Source: draftwire.usatoday.com --- Sunday, April 30, 2017
ESPN analyst Mel Kiper has handed out his initial team grades for the 2017 NFL draft, and a pair of AFC teams took home top marks from the guru himself. The Los Angeles Chargers topped Kiper’s team-by-team assessment after rebuilding the trenches on offense with great value and addressing their needs on the back end of the secondary: After cutting D.J. Fluker, guard moved up to a need, and Los Angeles went with two interior linemen on Day 2. It got my Nos. 1- and 3-ranked guards in Forrest Lamp and Dan Feeney. Lamp, a four-year starter at left tackle for Western Kentucky, could end up as the Chargers’ starting center when the 2017 season begins. Former Jim Thorpe Award winner Desmond King could end up at safety or slot corner — he had 14 career interceptions. That was good value in the fifth. Isaac Rochell isn’t much of a pass-rusher, but he can help in the running game. Despite not picking until the 83rd overall pick in the third round, the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots also earned Kiper’s best grade, which was impacted by the trade additions of Brandin Cooks and Kony Ealy: Now, on to what New England got this weekend, including two guys who were higher on my board than where the Patriots picked, and at need positions. Derek Rivers is a workout freak and ferocious pass-rusher who had 41 career sacks at Youngstown State. He would have been a contributor if he had played at Ohio State. Antonio Garcia required ...
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