Ranking Dave Caldwell’s Draft Picks After Year Three

Here are my yearly rankings for all of Dave Caldwell’s draft picks. You can find past years’ rankings here. You’ll notice that some players have grades that are higher than guys that are ranked above them. I base this list off of how much they’ve contributed with playing time and past play, but the grades shown are for 2015’s quality of play.

  1. (3/17) Allen Robinson WR, Penn State (14 R2 P61) A+
  2. (1/17) Brandon Linder OG, Miami (FL) (14 R3 P93) INJ
  3. (2/17) Telvin Smith OLB, Florida State (14 R5 P144) A
  4. (10/17) Blake Bortles QB, Central Florida (14 R1 P3) B+
  5. TJ Yeldon RB, Alabama (15 R2 P36) A
  6. AJ Cann OG/C, South Carolina (15 R3 P67) B+
  7. Rashad Greene WR, Florida State (15 R5 P139) A
  8. (6/17) Aaron Colvin CB, Oklahoma (14 R4 P 114) B+
  9. Dante Fowler LEO, Florida (15 R1 P3) INJ
  10. (4/17) Denard Robinson RB, Michigan (13 R5 P135) C+
  11. (9/17) Marqise Lee WR, USC (14 R2 P39) C
  12. (11/17) Luke Joeckel OT, Texas A&M (13 R1 P2) C+
  13. (7/17) Jonathan Cyprien S, FIU (13 R2 P33) D
  14. (12/17) Josh Evans S, Florida (13 R6 P169) C
  15. Michael Bennett DT, Ohio State (15 R6 P180) C+
  16. James Sample FS, Louisville (15 R4 P103) C
  17. (5/17) Demetrius McCray CB, Appalachian State (13 R7 P210) C
  18. (8/17) Luke Bowanko C, Virginia (14 R6 P205) C
  19. (13/17) Chris Smith OLB, Arkansas (14 R5 P159) C-
  20. (14/17) Dwayne Gratz CB, Connecticut (13 R3 P64) D+
  21. Neal Sterling WR, Monmouth (15 R7 P220) C+
  22. Ben Koyack TE, Notre Dame (15 R7 P229) C
  23. (16/17) Storm Johnson RB, Central Florida (14 R7 P222) C
  24. (15/17) Jeremy Harris CB, New Mexico State (13 R7 P208) C
  25. (17/17) Ace Sanders WR, South Carolina (13 R4 P101) F

Key
(1/17) = rank from last year, when applicable

(15 R1 P3) = (Year, Round, Overall Pick)

Grade at end is this year’s grade. Click on a player name to see my complete profile posts for them. NFL Combine info, stats, grades, injury info, and more.

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