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2015 NFL Draft: hits and busts

Every first-three-rounds pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, scored against what its slot usually produces at DraftLedger's default 40% bust line. 16 picks were hits and 32 were busts out of 99. Best pick for the slot: Tyler Lockett. Biggest miss: Kevin White.

Round
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
Rd 1
Jameis Winston
Buccaneers · Florida St.
#1
QB
63%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Marcus Mariota
Titans · Oregon
#2
QB
58%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Dante Fowler
Jaguars · Florida
#3
OLB
57%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Amari Cooper
Raiders · Alabama
#4
WR
125%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Brandon Scherff
Commanders · Iowa
#5
T
142%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Leonard Williams
Jets · USC
#6
DE
134%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Kevin White
Bears · West Virginia
#7
WR
6%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Vic Beasley
Falcons · Clemson
#8
OLB
77%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Ereck Flowers
Giants · Miami (FL)
#9
T
83%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Todd Gurley
Rams · Georgia
#10
RB
108%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Trae Waynes
Vikings · Michigan St.
#11
CB
43%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Danny Shelton
Browns · Washington
#12
NT
66%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Andrus Peat
Saints · Stanford
#13
T
108%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
DeVante Parker
Dolphins · Louisville
#14
WR
85%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Melvin Gordon
Chargers · Wisconsin
#15
RB
111%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Kevin Johnson
Texans · Wake Forest
#16
CB
17%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Arik Armstead
49ers · Oregon
#17
DT
113%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Marcus Peters
Chiefs · Washington
#18
CB
147%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Cameron Erving
Browns · Florida St.
#19
C
57%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Nelson Agholor
Eagles · USC
#20
WR
112%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Cedric Ogbuehi
Bengals · Texas A&M
#21
T
40%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Bud Dupree
Steelers · Kentucky
#22
OLB
111%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Shane Ray
Broncos · Missouri
#23
DE
26%
BUST
D
Rd 1
D.J. Humphries
Cardinals · Florida
#24
T
120%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Shaq Thompson
Panthers · Washington
#25
OLB
133%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Breshad Perriman
Ravens · Central Florida
#26
WR
35%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Byron Jones
Cowboys · Connecticut
#27
CB
120%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Laken Tomlinson
Lions · Duke
#28
G
177%
HIT
B
Rd 1
Phillip Dorsett
Colts · Miami (FL)
#29
WR
28%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Damarious Randall
Packers · Arizona St.
#30
S
82%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Stephone Anthony
Saints · Clemson
#31
ILB
31%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Malcom Brown
Patriots · Texas
#32
DT
103%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Landon Collins
Giants · Alabama
#33
S
138%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Donovan Smith
Buccaneers · Penn St.
#34
T
148%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Mario Edwards
Raiders · Florida St.
#35
DT
67%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
T.J. Yeldon
Jaguars · Alabama
#36
RB
43%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Devin Smith
Jets · Ohio St.
#37
WR
7%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Preston Smith
Commanders · Mississippi St.
#38
DE
166%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Eddie Goldman
Bears · Florida St.
#39
DT
95%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Dorial Green-Beckham
Titans · Oklahoma
#40
WR
11%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Devin Funchess
Panthers · Michigan
#41
WR
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Jalen Collins
Falcons · LSU
#42
CB
9%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Benardrick McKinney
Texans · Mississippi St.
#43
ILB
117%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Hau'oli Kikaha
Saints · Washington
#44
OLB
25%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Eric Kendricks
Vikings · UCLA
#45
ILB
232%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Jaquiski Tartt
49ers · Samford
#46
S
89%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Eric Rowe
Eagles · Utah
#47
CB
69%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Denzel Perryman
Chargers · Miami (FL)
#48
ILB
182%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Mitch Morse
Chiefs · Missouri
#49
G
207%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Ronald Darby
Bills · Florida St.
#50
CB
176%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Nate Orchard
Browns · Utah
#51
DE
36%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Jordan Phillips
Dolphins · Oklahoma
#52
NT
141%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Jake Fisher
Bengals · Oregon
#53
T
20%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Ameer Abdullah
Lions · Nebraska
#54
RB
100%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Maxx Williams
Ravens · Minnesota
#55
TE
68%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Senquez Golson
Steelers · Mississippi
#56
CB
0%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Rob Havenstein
Rams · Wisconsin
#57
T
229%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Markus Golden
Cardinals · Missouri
#58
DE
120%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Ty Sambrailo
Broncos · Colorado St.
#59
T
30%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Randy Gregory
Cowboys · Nebraska
#60
OLB
47%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Ali Marpet
Buccaneers · Hobart
#61
C
169%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Quinten Rollins
Packers · Miami (OH)
#62
CB
14%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Frank Clark
Seahawks · Michigan
#63
DE
184%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Jordan Richards
Patriots · Stanford
#64
S
53%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
D'Joun Smith
Colts · Florida Atlantic
#65
CB
2%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Jeremiah Poutasi
Titans · Utah
#66
G
5%
BUST
F
Rd 3
A.J. Cann
Jaguars · South Carolina
#67
G
170%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Clive Walford
Raiders · Miami (FL)
#68
TE
40%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Tyler Lockett
Seahawks · Kansas St.
#69
WR
291%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Jaelen Strong
Texans · Arizona St.
#70
WR
9%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Hroniss Grasu
Bears · Oregon
#71
C
34%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Jamon Brown
Rams · Louisville
#72
T
87%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Tevin Coleman
Falcons · Indiana
#73
RB
85%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Owamagbe Odighizuwa
Giants · UCLA
#74
DE
9%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Garrett Grayson
Saints · Colorado St.
#75
QB
0%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Chris Conley
Chiefs · Georgia
#76
WR
132%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Duke Johnson
Browns · Miami (FL)
#77
RB
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
P.J. Williams
Saints · Florida St.
#78
CB
92%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Eli Harold
49ers · Virginia
#79
OLB
78%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Alex Carter
Lions · Stanford
#80
CB
1%
BUST
F
Rd 3
John Miller
Bills · Louisville
#81
G
164%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Lorenzo Mauldin
Jets · Louisville
#82
OLB
15%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Craig Mager
Chargers · Texas St.
#83
CB
14%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Jordan Hicks
Eagles · Texas
#84
OLB
290%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Tyler Kroft
Bengals · Rutgers
#85
TE
106%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
David Johnson
Cardinals · Northern Iowa
#86
RB
167%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Sammie Coates
Steelers · Auburn
#87
WR
26%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Danielle Hunter
Vikings · LSU
#88
DE
329%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Sean Mannion
Rams · Oregon St.
#89
QB
8%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Carl Davis
Ravens · Iowa
#90
DT
70%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Chaz Green
Cowboys · Florida
#91
T
23%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Jeff Heuerman
Broncos · Ohio St.
#92
TE
102%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Henry Anderson
Colts · Stanford
#93
DE
148%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Ty Montgomery
Packers · Stanford
#94
WR
79%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Matt Jones
Commanders · Florida
#95
RB
15%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Xavier Cooper
Browns · Washington St.
#96
DT
24%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Geneo Grissom
Patriots · Oklahoma
#97
DE
23%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Steven Nelson
Chiefs · Oregon St.
#98
CB
256%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Paul Dawson
Bengals · TCU
#99
ILB
10%
BUST
F

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