2012 NFL Draft Grades: Full Draft Results Report Card
By Matt Miller , NFL Draft Lead Writer
Apr 28, 2012
Draft Picks Round 1: DE/OLB Bruce Irvin (West Virginia)
Round 2: ILB Bobby Wagner (Utah State)
Round 3: QB Russell Wilson (Wisconsin)
Round 4: RB Robert Turbin (Utah State), DT Jaye Howard (Florida)
Round 5: ILB Korey Toomer (Idaho) Round
6: CB Jeremy Lane (Northwestern State), DB Winston Guy (Kentucky) Round
7: DE J.R. Sweezy (North Carolina State), DE Greg Scruggs (Louisville)
Grade: D Summary
The Seahawks received our lowest Round 1 grade for their reach to grab Bruce Irvin at No. 15 overall. They messed up again in Round 3 with Russell Wilson after having signed Matt Flynn this offseason. Neither pick makes much sense to us. Bobby Wagner and Robert Turbin saved the Seattle draft, but two of its first three picks were just bad.
And here's another....
Ranking NFL teams' 2012 drafts 1-32
26. Seattle Seahawks: GM John Schneider has made an early living mining gold in the mid-to-late rounds and free agency, and his choice of RB Robert Turbin in Round 4 looks like a score. Yet Schneider's first three picks — Round 1 DE Bruce Irvin, Round 2 LB Bobby Wagner and Round QB Russell Wilson — have exposed him to immediate criticism .
And yet another...
2012 NFC draft grades: Defensive-minded Eagles, Packers earn high marks
Seattle Seahawks
Picks: OLB Bruce Irvin, ILB Bobby Wagner, QB Russell Wilson, RB Robert Turbin, DT Jaye Howard, LB Korey Toomer, CB Jeremy Lane, SS Winston Guy Jr., DT J.R. Sweezy, DE Greg Scruggs
Grade: D-
Analysis: I have a great deal of respect for the work of John Schneider, but I don't understand this draft. Of eight teams (five of which drafted after the Seahawks) that were surveyed, none graded Irvin as a first-round pick. Yes, he has talent, and he could become great. He also might be a guy who burns out in two years because there are plenty of people who question his dedication. After that, the Seahawks spent a third-round pick on Wilson even though the history of QBs under 6-foot is poor, to say the least. You don't spend a third-round pick on a guy who'll be lucky to be Seneca Wallace. You also don't do that after signing Matt Flynn as a free agent. The Seahawks are no closer to solving the QB situation now than they were before 2011.
Shall I continue to pile on?????
NFL draft grades: Bengals, Cowboys immediate winners
PUBLISHED Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 10:52 pm EDT
Seattle Seahawks (D)
Key picks: DE Bruce Irvin, ILB Bobby Wagner.
Key picks: DE Bruce Irvin, ILB Bobby Wagner.
They went for defensive head-scratchers when more reliable prospects were on the board.
I especially like this next one because it refers to "hardly mindboggling as Mel Kiper's (ESPN's self professed draft expert) hair has claimed."
Draft 2012: NFC Grades
Sunday, April 29, 2012Grade: C+
Seattle Seahawks
15. Bruce Irvin, defensive end, West Virginia.
47. Bobby Wagner, linebacker, Utah State.
75. Russell Wilson, quarterback, Wisconsin.
106. Robert Turbin, running back, Utah State.
114. Jaye Howard, defensive tackle, Florida.
154. Korey Toomer, linebacker, Idaho.
172. Jeremy Lane, cornerback, Northwestern State.
181. Winston Guy, safety, Kentucky.
225. J.R. Sweezy, guard, N.C. State.
232. Greg Scruggs, defensive end, Louisville.
Overview: It's popular to pan the Seahawks' draft. While we're not giving them an "A," the 2012 Seattle picks are largely understandable and hardly "mindboggling" as Mel Kiper's hair has claimed. No. 15 is early for a situational pass rusher, but no defender in this class has a quicker first step than Irvin. Wagner is a thumper and addresses a need. Wilson is going to make Tarvaris Jackson expendable. Turbin adds physicality to a backfield lacking it behind Marshawn Lynch. Howard, Toomer, and Guy can be year-one role players. Lane, Sweezy, and Scruggs are under-the-radar picks. Realistically, the Seahawks didn't overdraft anyone on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, and they consistently kept in mind need. It's a better group than people are saying.
Now we know why these Seahawks continue to play with a chip on their shoulders...
The following is an article summarizing grades from a wide variety of pundits. Out of 32 teams, the Seahawks got the 30th ranked grading when looking at all the grades. I'm guessing that many of these experts would be asking for a "re-do" now.
02 May 2012
2012 NFL Draft Report Card Report
Guest column by Mike Ridley
Is there anything more enjoyable than assessing the folly of kneejerk reactions? The NFL draft concluded less than a week ago, yet the internet is already filled with draft report cards. As per tradition atFootball
Outsiders, we’ve gathered data from the most prestigious of those who dare to judge so quickly (Previous NFL Draft Report Card Reports may be viewed by clicking here: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008,2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.). We’ve compiled and analyzed this data to find out who passed (and failed) the eye test of those analysts, who will undoubtedly issue re-writes of their draft grades in the spring of 2015.
Outsiders, we’ve gathered data from the most prestigious of those who dare to judge so quickly (Previous NFL Draft Report Card Reports may be viewed by clicking here: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008,2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.). We’ve compiled and analyzed this data to find out who passed (and failed) the eye test of those analysts, who will undoubtedly issue re-writes of their draft grades in the spring of 2015.
For those looking for what Football Outsiders has to say about the draft, check back sometime in March, 2018. We believe that to accurately judge a draft class, six years of data needs to be in to assess things properly. To paraphrase Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, issuing verdicts this early would be like handing out grades on the first day of class.
, six years of data needs to be in to assess things properly. To paraphrase Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, issuing verdicts this early would be like handing out grades on the first day of class.
This year, we pulled the grades from nine NFL writers and draft analysts:
- Mel Kiper, ESPN Insider
- Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com (AFC) & (NFC)
- Pete Prisco, CBS Sports
- Vinnie Iyer, Sporting News
- John Czarnecki, Fox Sports
- Chris Wessling and Evan Silva, RotoWorld (AFC) & (NFC)
- Chris Burke, Sports Illustrated
- Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports (AFC) & (NFC)
- Nate Davis, USA Today
Note that for Nate Davis’ "report card," he actually ranked the teams 1-32 rather than assigning letter grades (A, B, C, etc). To turn these rankings into letter grades for our exercise, I found the average of the eight other analysts total grades (approximately a "B-"), then found out what grades would make this average (10 of every grade "A+" through "D+" and two "D" grades), then assigned them to Davis’ rankings. Is this an imperfect science? Yes, but it should work for what we’re trying to accomplish.
30. Seattle Seahawks
GPA: 1.89
Highest Grade: B (Czarnecki)
Lowest Grade: D- (Cole)
Comments: Although referring to the picks as shockers, Czarnecki didn’t have a problem with the Bruce Irvin/Bobby Wagner/Russell Wilson trifecta, as he sees talent in all of them. Cole was much less optimistic about Irvin and Wilson. He thinks Irvin, although having vast potential, is too much of a risk and was reached for too high in the draft, noting that several GMs didn’t have a first-round grade on him. As for Wilson, he essentially said he’ll be lucky to be Seneca Wallace. Enough said.
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