Revisiting My Mostly Good 2020 NFL Draft Grades That Justin Herbert Single Handedly Ruined 

This is why I am such a fan of yours because coming out and saying I was wrong on the internet or really anywhere is rare and I respect the hell out of it 💯

The Justin Herbert analysis was understandable but the biggest L You took was saying Nate Peterman is your QB1 in the 2017 draft LOL

Can’t believe this was two years ago

Herbert made a lot of scouts look silly. You definitely were not alone.

Watching this after the conclusion of the 2022 season and postseason. The Eagles analysis is spot on for Reagor who they ended up trading away. The analysis on Hurts probably changes 180 degrees at this point though. But before 2022 started we didn't necessarily know what was about to happen.

Dude Cole Kmet is one of the best overall TE's in football and just got a big extension. He was absolutely worth that pick and his grade should have been an A+ or at very least an A. I'm not even a Bears fan

Don’t think you can keep Love an A+ while keeping Hurts an F. He doesn’t have much upside but at least he’s contributed to wins.

Love videos like this Marcus! Good on you for being brave enough to do this. Don’t see Kiper grading himself for years past lol

This was great, imo you should do 2018 or 2019 because now we really know how these drafts went After 2 years Josh Allen still sucked, so I think 2020 is still fairly early

I wish now draft folks did this and kept themselves accountable.

Haha F on Jalen Hurts and doubled down wow

Looking back at the 2020 class for Pittsburgh, the fact that they got Minkah, Chase, Highsmith, and Dotson in hindsight is pretty darn good value. One of my favorite classes for sure.

Hey man Happy Birthday(whenever it was this weekend). Keep up the great work. Excited for deep dive season when you get back!

Completely missed on the whole Eagles class if we're being honest with ourselves Also the Claypool pick is not a slam dunk anymore lol

You should review draft Grades after 4 years in the league just to see if your opinions change after their rookie contracts/ hearing into 5th year options. I love your draft takes and think it would be fine to give your final grade for them at that point.

Seriously fantastic work man! I can't believe after allllll those draft prospects work and grading all the teams and everything else, you still go back and review your old grades. It's so awesome man! I appreciate the work! Only Thing Though! Why no timestamps? I know it's probably not worth the work, but still it's nice for us viewers haha. Love the content my man!

This is such good content and good on you for going back to criticize yourself to improve your craft. Out of everyone I follow on RU-vid you put in the most work that I can tell. I can't believe you're not at 100k yet but I know great success is ahead of you and I look forward to following it!

Important to remember that a lot of the grades are based on process rather than player. Things have changed in hindsight for a lot of these teams that don't really invalidate what you originally saw on tape. It's just very hard to look back at these grades and say that Okudah wasn't the right pick at 3 and etc.

Respect to you for this type of content! I love this stuff so I’m glad you’re willing to go back and critic yourself

Love your content man, you’ve definitely came a long way from your 2017 days😂 ive been a fan for a while, keep up the great content

This is probably a good example to remember that how you view draft prospects personally is important, it’s good to stick by players you like JJ was my WR1 and Antonio Gibson or Aj Dillon or Herbert or Akers or Terrell all did well too despite what analysts said

With as many "inconclusive" re-grades you gave do you think you'd revisit this class again in a couple years from now as their rookie contracts expire? Also not to mention some of these guys careers could take off or fall apart in the next couple seasons. Just an idea for more of your content.

The problem with the Jordan Love pick is GB has already wasted his rookie contract.

Oh man, some of these changed so much within just a year... "Has the Jalen Hurts pick really gotten [the Eagles] anywhere?" Obviously near impossible to predict this stuff though.

hey, 100% completely unrelated, but i saw ur tweet about the graphics today and had an idea. especially early in the deep dives, you spend a ton of time talking about some guys that won’t even make the squad, i’d like to see a “projected cut line” to see who you think will win out camp battles. just a fun thought, so excited for the deep dives this year!

Was looking forward to this

The hurts and Herbert grades and evaluations did not age well

1:06:37 “I liked that gamble on Isiah Rodgers” nice pun

7th round A’s are tough to knock. But idgaf the Jordan Love was never a good pick.

Bro Mooney is higher than a B+, in hindsight he's easily an A+. He's a 5th rounder and has a career 1700 receiving yards in 2 years. You said Cephus is still an A- with 500 career receiving yards, Mooney 100% should get acknowledged as better than a B+.

Love this and impressive track record!! I think it would be better to give new grades and see how close you were rather than just pass or fail

Everyone and their mothers were wrong on Herbert, me included. I hated it when we drafted him! But more importantly than being wrong is trying to understand why we were all so wrong. I really undervalued his ability to spread the ball. It was an obvious thing from his tape, and not something that should be overlooked, like it was. Especially because it means he IS going through his progressions, and finding someone to get the ball to. I really overestimated how quickly NFL coaching can get a player free of terrible habits. In Justin's case was that ridiculous ball flip he always did after receiving the snap. By the end of training camp it was already coached out of him. Another thing that should be noted was him being a checkdown machine, and not going deep that often. This was all about Oregon's scheme, and even though he does tend to check down at times, he does read the whole field (like I mentioned earlier). Another mental note right there.

For guys you don’t get to scout, I think it’d be helpful to put “N/A” instead of a C just so you know in the future that you didn’t get to them when looking back and so you’re not grading the pick without having watched the player first. Just a suggestion. Keep up the amazing content, love it all!

Loved the honesty in your reflection.

Love the regrades. Curious which teams you see have the best draft results and best hit rates with their picks and value.

This is exactly the content that I needed right now

As a Pats fan, giving an A to Michael Onwenu is pretty impressive.

Considering Rodgers has been extended PAST love’s rookie deal, coupled with the fact that they traded UP to get him, makes the Jordan Love one of the worst draft picks in recent memory imo

19:12 You might need to rename this video. A good sign that two years is not a short enough window to do a regrade. Seem to recall you saying Darnold was off to a promising start in your 2018 regrade as well, so it goes both ways

It’s brutal that less than half of the 2019 Packers draft still has any chance do to anything with the Packers

As a Vikes fan I think you can give yourself a W. I think you were right overall, and there are still a few tbds for that draft because of Zimmer's 2021 feud/vendetta with Spielman that saw many inferior vets played ahead of Rick's recent picks. I think Dantzler will be an unquestioned starter, and we might see more of players like Hand, Dye, Lynch, Willekes in 2023.

I like what you are doing and appreciate the work you put in. I have one small critique which would lead to more work for you. Not sure how you get the pool of players you rate but you often miss many players that end up getting drafted. You always give those picks a default grade of C. Perhaps it would behoove you to take a little time, post draft, to evaluate those players before posting draft evaluations.

The real grade needs to be on using the same background music for the last 2 year 😜 Great breakdown always enjoy the long videos

2020 draft was the best of my entire life as a bengals fan

Hodgins hasn't done anything because he's been buried in one of the best WR rooms in the NFL, he hasn't gotten a shot to do anything.

To be fair that packers draft class is still a ton of TBD, I don’t think too many people were high on Dillon at the time either, only really hardcore fans understood why they took a RB in the 2nd buuuuut many still felt that was a reach for him.

Seeing this just reiterates to me, how much landing spot matters in the NFL. We shouldn't underestimate a team's ability to miss-manage players. Some of those guys you were high on, were actually great prospects, that either landed in a crowded place, and unable to standout.... or maybe went to places with didn't value their particular skillset (which is always a head scratcher)...

That Jalen hurts take really did not age well

Loved this video. Important for all of us to admit when we're wrong (I thought Bengals should have gone Penei Sewell over Chase so there ya go) - no one will predict everything correctly - but man you got a lot right!

Coming back from 2024, you nailed the greenbay draft grades.

The Broncos grades were WAY off now that even MORE time has passed 😂 1)Judy? BUST...Gone for a 6th rndr 2)kj hammer? BUST (p squad somewhere else) 3)ojemudia? BUST (out the league?) 4)Mctelvin? Gone (out the league) 5)Albert O? Traded for a late rnd pick and fighting for a P squad spot on the eagles 6)Strand? Bust ...doesn't belong in the nfl 7)muti? Bust (out the league maybe?) 8) Cleveland? Bust out the league 9)derek? Bust out the league Only guy remaining might be Strnad (Broncos P squad maybe?) This was Elways last draft as GM and thank God it was 😂

Ooh.. I remember that Justin Hebert grade...

Bartch is competing with Tyler Shatley to start at LG for Jax this fall. He's pretty good honestly

Has Jalen hurts really gotten them anywhere? Sheesh that statement is rough. I feel for the guy since my favorite qb in 2018 was Rosen. Hindsight is 20/20

I felt the same way about Herbert before his rookie year, and I think it was completely justifiable at the time he has become a completely different player than his tape showed from Oregon

Nah you were right on Matt Peart he shows Flashes every now and then of a Good tackle but he plays like he has pity for his opponents and that leads to him giving up sacks Hopefully someday he can develop that mean streak because I’ve seen him have good games against Good edge rushers just needs to be more consistent

That hurts grade really lookin awful now lol

I’m a raiders fan, calling Bryan edwards a good player definitely a little much. Most of what you said about him is right, he can’t separate, struggles in zone, and isn’t a good route runner. He just is so physically imposing he can make maybe a decent play a game. D- C not really a huge whiff

The Tommy Stevens pick was someone that Sean Payton wanted to bring in as a PFA as a Taysom Hill type of guy and had a handshake deal with him but the Panthers, his favorite team, undercut them so Sean Payton traded back into the 7th and drafted him.

19:08 is LOL. You were 100% correct about Jefferson over Reagor, but come on. The diss on Jalen Hurts was a really bad take. "Has Jalen Hurts really gotten them anywhere? Not really." Then Eagles go on to the Superbowl vs. Chiefs. Let's re-grade the Giants. I agree that (for the most part) you accurately graded it. Good job! Andrew Thomas: A. Correct! True Left Tackle. Lots of TV pundits got him wrong. Grade is A+. Xavier McKinney: A. Correct! Total playmaker. Could easily upgrade to A+. Matt Peart: A+. Incorrect. Grade is D. Lacked stoutness. Clinging to a roster spot. Likely cut in 2023. Replaced by Evan Neal. Darnay Holmes: A. Incorrect. Grade is a B or C+. Tough slot corner but who is very grabby and gets called for PI. Shane Lamieux: B+. Grade is F but injuries were hard to predict. Ironman in college but couldn't stay healthy in NFL. Likely cut in 2023. Cam Brown: A. Ok. Grade is B. Solid special teams but has done little aside from Special Teams. It's a 6th round pick. Carter Coughlin: A+. Grade is a B. Solid pick for the 7th. Mainly just Specials. Converted from Edge to depth off-ball LB. TJ Brunson: C. Correct. Practice Squad player and then cut. Chris Williamson: C. Correct. Never made the team. Tae Crowder: C. Incorrect! This was a A+ pick for Mr. Irrelevant. He was a ILB starter who flashed athleticism and playmaking (former RB).

I think the A+ grade for Jordan Love is not great RIGHT NOW. There's a chance he turns into something great but I'm not holding my breath.

Good on you for doing this. But i would use a catchier title tbh might do better.

Did you do a podcast with some Iowa guys in 2019 or am I thinking of someone else?

Marcus, I think you are going to hard on the HBs, especially Swift. They are going to have to pay him, but you are not taking into account the offensive line. With a HB like swift running the OLine got to gel and learn the way to play together. They have become a very good line, and big part of that is how they grew and became crazy good run blockers.

Jalen hurts take aged the worst😭

Idk how you can give the Bengals anything other than A+. They got Burrow, Higgins and Wilson in the first three rounds. That's a home run draft. And looking at the ravens A+ is crazy they got a mid LB Queen and a injury walking RB

To be fair, the Vikings did land 4 starters in the first 5 rounds in Jefferson, Cleveland, dantzler and Osborn. While the late picks didn’t hit, that’s still a good haul

Part of me thinks the packers never expected to play a season in 2020. All their picks were for future needs

love the title lol

That jalen hurts evaluation looks good asf rn

jalen hurts proving himself this year is soooo satisfying after seeing everyone talk down on him. his development has been amazing

Literally just got done re-watching all those videos like last week

How did you mess up Kamren curls name so bad

Crazy how a year changes things. Claypool is far from a slam dunk now lol

I was super critical of the Clyde pick for the chiefs and all my other chiefs fan friends were calling me a hater and to trust veach…

It does not get more catastrophic when reflecting on the first three raider picks.

I'm criticial of 1st/2nd round running backs more than almost anyone. I think it's almost always a bad move. I've just seen too many 3rd or 4th or 5th round RBs come in and set the world on fire. With that being said, how freaking insane would it have been if the Chiefs had simply taken Jonathan Taylor instead of CEH. What an absolute nightmare that would be for the rest of the NFL lol.

I really like 90% of what you do. This topic tough I am not a fan of. Self stuff is a tricky business. I would rather have a outside perspective.

33:08 was an enigmatic home run, and your commentary was correct in every regard. It was not a Wiff. He wasn't a fit with the Bills but was a stud WR1 for the playoff 2022 Giants who paradoxically had the *same* OC in coach Daboll. How does that make sense? Nonetheless, he was everything you said he would be...but for the Giants.

On James Lynch, With the new scheme he has an opportunity to play that tweener role once again. I think he's a projected starter at this point. There is still hope for him.

Damn this felt like yesterday...

I’m just here for TFG heckling old TFG on Herbert

According to the giants coaches Matt Peart just doesn’t have that “dog” in him

Position values change from one year to another, assessing a two years ago evaluation is not that easy

I would do draft reviews after 5 years not 2 because some project players might start to do good after 5 years

We appreciate the kj Osborn apology . this why I respect your work when your wrong you admit it & even give reason you either were to high or low on said player 👌👌

Darrynton Evans gets injured if you stare at him too hard. Talented guy, but his body can't hold up.

Imagine Darnell Mooney and Tae Adams in 2021 season

Maybe I'm trippen,but did you used to be a browns fan?

Colts fan so I'm biased but they knocked that draft out of the park! besides 2 of the 6th rounders, all players are still on the team. Our WR1 for at least 4 years (Peirce WILL take that roll in 2023), ELITE RB, Pinter has been a life saver playing every position on OL, Rodgers our return man... Eason was only traded cuz Wentz hated good backups lol (but can you blame him with Foles and Hurtz?). I really think their 2022 draft will play out (barring the ELITE player, how often do you get those?) in much the same way- I thought you were MUCH too high on the Colts' 2022 draft, but after seeing this (Pierce will push Pittman down, Cross will push Blackmon- he's more likely going for Willis' job but either was he WILL 'push' him, and Raimann has a chance to mirror (or accomodate in any case) Taylor's success), I can't REALLY argue.

The A for the Denzel Mims pick looked okay after year one, but year two was really bad lol, he's just not a fit for the system that LaFleur is running

Confused to why Devin duvernay as a 3rd rounder has only been used as a special teamer for the most part. Has shown flashes as a receiver tho

Khalil Davis is in Pittsburgh now. Add him and Carlos to the crazy amount of brothers the Steelers employ

I criticized the AJ Dillon pick too however , he was crucial last year. Jones often gets nicked up and they create a dominant 1-2 punch .

That broncos draft should go down as a good one An elite receiver and desean Jackson lite potentially A solid depth corner Cushenberry a solid C Agim a solid depth player Albert O a good pickup Some other fine depth players and muti someone to give great depth or a good pickup of a pick

Raiders analysis was probably the biggest dub

I still can't believe everyone just was not able to see how good herb is

Your grade on Justin Herbert AT THE TIME was not all too bad, I remember being one of the only people AT ALL, it seemed, that was kind of high on him and feeling good about the chargers picking him. Never did I think he would develop like he has, just imagine a world where Tyrod doesn't get fucked and Herbert is still on the bench right now and wow is the team different haha. I thought he would be a good back up and take over the team in a couple years, I really did think he would be good. But damn was I even wrong, he's been fantastic and making everyone like you and I look like fools for passing on him.

Geno stone gets some playing time, mostly because of Marcus Peters’ injury, he just resigned, think you’ll see him as a role player on defense this year. 7th round steal

What's been reported with the Peart thing is pretty much that he is soft even though he still has all that athletic ability and tools. I still think the process of the pick was fine and he hasn't been really that bad at all when he did get playing time. I still think/hope he can be a solid swing tackle for us behind Thomas and Neal and our tackle room could be great.