Tyler’s grading of Adam Peters’ 2024 draft class lands in familiar territory: a class with a franchise quarterback at the top, a handful of middling outcomes behind him, and one pick that clearly missed the mark.
That’s the big picture after two full seasons and six games, the point at which Tyler says it becomes fair game to judge a class. And while he notes there’s “a LOT of RED” on the list, his own final assessment still comes out to a C-.
The headliner is, of course, Jayden Daniels. Taken No. 2 overall in Round 1, Daniels is the one player in the group Tyler views as having true blue-chip upside.
In his system, Daniels is listed as RED - a quality starter - with the note that he has the “potential to become BLUE.” Grant Mitchell of the Full Command Show sees him as already there, while Tyler still thinks he’s just short of that level.
From there, the class gets murkier.
Jer’Zhan Newton, picked No. 36 overall, is a red flag in both evaluations. Tyler calls him a bad pick outright, saying that when a player taken that high can’t even become a quality starter, the grade speaks for itself. Mike Sainristil, selected at No. 50, is also a disappointment in both views; Tyler says he was awful in 2025 and that carried into his benching in 2026.
Ben Sinnott, the No. 53 pick, falls into the average-to-backup range depending on which grading lens you use. Grant pegs him as average, while Tyler gives him a yellow as a backup, leaning harsher because of where he was drafted.
Brandon Coleman, taken in Round 3 at No. 67, is the one player Tyler says could be stretched into orange territory, though only barely. Grant pointed out Coleman’s problems in pass protection, and Tyler agrees with that, even while acknowledging his strength as a run blocker. Even so, Tyler doesn’t put him close to red.
Luke McCaffrey, drafted 100th overall, is another spot where the two evaluators mostly converge. Grant has him as a bad pick, and Tyler says he can see that argument given the draft capital used. Tyler still gives him a yellow, though he says that shade is closer to a weak, lemonade-yellow than anything bright.
Jordan Magee, taken No. 139, is viewed as a backup at best, which Tyler says is perfectly acceptable for a fifth-round pick. The problem, as he notes, is that Magee has had trouble staying healthy.
Dominique Hampton, selected at No. 161, is already gone from the roster, so Tyler slots him in purple. Javontae Jean-Baptiste, the No. 222 pick, gets a yellow from Tyler as well.
Tyler’s bottom line is straightforward: out of nine selections, six of them in the top 100, only one truly stands out as a red in his chart, and the rest are mostly backups or lower. Even so, the presence of Daniels at the top changes the tone of the whole class. As Tyler put it, the draft would be a D if not for the franchise quarterback.
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