NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Josh Allen chosen as the seventh overall pick by the Buffalo Bills poses for photos during the first round at the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Statium on April 26, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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SOUTH BEND, IN – OCTOBER 28: Quenton Nelson #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walks across the field in the second quarter against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Stadium on October 28, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Grade: A-

Best pick: Quenton Nelson (OG, Notre Dame)

Questionable pick: Kemoko Turay (EDGE, Rutgers)

Sleeper pick: Darius Leonard (LB, South Carolina State)

The health of Andrew Luck continues to be the biggest factor in the success of the Indianapolis Colts in 2018, but they at least helped his chances of staying healthy with the selection of Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson. A number of draft analysts had Nelson as a top-three overall player in the class and the Colts did a great job by snatching him up with the sixth-overall pick.

Nelson’s talent and mean streak will go a long ways towards establishing a new attitude up front for Indianapolis. Many felt Nelson was the surest pick in the draft and the Colts were able to get that sure player at a major position of need.

While Rutger’s Kemoko Turay checks a lot of the boxes that teams covet in an edge rusher, I’m not sure he’s played consistent enough to warrant his high second-round selection. With Harold Landry still on the board with their first two selections in the second round, I think Indianapolis would have done well by going in that direction rather than more of a developmental prospect like Turay.

A number of draft pundits had linked the Colts heavily to Roquan Smith in the draft process, but they were able to get a similar player a round later in South Carolina State’s Darius Leonard. Leonard flashed at the Senior Bowl and has excellent athleticism, with some feeling he could even sneak into the first round.

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