The 2015 NFL Draft was filled with so much promise. There were headliners at the top of the draft with quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota, a blue-chip pass rusher in Dante Fowler and the mean and nasty interior offensive lineman, Brandon Scherff.
Let’s not forget Leonard Williams, too. The standout defensive lineman from USC was considered by many to be the best overall football player in the class yet he slipped to the New York Jets at No. 6 overall.
The 2015 class is entering its fifth season in the NFL and there’s enough body of work to render some NFL grades on its first round. Players like Winston and Mariota are given a pass here because all it takes is one breakout season for a quarterback to go from the outhouse to the penthouse. Both of them have a chance to do that in 2019.
Many of the 2015 first-rounders have become middling pros and haven’t made the kind of impact expected from top-32 selections. But there are a few who stand out as studs and duds from the draft class.
Let’s take a look at who they are.