Revisiting My (Mostly Good) 2021 NFL Draft Grades That Zach Wilson Completely Ruined

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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Raiders 1:18
Chargers 3:23
Chiefs 5:58
Broncos 7:23
Seahawks 11:36
49ers 13:18
Rams 17:09
Cardinals 20:22
Colts 22:50
Titans 23:42
Jaguars 26:23
Texans 27:33
Bucs 28:28
Saints 30:04
Panthers 31:52
Falcons 35:05
Jets 37:33
Patriots 41:56
Bills 43:53
Dolphins 45:18
Commanders 47:34
Eagles 49:52
Giants 51:40
Cowboys 53:06
Browns 55:48
Steelers 57:20
Bengals 1:00:04
Ravens 1:02:04
Vikings 1:04:10
Packers 1:07:09
Lions 1:10:58
Bears 1:12:42

[@yosefsilver7074]

You should do a series where you re-visit your grades 5 years later as well. Very often (especially with late round picks) it takes more than two/three year for these guys to make an impact in the NFL.

[@toekneecornhighsir7299]

I agree, but I would say 4 years since that would encompass the entirety of these players' rookie contracts. Seems like a good checkpoint to evaluate, "Are you still in the league? Did you get a second contract?"

[@carson2258]

Love this idea. Would be good as a short-form video too, since the super well established players wouldn't need much (or any) discussion

[@toekneecornhighsir7299]

@@carson2258 Yes. And the majority of day 3 players wouldn't take much time either, since most will be either minimal impact players or out of the league entirely. It's a perfect opportunity to highlight standouts from days 2 and 3, as well as true busts and disappointments from the first couple rounds

[@claystripe6514]

He absolutely needs to do this. Guy said he'd still give Jalen Hurts a D this time last year

[@Missiletainn13]

you were too hard on yourself in all honesty, id probably say you were more in 70-80% right range. but being critical of yourself isn’t a bad thing! love the content

[@rileysullivan4123]

There were definitely drafts where the overall grade was right, but he got picks wrong, so I can kinda understand why he was harsh on himself for those.

[@jaredcurrie5338]

We are so back. Hope you enjoyed the well-deserved break Marcus 🐐

[@cameronfisher3712]

Doing more work than a workhorse running back 🥱🥱

[@samuelchristie570]

I will never forgive the entire league for letting Creed Humphrey. I was on board that train early and seeing my Rams take a tiny receiver that has done nothing, then fumble the offensive line a bunch last year, hurt me to my soul.

[@noland7827]

they got it right this year with Avila at least lol

[@jameshollister8294]

What wr

[@tobymorrell3987]

Tutu Atwell

[@coasterexpert7501]

I will say as a Browns fan I can't reasonably blame the Browns for what direction they went because of how good of players Greg Newsome and JOK have been for them

[@nathanfrenette3806]

Still can’t forgive the Seahawks for getting eskridge instead of creed Humphrey

[@soultortoise510]

It's gonna haunt me for a while

[@Ynkno]

wtf is eskridge

[@cameronchristiansen2852]

for my its the cowboys picking taco charlton over tj watt

[@carrite]

It would be helpful if you put a symbol next to the name if they are still on the team. Maybe instead of color-coding the letter grades, apply a color based whether they are on the team as a starter, on the team as a backup, on the practice squad, on another team, or out of the league.

[@timtalks6080]

I like this idea

[@AJ513_]

This is why I never trust a BYU product. Jimmer was the first heartbreak 😂 Glad you had fun in Cincinnati. Love you brother.❤

[@samuelchristie570]

Oh my gosh! Jimmer Fredette? I remember playing basketball as a kid and shouting “Jimmer!” as we took deep threes! Yeah he sucked in the pros

[@t4d0W]

Jimmer was purely a college game guy. Worst part is he had a helluva ego too. Reddick at least took the criticism well despite being known as a scorer/shooter from Duke who wasn't athletic enough, worked on his defense and off-ball game and turned a very long and productive NBA career. At least China was treated to what BYU saw of Jimmer's 3-ball.

[@user-ue5nm4yy4m]

Jimmer was and always will be a fkn STUD

[@alyssaharger6992]

I love your revisiting grades series. Low key my favorite part of the off-season besides the actual Draft

[@kghostthegreat]

Yeah but I’d definitely go with the deep dives for each team before the season, I get to learn the roster and get a general gist of who is good,bad, and a glass cannon

[@bbb4228]

@@kghostthegreat he’d be much better in this era. Was about 5 years early with his skill set.

[@squeeeps]

I feel that there were too many “we don’t know yet” picks. Maybe wait an extra year before re-evaluating the draft so we can see more of how these players panned out

[@Ramboo000]

Was looking for a vid to watch while I drive home from work perfect timing and it’s over an hour long LFGGG!

[@glizzzerd]

You cannot sit here and still tell me Josh Palmer is still a D as a 3rd rounder…

[@evg5876]

He said it should be a B

[@skane260]

he’s really not that good the chargers receiver room is just bad

[@t4d0W]

Cuz he is. There is definitely room (IMO even during the Lombardi era) for a WR who can open the top for Herbert (of all QBs I know) downfield and he wasn't even it. Now the team is moving on to a tall YAC burner in Johnston.

[@Kangaroo-Bob]

Perfect timing. Am just about to go for a jog in the Aussie outback and needed something to listen to

[@RamsHouse102]

Glad to have you back, Marcus! Thanks for your hard work!

[@ragequitrome]

Appreciate the content tfg!

[@pokesocomedy]

Love the accountability videos like these give you

[@ashleyjade5607]

I gotta go back to watch the analysis on one video cuz i gotta remember how you gave an S grade to a long snapper lmao

[@CardsMurderMyEmotions]

I love how you made the same type of title you did last year

[@ThatFranchiseGuy]

if it aint broke don't fix it haha, it did well last year

[@leoboxer]

Love your guts doing this reviews, no one else does it and not only its entertainning but also a learnning exp for us

[@ghastslayer0213]

So happy you’re back man, hope you enjoyed your time off

[@davidkalinski1061]

Marcus, I am so damn glad you're back! Glad you enjoyed your time off however I thought you were going to play Jedi survivor ??

[@FeedKingHenry]

missed the content. Glad u back

[@ChristianCCobb]

Yes sirr a new TFG upload!!!

[@stevendaly4640]

Looking forward to seeing the first deep dive on the Cardinals! Always like this, to be self critical is a good skill and to show yourself being so is a good example to set.

[@BigBroKuma]

Deep dives begin next week? YESSIR I ain't even gonna lie your deep dives are what brought me to this channel and made me more interested in football

[@willd42]

Welcome back!

[@vincentbernal635]

To That FranchiseGuy, I like that you are honest with Fields, and stand by your film observations. As a bears fan who wants this team to be competitive and be a dynasty every day, I will be supportive of my quarterback, but I too will try to see what he needs to grow on. The day fields went to us was one of the best days of my life. I want him to bring us to the promise land. But I don’t want to be blinded by the hype and ignore all the times he shows issues.

[@seanc7342]

Love the retrospective draft grade videos nearly as much as the prospective ones don't listen to the haters Marcus

[@nevervail1527]

I'm for sure biased as a Utes fan but I blown away that Zach was ever considered for the first round. Didn't watch your channel back then Marcus but gotta give big props for owning it. Keep up the great content man!

[@ScottishBasset]

So hyped for your deep dive series! There is a lot of intrigue in the league this year so I can’t wait to see how you rank everybody

[@someguycp]

love this vid, but if I took a shot for every time you mentioned the new grading system I'd be in a hospital right now

[@dillonschroeder8614]

Kendrick Green for the Steelers was a trainwreck. That’s why he was replaced.

[@BG4life13]

look forward to these every year..

[@markneff7207]

Love the content. One observation that may or may not help with your overall team analysis accuracy: whenever you have 2 or more players picked in the same position group by the same team, the odds of both of them being quality decreases substantially since there are only so many snaps to go around. Take the Bengals for instance, you gave Ossai and Sample both A+ ratings. I think its pretty tough to have two #1 quality edges come out of the same draft. Idk, how youd incorporate this feedback, but you can certainly cut yourself some slack as long as 1 of them hit. Just food for thought! Looking forward to the deep dives!

[@Valcurdra]

After your draft content this is my favourite videos, very interesting to see what has happened in hindsight, who did well

[@dewfoda]

yessirrrr he's back

[@ecroker53]

tbh, it’s not revisionist history that fields should’ve went. people fell in love with wilson and trey lance when fields has shown he can ball. media were throwing dirt on fields name leading up to the draft like they tried to do with stroud.

[@justanothaJeff]

I think TFG likes his new grading criteria

[@jordanthomas5259]

Thank you for the timestamps, they're certainly appreciated!

[@PizzaHutCEO]

I can’t believe you gave the Panthers an S grade for drafting a f*cking LONG SNAPPER instead of Trey Smith lol

[@PizzaHutCEO]

This pick still haunts me, Fletcher didn’t even make the roster, meanwhile our beloved JJ Jansen is still perfect

[@calebqueen2090]

@@PizzaHutCEO if a sixth round pick haunts you I’d say your life is doing pretty damn good

[@PizzaHutCEO]

@@calebqueen2090 I mean my life’s not terrible I’ll give you that 😂 But I was SCREAMING for Trey Smith and we picked a damn long snapper 😂

[@eastonsaccount]

Yes I love this style of video!!!

[@ArcMeco]

nice video! suggestion for next time: show original grade and then your adjusted grade next to it

[@robe2504]

Re Tay Gowan, I think the Cards sent him to the Eagles as part of the Ertz trade, and he was since signed by the Vikes and finished last season on their practice squad.

[@robbiepollack2440]

HES BACK

[@Kidsofthecorn123]

I wasnt huge on the Parsons pick when it happened, assuming he was just going to be an off-ball LB I was pissed the Cowboys didnt make a move up for PS, Horn or PItts and then took a linebacker. Hindsight its the best pick in the draft but a B+ is totally fair for the time

[@SteejMeister]

Marcus hitting up PFF in Cincinnati and blowing off some well earned steam in Nashville. Big dawg status.

[@tejshdesai5031]

HE’S BACK‼️

[@danzews]

Tay Gowan was part of the Zach Ertz trade for AZ btw TFG

[@TanmanC]

Love these types of videos Marcus!! Also nice to have you back!

[@tejshdesai5031]

Mom get the camera, the 🐐 Marcus is back

[@oliverslot2642]

Love the thumbnail!

[@JTAnderson-mw6wc]

He’s backkkkk

[@MZeternally]

How dare you not be perfect Marcus! According to Twitter you should be 100 percent accurate on these things!

[@timmyturner4463]

Do more of these reaction videos. They are simple yet super interesting.

[@restingbonkface]

This is a real good look at things, for sure. For the Seahawks though, I didn't like the Eskridge pick either at the time. As for the other two, Brown looked to be heading in a very positive direction his rookie year before injury and then was just okay when he came back in 2022. With Forsythe, even though it was just preseason, it's hard to get the image of him getting annihiliated by Clelin Ferrell out of my head sometimes, but the action he saw in 2022, he seemed much improved. Not saying he'll be in the Pro Bowl or anything, but I think the Seahawks class deserves a bit more credit than you're giving. C+ haha, let's revisit in a few more years.

[@jasonleavy2384]

Love this video dude! I just don't understand how you're still so low on Fields, and how you don't see the similarities between his years 1-2 and Hurts'

[@JayJay-ku8gp]

If fields gets a better OL and some play makers at WR, he'll get better but until then he'll be a good runner and ok passer.

[@metalmilitia1890]

For the Colts, Will Fries is actually a pretty good player who is now a starter. Should have given them more credit for that

[@aaronswalwell4673]

Maybe next year add a by the player accuracy not just team overall accuracy. Because some teams got a loss because of the day 1.2 value but you were right on 6 of the 8 players evaluations and that's more of a 75% accuracy rate.

[@robe2504]

I was so freaked out when the Vikes traded out of 14 after Darrisaw got there, and then elated when they picked him at 23. I didn't understand the Mond, Surratt or Davis picks at the time especially when OL Ben Cleveland, Meinerz, Humphrey were all accessible, or DBs like Deablo, St Juste, Adebo, Molden and DLs like Odigizuha, Ossai, McNeill, Rashad Weaver, Cam Sample. We have to trust the coaches and scouts but I didn't get it at all...

[@anthonybordano5150]

Never forget Cameron Cheesman

[@trynagocrayz12]

I know your not a fantasy guy but would love something from you on your bestball teams/opinions on bestball I think the fantasy community is lacking perspective from people who watch film rather than just people who crunch data

[@Adam-zj6st]

Can't wait for the deep dives. They're gonna start in about 2 weeks, right?

[@ChumblesMumbles]

The extra salt on the Miami trade to get the pick for Waddle in 2021 is that the 2022 first they gave away to Philadelphia turned into Jordan Davis in 2022. Ouch.

[@dawn2742]

Golston was really good at DT but didn’t play a lot there so it’s pretty fair with the Joseph / wright both being misses

[@jacobringenwald]

I still can't believe Asante Samuel fell to the 2nd round, I wanted the Eagles to take him so bad

[@marcuscooper9544]

Who could have seen the Micah Parsons move to Edge coming... ? The main thing I heard from all the pre-draft analysis was: "if you include LBs, then Parsons is the best pass-rusher in this class"... so most people seemed to have an idea it was possible.

[@Surberus_]

Let’s gooooo! 🔥

[@cluelessskb1813]

The prodigal son has returned

[@Ramboo000]

He’s baaaaaack

[@AndrewBrotram]

The Vikes 21 draft sums up why fans were happy to see Rick go.

[@davidvanhorn2493]

Jaycee horn is one of the best corners in the nfl, he’s just injured but was literally one of the best when he’s playing so I think you are giving yourself too much credit on that one

[@howdareyouexist]

not better than surtain, sorry

[@sevensilver8240]

I assume the lack of a Jedi Survivor shout out was cuz you got it on a pc 😂

[@Cheezehead35]

Rather than tallying team grades I think you should just tally player grades in the future to gauge how right you were on a draft. Feel like that makes more sense when you can be wrong on a team just because you got their first round pick wrong

[@digitalstatictv]

TFG's pick of Horizon: Forbidden West as his vacation 1st round video game pick gets an A+. Gold jacket game.

[@chrisgehr7381]

Spot on with the IQ stuff on Darden. I was a big time Darden guy, had a late 1/ early 2 on him in February. Believe it or not I spoke with Andrew Berry near draft time, Berry said something along the lines of : teams are very low on him due to his knowledge of the game. Seemed like there was some other stuff going on there too. Funny enough now he’s on the browns

[@ThatFranchiseGuy]

I just know he could never get on the same page as Brady

[@carrite]

Colts: Guard Will Fries (Penn State) in the 7th (pick 21) not a C but an A-minus, he looks to be a starter this year.

[@jackgeurtz2623]

A fellow Horizon fan! Did you play Burning Shores too Marcus?

[@ThatFranchiseGuy]

Not yet!

[@jackgeurtz2623]

@@ThatFranchiseGuy definitely recommend it if you have the PS5. It’s an awesome DLC

[@Welcome2TheOhioState]

Harsh on Fields without giving much, if any, consideration to the severe lack of supporting cast and the fact the defense the first two years couldn’t stop a MAC team. Also, the bears hypothetically opting for a 5’10 200lb QB makes even less sense in hindsight with what they were able to do with the capital from the trade with Carolina

[@brianmulholland2467]

I'll just comment on my team, Washington, b/c I know them. 1) Jamin Davis(LB) - Davis wasn't just bad, he was unplayable until about a third of the way into last year when he really started improving quickly. He still isn't really a playmaker though. He's just decent. This season will really determine how he's viewed. 2) Sam Cosmi(OG) - Cosmi has had trouble staying healthy. When healthy he's been a minimally functional OT. He's been asked to emergency start at OG a few times and openly complained about being moved around. This year, they're putting him at OG with a pretty mediocre RT replacement, suggesting they've lost hope in him as an OT. I'm okay with him being an OG, I just get irritated that they didn't make up their mind earlier. 3a) Benjamin St. Juste (CB) - St. Juste's main problem has been health. He took a REALLY bad concussion as a rookie, got hurt against last year. He has played in the slot, but he was...barely passable there. He's much better on the outside b/c he's not a twitched up player. He really needs to be out where his size and length can be put to good use. It's at best uncertain if he won't be CB4 this year with Forbes and Fuller outside and Martin inside. I think he should play over Fuller, but he needs to play better and stay healthy. 3b) Dyami Brown (WR) - So far, Dyami has been a bust. This is NOT just a case of him being stuck with bad QBs or low volume or buried on the depth chart. He's not been good enough. Dyami doesn't get open, and when he does his hands have been suspect. Now, to be fair, he did show a bit of spark towards the end of last year and you'd think with Howell taking over their might be some chemistry there, but don't be fooled, Dyami is the WR4 on this team...and he's more likely to move down than up the depth chart. WRs used to emerge in year 3. Brown really needs to. 4) John Bates (TE) - Bates has been EXACTLY what I thought he'd be. Great blocker, one of the best in the league at TE, but he's really just a positional check-down type receiver. He has a little more athleticism to him than you'd expect, but not enough to be anything than the true-Y that backs up a better receiving option at the position. Which...4th round...that's not terrible value. 5) Darrick Forrest (S) - Washington was basically a full time 3-safety team last year b/c they lacked CB and LB depth. Forrest got alot of PT and look solid, with a chance to grow into more than solid. I expect Percy Butler to push him for time, and now that they have better CB depth, I also expect less 3-safety formations. So if he doesn't beat Butler out, he might not play as much as last year despite McCain's departure. 6) Camaron Cheeseman (LS) - Who the f---- takes a long snapper? And they traded UP for him??? Still burns me. 7a) William Bradley-King (DE) - Basically nothing. 7b) Shaka Toney (DE) - I really wish they'd moved Toney to off-ball LB as a rookie and made him start learning. Toney was too small to be a DE in the NFL, but he had the movement skills and smarts to learn LB I think. Now he's suspended indefinitely. Probably a write-off 7c) Dax Milne (WR) - Milne is on the team mostly just to be punt returner. He never drops them. He doesn't get any yards, but Washington went through many before Milne who were dropping punts and he's an overcorrection for that. He actually saw a little PT 2 years ago b/c of injuries, but he was never anything more than someone who could be a reliable catcher if left uncovered. Which...congrats and all, but you're not surviving on that. The team is high on Kaz Allen who will almost certainly push Milne down the depth chart. Overall, things are looking pretty optimistic for this draft class right now. 1 year ago it looked REALLY bad though, and it wouldn't take much for it to look bad again a year from now as I wouldn't say any of the top 4 picks have really cemented themselves just yet.

[@ipostupp7610]

I will never understand, till this day why the Bears parted ways with Thomas Graham Jr… he was an absoulute dawg in the slot for us when he was playing. It was so nice to see since vildor has literally been the worst slot in the NFL, and I don’t know how he still has a starting job for Chicago smh

[@user-ue5nm4yy4m]

Politricks

[@vincentbernal635]

Ipostupp what many forget last off-season camp was that Thomas was injured throughout the most of the practices. There was no way they were going to trust a late rounder who barely played the season before. He had to be healthy and prove it, and he couldn’t.

[@mikefowler7689]

I mean, in regards to the Jets pick of AVT not being great because the Vikings were able to take Darrisaw, who is also a great LT, AVT is also a stud who has excelled when asked to play LT. He’s played (and done amazing) at 4/5 spots on the OL. Plus, the Jets weren’t targeting LT as this was after Mekhi Becton’s solid rookie year. So grabbing the best guard in the class, AVT, was a great idea

[@serialexperimentspain]

yeah avt was playing at a pro bowl level before he got hurt, and doing it from every spot on the line. Selling him crazy short there

[@snagtoomuch8949]

Hoping the algorithm doesn’t shit the bed due to your break 🙏.

[@connorlee9007]

Personally I think you were a little harsh on yourself man, you did a good job I'd say more like 21/22 out of 31 which is 2/3rds, I'd say that's damn good

[@UserName-ts3sp]

as a steeler fan, i was super pissed when they passed on humphrey twice and then went with two significantly worse linemen. there’s a good chance green doesn’t make the final 53

[@jonahdembe]

It definitely put panthers fans at ease watching DJ Moore smoke Pat Surtain while Jaycee made Russ look like a backup

[@andreamaya1689]

PS2 is still miles better than Horn lmfao

[@alex13m18]

Aaron Banks has been one of the best guards in the league this year that’s an A+ pick

[@lilluch3988]

Giving yourself an L on the dolphins and a w on the falcons and panthers was hilarious

[@t4d0W]

I still like the Pats 2021 draft year. Sadly some of the day 2-3 guys didn't pan out but Stevenson was going to be the better guy than Damien Harris. Regarding Alex Leatherwood, that is the quintessential example of reaching for a OLineman in the first round as he's not even a starter. Meanwhile you had nerds try butcher the Pats for reaching for Cole Strange a year later because he was considered a reach for a top 100 player but the guy looks like he's going to be the starting LG for the Pats. Best part is a 5th year option for a YEAR 1 starter (despite using that by the time Strange is 29) than Leatherwood whose still paid like a first rounder and is just part of some teams' O-line depth chart rotation.

[@PleaseNerfGod]

53:28 I understand the thoughts on the Parsons thing, and maybe it’s a case of revisionist history again, but the dude was a REALLY good DE in High school at Harrisburg. It was confusing to a lot of people why Penn State insisted on having him play off ball when that’s not something he really did beforehand, but he’s such a good athlete he made it work regardless.

[@jbirzer]

For Commanders, I remember fans being a little frustrated with the Jamin Davis pick, since everyone wanted Owusu-Koramoah, and they passed on him twice. Funny thing is, Davis might be the best LB at that end of the 1st round. As for Bates, they got exactly what they were looking for: one of the best blocking TEs out there.

[@ScottishBasset]

JOK is a lot better than Davis so the fans were right on that one

[@amarevanhook7453]

I was mad asf they didn’t get JOK but Jamin improving was really nice to see

[@Hahn_]

Man I know you aren’t a fan of the Dayo pick for the Colts but he had a really nice season last year. Go check out his tape vs the cowboys if you ever get the chance. He gave Zach Martin the work!

[@PlaySA]

In the end, the 49ers traded Trey Lance away for a 3rd rounder, not even a 2nd rounder like you said. But I agree that would've been a tough prediction.

[@ChrisTammaro-qu9mj]

Watching him bring up Jacee Horn 15 times is hilarious he made 1 good call and didn't even say it At the time and made 100 bad ones and trying to ignore em is hilarious... dude thinks he nailed like 90% more like 10%

[@marcuscooper9544]

I'm a little further down on a couple of players in the Raiders draft... Moehrig flashed in year 1 in Bradley's scheme, but he didn't take a step and really underwhelmed in year 2 under Graham - doesn't look like a top 50 player at the moment. Deablo being our best LB is nothing to shout about - clearly still a converted Safety that hasn't "got" LB run gap fits yet. Koonce has shown very good ability to get to the QB, in very limited reps... current coaches seem to really not like him. Morrissey was worth a mention - we put him on our practice squad so we could keep worse players, and he was snatched by the Texans, even started a few games, I think? Right now, Hobbs in the slot, is the only "good" player from this whole class.

[@clueless0001]

That title 😭

[@beanie3427]

Tay Gowan is in your back yard now Marcus!

[@daylencymbalist3821]

I knew something was missing in my life

[@Ynkno]

ay marcus back time to rage

[@larmdog332]

I feel like you always skate around talking about the Jaguars lol

[@ThatFranchiseGuy]

That certainly isn't my goal. There just isn't much to say about the Lawrence pick, ya know?

[@cardiboy05]

Only thing I'll say as a Steelers fan is Kendrick Green is horrible. Probably going to get cut this year, I really doubt he makes the 53 man roster. I think an A grade is definitely a miss. Great video, keep it up!

[@alekhart9332]

cant wait for the steelers to end up at #19 on the deep dive but ultimately end up being a wild card team like usual🔥