SportsLine.com senior NFL writer Len Pasquarelli grades the draft for each team in the league.

ARIZONA CARDINALS

Grade: B
Overview: Needed a true feature-type tailback and depth at defensive tackle and filled both voids. Addition of defensive tackles Darwin Walker (No. 3), Mao Tosi (No. 5) and Jabari Issa (No. 6) could lead to release of veteran Eric Swann after June 1. Tailback Thomas Jones (No. 1) was arguably best back in draft and provides a breakaway threat they haven't had in long time.
Total choices: Eight.
Impact players: Jones (No. 1) and Walker (No. 3) could start as rookies, and the former could be the key to bringing balance to the Arizona offense.
Best value: CB David Barrett (No. 4) is undersized but feisty, built more like a running back than a corner, but could contribute in nickel packages as a rookie.
Reach: None.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Grade: C+
Overview: Killed themselves in this draft with last year's trade of their 2000 first-round pick for the right to select TE Reggie Kelly, who didn't play much and might not even start this season. They squandered a chance at a true impact player this year. That said, they did better than anticipated and might have taken a starter in OT Travis Claridge, the second-round pick.
Total choices: Six.
Impact player: Claridge (No. 2) played a lot at guard in college but will be given a chance to unseat starting right OT Ephraim Salaam before Atlanta moves him inside.
Best value: Getting OT Michael Thompson (No. 4) where they did was a steal. Arguably the most athletic tackle in the draft, some scouts felt Thompson might go in the low first round. He is a project, though, and this staff has not done a good job of developing its young blockers.
Reach: WR Mareno Philyaw (No. 6) ran the slowest 40-yard time of any wide receiver at the combine. Granted, his speed is better than the 4.67 he clocked at Indianapolis, but his size makes him a tease and he might never become a player.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

Grade: C-
Overview: The key needed before the draft appeared to be depth on the offensive line and the Panthers ignored the chance to take OG Travis Claridge and OT Adrian Klemm to select CB Rashard Anderson (No. 1). The former Jackson State star has superb size and potential, but is not ready to be a starter outside yet. It looks like Carolina will play him at safety this season. By adding FS Deon Grant (No. 2), the Panthers further cluttered their secondary and likely will have to release at least one veteran, probably CB Doug Evans.
Total choices: Seven.
Impact players: Anderson (No. 1) is a physical specimen, with the prototype size scouts now want on the corner. But the Panthers already have three veteran corners so, if he is to play as a rookie, it will have to be as a safety. And if Carolina signs free agent Tim McDonald, it will cut into his playing time and the exposure to game action that Anderson needs. Grant could be one of the true steals if he ever plays up to his physical potential. He possesses great size and awesome physical tools, but doesn't hit anyone.
Best value: LB Lester Towns (No. 7) is coming off a foot injury and didn't play very well in '99, but was a second- or third-round prospect before that. He is athletic and hits well, should be a factor on special teams as a rookie.
Reach: OG Leander Jordan (No. 3) isn't a true "reach" because he certainly has third-round skills. But he has limited experience playing football, has been in trouble off the field and must prove he will pay the price to become more than just a small-college star.

CHICAGO BEARS

Grade: B
Overview: The personnel staff did nothing over the weekend to dispel the notion this is a team on the rise. They not only filled needs but also fell into some players they didn't expect to be available. When you consider moving up to get a player you like (LB Brian Urlacher), and then stay put and have him fall right into your lap, you know things are going right. Urlacher should continue the defensive upgrade begun with the addition of three unrestricted free agents who will all start.
Total choices: Nine.
Impact players: Urlacher (No. 1) figures to start from the beginning of camp, and his versatility should be a plus once he is able to settle into one position instead of playing eight spots as he did in college. FS Mike Brown (No. 2) doesn't run very well but has incredible football instincts. He'll be a factor in the nickel coverages and could push for a starting job by midseason. WR Dez White (No. 3) gives offensive coordinator Gary Crowton another big receiver to team with Marcus Robinson.
Best values: White was a bargain in the third round, as was LB Dustin Lyman (No. 4).
Reach: It's probably nit-picking, but CB Reggie Austin (No. 4) probably went about a half-round higher than he should have.

DALLAS COWBOYS

Grade: D
Overview: In their ardor to replace CB Deion Sanders, the Cowboys used three of their five picks on cover players, but all are suspect. CB Dwayne Goodrich (No. 2) had heart problems that had to be checked out. CB Kareem Larrimore (No. 4) was one of only two players to test positive for drugs or alcohol at the combine and CB Mario Edwards (No. 6) was such a dog at times for Florida State last season that he was benched for two games.
Total choices: Five.
Impact players: None.
Best value: Ohio State RB Michael Wiley (No. 5) has great versatility and can help the Cowboys as a third-down back, a part-time wide receiver and a kickoff return specialist.
Reach: Given that he will enter the league as a Level 1 offender under the substance abuse policy, even a fourth-round pick might have been too high for Larrimore.

DETROIT LIONS

Grade: C+
Overview: Getting OT Stockar McDougle (No. 1) relieves a lot of anxiety for the Lions, who went into the draft desperate to upgrade the offensive line with a mauler-type player. If OT Aaron Gibson, a first-round pick in 1999, is healthy after shoulder surgery that sidelined him for his entire rookie season, he will start at right tackle and McDougle will move to guard. If Gibson isn't ready to play, the Lions can simply put McDougle at tackle.
Total choices: Six.
Impact players: In addition to McDougle, the Lions will figure out the best way to use LB/S Barrett Green (No. 2), who at worst should be a contributor in a situational role.
Best value: CB Todd Franz (No. 5) was rated about a half-round higher than he went. He is an instinctive and intense player who can line up at safety or cornerback.
Reach: DT Alfonso Boone (No. 7) of Mt. San Antonio Junior College probably would have gone undrafted had the Lions not taken him and could have been signed as a free agent.

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Grade: B
Overview: Everyone assumed that because general manager Ron Wolf had so many choices, he would be moving up and down the draft board. The truth is he tried, but could find no trade partners. The Packers really wanted to move up to the No. 5 overall spot for LB Brian Urlacher, but Baltimore made the cost of doing business exorbitant. Green Bay would have preferred not to take a tight end as early as it did and, when the Packers couldn't move up to the Ravens' spot, actually tried to trade down, but with no success. TE Bubba Franks (No. 1) already is penciled in as the starter. Once again, Wolf and personnel director Ken Herock demonstrated their acumen on the second day with solid choices like LB Na'il Diggs (No. 4-a) and FS Gary Berry (No. 4-c). No one collected more solid second-day players.
Total choices: 13.
Impact player: With TE Mark Chmura certain to be gone following sexual assault charges, the Packers took Franks in a close call over Anthony Becht. This is an offense that desperately needs Franks to produce as a rookie.
Best value: DT Steve Warren (No. 3) rated as a second-rounder on most boards and should play right away in a thin interior rotation. RB Rondell Mealey (7-e) was an absolute steal in the final round.
Reach: WR Joey Jamison (No. 5-b) will be used primarily as a return specialist and probably could have been taken a round lower.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Grade: F
Overview: Given their salary cap problems and the holes they had to fill, the Vikings needed a solid draft. Instead, they spent the weekend reaching for project-type players and guys who may never pan out. This is not a team that had the luxury of "betting on the come," but that's what it did. Once again, Dennis Green proved that, while he is a superb coach, he doesn't understand the dynamics of the war room.
Total choices: 10.
Impact players: DE Chris Hovan (No. 1) and DT Fred Robbins (No. 2-a) are going to have to log a ton of snaps as rookies, given the dire circumstances on the Minnesota defensive front. Hovan played tackle at Boston College and the Vikes are one of the few teams who feel he can move outside to end. Robbins is a run stuffer and could struggle to fit into the team's one-gap style.
Best value: LB Antonio Wilson (No. 4) is a bit of a project and played in a small-time program. But he has size and athleticism, has gotten bigger and more instinctive every year, and could eventually be the replacement for MLB Ed McDaniel.
Reach: DE Michael Boireau (No. 2-b) was regarded as no better than a fourth-rounder by most teams, is very raw, and will struggle to contribute this season. But he was just the beginning of the reaches, as the Vikings clearly claimed the "long arm" award in this draft. Taking FS Tyrone Carter (No. 4) and WR Troy Walters (No. 5), a pair of undersized overachievers, where they did was a mistake.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Grade: D+
Overview: The new regime inherited a bad hand, having been stripped of most of its choices by last year's trade to acquire the rights to RB Ricky Williams. The front office spent a lot of time evaluating free agents as a result and probably fell a step behind in draft assessment. At least it appears that way. Other than DE Darren Howard (No. 2), who some felt would be selected in the first round, the Saints had a draft from hell. They didn't make many inspired choices and didn't have sufficient ammunition to make many moves. The best thing that happened was that general manager Randy Mueller didn't trade away some choices in the 2001 draft, as he proposed, to move up and get Howard. Fortunately, the end fell right to New Orleans in Round 2.
Total choices: 9.
Impact players: Howard (No. 2) will get on the field quickly and likely ends the team's flirtation with unrestricted free agent DE Neil Smith. The former Kansas State standout is a solid pass rusher but some scouts felt he lacked toughness and passion. No matter, because the Saints need him now and he's going to get an immediate NFL baptism.
Best value: We seem to like CB Michael Hawthorne (No. 6) better than some people, but that's why this draft was so subjective. Hawthorne has prototype size and decent speed, but for some reason was consistently dissed by the Purdue coaches. OK, this one is a stretch, but TE Kevin Houser (No. 7) was one of the best deep-snappers in the country and some teams considered taking him a round earlier than this. Like we said, it's a stretch. But at least the Saints won't have to worry about snaps flying over the head of new, highly paid punter Toby Gowin. In his four years at Ohio State, Houser had zero bad snaps on punts or placements.
Reach: Rookie coach Jim Haslett is convinced Ricky Williams needed a better lead blocker, but we're not sold that it's going to be FB Terrelle Smith (No. 4). The former Arizona State linebacker has played only one season at the position and has a lot to learn. Chances are good the Saints might have gotten him a round later.

NEW YORK GIANTS

Grade: B-
Overview: Made sound choices throughout and got the workhorse-type back they sorely needed in Heisman winner Ron Dayne (No. 1). Most so-called "experts" gasped when they took WR Ron Dixon of tiny Lambuth (Tenn.) University, a NAIA school, in third round. But every team knew about him and most would have grabbed him in fourth stanza, so Giants beat them to the punch.
Total choices: 7.
Impact players: Dayne (No. 1) allows them to pound the ball inside and DT Cornelius Griffin (No. 2) will help them stop the run. Several teams rated Griffin a possible first-rounder. He can also move outside and play end. If Dayne carries 20-25 times a game, he will help the Giants to control tempo, something coach Jim Fassel is preaching this offseason. Giants folks like to point out that, despite the perception Dayne is a plodder, he had more 40-yard runs in 1999 than any of the other top backs in this draft.
Best value: There is no way LB Brandon Short should have been on the board in the fourth round, but the Giants jumped when he was. Short is an excellent run-stuffer with good size. He got overshadowed in the Penn State defense by DE Courtney Brown and LB LaVar Arrington, but still led the unit in tackles and should have gone a round higher.
Reach: None.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Grade: B
Overview: Had someone moved ahead of them to grab DT Corey Simon, they would have been forced to entertain trade offers for the sixth overall selection. Fortunately, the Ravens didn't deal the fifth overall pick and Simon fell into their laps. They also got some much-needed help at wide receiver.
Total choices: 7.
Impact players: Provided his shoulders are sound, Simon (No. 1) gives them an inside presence the defense has lacked. WR Todd Pinkston (No. 2-a) is pencil-thin, but a playmaker with guts who will go over the middle.
Best value: DE John Frank (No. 6) is a terrific athlete who had 13 sacks his senior season and, at worst, figures to play immediately as a situational rusher. Only question is whether he can make the transition from tackle to end.
Reach: OG Bobby Williams (No. 2-b) was sliding on most boards and they probably took him a full round ahead of where most clubs would have.

ST. LOUIS RAMS

Grade: D
Overview: When you are the Super Bowl champions, maybe you can afford to gamble on a few players. What you shouldn't do, however, is ignore obvious needs or become so wrapped up in the title you just won that you assume you can do it again. The Rams lost two starters on their offensive line and had both starting defensive ends go under the knife this offseason. So what do they do in the first round? They draft speedy tailback Trung Canidate (No. 1). Hey, this team already has enough sprinters to fill out a 4x100 relay team for the Olympics. And it already has RB Marshall Faulk. OK, so Canidate is a 50-yard run waiting to happen, but no one knows if the guy can run inside at all. It looks like offensive-minded coach Mike Martz, not general manager Charley Armey, ran the war room. With OT Adrian Klemm still on the board, it's unfathomable the Rams would take another skill-position player.
Total choices: 7.
Impact players: CB Jacoby Sheppard (No. 2) as the kind of size every scout covets now at the position, but has limited exposure playing outside. The former safety is versatile and could fit right into the St. Louis nickel package.
Best value: Two blockers, C John St. Clair (No. 3) and OG Kaulana Noa (No. 4) add some much-needed depth to the line. St. Clair was rated as the top center prospect by nearly every team and Noa is a tough guy who will move inside from his college spot at tackle.
Reach: The stretches don't come much longer than Canidate.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ers

Grade: A-
Overview: He isn't as sharp as he was 10 years ago, but general manager Bill Walsh set a goal of getting four picks in the first two rounds and made a couple of nice trades to accomplish that. The 49ers wanted to reap five starters from this draft. They probably fell at least one shy of that, maybe two, but began the difficult rebuilding of a onetime dynasty by mostly drafting wisely. There are some questions about LB Julian Peterson (No. 1-a) because of a low Wonderlic score, but CB Ahmed Plummer (No. 1-b) might have been the best player at his position in this draft. And the hits didn't stop with the first round. QB Gio Carmazzi (No. 3-a) was targeted weeks before the draft with the 65th overall pick and that's exactly where the 49ers got him. Also LB Jeff Ulbrich (No. 3-b) was an inspired choice.
Total choices: 11.
Impact players: Peterson (No. 1-a) will freelance a lot and sometimes will have to be pointed to the right place in a defense. But he will run sideline to sideline to make plays and has some upfield pass rush ability. But what Peterson lacks in smarts, he more than makes up for and he should be a solid cover player. Plummer (No. 1-b) is a step slower than you would like and does not have the kind of size scouts want. Don't be surprised in the 49ers' thin front seven if DE John Engelberger (No. 2-a) is a starter as a rookie. Engelberger doesn't have great quickness but he does a decent job of anchoring against the run.
Best value: Ulbrich (No. 3-b) is a nifty run stuffer who has gotten bigger and tougher in the past year and has some athleticism. DE John Milem (No. 5) was a small-college standout at Lenoir-Rhyne and could develop into a regular in about two years. QB Tim Rattay (No. 7-a) is undersized but played in a sophisticated passing offense and was a steal in the final round.
Reach: About the only pick that made us scratch our heads was CB Jason Webster (No. 2-b), a small corner who reminds people of CB Darnell Walker, a player the 49ers don't want back.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Grade: C-
Overview: The Bucs didn't pick until 51st because of the trade for WR Keyshawn Johnson and they did a solid but unspectacular job of recovering. OG Cosey Coleman (No. 2) could turn out to be a starter, even as a rookie, and his puzzling slide benefited Tampa Bay. TE James Whalen (No. 5) was the best pure receiver at the position, but will have to be used as an H-back probably.
Total choices: 5.
Impact players: For all his talent, it is still hard to see Coleman (No. 2) beating out incumbent Frank Middleton for the starting right guard job. His impact may not come until the 2001 campaign. The guy who could really stick out in the offense of new coordinator Les Steckel is Whalen (No. 5). He is hardly the classic tight end, way too small for the position, but Steckel loves two-tight end sets and Whalen could become a younger version of Tennessee Titans TE Frank Wycheck.
Best value: QB Joe Hamilton (No. 7) should have gone before the last round, even with his size limitations. In this offense, Hamilton could be at least a backup and he's really not much smaller than the two guys in front of him, Shaun King and Eric Zeier. In the third round, the Bucs might have gotten their starting middle linebacker of the future in Nate Webster (No. 3). He isn't very big, but neither was former Bucs star Hardy Nickerson, who departed in free agency.
Reach: None.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Grade: B
Overview: The trade they made at the combine, to secure two prospects in what everyone agreed was a four-player draft, set them up for success. All they had to do was not screw this up and take the best players on their board, which they did. Seemed to lose interest, though, after the first day and were just filling some holes.
Total choices: 8.
Impact players: LB LaVar Arrington (No. 1-a) could be the defensive rookie of the year and the coaching staff will design a lot of creative ways to use him both as a blitzer and coverage player. OT Chris Samuels (No. 1-b) won't have as much immediate impact, but he'll be cornerstone of the offensive line for next 10-12 years.
Best value: The second-rated quarterback on their board was Todd Husak and they got him in the sixth round. He's all but assured of being No. 3 on the depth chart.
Reach: S Quincy Sanders (No. 5) had knee surgery two years ago, hasn't been quite the same player since then, and was rated only a free agent prospect by most teams to whom we spoke.