Let’s look at the grades of Reese’s 3 draft classes. After the great job of the rookie class in 2007, we come back to find that only two of those players have been able to graduate.
| Player | Rating | Comment |
| Ross | 4 | See yesterday’s post |
| Smith | 2 | fantastic player |
| Alford | 5 | tough injury vs Chicago |
| De Ossie | 5 | Zak’s dad taught him to stick as longsnapper |
| Boss | 3 | could be a 1 if he had an OC who knew what a TE was |
| Koets | 6 | definition of fringe player |
| Johnson | 4 | where is DeSean Jackson? |
| Bradshaw | 4 | Bradshawlic’s lament- if I could only stay healthy |
| Phillips | 3 | incomplete, waiting for microfracture gods |
| Thomas | 3 | on his way to 2 |
| M’ham | 4 | on his way to 2 if he can hold onto the ball |
| Kehl | 5 | Giants nurturing or another Round 4 Lber? |
| Goff | 5 | Giants nurturing or another Round 4(sic) Lber? |
| Woodson | 7 | |
| H’son | 7 | |
| Nicks | 3 | on his way to 1 |
| Sintim | 5 | put him at MLBer when Wilkinson gets hurt |
| Beatty | 4 | buy’m, on his way to 3, possibly 2 |
| Barden | 7 | could not dress, needs to get physical |
| Beckum | 5 | could be a 3 if he had an OC who knew what a TE was |
| Brown | 5 | incomplete, waiting for Achilles gods |
| Bomar | 6 | project, but it takes time |
| Wright | 7 | |
| Woodson | 7 | |
| 4.8 |
When objectively compiled this way, the luster of that rookie class that earned us a Super Bowl has faded a little bit. It is tough being a GM when injuries routinely lay waste to your picks. But injuries are what they are. Reese does well for finding a bunch of guys who stick on the roster, but in the end we have roughly ~2-3 picks per class that are looking to deliver at a consistently high level for this team. That is solid, not stellar. We like Reese. This is very good work. But he is not the best drafting GM the last 3 years.
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