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NFL Draft Grades - NFC West

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With the 2019 NFL Draft officially complete, theScore's NFL editors hand out their initial grades for how teams fared over the course of the three-day event.

NFC
EAST | NORTH | SOUTH | WEST
AFC
EAST | NORTH | SOUTH | WEST

Arizona Cardinals

Round Pick Player
1 1 QB Kyler Murray
2 33 CB Byron Murphy
2 62 WR Andy Isabella
3 65 DE Zach Allen
4 103 WR Hakeem Butler
5 139 S Deionte Thompson
6 174 WR KeeSean Johnson
6 179 C Lamont Gaillard
7 248 OT Joshua Miles
7 249 DE Michael Dogbe
7 254 TE Caleb Wilson

The Cardinals received the top grade of the draft. The team with the top pick of every round is expected to come away with a heavy haul and Arizona did exactly that. In one draft, the Cards added a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and receivers Isabella and Butler to join Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk in new coach Kliff Kingsbury's air-raid offense. Murphy should start right away opposite Patrick Peterson, and Thompson and Miles were great value picks on Day 3 of the draft. The Cards also managed to trade away Josh Rosen when it appeared there were no suitors for the sophomore quarterback.

Grade: A+

Los Angeles Rams

Round Pick Player
2 61 S Taylor Rapp
3 70 RB Darrell Henderson
3 79 CB David Long
3 97 OT Bobby Evans
4 134 DT Greg Gaines
5 169 OT David Edwards
7 243 S Nick Scott
7 251 LB Dakota Allen

The Rams didn't have a pick on Day 1, but they left their mark on the draft, trading up and down multiple times and leaving with eight prospects. For a team challenging for a championship, Los Angeles didn't make a headline selection to put the squad over the top. Rapp doesn't fill an immediate need and the addition of Henderson in the third round calls into question the health of star runner Todd Gurley. Gaines has big shoes to fill, as he could play nose tackle in a 3-4 defense. Tackles Evans and Edwards will develop under the guidance of stalwarts Andrew Whitworth and Rob Havenstein.

Grade: B-

San Francisco 49ers

Round Pick Player
1 2 DE Nick Bosa
2 36 WR Deebo Samuel
3 67 WR Jalen Hurd
4 110 P Mitch Wishnowsky
5 148 LB Dre Greenlaw
6 176 TE Kaden Smith
6 183 OT Justin Skule
6 198 CB Tim Harris

When Murray went No. 1 overall, the top defensive player - and perhaps the best prospect in the draft - fell into the Niners' lap. The tandem of Bosa and trade acquisition Dee Ford will instantly improve a unit that finished 22nd in 2018. San Fran then found Jimmy Garoppolo some much-needed targets with its next two picks. The 49ers lose out on a potential A for taking a punter in the fourth round of the draft.

Grade: B

Seattle Seahawks

Round Pick Player
1 29 DE L.J. Collier
2 47 S Marquise Blair
2 64 WR D.K. Metcalf
3 88 LB Cody Barton
4 120 WR Gary Jennings
4 124 G Phil Haynes
4 132 CB Ugo Amadi
5 142 LB Ben Burr-Kirven
6 204 RB Travis Homer
6 209 DL Demarcus Christmas
7 236 WR John Ursua

The Seahawks were perhaps the most active team of the draft. GM John Schneider was working the phones hard, and turned what had been four picks in hand entering the draft into 11. He immediately addressed the team's top need following the trade of Frank Clark, but Collier is considered a reach at his draft slot. The Metcalf pick to end the second round also draws some concerns, as the physical freak is still an unrefined receiver and may not be ready to be a top receiving option with Doug Baldwin's career in jeopardy. Seattle loaded up on bodies, but few are expected to make an impact.

Grade: C+

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