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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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4. Regrading the 2022 NFL
Draft: Patriots and Commanders both get failing grades
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It's been nearly two weeks since I've heard from Pete Prisco, and
although I assumed that was because he was on vacation, it turns out that's
not the case. Prisco has gone dark for the past two weeks because he's been
busy regrading the 2022 NFL Draft.
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This is actually a fascinating exercise, mainly for two reasons: For
one, Prisco now has three years worth of film from each player, so he can
determine whether a team's draft class actually ended up being good or bad.
Also, we get to see how good (or bad) Prisco's original grade was for each
team when he handed it out on the night of the draft in 2022.
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With that in mind, let's take a look at the three teams with the
highest grades and the two teams with the lowest grades.
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Highest regrades
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- Ravens
new grade: A+. "They had 11 picks and five
of those are starters, including their first two picks. They took
safety Kyle Hamilton in the first, and he's proven to be a heck of a
player. Starting
center Tyler Linderbaum came with their second first-round
pick." Prisco's 2022 grade: A+
- Chiefs new grade: A+. "They
had 10 picks in this draft and all but one are still with the team
heading into 2025, with five definite starters. They had two
first-round picks, thanks to the Tyreek Hill trade with Miami, and
landed corner Trent McDuffie with one of them and took edge George
Karlaftis with the other. McDuffie is a top corner in the league,
while Karlaftis is a good edge player." Prisco's 2022
grade: A
Jets new grade: A+. "They had seven picks and all seven
are still on the roster, with four as starters. Three of those starters
came in the first round. They are corner Sauce Gardner, receiver Garrett
Wilson and edge Jermaine Johnson II. Running back Breece Hall was taken in
the second. They had a heck of a draft." Prisco's 2022
grade: A
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There were only five teams that earned an "A+" in Prisco's
regrading system and these were three of them.
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Lowest regrades
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- Patriots new grade: F. "They
had 10 picks in the draft and two are still with the team. That's
awful. First-round guard Cole Strange is one of those, although he has
missed a lot of time with injuries and will need to win a job at
center or left guard in camp. ... They whiffed on a bunch of other
players, which is why this team is in rebuild mode right
now." Prisco's 2022 grade: C-
Commanders new grade: F. "They had eight picks in
the draft, and just one -- third-round running back Brian Robinson Jr. --
is currently listed as a starter. Just four are on the roster. They missed
on first-round receiver Jahan Dotson -- traded to the Eagles -- and second-round
defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis, who is now with the Jets. They got very
little from this draft." Prisco's 2022 grade: B+
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