Mel Kiper 2024 NFL Draft Grades: Eagles, Cardinals, Ravens Top ESPN Expert's Rankings

With the 2024 NFL draft officially coming to a close on Saturday, ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. released his grades of the draft classes from all 32 teams.

The Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, and Baltimore Ravens received high marks from Kiper.

The Eagles focused on building their secondary at the start of the draft, while the Cardinals landed the top wide receiver in the 2024 class. The Ravens had a more balanced approach, alternating between offensive and defensive players with each of their first six picks.

Philadelphia and Arizona both received a grade of A, while Baltimore earned a B+ from Kiper.

The Eagles selected a pair of cornerbacks to start the draft, adding Toledo's Quinyon Mitchell with the No. 22 overall pick before choosing Iowa's Cooper DeJean near the top of the second round. Kiper was a fan of both players as well as Philadelphia's third-round selection.

"[Howie] Roseman landed both of my top-ranked corners in Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell, though DeJean has the versatility to play safety too," he wrote. "As I wrote Friday night, the Eagles crushed Day 2, also getting my favorite outside linebacker in the class in Jalyx Hunt."

Kiper also pointed out Philadelphia's activity throughout the draft, as the team made eight trades during the weekend. That represented the largest amount since 1990.

As for the Cardinals, they landed a new No. 1 receiver for Kyler Murray after selecting Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick. Kiper was impressed with Arizona's choices later in the draft, including Day 3 picks such as Texas Tech safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson and Miami cornerback Jaden Davis.

"Arizona added even more to the secondary with corner Elijah Jones, safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson and corner Jaden Davis, each of whom was a value on my board," Kiper wrote. "Christian Jones is a steal in my rankings -- I have him at No. 98 overall."

While Baltimore's grade wasn't as high as Arizona or Philadelphia, the team's early draft picks played a large role in the strong mark from Kiper. He was a fan of first-round cornerback Nate Wiggins out of Clemson as well as Washington tackle Roger Rosengarten, who was selected by the Ravens with the No. 62 overall pick.

"Nate Wiggins is one of the fastest cornerbacks in this class, a long and gifted cover man with good instincts," Kiper wrote. "Though he's a little light at 173 pounds, he'll grow into his frame in time. Roger Rosengarten, one of my favorite prospects in the entire draft, could step in and start at right tackle in 2024."

The Atlanta Falcons received a C grade, the lowest mark among all 32 teams. Kiper was perplexed by Atlanta's decision to select Washington signal-caller Michael Penix Jr. after the team previously handed veteran Kirk Cousins a four-year deal worth $180 million in free agency.