As you read through draft prospect rankings from around the Internet, you’re bound to notice that they vary widely. It’s hard to know which one to believe. So let’s see how a consensus of analysts would view this year’s NFL Draft prospects.
We started with top rankings from five sources — ESPN (Matt Miller’s 600 prospects), Pro Football Focus (350), CBS Sports (400), Pro Football Network (600) and Draftek (702)— and then averaged them. The top 100 results are shown here.
When rankings were averaged, players who weren’t on a particular list were calculated as if they had been ranked one position higher than the total number in that ranking. For example, if a player didn’t appear on ESPN’s list of 600, the average was calculated as if they had been ranked 601st by ESPN.
On both Friday and Saturday, we’ll publish new top-100 lists showing 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 consensus ranking. The second column shows their position and their ranking within it.
Top 100 Prospects
(Pre-Draft)
| Rk | Pos PosRnk |
Player School |
| 1 | EDGE (1) |
Abdul Carter Penn St. |
| 2 | WR-CB (1) |
Travis Hunter Colorado |
| 3 | DT (1) |
Mason Graham Michigan |
| 4 | RB (1) |
Ashton Jeanty Boise St. |
| 5 | T (1) |
Will Campbell LSU |
| 6 | QB (1) |
Cam Ward Miami (FL) |
| 7 | T (2) |
Armand Membou Missouri |
| 8 | WR (2) |
Tetairoa McMillan Arizona |
| 9 | TE (1) |
Tyler Warren Penn St. |
| 10 | T (3) |
Kelvin Banks Jr. Texas |
| 11 | EDGE (2) |
Jalon Walker Georgia |
| 12 | CB (2) |
Will Johnson Michigan |
| 13 | CB (3) |
Jahdae Barron Texas |
| 14 | S (1) |
Malaki Starks Georgia |
| 15 | EDGE (3) |
Mike Green Marshall |
| 16 | DT (2) |
Walter Nolen Mississippi |
| 17 | WR (3) |
Matthew Golden Texas |
| 18 | TE (2) |
Colston Loveland Michigan |
| 19 | LB (1) |
Jihaad Campbell Alabama |
| 20 | WR (4) |
Luther Burden III Missouri |
| 21 | EDGE (4) |
Shemar Stewart Texas A&M |
| 22 | QB (2) |
Shedeur Sanders Colorado |
| 23 | T (4) |
Josh Simmons Ohio St. |
| 24 | EDGE (5) |
Mykel Williams Georgia |
| 25 | WR (5) |
Emeka Egbuka Ohio St. |
| 26 | DT (3) |
Derrick Harmon Oregon |
| 27 | S (2) |
Nick Emmanwori S. Carolina |
| 28 | G (1) |
Grey Zabel N. Dakota St. |
| 29 | DT (4) |
Kenneth Grant Michigan |
| 30 | EDGE (6) |
James Pearce Jr. Tennessee |
| 31 | G (2) |
Tyler Booker Alabama |
| 32 | EDGE (7) |
Donovan Ezeiruaku Boston College |
| 33 | RB (2) |
Omarion Hampton N. Carolina |
| 34 | T (5) |
Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon |
| 35 | CB (4) |
Trey Amos Mississippi |
| 36 | EDGE (8) |
Nic Scourton Texas A&M |
| 37 | G (3) |
Donovan Jackson Ohio St. |
| 38 | CB (5) |
Shavon Revel Jr. E. Carolina |
| 39 | CB (6) |
Maxwell Hairston Kentucky |
| 40 | DT (5) |
Tyleik Williams Ohio St. |
| 41 | CB (7) |
Benjamin Morrison Notre Dame |
| 42 | EDGE (9) |
Landon Jackson Arkansas |
| 43 | WR (6) |
Jayden Higgins Iowa St. |
| 44 | LB (2) |
Carson Schwesinger UCLA |
| 45 | S (3) |
Xavier Watts Notre Dame |
| 46 | EDGE (10) |
JT Tuimoloau Ohio St. |
| 47 | CB (8) |
Azareye’h Thomas Florida St. |
| 48 | TE (3) |
Mason Taylor LSU |
| 49 | DT (6) |
Darius Alexander Toledo |
| 50 | QB (3) |
Jaxson Dart Mississippi |
| 51 | WR (7) |
Jack Bech TCU |
| 52 | WR (8) |
Tre Harris Mississippi |
| 53 | T (6) |
Aireontae Ersery Minnesota |
| 54 | S (4) |
Kevin Winston Jr. Penn St. |
| 55 | RB (3) |
TreVeyon Henderson Ohio St. |
| 56 | DT (7) |
Alfred Collins Texas |
| 57 | WR (9) |
Jaylin Noel Iowa St. |
| 58 | DT (8) |
TJ Sanders S. Carolina |
| 59 | G (4) |
Jonah Savaiinaea Arizona |
| 60 | CB (9) |
Darien Porter Iowa St. |
| 61 | EDGE (11) |
Princely Umanmielen Mississippi |
| 62 | RB (4) |
Quinshon Judkins Ohio St. |
| 63 | QB (4) |
Jalen Milroe Alabama |
| 64 | T (7) |
Marcus Mbow Purdue |
| 65 | WR (10) |
Jalen Royals Utah St. |
| 66 | DT (9) |
Omarr Norman-Lott Tennessee |
| 67 | RB (5) |
Kaleb Johnson Iowa |
| 68 | EDGE (12) |
Bradyn Swinson LSU |
| 69 | TE (4) |
Elijah Arroyo Miami (FL) |
| 70 | WR (11) |
Kyle Williams Washington St. |
| 71 | T (8) |
Wyatt Milum W. Virginia |
| 72 | EDGE (13) |
Oluwafemi Oladejo UCLA |
| 73 | WR (12) |
Elic Ayomanor Stanford |
| 74 | EDGE (14) |
Jack Sawyer Ohio St. |
| 75 | S (5) |
Andrew Mukuba Texas |
| 76 | G (5) |
Tate Ratledge Georgia |
| 77 | C (1) |
Jared Wilson Georgia |
| 78 | EDGE (15) |
Josaiah Stewart Michigan |
| 79 | T (9) |
Ozzy Trapilo Boston College |
| 80 | DT (10) |
Shemar Turner Texas A&M |
| 81 | EDGE (16) |
Jordan Burch Oregon |
| 82 | EDGE (17) |
Kyle Kennard S. Carolina |
| 83 | TE (5) |
Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green |
| 84 | RB (6) |
Cam Skattebo Arizona St. |
| 85 | T (10) |
Charles Grant William & Mary |
| 86 | TE (6) |
Terrance Ferguson Oregon |
| 87 | T (11) |
Cameron Williams Texas |
| 88 | EDGE (18) |
Ashton Gillotte Louisville |
| 89 | DT (11) |
Joshua Farmer Florida St. |
| 90 | RB (7) |
Dylan Sampson Tennessee |
| 91 | DT (12) |
CJ West Indiana |
| 92 | LB (3) |
Demetrius Knight Jr. S. Carolina |
| 93 | T (12) |
Anthony Belton N. Carolina St. |
| 94 | RB (8) |
RJ Harvey Cent. Florida |
| 95 | TE (7) |
Gunnar Helm Texas |
| 96 | S (6) |
Lathan Ransom Ohio St. |
| 97 | WR (13) |
Tez Johnson Oregon |
| 98 | WR (14) |
Savion Williams TCU |
| 99 | LB (4) |
Chris Paul Jr. Mississippi |
| 100 | RB (9) |
DJ Giddens Kansas St. |
A total of 876 players appeared in the five prospect rankings we collated. As you would expect, there was a lot of variance between them — even at the top. Two named Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter as the draft’s best player, while the other three went with Colorado wide receiver (or cornerback) Travis Hunter. (We have listed him as the top prospect at both positions).
This year, all of the top 200 players were listed in all five rankings. A total of 313 players appeared in all five rankings. 82 players made four, 76 were listed on three, 125 appeared on two and 280 showed up on just one.
Here’s how many players made at least one of the lists for each position, followed by the number of those ranked within the first three rounds and the percentage of the total.
- Quarterback 37 (4 — 11%)
- Tackle 63 (12 — 19%)
- Guard 51 (5 — 10%)
- Center 27 (1 — 4%)
- Tight end 46 (7 — 15%)
- Running back 73 (9 — 12%)
- Wide receiver 121 (13 — 11%)
- Defensive tackle 87 (12 — 14%)
- Edge rusher 75 (18 — 24%)
- Linebacker 87 (4 — 5%)
- Cornerback 92 (8 — 9%)
- Safety 90 (6 — 7%)
- Placekicker 9 (0 — 0%)
- Punter 9 (0 — 0%)
- Long snapper 9 (0 — 0%)
As you can see, two of Kansas City’s positions of greatest need — defensive line and offensive tackle — have the highest percentage of players ranked within the first three rounds.
