There was a request for some NFL Draft takeaways. I think there are plenty of places offering letter grades and whatnot and won't do that, but I do see a handful of winners and a couple of losers.
WINNERS:
Jaguars: At the time I did say I wasn't crazy about Jacksonville giving up a future first to move up for Travis Hunter. Obviously, he has to be a big star on both sides of the ball to merit that price. But his unique ability to impact both the offense and defense on the field can't be ignored, so I will give props to the team for rolling the dice. Moreover, I really like their fourth-round running back, Bhayshul Tuten, who was the top running back performer at the combine in a couple of areas. The team got better.
Browns: Cleveland passed up the chance to draft Hunter, but dropping three spots, still getting an elite defender and having an extra first-rounder next year is hard to argue with. They also drafted a Nick Chubb replacement in Quinshon Judkins and one of the better tight ends in Harold Fannin. If they'd drafted Shedeur Sanders in the second or third round no one would have criticized the move too much, so getting him basically for free in the fifth round is impressive.
Patriots: New England spent a ton of money to rebuild its defense in free agency (also Stefon Diggs, but mostly defensive players). That enabled them to focus on offense in the draft, selecting the top tackle (Will Campbell) and one of the best running backs (TreVeyon Henderson) and an intriguing wide receiver (Kyle Williams). And another lineman in the third round.
Bears: Having three second-rounders will make any draft look good, but they added two of my favorite receivers (Colston Loveland, Luther Burden) while also selecting a second-round talent on each line. Fantasy-wise, it's a little troubling that the offensive skill guys go to a team that has DJ Moore, Rome Odunze and even Cole Kmet, whose modest career to this point isn't entirely his fault. They also didn't select a running back before the seventh round, implying a greater fondness for the Swift/Roschon tandem than is warranted. But the team added plenty of talent and I'll give Ben Johnson the benefit of the doubt that he'll utilize it.
Other drafts I like: Giants, Texans, Broncos, Chargers.
LOSERS:
Falcons: No surprise here. I like the Jalon Walker pick. But to give up a second and next year's first to select another pass rusher in James Pearce just doesn't make much sense. Both guys have to be great for this to work out. Their only other additions were a pair of midround safeties. Putting a lot of eggs in few baskets, without the upside of the Jaguars doing so for the Hesiman winner.
Panthers: Drafting a wide receiver, even a really good wide receiver, in the top 10 seems like a poor allotment of assets. They used a fourth-round pick on a running back, Trevor Etienne, who I'm not sure is particularly good, and it's at a position where they've got two capable and/or solid veterans under contract and presumably haven't given up already on last year's second-rounder. It's hard to have faith in what this team does on draft day, again.
Rams: To be clear, the Rams got the Falcons' first-rounder next year by trading out of the first round, and it's hard to argue with that move. But then they used that pick on a tight end who probably won't contribute much this season, and used one of their next two picks on another running back (behind Kyren and Corum). Los Angeles killed last year's draft and seems to know what it's doing, but this team was close enough to going to the Super Bowl a year ago that I was surprised they weren't more aggressive in adding immediate contributors.
Other drafts I question: Packers, Saints.