Jacksonville (C+)
Pro Bowlers: 6 (t-16th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 38 (t-20th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 5 (t-2nd)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 20 (t-6th)
Best Pick: RB Maurice Jones-Drew (No. 60 overall, 2006)
Worst Pick: T Mike Pearson (2nd round, 2002)

Summary: The Jaguars drafted pretty well in the early part of the decade, and have uncovered more than their share of later-round standouts. This grade might go up a couple notches if their newest crop of draftees continues to develop. But they've had six top-10 picks in the decade, and only John Henderson has been an unqualified success – Byron Leftwich, Derrick Harvey and Reggie Williams were misses, and the jury is still out on tackle Eugene Monroe and defensive tackle Tyson Alualu.

New York Jets (C+)
Pro Bowlers: 8 (t-6th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 31 (30th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 4 (t-6th)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 20 (t-6th)
Best Pick: C Nick Mangold (No. 29 overall, 2006)
Worst Pick: OLB Vernon Gholston (No. 6 overall, 2008)

Summary: Our formula was probably a little harsh to the Jets. They've drafted more than their share of high-end players, comparable to some of the top-graded teams on our list. But they also had more league-assigned draft power than those teams (sub-.500 record for the decade). And their decisions to trade up frequently over the years left them with just 62 picks in the decade, and of those half are out of the league – leaving them just 31 active players from 10 drafts. Because they've been so short on draftees, almost every pick makes the roster, which is perhaps one of the reasons the Jets are so reliant on signing veteran free agents. Bonus note: The Jets drafted only five interior offensive linemen in the decade, which is exceptionally low – good thing they drafted a possible Hall of Famer in Nick Mangold.

Arizona (C+)
Pro Bowlers: 8 (t-6th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 39 (t-17th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 5 (t-2nd)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 17 (t-14th)
Best Pick: DL Darnell Dockett (3rd round, 2004)
Worst Pick: DL Wendell Bryant (No. 12 overall, 2002)

Summary: The Cardinals had some pretty good drafts in the decade, but they grade out at a C+ because, well, they should have been better. They had the sixth-worst record in the league in the 2000s, and thus had access to untold draft day riches. Their biggest problem was drafting for the offensive line – Arizona picked only 10 linemen, including high picks on Leonard Davis (didn't hit his stride until leaving) and Levi Brown (looking like a bust). Even in their good years, their offensive lines were subpar, and only the free agent pickup of Kurt Warner allowed them to get by the failed Matt Leinart era.

San Francisco (C+ )
Pro Bowlers: 5 (t-21st)
Draftees Active in 2010: 45 (t-5th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 3 (t-13th)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 19 (t-9th)
Best Pick: RB Frank Gore (3rd round, 2005)
Worst Pick: QB Alex Smith (No. 1 overall, 2005)

Summary: The pick of Smith alone is almost enough to keep the Niners from a B – they've done a nice job getting some good pieces to the puzzle over the decade, enough so that you'd think they would have broken through by now. But their lack of a quarterback has haunted them. The Niners had 13 No. 1 picks in the decade and still managed to accumulate 15 extra picks, so they certainly did a great job in that area. They've grabbed stars there in Patrick Willis and Vernon Davis, but it's the development of wideout Michael Crabtree and tackle Anthony Davis that will help determine their future grade. And if they ever finish that time machine, remember, set it for the spring of 2005 and choose Aaron Rodgers instead of Smith. He's better.

Seattle (C )
Pro Bowlers: 6 (t-16th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 45 (t-5th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 1 (t-24th)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 18 (t-11th)
Best Pick: LB Lofa Tatupu (No. 45 overall, 2006)
Worst Pick: DT Marcus Tubbs (No. 23 overall, 2004)

Summary: The Seahawks are good with quantity, not so much with quality. They drafted a lot of solid players, but only Steve Hutchinson can be considered a real star in the group. When the good-not-great Lofa Tatupu is your biggest steal – after a high-profile career at USC – you aren't exactly the next Indiana Jones. Their C grade is pretty well in keeping with their record for the decade, an averagetastic 83-77.

Buffalo (C )
Pro Bowlers: 6 (t-16th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 42 (t-9th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 3 (t-13th)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 17 (t-14th)
Best Pick: DT Kyle Williams (5th round, 2006)
Worst Pick: LB Aaron Maybin (No. 11 overall, 2009)

Summary: The Bills had seven picks in the top 13 in the decade, none of which have turned out to be stars. Considering the extent to which they rely on the draft, they do very little draft-day maneuvering and choose instead to stay where they are and try to fill their needs. Judging by their year-in, year-out mediocrity, it's not working so great – which could be why they just fired lead scout Tom Modrak. The Bills have put some nice building blocks in place, but not much on top.

New Orleans (C )
Pro Bowlers: 8 (t-6th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 30 (31st)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 2 (t-17th)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 15 (t-20th)
Best Pick: WR Marques Colston (7th round, 2006)
Worst Pick: DL Johnathan Sullivan (No. 6 overall, 2003)

 

Summary: No team can boast three better late-round picks in the decade than Colston, guard Carl Nicks (fifth round 2008) and guard Jahri Evans (fourth round 2006). That said, the Saints' excellence at developing undrafted free agents has meant a thin crop of draftees that stick – only 30 active in 2010, second-fewest in the league. The organization is obviously a strong one, but had Drew Brees gone to Miami instead of New Orleans in 2006 this team would probably still be locked in mediocrity.

 

Cincinnati (C-)
Pro Bowlers: 5 (t-21st)
Draftees Active in 2010: 38 (t-21st)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 4 (t-6th)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 15 (t-20th)
Best Pick: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (7th round, 2001)
Worst Pick: RB Kenny Irons (2nd round, 2007)

 

Summary: There are some pretty good names from the Bengals' drafts of the 2000s, enough of them to launch the league's annual laughingstock into contention for a high draft grade. Carson Palmer, Justin Smith, Leon Hall and Jonathan Joseph are all Pro Bowl caliber, along with Chad Johnson. But there are also a lot of high-profile misses, of which No. 6 overall pick in 2009, 345-pound OT Andre Smith, appears to be one of the biggest (no pun intended). And despite more than 60 picks from the third round on, the Bengals have only uncovered a handful of good performers they're. All in all, considering how bad they were in the 1990s, the Bengals should be happy with a C- from the 2000s.

 

Houston (C-)
(Note: The Texans' numbers were pro-rated in the rankings because they had one fewer draft)
Pro Bowlers: 8 (t-6th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 39 (t-15th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 1 (t-23rd)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 16 (t-16th)
Best Pick: TE Owen Daniels (4th round, 2006)
Worst Pick: QB David Carr (No. 1 overall, 2002)

 

Summary: Their most criticized pick has been one of their best – Mario Williams, instead of Reggie Bush or Vince Young back in 2006. Seems like a no-brainer in hindsight, but it wasn't then. They also got it right with Andre Johnson in 2003, picked right between busts Charles Rogers and Dewayne Robertson. But in general, they haven't done enough with their top draft picks, which is why they can't make the playoffs despite having struck gold in free agency with Matt Schaub and the undrafted Arian Foster.

Minnesota (C-)
Pro Bowlers: 7 (t-14th)
Draftees Active in 2010: 32 (29th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 2 (t-17th)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 13 (t-27th)
Best Pick: DE Ray Edwards (4th round, 2006)
Worst Pick: WR Troy Williamson (No. 7 overall, 2005)

Summary: The Vikings are generally perceived as having a solid organization, but their draft record is shaky. Give them credit for adding a guy like Jared Allen on a draft-pick deal, and for nabbing top talents like Adrian Peterson, Kevin Williams, Percy Harvin and Bryant McKinnie in the first round. But the numbers don't lie – they're average or below in just about all of the measurables we tracked here, and were extremely weak beyond the second round.

St. Louis (C-)
Pro Bowlers: 1 (t-31st)
Draftees Active in 2010: 42 (9th)
Players with 50+ Career AV: 1 (t-23rd)
Players with 20+ Career AV: 16 (t-17th)
Best Pick: RB Steven Jackson (No. 24 overall, 2004)
Worst Pick: DL Jimmy Kennedy (No. 12 overall, 2003)

Summary: If we gave this grade out three years ago, the Rams would have been an easy F. They didn't pick in the top two overall three years running by mistake – it was earned by some really poor drafts in the aftermath of the team's successful run of the late 1990s and early 2000s. While some teams like New England and Pittsburgh thrived at the bottom of the draft, the Rams didn't, and it eventually cost them. But Chris Long and Sam Bradford are looking like long-term answers at key spots, and the Rams almost made the playoffs with 10 members of their 2010 draft class seeing time. We'll give them a speculative passing grade because the potential is there, but they better keep hitting the books.