With the NFL draft talk now in full swing, you may be finding yourself panicking at your local water cooler, trying to make sense of the dozens of new names you're supposed to know about before they join the NFL. No sweat, here at Buffalo Rumblings, we did the research for you.
I began compiling this list in September, and it represents the roughly 115 prospects whom I've viewed and written up, pared down to the 100 best options. My methodology: I watch at least three games of each prospect using Draft Breakdown (or other sources when available) and my No Huddle Remote for slowmo/rewind, and write roughly two to eight paragraphs of notes and thoughts about the player when I'm done. If you read the daily scouting reports last year, that's essentially the style I worked with.
All of my thoughts are compiled into a single, massive spreadsheet where I've collected the roughly 350 players that I'm tracking this year. While the spreadsheet will eventually be released to you all at the end of the draft season, here's a sneak peek:
The main thing lacking from this top 100 ranking is the height-weight and athletic information. Certain players appear to be small, large, fast, or slow on tape. When the Combine drills and pro days are run through, I can look at the outliers and re-assess what I thought. Sometimes a particular drill or measurement will highlight a diamond in the rough.
Here's the list. Go ahead and tell me how wrong I am in the comments.
Rank | Name | Position | School |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Laremy Tunsil | OT | Ole Miss |
2 | Jalen Ramsey | S | Florida State |
3 | Myles Jack | LB | UCLA |
4 | Jared Goff | QB | Cal |
5 | Joey Bosa | DE | Ohio State |
6 | Noah Spence | DE | Eastern Kentucky |
7 | Robert Nkemdiche | DL | Ole Miss |
8 | DeForest Buckner | DL | Oregon |
9 | Ronnie Stanley | OT | Notre Dame |
10 | Carson Wentz | QB | North Dakota State |
11 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Ohio State |
12 | Laquon Treadwell | WR | Ole Miss |
13 | Jack Conklin | OT | Michigan State |
14 | Sheldon Rankins | DT | Louisville |
15 | Cody Whitehair | OG | Kansas State |
16 | Reggie Ragland | LB | Alabama |
17 | Shaq Lawson | DE | Clemson |
18 | Mackenzie Alexander | CB | Clemson |
19 | Jaylon Smith | LB | Notre Dame |
20 | Joshua Garnett | OG | Stanford |
21 | Kenny Clark | NT | UCLA |
22 | Nick Martin | OC | Notre Dame |
23 | Darian Thompson | S | Boise State |
24 | Michael Thomas | WR | Ohio State |
25 | Jarran Reed | DL | Alabama |
26 | Jonathan Bullard | DL | Florida |
27 | Eli Apple | CB | Ohio State |
28 | Hunter Henry | TE | Arkansas |
29 | Kentrell Brothers | LB | Missouri |
30 | Darron Lee | LB | Ohio State |
31 | Leonard Floyd | ER | Georgia |
32 | Taylor Decker | OT | Ohio State |
33 | Shilique Calhoun | DE | Michigan State |
34 | Josh Doctson | WR | TCU |
35 | A'Shawn Robinson | DL | Alabama |
36 | Vernon Butler | DL | Louisiana Tech |
37 | Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | Florida |
38 | Chris Jones | DL | Mississippi State |
39 | Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama |
40 | Paul Perkins | RB | UCLA |
41 | Jason Spriggs | OT | Indiana |
42 | Sterling Shepard | WR | Oklahoma |
43 | Kenneth Dixon | RB | Louisiana Tech |
44 | Charles Tapper | DE | Oklahoma |
45 | Jihad Ward | DL | Illinois |
46 | Mike Thomas | WR | Southern Mississippi |
47 | Shon Coleman | OT | Auburn |
48 | Germain Ifedi | OT | Texas A&M |
49 | Jordan Jenkins | ER | Georgia |
50 | Jacoby Brissett | QB | NC State |
51 | Ryan Kelly | OC | Alabama |
52 | Leonte Carroo | WR | Rutgers |
53 | Jack Allen | OC | Michigan State |
54 | Corey Coleman | WR | Baylor |
55 | Kevin Peterson | CB | Oklahoma State |
56 | Su'a Cravens | LB | USC |
57 | Tyler Boyd | WR | Pittsburgh |
58 | Landon Turner | OG | North Carolina |
59 | Jeremy Cash | S | Duke |
60 | DJ Reader | NT | Clemson |
61 | Joe Dahl | OG | Washington State |
62 | DJ White | CB | Georgia Tech |
63 | Carl Nassib | DE | Penn State |
64 | Andrew Billings | NT | Baylor |
65 | Braxton Miller | WR | Ohio State |
66 | Max Tuerk | OC | USC |
67 | Paxton Lynch | QB | Memphis |
68 | Kyler Fackrell | ER | Utah State |
69 | Kendall Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech |
70 | Bronson Kaufusi | DE | Brigham Young |
71 | Javon Hargrave | DT | South Carolina State |
72 | Will Fuller | WR | Notre Dame |
73 | Sheldon Day | DL | Notre Dame |
74 | Connor Cook | QB | Michigan State |
75 | Emmanuel Ogbah | ER | Oklahoma State |
76 | William Jackson III | CB | Houston |
77 | Keyarris Garrett | WR | Tulsa |
78 | Brandon Doughty | QB | Western Kentucky |
79 | Antonio Morrison | LB | Florida |
80 | Bralon Addison | WR | Oregon |
81 | Nate Sudfeld | QB | Indiana |
82 | De'Runnya Wilson | WR | Mississippi State |
83 | Joe Schobert | LB | Wisconsin |
84 | Karl Joseph | S | West Virginia |
85 | Evan Boehm | OC | Missouri |
86 | Rashard Higgins | WR | Colorado State |
87 | Kyle Friend | OC | Temple |
88 | Fahn Cooper | OT | Ole Miss |
89 | Bryce Williams | TE | East Carolina |
90 | Graham Glasgow | OC | Michigan |
91 | Devontae Booker | RB | Utah |
92 | Kevin Hogan | QB | Stanford |
93 | Austin Blythe | OC | Iowa |
94 | Christian Hackenberg | QB | Penn State |
95 | Dean Lowry | DE | Northwestern |
96 | Vernon Adams Jr | QB | Oregon |
97 | D'haquille Williams | WR | None (Auburn) |
98 | Cardale Jones | QB | Ohio State |
99 | Taveze Calhoun | CB | Mississippi State |
100 | Dak Prescott | QB | Mississippi State |