2020 NFL Draft: Grading every first-round pick after rookie year

The 2020 NFL draft was always expected to be a pretty good one. The end results though, may have surprised even those who saw it coming.

Before any of their names would be called across the virtual stage, many believed the wide receiver position was loaded with some ridiculous talent. While it was, it wasn’t the only position that yielded some unbelievable players already.

Like all drafts, there are some “can’t miss,” players who end up putting up a complete dud of a season. On the opposite end of that, there were a few players that made general managers scratch their heads as they try to figure out how in the world did they pass up on said player.

With the pandemic-stricken season behind us, it’s time to take a pull out the pen and paper and hand out a few grades for every player selected in the first round. Some players, such as Joe Burrow will be graded in the games he played in. It isn’t his fault that his season was truncated due to a torn ACL and MCL.

Some guys received the short end of the stick, such a change in quarterback due to either injury or contracting COVID-19, so those players will be slightly more difficult to grade.

Still, we won’t be taking it lightly on them. Sometimes, you simply have to work with what you got. We’ll keep things right by the book in terms of grading so we’ll be dishing out letters anywhere from A+ to D-.

Without further ado, let’s dive into these picks.