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Re: Looking at the draft.
I'm a big fan of Mike Mayock, so I'm posting his final Top 5 by Position for this draft. I made some comments in Italics.
Mike Mayock unveils the third and final of his position-by-position rankings for the 2018 NFL Draft.
Quarterback
1. Sam Darnold, USC
2. Josh Allen, Wyoming
3. Josh Rosen, UCLA
4. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
5. Lamar Jackson, Louisville
Fall: Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State (T-5)
Nobody here really floats my boat. If anyone here can become a Super Star, it's Lamar Jackson.
Running back
1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2. Sony Michel, Georgia
3. Derrius Guice, LSU
4. Nick Chubb, Georgia
T-5. Ronald Jones II, USC
T-5. Rashaad Penny, San Diego State
Rise: Michel (3), Chubb (T-5)
Fall: Guice (2), Jones (4)
Seems to be a good group. Michel at #2 surprises me.
Wide receiver
1. DJ Moore, Maryland
2. Calvin Ridley, Alabama
3. Courtland Sutton, SMU
4. Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
T-5. James Washington, Oklahoma State
T-5. Anthony Miller, Memphis
Rise: Moore (2), Sutton (4), Washington (NR)
Fall: Ridley (1), Kirk (3), Sutton (3), DJ Chark, LSU (T-5)
DJ Moore over Ridley is legit, IMO. Moore has it all. Ridley is just a bit small. Very close on those two.
Tight end
1. Hayden Hurst, South Carolina
2. Mike Gesicki, Penn State
3. Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
4. Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
5. Chris Herndon, Miami
Rise: Gesicki (3), Herndon (NR)
Fall: Goedert (2), Will Dissly, Washington (5)
Only Hurst is the complete package, IMO.
Tackle
1. Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
2. Kolton Miller, UCLA
3. Connor Williams, Texas
4. Tyrell Crosby, Oregon
T-5. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
T-5. Geron Christian, Louisville
Rise: Miller (3), Christian (NR)
Fall: Williams (2), Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State (T-5)
Good class at the top, IMO.
Interior OL
1. Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2. James Daniels, Iowa
3. Billy Price, Ohio State
4. Will Hernandez, UTEP
T-5. Isaiah Wynn, Georgia
T-5. Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
T-5. Austin Corbett, Nevada
Rise: Daniels (3), Price (T-5), Corbett (NR)
Fall: Wynn (2)
Very strong and deep class, IMO, and there are more good ones besides these guys.
Interior DL
1. Vita Vea, Washington
2. Da'Ron Payne, Alabama
3. Taven Bryan, Florida
4. Nathan Shepherd, Fort Hays State
T-5. Harrison Phillips, Stanford
T-5. Derrick Nnadi, Florida State
Rise: Shepherd (NR), Nnadi (NR)
Fall: Maurice Hurst, Michigan (4)
Fall off after the Top 3. Sad to see Hurst out of the Top 5. I hope he's able to play in the NFL.
Edge rusher
1. Bradley Chubb, N.C. State
2. Marcus Davenport, UTSA
3. Harold Landry, Boston College
4. Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
5. Rasheem Green, USC
Rise: Green (NR)
Fall: Arden Key, LSU (T-5), Sam Hubbard, Ohio State (T-5)
It's Chubb and then a bunch of "just guys".
Linebacker
1. Roquan Smith, Georgia
2. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
3. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
4. Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
5. Uchenna Nwosu, USC
Rise: Smith (2), Evans (4)
Fall: Edmunds (1), Vander Esch (3)
Nice Group.
Cornerback
1. Denzel Ward, Ohio State
2. Jaire Alexander, Louisville
3. Mike Hughes, UCF
4. Isaiah Oliver, Colorado
T-5. Donte Jackson, LSU
T-5. Josh Jackson, Iowa
Rise: Hughes (4), Oliver (5), Donte Jackson (NR)
Fall: Josh Jackson (3)
Another good group.
Safety
1. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
2. Derwin James, Florida State
3. Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
4. Justin Reid, Stanford
5. Jessie Bates III, Wake Forest
Rise: Reid (5)
Fall: Bates (4)
I like this group, too.
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