Grades are in for all 32 teams in the 2016 NFL Draft, but which picks will turn out to be the biggest values for each team? College Football 24/7 takes a look this week at the five best bargains in each division, beginning today with the AFC East and NFC East teams:
AFC East
OL Laremy Tunsil, Miami Dolphins
Drafted:1st round (13th overall)
Why he's a bargain:He could be the best player to come out of this draft. The fact that a compromising Twitter video that circulated minutes before the draft precipitated his fall doesn't change anything about Tunsil's ability to play. Of course, he comes with off-field concerns and that's why the draft's best tackle was just the third tackle drafted. But from a talent standpoint, Miami couldn't have hoped to do any better at No. 13 overall. In fact, had Miami stayed with its original first-rounder (No. 8 overall), it's hard to imagine they wouldn't have made the same pick. Whenever he eventually settles in as the starting left tackle, Tunsil is going to give Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill blindside protection like he's never had before.
LB Reggie Ragland, Buffalo Bills
Drafted:2nd round (41st overall)
Why he's a bargain:The heart-and-soul linebacker of the Alabama defense wasn't expected to slip out of the first round, much less 10 picks deep into the second. Ragland is a Day 1 starter on run downs, and plays well enough in space to at least challenge for playing time on third down as well. The enlarged aorta that might have helped precipitate his slide isn't expected to be a problem for his football career.
WR Charone Peake, New York Jets
Drafted:7th round (241st overall)
Why he's a bargain:The athleticism here is what carries Peake's bargain status. His production wasn't ever quite what it could have been, and injuries played a role in that. But At 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Peake ran a sub 4.5-second 40-yard dash at both the NFL Scouting Combine (4.45) and Clemson's pro day (4.37). There are some rough edges in Peake's game, including a propensity for drops that Jets receivers coach Karl Dorrell will try to smooth out. But as a pure athlete, the Jets couldn't have done any better in the seventh round.
RB Jonathan Williams, Buffalo Bills
Drafted:5th round (156th overall)
Why he's a bargain:After spending all of 2015 on the sideline due to a foot injury, Williams was something of a draft afterthought. His absence helped backfield mate Alex Collins enhance his draft profile last year, but when both shared the backfield as a healthy tandem in 2013 and 2014, Williams was the more consistent and reliable player. He's an effective receiver and, barring an injury setback, should not only make the team but earn an early rotational role as well.
WR Malcolm Mitchell, New England Patriots
Drafted:4th round (112th overall)
Why he's a bargain:Mitchell's senior season at Georgia was highly impressive, though quiet because the Bulldogs struggled to throw the ball. That could have served to put some teams to sleep on this tough, instinctive receiver. He began his career at Georgia in a two-way role, also playing some cornerback, but a knee injury relegated him to offense only, and he didn't look the same when he came back from the injury in 2014. A year later, however, Mitchell was excellent.*
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