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NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams

By Conor Dorney

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)
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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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: Sam Darnold of USC poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #3 overall by the New York Jets during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: Sam Darnold of USC poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #3 overall by the New York Jets during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Grade: A-

Best pick: Sam Darnold (QB, USC)

Questionable pick: Trenton Cannon (RB, Virginia St.)

Sleeper pick: Chris Herndon (TE, Miami)

The Jets entered the 2018 NFL Draft looking to find their quarterback of the future and wound up with the player many felt was the best quarterback in the entire class with the third overall pick. Sam Darnold was the big man on campus in Los Angeles and now heads to play under the bright lights in New York City. Darnold had plenty of issues with turning the ball over in his last season with the Trojans, but he’s got the arm talent and savvy to eventually be the best quarterback from this entire class.

Miami tight end Chris Herndon has second-round talent but numerous injuries dropped him to the fourth round, where the Jets were wise to snatch him up. Herndon’s speed and athleticism should make him a reliable target down the middle of the field and create mismatches for opposing linebackers. If Darnold is indeed the starter in Week 1, pairing him with an outside weapon like Herndon will be valuable for the development of both players.

Cornerback Parry Nickerson out of Tulane is an nice secondary addition in the sixth round, and was one of the best ball-hawking players in the FBS in 2017. Running back Trenton Cannon of Virginia State has big upside but was a bit of a surprise in the sixth round, as many expected him to be an undrafted free agent.

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