The 41st choice was splendid

Dalvin Cook’s future remains uncertain — will he join the Jets? However, what is known is that he delivered plenty of offense while playing for Minnesota. The same type of productivity—on offense or defense—can’t be said about all the players chosen ahead of him in the 2017 draft.

With that in mind, here’s a look at the players selected before Cook and their performance grades so far in the league.

40. Carolina Panthers, WR Curtis Samuel

Grade: B

39. New York Jets, DB Marcus Maye

Grade: C-

38. Los Angeles Chargers, G Forrest Lamp

Grade: C-

37. Buffalo Bills, WR Zay Jones

36. Arizona Cardinals, DB Budda Baker

Grade: A

35. Seattle Seahawks, DT Malik McDowell

Grade: F

34. Jacksonville Jaguars, OT Cam Robinson

Grade: A-

33. Green Bay Packers, DB Kevin King

Grade: C

32. New Orleans Saints, OT Ryan Ramczyk

Grade: B

31. San Francisco 49ers, LB Reuben Foster

Grade: F

30. Pittsburgh Steelers, OLB T.J. Watt

Grade: A++++

29. Cleveland Browns, TE David NJoku

Grade: C

28. Dallas Cowboys, DE Taco Charlton

Grade: D-

27. Buffalo Bills, CB Tre'Davious White

Grade: A

26. Atlanta Falcons, DE Takkarist McKinley

Grade: D

25. Cleveland Browns, S Jabrill Peppers

24. Oakland Raiders, CB Gareon Conley

Grade: F

23. New York Giants, TE Evan Engram

Grade: C

22. Miami Dolphins, OLB Charles Harris

Grade: C-

21. Detroit Lions, LB Jarrad Davis

Grade: B-

20. Denver Broncos, OT Garett Bolles

Grade: C+

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TE O.J. Howard

Grade: C-

18. Tennessee Titans, DB Adoree' Jackson

Grade: C-

17. Washington, DE Jonathan Allen

Grade: A

16. Baltimore Ravens, DB Marlon Humphrey

Grade: A

15. Indianapolis Colts, DB Malik Hooker

Grade: C

14. Philadelphia Eagles, DE Derek Barnett

Grade: B

13. Arizona Cardinals, LB Haason Reddick

Grade: Cardinals get an F for not knowing how to use him. Reddick gets an A+ everywhere else.

12. Houston Texans, QB Deshaun Watson

Grade: F (for overall reasons)

11. New Orleans Saints, DB Marshon Lattimore

Grade: A+

10. Kansas City Chiefs, QB Patrick Mahomes

Grade: A++++++++

9. Cincinnati Bengals, WR John Ross

Grade: F

8. Carolina Panthers, RB Christian McCaffrey

Grade: A++++

7. Los Angeles Chargers, WR Mike Williams

Grade: B+

6. New York Jets, Jamal Adams

Grade: A-

5. Tennessee Titans, WR Corey Davis

Grade: C-

4. Jacksonville Jaguars, RB Leonard Fournette

Grade: D

3. San Francisco 49ers, DE Solomon Thomas

Grade: C-

2. Chicago Bears, QB Mitchell Trubisky

Grade: F

1. Cleveland Browns, DE Myles Garrett

Grade: A+

41. Minnesota Vikings, RB Dalvin Cook

Cook has rushed for almost 6,000 yards as a Viking. The biggest problem with the running back has been the injury bug. The 2022 season was the first time he played in every regular-season game in a campaign.

Story originally appeared on List Wire