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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. So we’ve made it possible for you to see how a consensus of analysts views this year’s NFL Draft prospects.
We started with top 200 rankings from five sources — ESPN, Pro Football Focus, CBS Sports, Pro Football Network and Draftek — and then averaged them. 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 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.
The first column shows each player’s current rank, followed by their ranking prior to the NFL Combine. The second column shows their position — and their ranking within it. Then the third column has the player’s name, school and their range of rankings in the five lists.
Top 100 Prospects
(Pre-Draft)
Rnk (Prev) | Pos (PosRnk) | Player School (Rnk Range) |
1 (1) | EDGE (1) |
Will Anderson Jr. Alabama (1-4) |
2 (2) | QB (1) |
Bryce Young Alabama (1-5) |
3 (4) | QB (2) |
CJ Stroud Ohio St. (2-6) |
4 (3) | DT (1) |
Jalen Carter Georgia (2-11) |
5 (8) | RB (1) |
Bijan Robinson Texas (2-8) |
6 (11) | CB (1) |
Christian Gonzalez Oregon (4-12) |
7 (13) | CB (2) |
Devon Witherspoon Illinois (4-14) |
8 (20) | QB (3) |
Anthony Richardson Florida (5-11) |
9 (9) | T (1) |
Paris Johnson Jr. Ohio St. (6-16) |
10 (5) | EDGE (2) |
Tyree Wilson Texas Tech (6-28) |
11 (14) | T (2) |
Peter Skoronski Northwestern (5-36) |
12 (21) | WR (1) |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio St. (9-19) |
13 (10) | CB (3) |
Joey Porter Jr. Penn St. (10-23) |
14 (19) | EDGE (3) |
Lukas Van Ness Iowa (12-27) |
15 (12) | S (1) |
Brian Branch Alabama (8-28) |
16 (6) | EDGE (4) |
Myles Murphy Clemson (9-24) |
17 (17) | QB (4) |
Will Levis Kentucky (7-39) |
18 (32) | TE (1) |
Dalton Kincaid Utah (10-31) |
19 (23) | T (3) |
Broderick Jones Georgia (13-23) |
20 (42) | CB (4) |
Deonte Banks Maryland (10-26) |
21 (15) | TE (2) |
Michael Mayer Notre Dame (17-26) |
22 (7) | WR (2) |
Quentin Johnston TCU (15-32) |
23 (40) | EDGE (5) |
Nolan Smith Georgia (13-47) |
24 (53) | T (4) |
Darnell Wright Tennessee (15-29) |
25 (41) | DT (2) |
Calijah Kancey Pittsburgh (14-35) |
26 (27) | RB (2) |
Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama (14-36) |
27 (28) | WR (3) |
Zay Flowers Boston College (21-33) |
28 (18) | WR (4) |
Jordan Addison USC (23-30) |
29 (22) | T (5) |
Anton Harrison Oklahoma (20-37) |
30 (16) | DT (3) |
Bryan Bresee Clemson (16-43) |
31 (39) | CB (5) |
Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi St. (22-51) |
32 (36) | C (1) |
John Michael Schmitz Minnesota (33-47) |
33 (46) | EDGE (6) |
Felix Anudike-Uzomah Kansas St. (32-49) |
34 (60) | EDGE (7) |
Will McDonald IV Iowa St. (24-60) |
35 (26) | CB (6) |
Cam Smith S. Carolina (30-59) |
36 (29) | G (1) |
O'Cyrus Torrence Florida (25-72) |
37 (38) | LB (1) |
Drew Sanders Arkansas (29-58) |
38 (25) | CB (7) |
Kelee Ringo Georgia (17-66) |
39 (57) | TE (3) |
Darnell Washington Georgia (35-73) |
40 (66) | EDGE (8) |
Keion White Georgia Tech (34-60) |
41 (78) | LB (2) |
Jack Campbell Iowa (39-57) |
42 (64) | G (2) |
Steve Avila TCU (31-71) |
43 (90) | EDGE (9) |
Adetomiwa Adebawore Northwestern (38-56) |
44 (55) | DT (4) |
Mazi Smith Michigan (36-77) |
45 (30) | WR (5) |
Josh Downs N. Carolina (35-76) |
46 (37) | EDGE (10) |
BJ Ojulari LSU (43-57) |
47 (75) | QB (5) |
Hendon Hooker Tennessee (31-81) |
48 (45) | WR (6) |
Jalin Hyatt Tennessee (46-61) |
49 (35) | LB (3) |
Trenton Simpson Clemson (34-71) |
50 (51) | T (6) |
Cody Mauch N. Dakota St. (44-62) |
51 (34) | EDGE (11) |
Isaiah Foskey Notre Dame (24-73) |
52 (44) | TE (4) |
Luke Musgrave Oregon St. (38-74) |
53 (50) | EDGE (12) |
Derick Hall Auburn (39-87) |
54 (92) | CB (8) |
DJ Turner Michigan (34-69) |
55 (137) | CB (9) |
Julius Brents Kansas St. (27-68) |
56 (99) | C (2) |
Joe Tippmann Wisconsin (41-67) |
57 (24) | S (2) |
Antonio Johnson Texas A&M (31-98) |
58 (43) | T (7) |
Dawand Jones Ohio St. (31-89) |
59 (62) | WR (7) |
Cedric Tillman Tennessee (32-77) |
60 (68) | CB (10) |
Tyrique Stevenson Miami (FL) (39-106) |
61 (76) | TE (5) |
Sam LaPorta Iowa (41-108) |
62 (73) | DT (5) |
Keeanu Benton Wisconsin (45-87) |
63 (56) | T (8) |
Matthew Bergeron Syracuse (45-96) |
64 (80) | LB (4) |
Daiyan Henley Washington St. (47-99) |
65 (95) | S (3) |
Sydney Brown Illinois (53-91) |
66 (31) | CB (11) |
Clark Phillips III Utah (37-94) |
67 (48) | EDGE (13) |
Tuli Tuipulotu USC (52-99) |
68 (154) | WR (8) |
Tyler Scott Cincinnati (51-86) |
69 (54) | WR (9) |
Rashee Rice SMU (70-85) |
70 (122) | RB (3) |
Tyjae Spears Tulane (58-90) |
71 (86) | WR (10) |
Marvin Mims Oklahoma (71-82) |
72 (136) | WR (11) |
Jonathan Mingo Ole Miss (44-124) |
73 (84) | DT (6) |
Gervon Dexter Florida (56-117) |
74 (33) | DT (7) |
Siaki Ika Baylor (49-108) |
75 (52) | RB (4) |
Devon Achane Texas A&M (49-100) |
76 (97) | WR (12) |
Jayden Reed Michigan St. (53-122) |
77 (83) | WR (13) |
Nathaniel Dell Houston (45-106) |
78 (72) | RB (5) |
Zach Charbonnet UCLA (50-122) |
79 (116) | DT (8) |
Zacch Pickens S. Carolina (67-110) |
80 (87) | T (9) |
Blake Freeland BYU (66-108) |
81 (146) | CB (12) |
Darius Rush S. Carolina (70-101) |
82 (153) | CB (13) |
Jartavius Martin Illinois (63-99) |
83 (71) | TE (6) |
Tucker Kraft S. Dakota St. (74-100) |
84 (63) | S (4) |
Jordan Battle Alabama (63-110) |
85 (61) | EDGE (14) |
Zach Harrison Ohio St. (76-116) |
86 (74) | C (3) |
Luke Wypler Ohio St. (54-123) |
87 (89) | S (5) |
Ji'Ayir Brown Penn St. (67-135) |
88 (69) | S (6) |
JL Skinner Boise St. (57-134) |
89 (140) | RB (6) |
Roschon Johnson Texas (79-119) |
90 (109) | EDGE (15) |
Isaiah McGuire Missouri (75-115) |
91 (65) | T (10) |
Jaelyn Duncan Maryland (80-137) |
92 (88) | WR (14) |
AT Perry Wake Forest (88-124) |
93 (187) | CB (14) |
Cory Trice Purdue (77-177) |
94 (110) | RB (7) |
Tank Bigsby Auburn (65-155) |
95 (152) | WR (15) |
Michael Wilson Stanford (61-131) |
96 (93) | EDGE (16) |
Byron Young Tennessee (71-100) |
97 (123) | LB (5) |
Dorian Williams Tulane (92-135) |
98 (70) | S (7) |
Jammie Robinson Florida St. (83-160) |
99 (81) | CB (15) |
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson TCU (69-180) |
100 (117) | WR (16) |
Trey Palmer Nebraska (42-151) |
A total of 279 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 Alabama EDGE Will Anderson Jr., while the other two went with Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young.
This year, all but two of the top 100 players were listed on all five top 200 lists. A total of 132 players appeared on all five rankings. 34 players made four of the lists, 28 were listed on three, 35 appeared on two and 50 showed up on just 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 on that list).
Here’s how many players made at least one of the lists for each position — along with the percentage of players for that position who are ranked within the first three rounds.
- Quarterback 12 (42%)
- Tackle 24 (42%)
- Guard 16 (13%)
- Center 6 (50%)
- Tight end 16 (38%)
- Running back 20 (35%)
- Wide receiver 39 (41%)
- Defensive tackle 18 (44%)
- Edge rusher 44 (41%)
- Linebacker 19 (32%)
- Cornerback 39 (44%)
- Safety 25 (28%)
- Placekicker (0 - 0%)
- Punter (1 - 0%)
- Long snapper 0 (0%)
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