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Five years later: One great QB, two duds, defensive line greats from 2011 draft

The conventional wisdom with the NFL Draft — which gets thrown out the window within seconds of its conclusion every year — is that no one can properly judge it before at least three seasons have gone by. Five seasons is even better; all the draft picks are either on their second contracts by then, or headed that way. (Or not.)

The 2011 draft was five years ago. How did everybody do? The teams at the top did great. A few did extremely well in the late rounds, too. And, as happens more and more lately, they panicked over quarterbacks.