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2017 NFL Draft: hits and busts

Every first-three-rounds pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, scored against what its slot usually produces at DraftLedger's default 40% bust line. 26 picks were hits and 30 were busts out of 107. Best pick for the slot: T.J. Watt. Biggest miss: John Ross.

Round
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
Rd 1
Myles Garrett
Browns · Texas A&M
#1
DE
168%
HIT
B
Rd 1
Mitchell Trubisky
Bears · North Carolina
#2
QB
50%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Solomon Thomas
49ers · Stanford
#3
DE
43%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Leonard Fournette
Jaguars · LSU
#4
RB
55%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Corey Davis
Titans · Western Michigan
#5
WR
56%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Jamal Adams
Jets · LSU
#6
S
94%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Mike Williams
Chargers · Clemson
#7
WR
56%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Christian McCaffrey
Panthers · Stanford
#8
RB
128%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
John Ross
Bengals · Washington
#9
WR
17%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs · Texas Tech
#10
QB
150%
HIT
B
Rd 1
Marshon Lattimore
Saints · Ohio St.
#11
CB
106%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Deshaun Watson
Texans · Clemson
#12
QB
68%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Haason Reddick
Cardinals · Temple
#13
LB
95%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Derek Barnett
Eagles · Tennessee
#14
DE
57%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Malik Hooker
Colts · Ohio St.
#15
S
90%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Marlon Humphrey
Ravens · Alabama
#16
CB
169%
HIT
B
Rd 1
Jonathan Allen
Commanders · Alabama
#17
DE
130%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Adoree' Jackson
Titans · USC
#18
CB
102%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
O.J. Howard
Buccaneers · Alabama
#19
TE
60%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Garett Bolles
Broncos · Utah
#20
T
139%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Jarrad Davis
Lions · Florida
#21
LB
51%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Charles Harris
Dolphins · Missouri
#22
OLB
51%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Evan Engram
Giants · Mississippi
#23
TE
146%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Gareon Conley
Raiders · Ohio St.
#24
CB
21%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Jabrill Peppers
Browns · Michigan
#25
S
91%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Takkarist McKinley
Falcons · UCLA
#26
DE
44%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Tre'Davious White
Bills · LSU
#27
CB
130%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Taco Charlton
Cowboys · Michigan
#28
DE
18%
BUST
F
Rd 1
David Njoku
Browns · Miami (FL)
#29
TE
114%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
T.J. Watt
Steelers · Wisconsin
#30
OLB
264%
HIT
A
Rd 1
Reuben Foster
49ers · Alabama
#31
LB
29%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Ryan Ramczyk
Saints · Wisconsin
#32
T
116%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Kevin King
Packers · Washington
#33
CB
56%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Cam Robinson
Jaguars · Alabama
#34
T
119%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Malik McDowell
Seahawks · Michigan St.
#35
DT
17%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Budda Baker
Cardinals · Washington
#36
S
233%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Zay Jones
Bills · East Carolina
#37
WR
78%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Forrest Lamp
Chargers · Western Kentucky
#38
G
22%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Marcus Maye
Jets · Florida
#39
S
102%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Curtis Samuel
Panthers · Ohio St.
#40
WR
113%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Dalvin Cook
Vikings · Florida St.
#41
RB
142%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Marcus Williams
Saints · Utah
#42
S
160%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Sidney Jones
Eagles · Washington
#43
CB
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Gerald Everett
Rams · South Alabama
#44
TE
91%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Adam Shaheen
Bears · Ashland
#45
TE
35%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Quincy Wilson
Colts · Florida
#46
CB
12%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Tyus Bowser
Ravens · Houston
#47
OLB
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Joe Mixon
Bengals · Oklahoma
#48
RB
153%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Ryan Anderson
Commanders · Alabama
#49
OLB
22%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Justin Evans
Buccaneers · Texas A&M
#50
S
50%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
DeMarcus Walker
Broncos · Florida St.
#51
DE
73%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
DeShone Kizer
Browns · Notre Dame
#52
QB
24%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Teez Tabor
Lions · Florida
#53
CB
16%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Raekwon McMillan
Dolphins · Ohio St.
#54
LB
64%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Dalvin Tomlinson
Giants · Alabama
#55
DT
212%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Obi Melifonwu
Raiders · Connecticut
#56
S
3%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Zach Cunningham
Texans · Vanderbilt
#57
LB
128%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Ethan Pocic
Seahawks · LSU
#58
C
132%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Tanoh Kpassagnon
Chiefs · Villanova
#59
DE
79%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Chidobe Awuzie
Cowboys · Colorado
#60
CB
132%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Josh Jones
Packers · North Carolina St.
#61
S
46%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Steelers · USC
#62
WR
144%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Dion Dawkins
Bills · Temple
#63
G
263%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Taylor Moton
Panthers · Western Michigan
#64
G
197%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Larry Ogunjobi
Browns · Charlotte
#65
DT
176%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Ahkello Witherspoon
49ers · Colorado
#66
CB
93%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Alvin Kamara
Saints · Tennessee
#67
RB
231%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Dawuane Smoot
Jaguars · Illinois
#68
DE
56%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Cooper Kupp
Rams · Eastern Washington
#69
WR
214%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Pat Elflein
Vikings · Ohio St.
#70
C
84%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Dan Feeney
Chargers · Indiana
#71
G
157%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Taywan Taylor
Titans · Western Kentucky
#72
WR
17%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Jordan Willis
Bengals · Kansas St.
#73
OLB
33%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Chris Wormley
Ravens · Michigan
#74
DE
105%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Duke Riley
Falcons · LSU
#75
LB
104%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Alex Anzalone
Saints · Florida
#76
LB
167%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Daeshon Hall
Panthers · Texas A&M
#77
DE
7%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Tim Williams
Ravens · Alabama
#78
OLB
11%
BUST
F
Rd 3
ArDarius Stewart
Jets · Alabama
#79
WR
8%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Tarell Basham
Colts · Ohio
#80
DE
69%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Fabian Moreau
Commanders · UCLA
#81
CB
164%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Carlos Henderson
Broncos · Louisiana Tech
#82
WR
0%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Derek Rivers
Patriots · Youngstown St.
#83
DE
14%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Chris Godwin
Buccaneers · Penn St.
#84
WR
230%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Antonio Garcia
Patriots · Troy
#85
T
0%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Kareem Hunt
Chiefs · Toledo
#86
RB
155%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Davis Webb
Giants · California
#87
QB
1%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Eddie Vanderdoes
Raiders · UCLA
#88
DT
35%
BUST
D
Rd 3
D'Onta Foreman
Texans · Texas
#89
RB
61%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Shaquill Griffin
Seahawks · Central Florida
#90
DB
196%
HIT
B
Rd 3
John Johnson
Rams · Boston Col.
#91
S
181%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Jourdan Lewis
Cowboys · Michigan
#92
CB
150%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Montravius Adams
Packers · Auburn
#93
DT
81%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Cameron Sutton
Steelers · Tennessee
#94
CB
137%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Lano Hill
Seahawks · Michigan
#95
S
25%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Kenny Golladay
Lions · Northern Illinois
#96
WR
156%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Cordrea Tankersley
Dolphins · Clemson
#97
CB
36%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Chad Williams
Cardinals · Grambling St.
#98
WR
36%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Rasul Douglas
Eagles · West Virginia
#99
CB
191%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Jonnu Smith
Titans · Florida International
#100
TE
239%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Brendan Langley
Broncos · Lamar
#101
CB
10%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Nazair Jones
Seahawks · North Carolina
#102
DT
13%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Trey Hendrickson
Saints · Florida Atlantic
#103
OLB
312%
HIT
A
Rd 3
C.J. Beathard
49ers · Iowa
#104
QB
22%
BUST
D
Rd 3
James Conner
Steelers · Pittsburgh
#105
RB
276%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Amara Darboh
Seahawks · Michigan
#106
WR
11%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Kendell Beckwith
Buccaneers · LSU
#107
ILB
11%
BUST
F

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