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As you read through draft prospect rankings, you’re bound to notice that they vary widely. It’s hard to know which one to believe. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to combine a bunch of them — so that you could see how a consensus of draftniks views this year’s prospects?
We’ve done that work for you! We started with top 200 rankings from five sources — NFL.com, ESPN, Pro Football Focus, CBS Sports and The Draft Network — and then averaged their rankings. The top 100 results are shown here.
On both Friday and Saturday, we’ll publish new top 100 lists that show only the players still available. So as you watch the NFL draft unfold for the Kansas City Chiefs, keep an eye on these rankings.
Below the table, you’ll find some fun facts about the combined rankings.
Top 100 Prospects
(Pre-Draft)
| Rk | Pos PosRnk | Player School |
| 1 | EDGE (1) |
Aidan Hutchinson Michigan |
| 2 | S (1) |
Kyle Hamilton Notre Dame |
| 3 | T (1) |
Evan Neal Alabama |
| 4 | T (2) |
Ikem Ekwonu N. Carolina St. |
| 5 | CB (1) |
Ahmad Gardner Cincinnati |
| 6 | EDGE (2) |
Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon |
| 7 | CB (2) |
Derek Stingley Jr. LSU |
| 8 | T (3) |
Charles Cross Mississippi St. |
| 9 | EDGE (3) |
Travon Walker Georgia |
| 10 | WR (1) |
Garrett Wilson Ohio St. |
| 11 | WR (2) |
Jameson Williams Alabama |
| 12 | C (1) |
Tyler Linderbaum Iowa |
| 13 | WR (3) |
Drake London USC |
| 14 | CB (3) |
Trent McDuffie Washington |
| 15 | EDGE (4) |
Jermaine Johnson II Florida St. |
| 16 | LB (1) |
Nakobe Dean Georgia |
| 17 | LB (2) |
Devin Lloyd Utah |
| 18 | DT (1) |
Jordan Davis Georgia |
| 19 | WR (4) |
Chris Olave Ohio St. |
| 20 | EDGE (5) |
George Karlaftis Purdue |
| 21 | DT (2) |
Devonte Wyatt Georgia |
| 22 | CB (4) |
Andrew Booth Jr. Clemson |
| 23 | G (1) |
Kenyon Green Texas A&M |
| 24 | QB (1) |
Malik Willis Liberty |
| 25 | WR (5) |
Treylon Burks Arkansas |
| 26 | T (4) |
Trevor Penning N. Iowa |
| 27 | S (2) |
Daxton Hill Michigan |
| 28 | QB (2) |
Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh |
| 29 | G (2) |
Zion Johnson Boston College |
| 30 | T (5) |
Bernhard Raimann Cent. Michigan |
| 31 | EDGE (6) |
David Ojabo Michigan |
| 32 | EDGE (7) |
Boye Mafe Minnesota |
| 33 | CB (5) |
Kaiir Elam Florida |
| 34 | EDGE (8) |
Arnold Ebiketie Penn St. |
| 35 | QB (3) |
Matt Corral Mississippi |
| 36 | S (3) |
Lewis Cine Georgia |
| 37 | S (4) |
Jaquan Brisker Penn St. |
| 38 | WR (6) |
Jahan Dotson Penn St. |
| 39 | QB (4) |
Desmond Ridder Cincinnati |
| 40 | CB (6) |
Kyler Gordon Washington |
| 41 | S (5) |
Jalen Pitre Baylor |
| 42 | RB (1) |
Kenneth Walker III Michigan St. |
| 43 | WR (7) |
Skyy Moore W. Michigan |
| 44 | CB (7) |
Roger McCreary Auburn |
| 45 | T (6) |
Tyler Smith Tulsa |
| 46 | DT (3) |
Travis Jones Connecticut |
| 47 | EDGE (9) |
Logan Hall Houston |
| 48 | WR (8) |
George Pickens Georgia |
| 49 | RB (2) |
Breece Hall Iowa St. |
| 50 | WR (9) |
Christian Watson N. Dakota St. |
| 51 | QB (5) |
Sam Howell N. Carolina |
| 52 | TE (1) |
Trey McBride Colorado St. |
| 53 | EDGE (10) |
Nik Bonitto Oklahoma |
| 54 | LB (3) |
Quay Walker Georgia |
| 55 | EDGE (11) |
Josh Paschal Kentucky |
| 56 | DT (4) |
DeMarvin Leal Texas A&M |
| 57 | LB (4) |
Christian Harris Alabama |
| 58 | G (3) |
Dylan Parham Memphis |
| 59 | LB (5) |
Chad Muma Wyoming |
| 60 | DT (5) |
Perrion Winfrey Oklahoma |
| 61 | EDGE (12) |
Cameron Thomas San Diego St. |
| 62 | LB (6) |
Leo Chenal Wisconsin |
| 63 | S (6) |
Bryan Cook Cincinnati |
| 64 | G (4) |
Cole Strange Chattanooga |
| 65 | WR (10) |
John Metchie III Alabama |
| 66 | S (7) |
Nick Cross Maryland |
| 67 | T (7) |
Daniel Faalele Minnesota |
| 68 | DT (6) |
Phidarian Mathis Alabama |
| 69 | LB (7) |
Troy Andersen Montana St. |
| 70 | G (5) |
Darian Kinnard Kentucky |
| 71 | TE (2) |
Greg Dulcich UCLA |
| 72 | EDGE (13) |
Sam Williams Mississippi |
| 73 | WR (11) |
Jalen Tolbert S. Alabama |
| 74 | CB (8) |
Marcus Jones Houston |
| 75 | T (8) |
Nicholas Petit-Frere Ohio St. |
| 76 | EDGE (14) |
Drake Jackson USC |
| 77 | RB (3) |
Isaiah Spiller Texas A&M |
| 78 | LB (8) |
Brian Asamoah Oklahoma |
| 79 | EDGE (15) |
Kingsley Enagbare S. Alabama |
| 80 | WR (12) |
Khalil Shakir Boise St. |
| 81 | G (6) |
Sean Rhyan UCLA |
| 82 | CB (9) |
Tariq Woolen UTSA |
| 83 | LB (9) |
Channing Tindall Georgia |
| 84 | T (9) |
Abraham Lucas Washington St. |
| 85 | TE (3) |
Jeremy Ruckert Ohio St. |
| 86 | LB (10) |
Damone Clark LSU |
| 87 | T (10) |
Luke Goedeke Cent. Michigan |
| 88 | S (8) |
Kerby Joseph Illinois |
| 89 | WR (13) |
Calvin Austin III Memphis |
| 90 | WR (14) |
Wan'Dale Robinson Kentucky |
| 91 | EDGE (16) |
DeAngelo Malone W. Kentucky |
| 92 | QB (6) |
Carson Strong Nevada |
| 93 | WR (15) |
Alec Pierce Cincinnati |
| 94 | S (9) |
Alontae Taylor Tennessee |
| 95 | S (10) |
Cam Taylor-Britt Nebraska |
| 96 | TE (4) |
Cade Otton Washington |
| 97 | RB (4) |
Dameon Pierce Florida |
| 98 | G (7) |
Jamaree Salyer Georgia |
| 99 | TE (5) |
Jelani Woods Virginia |
| 100 | C (2) |
Luke Fortner Kentucky |
A total of 294 players were listed in the five prospect rankings we used. As you would expect, there was a lot of variance between them — in fact, the five rankings didn’t even agree on the top overall player. Three named Michigan EDGE Aidan Hutchinson, while the other two went with Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton.
This year, all of the top 100 players were listed in the top 200 for all five sources. 37 players made just four lists, 31 were shown on three, 29 made two and 71 were listed on only one. (For the purposes of our average rankings, players who weren’t on a particular top 200 ranking were calculated as if they were 201st for that list).
Here’s how many players made at least one of the lists for each position — along with what percentage of that position’s players are ranked within the top three rounds.
- Quarterback 10 (60%)
- Tackle 29 (41%)
- Guard 17 (41%)
- Center 8 (25%)
- Tight end 19 (26%)
- Running back 29 (14%)
- Wide receiver 36 (44%)
- Defensive tackle 21 (29%)
- Edge rusher 32 (53%)
- Linebacker 26 (38%)
- Cornerback 33 (30%)
- Safety 31 (32%)
- Placekicker (1 - 0%)
- Punter (2 - 0%)
- Long snapper 0 (0%)
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