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When it comes to the NFL draft, the names of the players might change from year to year, but the second-guessing remains the same. Consider this football's version of parent-teacher conferences.

Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions came to terms before the start of this year's draft, but a foregone conclusion at the top of the proceedings didn't diminish the drama. From the Jets trading all the way up to No. 5 to select quarterback Mark Sanchez to the Raiders surprising many with their picks, this year's selection process had plenty of intrigue and debate ammunition.

And with all the picks in the books, it's time to see how experts from across the sporting spectrum graded the proceedings. Below are the grades handed out by nine different outlets, followed by the consensus grade point average (GPA) based a 4.0 scale.

2009 Valedictorian: Eagles (3.56 GPA)
2009 Weak Link: Raiders (0.59 GPA)

NFC East Draft Grades
Consensus GPA	1.67	3.30	3.56	2.15
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	D+	B-	A+	C
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	C	B	A	C
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	D	B	B-	C+
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	D	A+	B	B
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	B	A	A-	C
ESPN.com's SportsNation	C	B	A-	B
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	D	B-	A	D-
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	D+	A	A	C
Yahoo.com's Charles Robinson	C+	B	B-	C+

NFC North Draft Grades
Consensus GPA	3.04	3.19	3.33	2.59
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	A	A	B	B-
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	B-	A	C	C
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	B	B-	A	C+
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	B+	C	B-	A-
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	C+	B	A-	C+
ESPN.com's SportsNation	C+	B+	A-	B
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	A	A	A-	B
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	B-	C+	B+	C+
Yahoo.com's Charles Robinson	B	B+	A	C

NFC South Draft Grades
Consensus GPA	2.96	2.41	2.30	2.00
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	B+	C+	C	C-
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	B+	B-	C	D
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	B	C	C	B
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	C-	D+	C-	C+
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	B+	A-	B+	C+
ESPN.com's SportsNation	B+	B-	B+	C
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	B	C-	D-	C
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	B	C	C-	D+
Yahoo.com's Charles Robinson	B+	C	B	C-

NFC West Draft Grades
Consensus GPA	3.07	2.74	2.33	2.67
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	B-	B-	C-	B-
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	B	B	B-	B-
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	B+	C	B+	B
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	B	C	C	C-
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	B+	B	C	C+
ESPN.com's SportsNation	B+	B+	A	A-
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	B-	A-	D	C
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	B	C	C-	B
Yahoo.com's Charles Robinson	B+	B	B-	B

AFC East Draft Grades
Consensus GPA	2.59	2.37	3.44	3.33
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	B-	B-	B+	B+
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	B	B-	B+	A
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	B+	C-	B+	A-
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	C	B	A-	A-
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	C	B-	A-	B
ESPN.com's SportsNation	B	B	B	B+
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	C	C-	B	B-
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	A-	C	A-	B-
Yahoo.com's Jason Cole	C-	C	A	A-

AFC North Draft Grades
Consensus GPA	3.04	3.19	2.74	2.48
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	B	B+	C	B
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	B-	A	C	C
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	B	B	B-	B
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	A-	B-	A-	B+
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	A-	B-	B-	B+
ESPN.com's SportsNation	B	B+	B-	B-
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	C-	A	A-	F
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	B-	B	B	B-
Yahoo.com's Jason Cole	A	B-	C+	C+

AFC South Draft Grades
Consensus Grade	3.11	2.67	3.04	2.67
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	B	B+	B	B
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	A	B-	B+	C
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	B+	C+	C+	C+
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	C+	A-	A-	B-
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	B+	B	A-	B
ESPN.com's SportsNation	B+	B+	B+	B
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	B	D	C	C-
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	C+	C-	C+	B
Yahoo.com's Jason Cole	B+	B	A-	B

AFC West Draft Grades
Consensus GPA	2.41	2.41	0.59	2.22
CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco	C-	C	D	C-
FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki	B	B-	C-	B-
ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr.	C	C-	D	C+
NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva	B+	B+	D	B+
Fanhouse's Tom Herrera	C+	D	F	B
ESPN.com's SportsNation	C	B-	F	C+
SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown	A-	B-	D-	F
USAToday.com's Larry Weisman	B-	C	F	C-
Yahoo.com's Jason Cole	D	A-	F	B