When I got done doing tiebreaker games for my rankings and working on my full team write-ups and final MOCK draft I forgot to put this out with the hole loss of internet , and everything else that went wrong with my final draft day mock. This draft turned out to be better than I expected once I could just focus on the prospects to the exclusion of most of the rest of the world , as I initially feared this class would be as poor as the 2013 draft . Yet my confidence in this group grew with as I watched more games , and the athletic testing at the combine was spectacular as a whole , which means the potential is much higher than I thought in the beginning. Although it's still more a draft more about finding starters instead of stars early in their careers at the premium positions from what I have seen , but 4 years from now some of these toolsy guys could be superstars. So don't fear because every draft has guys rise up once they get to play Football full time , and this ones potential is higher than average in the long run , but plenty more will fail pone the regular big paychecks start rolling in. The 2013 draft looked really bad while I was watching the tape, but Travis Kelce , Lane Jhonson, The Honey Badger, Keenan Allen , and D-Hop will probably all get in the HOFame from that class. Not to mention guys like offensive lineman Travis Frederick , Terron Armstead ,and David Bakhtiari probably would have gotten in if they could have stayed healthy. So you never really know until years later how a draft class ends up. I see Fernando Mendoza as a legit franchise QB , and that trumps all so he is at the top of my board, Yet If I was going by grade Mendoza would be 7th overall , but I have the same grade on Fernando that I did with Trevor Lawrence when He left Clemson . Maybe I was a little lower on Lawrence than some , but pretty much everybody saw him as a lock coming out. My highest graded player ended up being RB Jeremiyah Love , and while I am generally against taking RB's in the top 10 he is special, and this draft is thin on top tier talent. I expect him to go TOP 5, but if he doesn't someone might trade up for him because there is even less certainty than usual in the first round of this draft. A lot of teams will want to trade down this year , and that may make prices cheaper than usual , but after my top 5 there is no player I am in love with so it's doable. In fact my top 5 includes 3 players that play positions ( a RB , A safety , and an off the ball linebacker ) that the NFL has deemed the least valuable from a salary cap perspective. However , my guess is that some team will trade up between picks 6 and 8 if a top 5 guy falls , and I think at least one will. I could easily see Downs , Love, or even Styles falling out of the top 5 because of positional value. Personally " if " I traded up this year I wouldn't want to give picks from the 2027 draft , because next year's draft looks possibly elite , but if its for one of the those top 5 I get it . Whether that potential high up trade is because a team falls in love with one particular player, is desperate to fill a need , or just an ALL IN situation remains to be seen. I ended up with more than the 12 first round grades that I expected a month ago . Although I have just 17 this time , but that's grading for every team systems , and most just draft for their own. WR , edge , and weirdly enough off the ball linebacker & safety are the positions I currently like most in my potential top 100 right now , and I don't expect that to change without some big character or injury news coming to light for multiple guys like a Laremy Tunsil gas mask situation. Instead I expect a lot of drafting for need after the top 10. Despite WR and EDGE being good this year their is no slam dunk # 1 WR in this draft like a Jamar Chase or Marvin Harrison JR . In fact I had a higher grade on Rome Odunze 2 years ago than I do on my #1 WR this year, and Rome was the 3rd WR taken in that draft. I expect at least 10 WR's to get drafted in the first 2 rounds. Same thing with edge rushers . There is obviously no Myles Garret type, but there is isn't even the equivalent to a Will Anderson or Abdul Carter who looked like for sure every year top 5 prospects to me during their drafts, although there are a few guys with that type of upside. Even without that definitive top tier guy I expect a dozen edge rushers to go in the first 2 rounds. Also don't be surprised if a lot of O-Lineman are over drafted in the first round because their is a lot of shaky O-Line play in the NFL right now , but I only have 3 with a true first round grade , and the highest graded one is a guard so tough cookies. Nevertheless I expect at least 11 O-lineman will be off the board in the first 2 rounds. I have broken down a minimum of 5 games on every player who is on this top 100 , and I have done well over a dozen games on some of these players. This is a top 143 because I have 140 players with a 4th round grade , and plus one for each of God Family and Football. This is NOT a mock draft , or the order in which I expect players to be drafted. Its how I value these players long term future in the NFL right now. I ALSO added NFL player comparisons for the first few rounds so you have an idea of what you are getting , and the higher I have them ranked the more likely I believe that the player will reach said comp. Without further ado here it is. Agreeing or disagreeing is welcome, but please do it intelligently & respectfully or I just won't post it. so here it is. Enjoy.
# Is for a player for with reported character or maturity concerns.
** Is for a player with reported injury concerns.
BLUE CHIPPERS
1.FERNANDO MENDOZA - QB - INDIANA - 6"5" , 236
NFL PLAYER COMP - MATT RYAN - retired
2.JEREMIYAH LOVE - RB - N.DAME - 6 ft. , 212
NFL PLAYER COMP - JAMAAL CHARLES - retired
HIGH FIRST ROUNDERS - Almost Blue Chippers
3.CALEB DOWNS - S - OHIO ST - 6 ft. , 206
NFL PLAYER COMP - ED REED - retired
4.SONNY STYLES - LB - OHIO ST. - 6"5" , 244
NFL PLAYER COMP - BRIAN URLACHER - retired
5.ARVELL REESE - LB/EDGE - OHIO ST. - 6"4" , 241
NFL PLAYER COMP - ABDUL CARTER - GIANTS
SOLID 1rst ROUNDERS
6.MANSOOR DELANE - CB - LSU - 6 ft. , 187
NFL PLAYER COMP - TRENT MCDUFFIE - RAMS
7.OLAIVAVEGA IOANE - G - PENN ST. - 6"4" , 320
NFL PLAYER COMP - DAVID DECASTRO - retired
8.CARNELL TATE - WR - OHIO ST. - 6"2' , 192
NFL PLAYER COMP - STEFON DIGGS - FA
9.RUEBEN BAIN - # - DE/DT - MIAMI - 6"2" , 263
NFL PLAYER COMP - BRANDON GRAHAM - EAGLES
10.DAVID BAILEY - OLB/DE - TEXAS TECH - 6"4" , 251
NFL PLAYER COMP - NICK BONITTO - BRONCOS
11.DILLION THIENEMAN - S - OREGON - 6 ft. , 201
NFL PLAYER COMP - JESSIE BATES - FALCONS
LOW FIRST ROUNDERS
12.FRANCIS MAUIGOA - ** - T/G - MIAMI - 6"6" , 329
NFL PLAYER COMP - DARNELL WRIGHT - BEARS
13.SPENCER FANO - T/C/G - UTAH - 6"6" , 311
NFL PLAYER COMP - CONNOR WILLIAMS - retired
14.MAKAI LEMON - WR - USC - 5"11" , 192
NFL PLAYER COMP - AMON RA ST. BROWN
15.JORDAN TYSON - ** - WR - AZ ST. - 6"2" , 203
NFL PLAYER COMP - AMARI COOPER - retired
16.KENYON SADIQ - TE - OREGON - 6"3" , 241
NFL PLAYER COMP - VERNON DAVIS - retired
17.AKHEEM MESIDOR - DL - MIAMI - 6"3" , 260
NFL PLAYER COMP - LAIATU LATU - COLTS
1RST ROUND BUBBLE GUYS
18.TJ PARKER - EDGE - CLEMSON - 6"4" , 263
NFL PLAYER COMP - TRENT COLE - retired
19.JERMOD MCCOY - ** - CB - TENNESEE - 6"1" , 188
NFL PLAYER COMP - STEPHON GILMORE - retired
20.KELDRICK FAULK - DE/DT - AUBURN - 6"6" , 277
NFL PLAYER COMP - DAVID IRVING - retired
2ND ROUNDERS
21.OMAR COOPER JR. - WR - INDIANA - 6 ft. , 199
NFL PLAYER COMP - PERCY HARVIN - retired
22.MONROE FREELING - OT - GEORGIA - 6"7" , 315
NFL PLAYER COMP - NATE SOLDER - retired
23.CHRIS JOHNSON - CB - SAN DIEGO ST. - 6 ft. , 198
NFL PLAYER COMP - AJ TERRELL - FALCONS
24.ZION YOUNG - # - DE - MISSOURI - 6"6' , 267
NFL PLAYER COMP - ZADARIUS SMITH - FA
25.KAYDEN MCDONALD - DT - OHIO ST. - 6"2" , 326
NFL PLAYER COMP - KENNY CLARK - DALLAS
26.DENZEL BOSTON - WR - WASHINGTON - 6"4" , 212
NFL PLAYER COMP - COURTLAND SUTTON - BRONCOS
27.MALACHI LAWRENCE - EDGE - UCF - 6"4" , 253
NFL PLAYER COMP - KAMERION WIMBLEY - retired
28.COLTON HOOD - CB - TENNESSEE - 6 ft. , 193
NFL PLAYER COMP - CARLTON DAVIS - PATRIOTS
29.MAX IHEANACHOR - OT - AZ. ST. - 6"6" , 321
NFL PLAYER COMP - ERIC WINSTON - retired
30.GABE JACAS - EDGE - ILLINOIS - 6"4" , 260
NFL PLAYER COMP - JARED VERSE - RAMS
31.EMMANUEL MCNEIL-WARREN - S - TOLEDO - 6"4" , 201
NFL PLAYER COMP - DERWIN JAMES - CHARGERS
32.PETER WOODS - DT - CLEMSON - 6"3" , 298
NFL PLAYER COMP - KAWAAN SHORT - retired
33.KEYLAND RUTLEDGE - G - GEORGIA TECH - 6"4" , 316
NFL PLAYER COMP - LOGAN MANKINS - retired
34.CJ ALLEN - LB - GEORGIA - 6"1' , 230
NFL PLAYER COMP - PATRICK QUEEN - STEELERS
35.CASHIUS HOWELL - DE/OLB - TEXAS A&M - 6"3" , 253
NFL PLAYER COMP - HAROLD LANDRY - PATRIOTS
36.CHRISTEN MILLER - DT - GEORGIA - 6"4" , 321
NFL PLAYER COMP - DAVID ONYEMATA - JETS
37.KADYN PROCTOR - G/T - ALABAMA - 6"7" , 352
NFL PLAYER COMP - MEKHI BECTON - CHARGERS
38.TY SIMPSON - QB - ALABAMA - 6"1" , 211
NFL PLAYER COMP - BROCK PURDY - 49ers
39.K.C. CONCEPCION - WR - TEXAS A&M - 6 ft. , 196
NFL PLAYER COMP - WILL FULLER - retired
40.BLAKE MILLER - OT - CLEMSON - 6"7" , 317
NFL PLAYER COMP - COLTON MCKIVITZ - 49ers
41.EMMANUEL PREGNON - G - OREGON - 6"4" , 314
NFL PLAYER COMP - ROBERT HUNT - PANTHERS
42.CALEB LOMU - OT - UTAH - 6"6" , 313
NFL PLAYER COMP - ROGER ROSENGARTEN - RAVENS
43.TREYDAN STUKES - ** - S/CB - ARIZONA - 6"1" , 190
NFL PLAYER COMP - JEVON HOLLAND - GIANTS
44.GERMIE BERNARD - WR - ALABAMA - 6"1" , 206
NFL PLAYER COMP - MICAHEL WILSON - ARIZONA
45.R. MASON THOMAS - EDGE - OKLAHOMA - 6"2" , 241
NFL PLAYER COMP - LAMAR WOODLEY - retired
46.DEANGELO PONDS - CB - INDIANA - 5"9" , 182
NFL PLAYER COMP - ORLANDO SCANDRICK - retired
47.JADARIAN PRICE - RB - N. DAME - 5"11" , 203
NFL PLAYER COMP - TONY POLLARD - TITANS
48.JACOB RODRIGUEZ - LB - TEXAS TECH- 6'1' , 231
NFL PLAYER COMP - FOYESADE OLUOKUN - jaguars
49.ANTHONY HILL JR. - LB - TEXAS - 6"2" , 238
NFL PLAYER COMP - DEVIN LLOYD - PANTHERS
50.DOMINIQUE ORANGE - DT - IOWA ST. - 6"2" , 322
NFL PLAYER COMP - DOMATA PEKO - retired
51.CHASE BISONTIS - G - TEXAS A&M - 6"5" , 315
NFL PLAYER COMP - LANDON DICKERSON - EAGLES
52.AJ HAULCY - S- LSU - 6 ft. , 215
NFL PLAYER COMP - KERBY JPSEPH - LIONS
53.KEIONTE SCOTT - CB/S - MIAMI - 5"11' , 193
NFL PLAYER COMP - LEON HALL - retired
54.ANTONIO WILLIAMS - ** - WR - CLEMSON - 6 ft. , 187
NFL PLAYER COMP - JULIAN EDELMAN - retired
55.AVIEON TERRELL - CB - CLEMSON - 5"11" , 186
NFL PLAYER COMP - BYRON MURPHY - VIKINGS
56.KYLE LOUIS - LB - PITT - 6 ft. , 220
NFL PLAYER COMP - MATT MILANO - BILLS
3RD ROUNDERS
57.CALEB BANKS - **# - DT - FLORIDA - 6"6" , 327
NFL PLAYER COMP - ALBERT HAYNESWORTH - retired
58.DE'ZHAUN STRIBLING - WR - OLE MISS - 6"2" , 207
NFL PLAYER COMP - DEEBO SAMUELS - FA
59.GENNINGS DUNKER - G/T - IOWA - 6"5" , 319
NFL PLAYER COMP - KYLE LONG - retired
60.CHRIS BRAZZELL - # - WR - TENNESSEE - 6"4" , 198
NFL PLAYER COMP - CHRISTIAN WATSON - PACKERS
61.LEE HUNTER - DT - TEXAS TECH - 6"4" , 318
NFL PLAYER COMP - TEAIR TART - CHARGERS
62.ELI STOWERS - TE - VANDERBILT - 6"4" , 240
NFL PLAYER COMP - HAROLD FANNIN JR. - BROWNS
63.JAKE GOLDAY - LB - CINCINNATI - 6"5" , 239
NFL PLAYER COMP - ANTHONY BARR - retired
64.GARRETT NUSSMEIER - QB - LSU
NFL PLAYER COMP - BAKER MAYFIELD - TAMPA BAY
65.ZACHARIAH BRANCH - WR - GEORGIA - 5"9" 177
NFL PLAYER COMP - SANTANA MOSS - retired
66.KEYRON CRAWFORD - EDGE - AUBURN - 6"4" , 253
NFL PLAYER COMP - ANDREW VAN GINKEL - VIKINGS
67.MALACHI FIELDS - WR - N. DAME- 6"5" , 218
NFL PLAYER COMP - GEORGE PICKENS - DALLAS
68.MARKEL BELL - OT - MIAMI - 6"9" , 346
NFL PLAYER COMP - TRENT BROWN - TEXANS
69.ELIJAH SARRAT - WR - INDIANA - 6'3" , 210
70.CALEB TIERNAN - T/G - N. WESTERN - 6"8" , 323
71.SKYLAR BELL - WR - UCONN - 6 ft. , 192
72.CONNOR LEW - ** - C - AUBURN - 6"4" , 310
73.JONAH COLEMAN - RB - WASHINGTON - 5"8" , 220
74.DERRICK MOORE - EDGE - MICHIGAN- 6"4" , 255
75.JAISHAWN BARHAM - EDGE/LB - MICHIGAN - 6"4" , 240
76.TED HURST - WR - GEORGIA ST. - 6"4" , 206
77.ELIJAH SARRAT - WR - INDIANA - 6'3" , 210
78.CHRIS BELL - ** - WR - LOUISVILLE - 6"2" , 222
79.JALEN FARMER - G- KENTUCKY - 6"5" , 312
80.BRYCE LANCE - WR - N. DAKOTA ST. - 6"3" , 204
81.JOSHUA JOSEPHS - EDGE - TENNESEE - 6"3" , 242
82.AUSTIN BARBER - OT - FLORIDA - 6"7" , 318
83.SAM ROUSH - TE - STANFORD - 6"6" , 270
84.SAM HECHT - C - KANSAS ST. - 6"4' , 303 -
85.TYLER ONYEDIM - DT - TEXAS A&M - 6"1" , 292
86.TACARIO DAVIS - CB - WASHINGTON - 6"4' , 194
87.DEION BURKS - ** - WR - OKLAHOMA - 5"10" , 180
88.BUD CLARK - S/CB - TCU - 6"1" , 188
89.JOSIAH TROTTER - LB - MISSOURI - 6" , 237
90.MIKE WASHINGTON - RB - ARKANSAS - 6"1" , 223
91.ALBERT REGIS - DT - TEXAS A&M - 6"1" , 295
92.MAX KLARE - TE - OHIO ST. - 6"4" , 246
93.DEVIN MOORE - ** - CB - FLORIDA - 6"3" , 198
94.LOGAN JONES - C - IOWA - 6"3" , 299
95.BRANDON CISSE - CB - S. CAROLINA - 6 ft. , 189
96.CHRIS MCCELLAN - DT - MISS. 6"4" , 313
97.ROMELLO HEIGHT - EDGE - TEXAS TECH - 6"3" , 239
98.COLE PAYTON - QB - N. DAKOTA ST. - 6"3" , 232
99.TRAVIS BURKE - OT - MEMPHIS - 6"9" ,325
100.KAMARI RAMSEY - S - USC - 6 ft. , 202
101.JUSTIN JOLLY - TE - N.C. ST. - 6"4 , 241
102.JADON CANADY - CB - OREGON - 5"10' , 181
103.ZXAVIAN HARRIS - **# - DT - OLE MISS - 6"8" , 330
104.NICK BARRETT - NT - S. CAROLINA - 6"3" , 312
105.MARLIN KLEIN - TE - MICHIGAN - 6"6" , 248
106.DAYLENNE EVERETT - CB - GEORGIA - 6"1" , 196
107.KATRON ALLEN - RB - PENN ST. - 5"11" , 216
4TH ROUNDERS
108.CARSON BECK - QB - MIAMI - 6"5" , 233
109.KIETH ABNEY - CB - ARIZONA ST. - 5"10" , 187
110.DARRELL JACKSON JR. - DT - FLA. ST. - 6"6" , 315
110.BRIAN PARKER - C - DUKE - 6"5" , 309
111.VJ PAYNE - S/CB - KANSAS ST. - 6"3" , 206
112.CHANDLER RIVERS - CB - DUKE - 5"10" , 185
113.GRACEN HALTON - DT - OKLAHOMA - 6"3" , 293
114.CYRUS ALLEN - WR - CINCINNATI - 5"11" , 180
115.JALON KILGORE - CB/S - S. CAROLINA - 6"1" , 210
116.COLE WISNIEWSKI - S/LB - TEXAS TECH - 6"4" , 220
117.WILL KACMAREK - TE - OHIO ST. - 6"6" , 261
118.ZAKEE WHEATLEY - S- PENN ST. - 6"3" , 203
119.JUDE BOWRY - OT - B. COLLEGE - 6"5" ,314
120.BILLY STRAUTH - ** - G - NOTRE DAME - 6"5" , 310
121.KALEB PROCTOR - DT - S.E. LOUISIANA - 6"2" , 291
122.DANI DENNIS-SUTTON - EDGE - PENN ST.
123.EMMETT JOHNSON - RB - NEBRASKA- 5"10" , 202
124.WILL LEE - CB - TEXAS A&M - 6"2" , 189
125.KEVIN COLEMAN - WR - MISOURRI - 5"10 , 179
126.BRENEN THOMPSON - WR- MISS. ST. P- WR - 5"9" , 164
127.TREY ZUHN - G.C - TEXAS A&M - 6"7" , 312
128.RAYSHAUN BENNY - DT - MICHIGAN - 6"3" , 298
129.BEAU STEPHENS - G - IOWA - 6"6" , 315
130.DAVINSON IGBINOSIN - CB - OHIO ST. - 6"2' , 189
131.OSCAR DELP - TE - GEORGIA - 6"5" , 245
132.DREW SHELTON - OT - PENN ST. - 6"5" , 315
133.DAMETRIOUS CROWNOVER - TEXAS A& M - 6"7" , 319
134.MALIK MUHAMMAD - CB - TEXAS - 6 ft. , 182
135.CHARLES DEMMING - CB - S.F. AUSTIN - 6"1" , 189
136.TORIANO PRIDE JR, - CB - MISSOURI - 5"10" , 185
137.CAMERON BALL - NT - ARKANSAS - 6"4" , 310
138.ELI RARIDON - TE - N. DAME - 6"6" , 245
139.CYRUS ALLEN - WR - CINCINNATI - 5"11" , 180
140.TAYLEN GREEN - WR/QB - ARKANSAS 6"6" , 227
141.GENESIS SMITH - S - ARIZONA - 6"2" , 202
142.DEMONTE CAPEHEART - DT- CLEMSON - 6"5" , 313
143.JACKSON KUWATCH - LB - MIAMI-OHIO - 6"4" , 232
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