NFL DRAFT FIRST ROUND GRADES: AFC

The First Round of the 2023 NFL Draft is signed, sealed and delivered. The action in the AFC got off to a record breaking start when Lamar Jackson and the Ravens agreed to a huge deal. The deal is for 5 years and $260 Million, which makes him the record holder for the highest paid player. It didn’t stop there as the action unfolded across the AFC and NFL as a whole. The Texans rocked the Draft by taking Stroud at 2 and then trading back up to 3 to get Will Anderson Jr. We have every AFC franchise listed below and the Irrationally Confident Draft Grade connected to selection.

AFC FIRST ROUND DRAFT GRADES:

AFC EAST:

BUFFALO BILLS:

• DRAFT PICK: #25 OVERALL. TE. DALTON KINCAID. (UTAH)
• DRAFT GRADE: A
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: A STEAL OF A PLAYMAKER FOR THE BILLS OFFENSE

MIAMI DOLPHINS:

• DRAFT PICK: NO FIRST ROUND SELECTION

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS:

• DRAFT PICK: #17 OVERALL. CB. CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ. (OREGON)
• DRAFT GRADE: A
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: STEAL OF A PICK AND GREAT CB TO LEARN FROM BILL

NEW YORK JETS:

• DRAFT PICK: #15 OVERALL. EDGE. WILL McDONALD IV. (IOWA STATE)
• DRAFT GRADE: F
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: MAJOR REACH ON A FRINGE 2ND RD EDGE RUSHER

AFC NORTH:

BALTIMORE RAVENS:

• DRAFT PICK: #22 OVERALL. WR. ZAY FLOWERS. (BOSTON COLLEGE)
• DRAFT GRADE: A
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: STUD WR TO GIVE LAMAR A WEAPON

CINCINNATI BENGALS:

• DRAFT PICK: 28TH OVERALL. EDGE. MYLES MURPHY. (CLEMSON)
• DRAFT GRADE: B
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: HEAD SCRATCHER WITH PORTER JR & MAYER STILL ON THE BOARD BUT ADD FRONT 7 DEPTH

CLEVELAND BROWNS:

• DRAFT PICK: NO FIRST ROUND SELECTION

PITTSBURGH STEELERS:

• DRAFT PICK: #14 OVERALL. OT. BRODERICK JONES. (GEORGIA)
• DRAFT GRADE: A-
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: GREAT SELECTION AT 14 AND A FRANCHISE LEFT TACKLE

AFC SOUTH:

HOUSTON TEXANS:

• DRAFT PICK: #2 OVERALL. QB. CJ STROUD. (OHIO STATE)
• DRAFT GRADE: A
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: OUR TOP RANKED QUARTERBACK WHO IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL IN HOUSTON.
• DRAFT PICK: #3 OVERALL. EDGE. WILL ANDERSON JR. (ALABAMA)
• DRAFT GRADE: A+
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: TRADED UP TO #3 AND TOOK A BEAST…..BOSS MOVE BY THE TEXANS.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS:

• DRAFT PICK: #4 OVERALL. QB. ANTHONY RICHARDSON. (FLORIDA)
• DRAFT GRADE: F
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: PROJECT QB AT 4TH OVERALL WILL PROVE TO BE A DELAY IN RETURN TO CONTENTION.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS:

• DRAFT PICK: #27 OVERALL. OT. ANTON HARRISON. (OKLAHOMA)
• DRADT GRADE: B-
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: A NEED AFTER NEWS OF THE PENDING CAM ROBINSON SUSPENSION AND LOSS OF JUWAN TAYLOR

TENNESSEE TITANS:

• DRAFT PICK: #11 OVERALL. OT PETER SKORONSKI. (NORTHWESTERN)
• DRAFT GRADE: A
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: FANTASTIC FRANCHISE TACKLE

AFC WEST:

DENVER BRONCOS:

• DRAFT PICK: NO FIRST ROUND SELECTION

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS:

• DRAFT PICK: #31 OVERALL. EDGE. FELIX ANUDIKE-UZOMAH. (KANSAS STATE)
• DRAFT GRADE: B
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: GREAT VALUE PICK WHO ADDS TO THE CHIEFS PASS RUSH

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS:

• DRAFT PICK: #7 OVERALL. EDGE. TYREE WILSON
• DRAFT GRADE: B+
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: WITH MAXX CROSBY & CHANDLER JONES ALREADY THERE…..WHERE DOES HE FIT AND NOT A CB…….BUT GREAT SUIT

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS:

• DRAFT PICK: #21. WR. QUENTIN JOHNSTON. (TCU)
• DRAFT GRADE: B
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: SOLID WR WHO COULD BE SPECIAL WITH OTHER WEAPONS AROUND.

Buckle up for Day 2 of the NFL Draft on Friday. You can also check out our NFC First Round Draft Grades on Spinnable Sports. My 2nd/3rd Round Mock Draft will drop on Friday as well.