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NFL Draft Analyzer
Updated: April 25, 2010, 2:19 AM ET
By Ryan McCrystal, Todd McShay, Kevin Weidl and
Steve Muench | ESPN Scouts Inc.
Using a new formula that takes into account value, need and trades, Scouts Inc. has come up with a formula to analyze the NFL draft.
Here's a breakdown of the formula:
In an effort to take most of the subjectivity out of draft grades, we used Scouts Inc.'s pre-draft rankings, team needs and analysis to evaluate each team's draft, including trades.
For a look at how all 32 teams fared in Scouts Inc.'s new draft evaluation formula, become an insider.
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Steve Muench played four years of Division I-AA football before joining Scouts Inc. in 2002. He has evaluated both NFL and college players for Scouts Inc., but his current focus is on the NFL draft.
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2010 NFL DRAFT

THE BREAKDOWN/PICKS ANALYSIS
- Round 1 | 3 hours, 28 minutes
- Round 2 | 2 hours, 25 minutes
- Round 3 | 1 hour, 41 minutes
- Round 4 | 1 hour, 48 minutes
- Round 5 | 1 hour, 42 minutes
- Round 6 | 1 hour, 45 minutes
- Round 7 | 1 hour, 53 minutes
- Total draft time: 14 hours, 42 minutes
- Pick-by-pick analysis | Trades | Blog
TEAM-BY-TEAM PICKS
- AFC East: Buffalo | Mia. | N.E. | NY Jets
- AFC North: Balt. | Cinc. | Cleve. | Pitt.
- AFC South: Hou. | Indy | Jax | Tenn.
- AFC West: Den. | K.C. | Oak. | S.D.
- NFC East: Dallas | NYG | Phila. | Wash.
- NFC North: Chi. | Det. | G.B. | Minnesota
- NFC South: Atl. | Car. | N.O. | Tampa
- NFC West: Ariz. | S.F. | St. Louis | Sea.
DIVISION DRAFT REVIEWS
MEL KIPER JR.
- Round 1 impact players | Rds 2-3
- Grades: Seattle, Baltimore at top of class
- Best and worst of Rounds 2-3

- Best and worst of Round 1

COLUMNS/FEATURES
- Clayton mailbag: A little luck at QB
- Clayton: Day 3 winners and losers
- Chadiha: 10 best draft bargains
- Clayton: Day 2 winners, losers
- Clayton: Day 2 winners, losers
- Graham: Belichick fleecing the competition
- Walker: McCoy great fit, value for Browns
- Seifert: Vikings polish edges
- Mosley: Giants getting defensive
- Kuharsky: AFC South loads up on D early
- Williamson: Raiders fan on QB call
- Walker: More Newsome magic
- Sando: How Seattle got Golden
- Yasinskas: Clausen a rookie starter?
- Wojciechowski: The Roethlisberger effect
- Chadiha: 10 best first-round 'marriages'
- Mosley: Bryant pick speaks volumes
- Pasquarelli: Wait is worth it for Tebow
- Kuharsky: What if the Jaguars are right?
- Clayton: Day 1 winners, losers
- Williamson: McDaniels' legacy is Tebow
- Yasinskas: McCoy big building block
- Graham: Bills take chance on Spiller
- Woj: Fickle fortunes after stars collide
- Sando: Stakes high for Rams, Bradford
- Sefiert: Suh perfect fit for Lions
- Walker: Browns fail to make splash
FANTASY
- White, Washington help Seattle?
- Day 2 picks have talent, need time
- Harris: Tebow a nonfactor
- More fantasy football spins
SPORTSNATION
- Grade your team
- SN blog: Was Tebow worth a No. 25 pick?
- Ballot: Potential first-round busts
- PollPage: How did the first round shape up?
- PollCenter: Rookie ranker
- Vote: Rating the first round
TODD MCSHAY AND SCOUTS INC.
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