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2011 NFL Draft Results: Jeffri Chadiha Ranks Best, Worst First-Round Fits

ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha has a list of the best and worst picks from the first round of last weekend's NFL Draft. Actually, it's a mix of the best and worst picks, and the best and worst fits - which teams picked players who won't really work for them? Chadiha identifies the Jaguars' selection of Blaine Gabbert as one possible example:

This isn't a knock on Gabbert's skills, since he was widely considered the safest quarterback prospect in this class. It is a shot at the Jaguars and their ability to develop quarterbacks during the Jack Del Rio era. Byron Leftwich didn't work out. David Garrard isn't the answer he seemed to be a few years ago.

One pick Chadiha singles out for praise, unsurprisingly, is Nick Fairley to the Lions. Fairley will get to pair with Ndamukong Suh to wreak havoc on opposing offenses.

The Chiefs' selection of Pitt wide receiver Jon Baldwin comes in for criticism - Chadiha notes the potential for Baldwin to become a "diva receiver."

Photographs by dizfunk used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.