Instant draft grades are a low-rate, traffic driven business that nobody likes, nobody is right about, and everybody looks for in the moments after a pick is made. Ain’t that the NFL in a nutshell? For all that various outlets’ big boards usually line up pretty closely in the days ahead of the draft, grades tend to vary widely depending on how closely the actual draft adhered to an analysts’ mock. Tetairoa McMillan is proving all of that to be true as draft grades from major outlets are all over the place on his selection by the Carolina Panthers as the 8th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
First round draft grades: A lot of folks are mad that Jalon Walker wasn’t the pick
