Here’s how you grade teams in the 2025 draft if you score at home.
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Grade: B+
The Raiders got their franchise quarterback here after Mendoza’s rise to rocket level. They are primed for another rebuild and now have the opportunity to begin that process with a new quarterback. This was the only sensible pick at the top of the draft, and Mendoza is good enough to be the first pick. Now they can focus on trying to get back into the AFC West race with new head coach Klint Kubiak and his new quarterback.
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2. New York Jets: David Bailey, Edge, Texas Tech
Grade: C-
The Jets got their pass rusher in this class, but he’s not a complete player like Arvell Reese in terms of physicality and run defense. The Jets adding T’Vondre Sweat via trade makes this a little more palatable, but Bailey could be a one-trick pony from the start. Whether or not he can develop as a run defender may end up defining his rookie year because there is still a lot of work here. Still, the Jets defense got the talent they needed off the edge.