Rookie Class Rundown: 2026 NFL Draft Grades Highlight Top Teams, Favorite Picks and Day-3 Sleepers
NFL.com’s 2026 Draft Grades rate all 32 rookie classes, ranking teams from top to bottom and naming a favorite pick plus a Day-3 sleeper for every club. The results skew toward strong starts for Browns, Giants, Jets, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Chiefs, Dolphins and Chargers (all earning A or A-), while mid-pack to lower finishes appear for Panthers, Eagles, Bears and Cardinals, and the Jaguars and Rams land the bottom end. The piece illustrates how teams used premium picks to address needs (e.g., Browns’ Spencer Fano; Giants’ Arvell Reese; Ravens’ Olaivavega Ioane; Jets’ D’Angelo Ponds) and highlights standout Day-3 sleepers across the league.