We are officially 29 days away from the three-day offseason football immersion I like to refer to as “NFL Draftmas.”
Given that my Big Board 1.0 was published a few days before the start of the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, and the number of Pro Days that have began taking place, it was time to update the overall rankings of the eligible prospects for the 2018 NFL Draft. I’ve expanded the list from 75 to 100 players for this updated Big Board.
Just a reminder for everyone, especially the Mock Draft crackheads: the Big Board is an empirical, head-to-head ranking of every player in the draft, which means that player carries my highest overall grade and ranking, as compared to any other player. That does NOT that the player whom I have listed at #1 below will be the first overall selection, taken by the Cleveland Browns.
This is just one random internet blogger’s ranking, and all 32 teams will have their own internal Big Boards that they create, based on a combination of scouting evaluations, team needs, and whatever whim the team owner feels like acting upon.
Rank | Player | Position | School |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Quenton Nelson | OL | Notre Dame |
2 | Bradley Chubb | DE | North Carolina State |
3 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | DB | Alabama |
4 | Derwin James | Safety | Florida State |
5 | Saquon Barkley | RB | Penn State |
6 | Sam Darnold | QB | USC |
7 | Denzel Ward | CB | Ohio State |
8 | Roquan Smith | ILB | Georgia |
9 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma |
10 | Tremaine Edmunds | OLB | Virginia Tech |
11 | Harold Landry | DE | Boston College |
12 | Vita Vea | DT | Washington |
13 | Da'Ron Payne | DT | Alabama |
14 | Josh Jackson | CB | Iowa |
15 | Josh Rosen | QB | UCLA |
16 | Maurice Hurst | DT | Michigan |
17 | Marcus Davenport | DE | UT San Antonio |
18 | Rashaan Evans | ILB | Alabama |
19 | Isaiah Wynn | OL | Georgia |
20 | Will Hernandez | OL | UTEP |
21 | Jaire Alexander | CB | Louisville |
22 | Calvin Ridley | WR | Alabama |
23 | Connor Williams | OT | Texas |
24 | Mike McGlinchey | OT | Notre Dame |
25 | James Daniels | OL | Iowa |
26 | Josh Allen | QB | Wyoming |
27 | Taven Bryan | DT | Florida |
28 | Mike Hughes | CB | Central Florida |
29 | Leighton Vander Esch | LB | Boise State |
30 | Ronald Jones II | RB | USC |
31 | Courtland Sutton | WR | SMU |
32 | Derrius Guice | RB | LSU |
33 | D.J. Moore | WR | Maryland |
34 | Sony Michel | RB | Georgia |
35 | Dallas Goedert | TE | South Dakota State |
36 | Arden Key | DE | LSU |
37 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville |
38 | Billy Price | OL | Ohio State |
39 | Kolton Miller | OT | UCLA |
40 | Christian Kirk | WR | Texas A&M |
41 | Isaiah Oliver | CB | Colorado |
42 | Ronnie Harrison | Safety | Alabama |
43 | Sam Hubbard | DE | Ohio State |
44 | Hayden Hurst | TE | South Carolina |
45 | Justin Reid | Safety | Stanford |
46 | Donte Jackson | CB | LSU |
47 | Jessie Bates | Safety | Wake Forest |
48 | Nick Chubb | RB | Georgia |
49 | Lorenzo Carter | OLB | Georgia |
50 | MJ Stewart | CB | North Carolina |
51 | Tyrell Crosby | OT | Oregon |
52 | Harrison Phillips | DT | Stanford |
53 | Mason Rudolph | QB | Oklahoma State |
54 | James Washington | WR | Oklahoma State |
55 | Brian O'Neill | OT | Pittsburgh |
56 | Carlton Davis | CB | Auburn |
57 | Mark Andrews | TE | Oklahoma |
58 | Rasheem Green | DT | USC |
59 | B.J. Hill | DT | North Carolina State |
60 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | Notre Dame |
61 | Austin Corbett | OL | Nevada |
62 | Nathan Shepherd | DT | Fort Hayes State |
63 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | OLB | Oklahoma |
64 | Mike Gesicki | TE | Penn State |
65 | Malik Jefferson | LB | Texas |
66 | Hercules Mata'afa | DT | Washington State |
67 | Rashaad Penny | RB | San Diego State |
68 | Tim Settle | DT | Virginia Tech |
69 | Frank Ragnow | OL | Arkansas |
70 | Chukwuma Okorafor | OT | Western Michigan |
71 | Geron Christian | OT | Louisville |
72 | Kerryon Johnson | RB | Auburn |
73 | JC Jackson | CB | Maryland |
74 | Martinas Rankin | OT | Mississippi State |
75 | Anthony Averett | CB | Alabama |
76 | Duke Ejiofor | DE | Wake Forest |
77 | Anthony Miller | WR | Memphis |
78 | Deon Cain | WR | Clemson |
79 | RJ McIntosh | DT | Miami |
80 | Darius Leonard | LB | South Carolina State |
81 | Dante Pettis | WR | Washington |
82 | Jerome Baker | LB | Ohio State |
83 | Derrick Nnadi | DT | Florida State |
84 | Jordan Lasley | WR | UCLA |
85 | Armani Watts | Safety | Texas A&M |
86 | Orlando Brown | OT | Oklahoma |
87 | Nick Nelson | CB | Wisconsin |
88 | Desmond Harrison | OT | West Georgia |
89 | D.J. Chark | WR | LSU |
90 | Christian Campbell | CB | Penn State |
91 | Braden Smith | OL | Auburn |
92 | Josey Jewel | LB | Iowa |
93 | Royce Freeman | RB | Oregon |
94 | Jamarco Jones | OT | Ohio State |
95 | Uchenna Nwoso | OLB | USC |
96 | Kalen Ballage | RB | Arizona State |
97 | Josh Sweat | DE | Florida State |
98 | Kyzir White | Safety | West Virginia |
99 | DeShon Elliott | Safety | Texas |
100 | Chad Thomas | DE | Miami |