2019 NFL Draft: Grades, recaps, and analysis for all 32 teams

The 2019 NFL Draft is officially in the books. Who did your team select, how did they do, and how can these young players help now and into the future?

The only expectation I had going into the 2019 NFL Draft was to expect the unexpected, and boy did it deliver.

This year’s draft was full of twists and turns, crazy trades, and some surprising picks in every round. How did your favorite team fare? Looking at this thing from East to West, AFC to NFC, we’re going to ‘grade’ every team’s selections based on a few things.

These grades will be based on what I think of the prospect and the fit of the team he’s walking into in addition to the value of the pick in each round based on my evaluation of that prospect on a standalone basis.

Other things that will be taken into account include the perceived ‘reach’. A reach does not apply for a player you think your team could have had in the third round if he is taken by a playoff team in the second round. A reach is a clear round three player going in the first round, or something like that.

We start with the AFC West and the upstart Buffalo Bills, one of the most active teams in the NFL this offseason.

1 (9): Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
2 (38): Cody Ford, OL, Oklahoma
3 (74): Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic
4 (96): Dawson Knox, TE, Ole Miss
5 (147): Vosean Joseph, LB, Florida
6 (181): Jaquan Johnson, S, Miami (FL)
7 (225): Daryl Johnson, EDGE, North Carolina A&T
8 (228): Tommy Sweeney, TE, Boston College

The first two rounds of this draft could not have gone better for the Bills based on their top needs and the players available to them.

Ed Oliver is one of my favorite players in this draft class. I felt like he was a top five player and if nothing else, someone would trade up in front of Buffalo to get him. I did not think he would last to number nine, but the Bills telegraphed their interest here and made no mistake that Oliver was their top target from the beginning.

Oliver is such an explosive interior player and I like him as a cornerstone piece for this Bills defense going forward.

The Bills also got some much-needed help for Josh Allen with their next three picks, and they did so by playing the board perfectly.

Cody Ford is a massive, powerful player who could project at either right tackle or one of the guard spots going forward.

Devin Singletary was the favorite running back of some people in this class, and Dawson Knox is an ultra-athletic tight end who will be able to run under some of those Josh Allen deep balls.

I like the value the Bills got all-around here in this class, and Oliver seals a high grade.

Grade: A