurence Gibson - F
Geoff Swaim - C

Not pretty.

 

[J12B]

I'd give Jones a B- and Wilson a C, others I agree with.

 

[Derekmtl85]

Hopefully Jones can play better at CB and up that grade a little bit. But wow, that's a pretty bad draft.

 

[Jipper]

That's a c draft

 

[Jipper]

I'd give Jones a B- and Wilson a C, others I agree with.

Jones is a b have to remember where we got him and he will be a 5 year starter for us....pretty much as expected

 

[DFWJC]

Byron Jones - C+
Randy Gregory - F
Chaz Green - F
Damien Wilson - D+
Ryan Russell - F
Mark Nzecha - F
Laurence Gibson - F
Geoff Swaim - C

Yeah, it was a disaster.

2014 was good though.
But you evaluate each draft on it own merits and 2015 was truly awful.

 

[CPanther95]

It's tougher when you aren't picking offensive linemen.

 

[Galian Beast]

I'd give Jones a B- and Wilson a C, others I agree with.

We were struggling at linebacker with Lee not healthy and rather than go with Wilson we went with a semi-injured Jaylon Smith. Wilson played in 30 percent of the defensive snaps up only 4 percent on the year. And to be honest, we wasn't great. I'm sticking with a D+.

Byron Jones' grade isn't fair. He probably shouldn't be graded as a safety, but that's where they played him. He was a first-round draft pick and he has really struggled at safety. That grade could certainly change under Kris Richards, but I'm not currently giving him a B-.

 

[CATCH17]

Byron Jones - C+
Randy Gregory - F
Chaz Green - F
Damien Wilson - D+
Ryan Russell - F
Mark Nzecha - F
Laurence Gibson - F
Geoff Swaim - C

Completely agree.

Got a good feeling about Jones at Corner.


These teams aren’t all knowing either. They make a lot of mistakes and deserved to be questioned.

 

[DFWJC]

That's a c draft

D draft at best...come on

 

[J12B]

Jones is a b have to remember where we got him and he will be a 5 year starter for us....pretty much as expected

Yeah, to be fair Jones has not been a liability. Just doesnt make any big plays.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Byron Jones - C+
Randy Gregory - F
Chaz Green - F
Damien Wilson - D+
Ryan Russell - F
Mark Nzecha - F
Laurence Gibson - F
Geoff Swaim - C

Looks like my 7th grade report card.

 

[Galian Beast]

Jones is a b have to remember where we got him and he will be a 5 year starter for us....pretty much as expected

There was a question as to whether we would even pick up his option. That makes it clear that it is a C+ to me let alone a B-. Definitely not a B though.

 

[Kevinicus]

We were struggling at linebacker with Lee not healthy and rather than go with Wilson we went with a semi-injured Jaylon Smith. Wilson played in 30 percent of the defensive snaps up only 4 percent on the year. And to be honest, we wasn't great. I'm sticking with a D+.

Byron Jones' grade isn't fair. He probably shouldn't be graded as a safety, but that's where they played him. He was a first-round draft pick and he has really struggled at safety. That grade could certainly change under Kris Richards, but I'm not currently giving him a B-.

He hasn't "really struggled."

 

[Kolemmitt]

Considering where we got Swaim, I would give him a higher grade. Probably a B. Any contribution from the last couple of rounds is a bonus. And, now with Witten gone, it might go higher.

 

[Hayseed]

Terrible! Nothing beats the 2009 draft though when it comes to horrendous.

You know your in trouble when a THIRD STRING BLOCKING T.E is the best of the lot


Round Pick # Overall Name Position College
3 5 69 Jason Williams Linebacker Western Illinois
3 11 75 Robert Brewster Offensive Tackle Ball State
4 1 101 Stephen McGee Quarterback Texas A&M
4 10 110 Victor Butler Linebacker Oregon State
4 20 120 Brandon Williams Defensive End Texas Tech
5 7 153 DeAngelo Smith Cornerback Cincinnati
5 30 166 Michael Hamlin Safety Clemson
5 36 172 David Buehler Kicker USC
6 24 197 Stephen Hodge Safety TCU
6 35 208 John Phillips Tight End Virginia
7 18 227 Mike Mickens Cornerback Cincinnati
7 20 229 Manuel Johnson Wide Receiver Oklahoma

 

[BlueNSilver88]

This was the draft we were all super excited because we “stole” 3 first round picks lol. Atleast Jones and Collins kinda worked out

 

[jazzcat22]

The thing is, back then, how many on here would say it was a great draft...just as they said this years draft is great.....
I am not comparing them in the least...just saying some feel all drafts are great becasue of the rose colored glasses effect.

I though that draft was ok, not great but ok. But you are off on your grades of Wilson. I will give him a grade of C. Swaim could be higher, but the team and coaches get that C because of lack of playing time behind Witten.

Jones may go up if he has a good year at CB. And Gregory is an incomplete.
I absolutely hated the Gibson pick,
.