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NFL Draft Grades - AFC South: Jaguars poised to stay on top

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With the 2018 NFL Draft officially complete, theScore's NFL editors hand out their initial grades for how teams fared during all seven rounds.

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

Houston Texans

RD. PLAYER
3 S Justin Reid
3 C Martinas Rankin
3 TE Jordan Akins
4 WR Keke Coutee
6 DE Duke Ejiofor
6 TE Jordan Thomas
6 LB Peter Kalambayi
7 CB Jermaine Kelly

The Texans entered the draft without a pick in the first two rounds, so it was going to be difficult adding multiple impact players. Reid could be a solid backup and third safety in his rookie year, but beyond him, there are no guarantees that the Texans' selections will be memorable.

Grade: C

Indianapolis Colts

RD. PLAYER
1 G Quenton Nelson
2 LB Darius Leonard
2 G Braden Smith
2 EDGE Kemoko Turay
2 DE Tyquan Lewis
4 RB Nyheim Hines
5 WR Daurice Fountain
5 RB Jordan Wilkins
6 WR Deon Cain
7 LB Matthew Adams
7 LB Zaire Franklin

After taking arguably the best player in the draft with Nelson in the first round, the Colts had their fans scratching their heads on a few picks, which led to disappointing reactions through the first two days. Indianapolis found possible weapons for Andrew Luck on Day 3, but ultimately walked away without a huge amount of excitement after using five picks in the first two rounds.

Grade: C+

Jacksonville Jaguars

RD. PLAYER
1 DT Taven Bryan
2 WR D.J. Chark
3 S Ronnie Harrison
4 OT Will Richardson
6 QB Tanner Lee
7 LB Leon Jacobs
7 P Logan Cooke

The Jaguars, a team picking late in each round, took advantage of their situation without any glaring needs besides quarterback - which is a completely separate debate. The Jaguars found impactful players with their first three picks, including a huge steal with Harrison in the third round. Their later-round selections fell off a bit, but even in the seventh, they technically got a "starter" in Cooke.

Grade: B+

Tennessee Titans

RD. PLAYER
1 LB Rashaan Evans
2 EDGE Harold Landry
5 DB Dane Cruikshank
6 QB Luke Falk

The Titans showed up to the draft with six picks in hand, made a series of small trades, and came away with a solid addition with every selection. Of course, the problem with that is they only chose four players. Evans and Landry address the Titans' biggest need as pass-rushers, while Cruikshank will at least be a valuable special teamer, and Falk can be a formidable backup.

Grade: B

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