Ranking draft prospects by position before the NFL Combine

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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The annual NFL Scouting Combine is underway in Indianapolis.

Through this week, more than 300 draft prospects are expected to be measured, tested and interviewed as the Kansas City Chiefs (and the rest of the league’s teams) prepare for the NFL Draft, which is scheduled to begin April 27 in Kansas City.

Once the Combine is over, the stock of many draft prospects will change — and drastically in some cases. So we thought it would be interesting to take a pre-Combine position-by-position snapshot of the national prospect rankings.

We’ve done this by averaging the current top 200 prospect rankings published by ESPN, Pro Football Focus, CBS Sports, Pro Football Network and Draftek. Of course, not all players in one top 200 are necessarily listed in the other ones. So if a prospect didn’t appear on a particular top 200 list, we ranked them 201st on that list.

By averaging these rankings, we created a national ranking and broke them out by position. A total of 307 players appeared on at least one of the five lists. 112 were listed on all five. 44 players made four of the lists, 37 were listed on three, 39 appeared on two and 75 showed up on just one.

From that, we derived the rankings for each position. Under each prospect’s name is the school they attended. Under that is their overall rank on the main ranking, followed by the range in which they were ranked on the lists on which they appeared.

We’ll do this again after the Combine, giving us a chance to evaluate how players moved up and down in these rankings.

National EDGE Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Will Anderson Jr.
Alabama
(1, 1-3)
2 Tyree Wilson
Texas Tech
(5, 5-17)
3 Myles Murphy
Clemson
(6, 3-19)
4 Lukas Van Ness
Iowa
(19, 12-28)
5 Isaiah Foskey
Notre Dame
(33, 19-66)
6 BJ Ojulari
LSU
(37, 26-56)
7 Nolan Smith
Georgia
(40, 26-74)
8 Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Kansas St.
(46, 39-76)
9 Tuli Tuipulotu
USC
(48, 43-66)
10 Andre Carter II
Army
(49, 24-152)
11 Derick Hall
Auburn
(50, 34-78)
12 Will McDonald IV
Iowa St.
(60, 31-128)
13 Zach Harrison
Ohio St.
(61, 34-117)
14 Keion White
Georgia Tech
(66, 38-144)
15 Adetomiwa Adebawore
Northwestern
(89, 45-156)
16 Colby Wooden
Auburn
(90, 87-130)
17 Byron Young
Tennessee
(91, 62-127)
18 Mike Morris
Michigan
(95, 63-195)
19 Nick Herbig
Wisconsin
(103, 50-163)
20 K.J. Henry
Clemson
(104, 80-141)
21 Isaiah McGuire
Missouri
(108, 45-152)
22 Nick Hampton
Appalachian St.
(120, 95-131)
23 Karl Brooks
Bowling Green
(124, 42-192)
24 Brenton Cox Jr.
Florida
(156, 82-195)
25 Jalen Redmond
Oklahoma
(159, 87-161)
26 Ochaun Mathis
Nebraska
(160, 106-169)
27 DJ Johnson
Oregon
(162, 110-149)
28 Viliami Fehoko
San Jose St.
(163, 111-198)
29 Thomas Incoom
C. Michigan
(166, 97-197)
30 Durell Nchami
Maryland
(167, 70-143)
31 Ali Gaye
LSU
(177, 112-186)
32 Dylan Horton
TCU
(180, 132-188)
33 Jose Ramirez
E. Michigan
(183, 147-164)
34 Tavius Robinson
Ole Miss
(186, 106-165)
35 Jeremiah Martin
Washington
(187, 72-72)
36 Habakkuk Baldonado
Pittsburgh
(200, 127-174)
37 Tyler Lacy
Oklahoma St.
(203, 132-173)
38 Yasir Abdullah
Louisville
(206, 150-160)
39 YaYa Diaby
Louisville
(210, 142-173)
40 Isaiah Land
Florida A&M
(229, 166-192)
41 Derek Parish
Houston
(244, 151-151)
42 DeAndre Square
Kentucky
(268, 170-170)
43 Dante Stills
West Virginia
(297, 191-191)
44 D'Anthony Jones
Houston
(305, 198-198)

National Tackle Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Paris Johnson Jr.
Ohio St.
(9, 10-14)
2 Peter Skoronski
Northwestern
(15, 5-53)
3 Anton Harrison
Oklahoma
(22, 18-32)
4 Broderick Jones
Georgia
(23, 18-41)
5 Dawand Jones
Ohio St.
(43, 44-53)
6 Cody Mauch
N. Dakota St.
(51, 45-91)
7 Darnell Wright
Tennessee
(53, 25-117)
8 Matthew Bergeron
Syracuse
(55, 34-97)
9 Jaelyn Duncan
Maryland
(64, 27-115)
10 Blake Freeland
BYU
(86, 46-151)
11 Tyler Steen
Alabama
(131, 79-193)
12 Ryan Hayes
Michigan
(138, 107-185)
13 Wanya Morris
Oklahoma
(144, 62-174)
14 Warren McClendon
Georgia
(165, 107-160)
15 Nick Broeker
Ole Miss
(173, 113-191)
16 Braeden Daniels
Utah
(174, 133-179)
17 T.J. Bass
Oregon
(178, 128-173)
18 Richard Gouraige
Florida
(190, 92-188)
19 Jordan Morgan
Arizona
(201, 100-100)
20 Connor Galvin
Baylor
(214, 156-166)
21 Nick Saldiveri
Old Dominion
(219, 134-194)
22 Carter Warren
Pittsburgh
(233, 162-184)
23 Jordan McFadden
Clemson
(234, 162-184)
24 Luke Haggard
Indiana
(237, 165-183)
25 Javon Foster
Missouri
(243, 150-150)
26 Spencer Anderson
Maryland
(260, 162-162)
27 Tylan Grable
UCF
(271, 171-171)
28 Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
Oregon
(286, 183-183)
29 Asim Richards
N. Carolina
(287, 192-193)
30 Trevor Reid
Louisville
(303, 197-197)

National Wide Receiver Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Quentin Johnston
TCU
(7, 8-12)
2 Jordan Addison
USC
(18, 14-33)
3 Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Ohio St.
(21, 20-27)
4 Zay Flowers
Boston College
(28, 22-47)
5 Josh Downs
N. Carolina
(30, 30-44)
6 Jalin Hyatt
Tennessee
(45, 36-68)
7 Kayshon Boutte
LSU
(47, 41-59)
8 Rashee Rice
SMU
(54, 22-85)
9 Cedric Tillman
Tennessee
(62, 37-109)
10 Nathaniel Dell
Houston
(82, 37-91)
11 Marvin Mims
Oklahoma
(85, 83-133)
12 A.T. Perry
Wake Forest
(87, 79-133)
13 Jayden Reed
Michigan St.
(96, 86-140)
14 Parker Washington
Penn St.
(102, 60-145)
15 Trey Palmer
Nebraska
(116, 72-128)
16 Dontayvion Wicks
Virginia
(117, 74-167)
17 Xavier Hutchinson
Iowa St.
(121, 61-150)
18 Jonathan Mingo
Ole Miss
(136, 103-170)
19 Rakim Jarrett
Maryland
(147, 110-164)
20 Charlie Jones
Purdue
(151, 78-176)
21 Michael Wilson
Stanford
(152, 76-153)
22 Tyler Scott
Cincinnati
(154, 78-189)
23 Jalen Moreno-Cropper
Fresno St.
(157, 114-184)
24 Andrei Iosivas
Princeton
(175, 127-171)
25 Dontay Demus Jr.
Maryland
(185, 129-137)
26 Ronnie Bell
Michigan
(188, 127-189)
27 Puka Nacua
BYU
(211, 135-200)
28 Jake Bobo
UCLA
(220, 165-199)
29 Elijah Higgins
Stanford
(225, 167-172)
30 Xavier Gipson
Stephen F. Austin
(231, 141-141)
31 Mitchell Tinsley
Penn St.
(239, 168-181)
32 Ainias Smith
Texas A&M
(240, 149-149)
33 Jacob Copeland
Maryland
(246, 153-153)
34 Malik Knowles
Kansas St.
(247, 153-153)
35 Josh Vann
S. Carolina
(257, 159-159)
36 Tre Tucker
Cincinnati
(259, 174-189)
37 Antoine Green
N. Carolina
(266, 169-169)
38 Dallas Daniels
Jackson St.
(275, 176-176)
39 Justin Shorter
Florida
(277, 184-194)
40 Derius Davis
TCU
(279, 179-200)
41 Joseph Ngata
Clemson
(282, 180-180)
42 Malik Heath
Ole Miss
(288, 185-185)
43 Kearis Jackson
Georgia
(293, 189-189)
44 Jadon Haselwood
Arkansas
(299, 193-193)

National Defensive Tackle Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Jalen Carter
Georgia
(3, 1-3)
2 Bryan Bresee
Clemson
(16, 8-37)
3 Siaki Ika
Baylor
(34, 30-55)
4 Calijah Kancey
Pittsburgh
(41, 14-82)
5 Mazi Smith
Michigan
(56, 35-86)
6 Keeanu Benton
Wisconsin
(72, 55-136)
7 Gervon Dexter
Florida
(83, 38-177)
8 Byron Young
Alabama
(100, 50-195)
9 Jaquelin Roy
LSU
(107, 81-114)
10 Zacch Pickens
S. Carolina
(115, 79-136)
11 Keondre Coburn
Texas
(127, 72-149)
12 Moro Ojomo
Texas
(134, 73-196)
13 Kobie Turner
Wake Forest
(170, 102-191)
14 DJ Dale
Alabama
(195, 129-163)
15 Jerrod Clark
Coastal Carolina
(196, 135-190)
16 Cameron Young
Mississippi St.
(202, 123-182)
17 Nesta Jade Silvera
Arizona St.
(208, 110-110)
18 Brodric Martin
W. Kentucky
(212, 115-115)
19 Jonah Tavai
San Diego St.
(230, 140-140)
20 Jacob Slade
Michigan St.
(242, 153-198)
21 P.J. Mustipher
Penn St.
(262, 164-164)
22 Cory Durden
N. Carolina St.
(267, 170-170)
23 Fabien Lovett
Florida St.
(273, 175-175)

National Tight End Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Michael Mayer
Notre Dame
(14, 11-28)
2 Dalton Kincaid
Utah
(32, 23-70)
3 Luke Musgrave
Oregon St.
(44, 33-68)
4 Darnell Washington
Georgia
(57, 47-100)
5 Tucker Kraft
S. Dakota St.
(70, 60-121)
6 Sam LaPorta
Iowa
(75, 57-186)
7 Cameron Latu
Alabama
(126, 86-173)
8 Luke Schoonmaker
Michigan
(143, 92-178)
9 Josh Whyle
Cincinnati
(155, 102-188)
10 Davis Allen
Clemson
(181, 144-161)
11 Payne Durham
Purdue
(223, 135-135)
12 Zack Kuntz
Old Dominion
(226, 154-185)
13 Will Mallory
Miami (FL)
(245, 169-199)
14 Brenton Strange
Penn St.
(252, 157-157)
15 Travis Vokolek
Nebraska
(283, 180-180)

National Safety Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Brian Branch
Alabama
(12, 6-23)
2 Antonio Johnson
Texas A&M
(24, 13-41)
3 Christopher Smith
Georgia
(58, 35-100)
4 Jordan Battle
Alabama
(63, 39-90)
5 Jammie Robinson
Florida St.
(69, 63-127)
6 Ji'Ayir Brown
Penn St.
(88, 70-120)
7 JL Skinner
Boise St.
(93, 28-144)
8 Sydney Brown
Illinois
(94, 58-113)
9 Brandon Joseph
Notre Dame
(105, 110-137)
10 Trey Dean III
Florida
(133, 78-191)
11 Jay Ward
LSU
(148, 105-187)
12 Daniel Scott
California
(158, 115-150)
13 Ronnie Hickman
Ohio St.
(168, 113-200)
14 J.L. Skinner
Boise St.
(176, 47-47)
15 Rashad Torrence II
Florida
(191, 126-155)
16 DeMarcco Hellams
Alabama
(193, 140-176)
17 Quindell Johnson
Memphis
(204, 151-182)
18 Martez Manuel
Missouri
(209, 113-113)
19 Chamarri Conner
Virginia Tech
(236, 174-197)
20 Mark Perry
TCU
(249, 155-155)
21 Kaevon Merriweather
Iowa
(250, 172-185)
22 Marte Mapu
Sacramento St.
(255, 158-158)
23 Jason Taylor II
Oklahoma St.
(258, 161-161)
24 Gervarrius Owens
Houston
(264, 175-196)
25 Tyreque Jones
Boise St.
(278, 177-177)
26 Anthony Johnson Jr.
Iowa St.
(285, 182-182)
27 Christian Izien
Rutgers
(298, 191-191)
28 Khoury Bethley
Arizona St.
(301, 196-196)

National Running Back Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Bijan Robinson
Texas
(8, 4-27)
2 Jahmyr Gibbs
Alabama
(27, 14-54)
3 Devon Achane
Texas A&M
(52, 34-80)
4 Zach Charbonnet
UCLA
(71, 61-105)
5 Zach Evans
Ole Miss
(99, 85-157)
6 Tank Bigsby
Auburn
(109, 58-165)
7 Kendre Miller
TCU
(110, 52-135)
8 DeWayne McBride
UAB
(113, 79-124)
9 Sean Tucker
Syracuse
(114, 100-148)
10 Tyjae Spears
Tulane
(122, 100-172)
11 Eric Gray
Oklahoma
(128, 86-149)
12 Israel Abanikanda
Pittsburgh
(129, 57-164)
13 Kenny McIntosh
Georgia
(135, 66-180)
14 Roschon Johnson
Texas
(140, 64-200)
15 Chase Brown
Illinois
(142, 85-173)
16 Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Kentucky
(205, 118-190)
17 Keaton Mitchell
E. Carolina
(224, 137-137)
18 Deuce Vaughn
Kansas St.
(241, 158-193)
19 Evan Hull
Northwestern
(254, 158-158)
20 Camerun Peoples
Appalachian St.
(263, 164-164)
21 Mohamed Ibrahim
Minnesota
(269, 170-170)

National Corrnerback Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Joey Porter Jr.
Penn St.
(10, 6-21)
2 Christian Gonzalez
Oregon
(11, 7-23)
3 Devon Witherspoon
Illinois
(13, 5-33)
4 Kelee Ringo
Georgia
(25, 15-75)
5 Cam Smith
S. Carolina
(26, 12-69)
6 Clark Phillips III
Utah
(31, 17-92)
7 Emmanuel Forbes
Mississippi St.
(39, 38-59)
8 Deonte Banks
Maryland
(42, 23-81)
9 Eli Ricks
Alabama
(59, 32-122)
10 Jaylon Jones
Texas A&M
(67, 42-124)
11 Tyrique Stevenson
Miami (FL)
(68, 39-131)
12 Garrett Williams
Syracuse
(78, 49-133)
13 Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson
TCU
(80, 60-140)
14 Kyu Blu Kelly
Stanford
(84, 52-145)
15 DJ Turner
Michigan
(119, 54-155)
16 Riley Moss
Iowa
(130, 71-145)
17 Kei'Trel Clark
Louisville
(132, 104-148)
18 Julius Brents
Kansas St.
(137, 78-172)
19 Carrington Valentine
Kentucky
(139, 88-135)
20 Jakorian Bennett
Maryland
(141, 68-177)
21 Darius Rush
S. Carolina
(146, 80-179)
22 Mekhi Garner
LSU
(149, 64-182)
23 Jartavius Martin
Illinois
(153, 107-188)
24 Arquon Bush
Cincinnati
(164, 116-160)
25 Myles Brooks
Louisiana Tech
(172, 94-125)
26 D.J. Turner
Michigan
(182, 61-61)
27 Cory Trice
Purdue
(189, 136-141)
28 Cameron Brown
Ohio St.
(192, 84-198)
29 Noah Daniels
TCU
(194, 122-168)
30 Rejzohn Wright
Oregon St.
(197, 98-195)
31 Alex Austin
Oregon St.
(207, 109-109)
32 Anthony Johnson
Virginia
(213, 166-186)
33 Mekhi Blackmon
USC
(215, 122-122)
34 Darrell Luter Jr.
S. Alabama
(216, 161-185)
35 Nic Jones
Ball St.
(218, 126-126)
36 Cameron Mitchell
Northwestern
(232, 169-177)
37 Starling Thomas V
UAB
(238, 156-192)
38 Terell Smith
Minnesota
(248, 155-155)
39 Jarrick Bernard-Converse
LSU
(256, 159-159)
40 Keidron Smith
Kentucky
(270, 171-171)
41 Benny Sapp III
Northern Iowa
(289, 186-186)
42 Christian Braswell
Rutgers
(290, 186-186)
43 Tyler Baker-Williams
N. Carolina St.
(294, 189-189)
44 Lance Boykin
Coastal Carolina
(295, 190-190)

National Linebacker Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Trenton Simpson
Clemson
(35, 26-59)
2 Drew Sanders
Arkansas
(38, 26-95)
3 Noah Sewell
Oregon
(76, 44-118)
4 Jack Campbell
Iowa
(77, 64-147)
5 Daiyan Henley
Washington St.
(79, 38-140)
6 Henry To'oTo'o
Alabama
(81, 69-159)
7 DeMarvion Overshown
Texas
(106, 82-143)
8 Owen Pappoe
Auburn
(118, 118-144)
9 Dorian Williams
Tulane
(123, 97-139)
10 Ivan Pace Jr.
Cincinnati
(161, 99-190)
11 Mohamoud Diabate
Utah
(169, 108-200)
12 Ventrell Miller
Florida
(179, 142-168)
13 SirVocea Dennis
Pittsburgh
(184, 105-160)
14 Cam Jones
Indiana
(199, 121-199)
15 Jalen Graham
Purdue
(228, 139-139)
16 Micah Baskerville
LSU
(251, 156-156)
17 Eku Leota
Auburn
(274, 176-176)
18 Anfernee Orji
Vanderbilt
(276, 183-195)
19 Mohamoud Diabete
Utah
(280, 178-178)
20 Drake Thomas
N. Carolina St.
(291, 187-187)
21 Shaka Heyward
Duke
(296, 190-190)
22 Mike Jones Jr.
LSU
(302, 196-196)
23 Dee Winters
TCU
(304, 197-197)

National Quarterback Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 Bryce Young
Alabama
(2, 1-5)
2 C.J. Stroud
Ohio St.
(4, 4-8)
3 Will Levis
Kentucky
(17, 4-59)
4 Anthony Richardson
Florida
(20, 11-36)
5 Hendon Hooker
Tennessee
(74, 62-119)
6 Tanner McKee
Stanford
(97, 29-152)
7 Jake Haener
Fresno St.
(125, 101-192)
8 Jaren Hall
BYU
(150, 108-178)
9 Aidan O'Connell
Purdue
(221, 132-132)
10 Max Duggan
TCU
(222, 157-198)
11 Stetson Bennett
Georgia
(261, 162-162)
12 Clayton Tune
Houston
(272, 181-194)

National Guard Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 O'Cyrus Torrence
Florida
(29, 22-60)
2 Andrew Vorhees
USC
(92, 63-170)
3 Emil Ekiyor Jr.
Alabama
(101, 91-171)
4 Jarrett Patterson
Notre Dame
(112, 94-171)
5 Jaxson Kirkland
Washington
(171, 105-161)
6 Henry Bainivalu
Washington
(198, 99-197)
7 Atonio Mafi
UCLA
(217, 163-163)
8 Chandler Zavala
N. Carolina St.
(227, 139-139)
9 McClendon Curtis
Chattanooga
(235, 146-146)
10 Chris Murray
Oklahoma
(265, 166-166)
11 Brandon Kipper
Oregon St.
(284, 181-181)
12 Anthony Bradford
LSU
(292, 188-188)
13 Jake Andrews
Troy
(300, 194-194)
14 Loic Ngassam Nya
Wake Forest
(307, 199-199)

National Center Prospect Rankings

Rnk Player
School
(Overall, Low-High)
1 John Michael Schmitz
Minnesota
(36, 32-52)
2 Steve Avila
TCU
(65, 41-102)
3 Luke Wypler
Ohio St.
(73, 47-148)
4 Joe Tippmann
Wisconsin
(98, 62-163)
5 Olusegun Oluwatimi
Michigan
(111, 67-159)
6 Ricky Stromberg
Arkansas
(145, 112-194)
7 Juice Scruggs
Penn St.
(253, 157-157)
8 Alex Forsyth
Oregon
(306, 199-199)
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