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On Wednesday, we brought you our annual consensus draft prospect ranking based on lists from five sources: NFL.com, ESPN, Pro Football Focus, CBS Sports and The Draft Network. Now that the first round of the draft is behind us, here are the top 100 prospects still remaining.
Below the table, we’ll detail some hits (and misses) from Thursday night’s first-round picks.
Top 100 Prospects
(Thru Rd 1, Pk 32)
Rk | Pos PosRnk | Player School |
16 | LB (1) |
Nakobe Dean Georgia |
22 | CB (4) |
Andrew Booth Jr. Clemson |
24 | QB (1) |
Malik Willis Liberty |
30 | T (5) |
Bernhard Raimann Cent. Michigan |
31 | EDGE (6) |
David Ojabo Michigan |
32 | EDGE (7) |
Boye Mafe Minnesota |
34 | EDGE (8) |
Arnold Ebiketie Penn St. |
35 | QB (3) |
Matt Corral Mississippi |
37 | S (4) |
Jaquan Brisker 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
101 | EDGE (17) |
Myjai Sanders Cincinnati |
102 | T (11) |
Rasheed Walker Penn St. |
103 | CB (10) |
Coby Bryant Cincinnati |
104 | WR (16) |
David Bell Purdue |
105 | T (12) |
Max Mitchell Louisiana |
106 | T (13) |
Zach Tom Wake Forest |
107 | RB (5) |
James Cook Georgia |
108 | T (14) |
Logan Bruss Wisconsin |
109 | CB (11) |
Joshua Williams Fayetteville St. |
110 | EDGE (18) |
Dominique Robinson Miami (OH) |
111 | TE (6) |
Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina |
112 | DT (7) |
Matthew Butler Tennessee |
113 | S (11) |
JT Woods Baylor |
114 | CB (12) |
Zyon McCollum Sam Houston |
115 | CB (13) |
Martin Emerson Mississippi St. |
116 | S (12) |
JoJo Domann Nebraska |
117 | RB (6) |
Zamir White Georgia |
118 | G (8) |
Ed Ingram LSU |
119 | TE (7) |
Charlie Kolar Iowa St. |
120 | RB (7) |
Brian Robinson Jr. Alabama |
121 | RB (8) |
Kyren Williams Notre Dame |
122 | S (13) |
Damarri Mathis Pittsburgh |
123 | CB (14) |
Jalyn Armour-Davis Alabama |
124 | C (3) |
Dohnovan West Arizona St. |
125 | RB (9) |
Pierre Strong Jr. S. Dakota St. |
126 | EDGE (19) |
Tyreke Smith Ohio St. |
127 | LB (11) |
Brandon Smith Penn St. |
128 | CB (15) |
Josh Jobe Alabama |
129 | T (15) |
Kellen Diesch Arizona St. |
130 | T (16) |
Thayer Munford Ohio St. |
131 | CB (16) |
Cordale Flott LSU |
132 | C (4) |
Cam Jurgens Nebraska |
The draft’s first overall pick was a bit of a surprise, as the Jacksonville Jaguars selected eighth-ranked Georgia edge rusher Travon Walker — but other teams quickly moved in. First-ranked EDGE Aidan Hutchinson went next — and all three of the top edge rushers were gone in the first five picks.
After Walker, other first-round reaches included Ohio State wideout Chris Olave, Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green and Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett — all of whom were taken eight spots ahead of expectation — and Boston College guard Zion Johnson, who went 12 spots early.
But reaches of that size are fairly common. The real head-scratchers of the opening round included the Washington Commanders’ pick of Penn State wideout Jahan Dotson — taken 22 spots early — along with two other big reaches: the Green Bay Packers taking Georgia linebacker Quay Walker a full round ahead of expectation and the New England Patriots selecting Chattanooga guard Cole Strange 35 picks early.
A few teams — including the Kansas City Chiefs — got some decent value. Team needs aside, Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie (whom Kansas City selected seven spots after expectation) was actually a slightly better value than Florida State edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II would have been. (We also now know that the Chiefs had assigned McDuffie a first-round grade — but we can only guess whether they had done the same for Johnson). The Chiefs also took Purdue defensive end George Karlaftis 10 spots later than expected — as did the Jacksonville Jaguars, who traded back into the first round to get Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd.
But the Baltimore Ravens got the opening round’s best values. With their two selections, they got Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton 12 picks later than expected and Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum 13 picks after his consensus ranking would have indicated.
Good values remain available. Going into the second round, the top six players were all expected to go in the first round. It will be interesting to see how long they last. A year ago, Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was the final first-round player to be selected. Ranked 13th going into the draft, he came off the board with the 52nd pick.
After the trade with the Patriots that moved them from the 29th pick to the 21st pick, the Chiefs now have eight draft picks left.
- Second round (50th overall — from Dolphins)
- Second round (62nd overall)
- Third round (103rd overall — special comp pick)
- Fourth round (135th overall)
- Seventh round (233rd overall — from Vikings)
- Seventh round (243rd overall — from Raiders through Patriots)
- Seventh round (251st overall)
- Seventh round (259th overall — regular comp pick)
Enjoy the second and third rounds on Friday night — and we’ll be back with an updated consensus ranking on Saturday morning.
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