2011 NFL Draft Grades: 5 Teams Who Significantly Improved During the Draft

May 1, 2011   ·   Wes O'Donnell   ·   Jump to comments

The 2011 NFL draft hit quick and disappeared even quicker. 
There are actually a number players that were not drafted in 2011 that have starting potential and they will definitely make a few teams very, very happy when the league year opens.
But, with 254 players taken, there are also a number of teams that significantly improved their rosters during the draft.
Most of the following teams are coming off losing seasons, but not all of them, in fact, one of them elevated themselves from playoff team to Super Bowl contender in the first two days of the draft alone.
Here are five teams that significantly improved during the draft.
 
1. New Orleans Saints
The defending NFC South champions unsuccessfully defended their Super Bowl title last year and went into this draft looking to heavily improve in their defensive front seven.
At pick No. 24 they got arguably the third best value of the first round in California defensive end Cameron Jordan,...

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