NFL Trading Period Sets Off Veteran Free Agency Market

For all the Trades for the NFL Draft 2018 go to www.draftinsiders.com

1st round
Buffalo and Cincinnati swapped the 12th and 21st picks OT Cordy Glenn

2nd round
Buffalo from LA Rams for WR Sammy Watkins

3rd round
Kansas City #3 and CB Kendall Fuller from Washington for QB Alex Smith
Buffalo from Cleveland for QB Tyrod Taylor

4th round
Miami from Cleveland thru Philadelphia for WR Jarvis Landry
LA Rams from NY Giants for LB Alec Ogletree
Kansas City from LA Rams for CB Marcus Peters
Cleveland and Green Bay swap 4th round picks for a swap of QB DShoneKizer & CB Damarius Randall

5th round
Seattle from Philadelphia for DE Michael Bennett
Cleveland and Green Bay swap 5th round picks for QB DeShone Kizer & CB Damarius Randall
Denver from LA Rams for CB Aqib Talib
LA Rams from Kansas City for CB Marcus Peters
Cincinnati from Buffalo for OT Cordy Glenn and swap of #1 picks

6th round
LA Rams from Buffalo for WR Sammy Watkins
LA Rams from NY Giants for LB Alec Ogletree
Buffalo from Cincinnati for OT Cordy Glenn

7th round
Philadelphia from Seattle for DE Michael Bennett

Denver from Minnesota for QB Trevor Siemian – teams swap 2018 and 2019 late round selections

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Index
Important Dates 2018 pg. 1                                      Free Agency – Salary Cap Per Team pgs. 2-3
NFL Salary Cap pg. 1                                                   Top 125 Free Agents pgs. 4-9
Free Agency Player Tags pg. 2

Important NFL 2018 Dates

February 20 – First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

Feb 27-March 5 – NFL Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, In.

March 6 – Prior to 4:00 p.m., NY time, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.
March 12-14 – During the period beginning at 12 noon, New York time, on March 12th and ending at 3:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 14th, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2017 player contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 14. However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 14.
During the above two-day negotiating period, no direct contact is permitted between a prospective unrestricted free agent and any employee or representative of a club, other than the player’s current club.
March 14 – The 2018 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
The first day of the 2018 League Year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 14. Clubs will receive a personnel notice that will include all transactions submitted to the League office during the period between 4:00 p.m., New York time, and 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 14.
March 14 – Trading period for 2018 begins at 4:00 p.m. est time, after expiration of all 2017 contracts.
March 25-28 – Annual League Meeting, Orlando, Florida.
April 2 – Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2017 regular season may begin offseason workout programs.
April 16 – Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs.
April 20 – Deadline for Restricted Free Agents to sign Offer Sheets.
April 25 – Deadline for prior club to exercise Right of First Refusal to Restricted Free Agents.

**** NFL Draft 2018 – April 26-28 ****

Thurs thru Saturday – Dallas will host at ATT Stadium in Arlington Texas

 Trades to be Announced When Free Agency Begins March 14th

For all the Trades for the NFL Draft 2018 go to www.draftinsiders.com

1st round
Buffalo and Cincinnati swapped the 12th and 21st picks OT Cordy Glenn

2nd round
Buffalo from LA Rams for WR Sammy Watkins

3rd round
Kansas City #3 and CB Kendall Fuller from Washington for QB Alex Smith
Buffalo from Cleveland for QB Tyrod Taylor

4th round
Miami from Cleveland thru Philadelphia for WR Jarvis Landry
LA Rams from NY Giants for LB Alec Ogletree
Kansas City from LA Rams for CB Marcus Peters
Cleveland and Green Bay swap 4th round picks for a swap of QB DShoneKizer & CB Damarius Randall

5th round
Seattle from Philadelphia for DE Michael Bennett
Cleveland and Green Bay swap 5th round picks for QB DeShone Kizer & CB Damarius Randall
Denver from LA Rams for CB Aqib Talib
LA Rams from Kansas City for CB Marcus Peters
Cincinnati from Buffalo for OT Cordy Glenn and swap of #1 picks

6th round
LA Rams from Buffalo for WR Sammy Watkins
LA Rams from NY Giants for LB Alec Ogletree
Buffalo from Cincinnati for OT Cordy Glenn

7th round
Philadelphia from Seattle for DE Michael Bennett

NFL Team Salary Cap Space –

NFL announced that the 2018 salary cap will be $177.2 million per team. The number represents a nearly $10 million increase over the 2017 number which was $12 million over the 2016 salary cap. Since 2012, the cap has increased by nearly $57 million per team. The salary cap figure has ballooned in recent years as the effects of new bulging television deals are being figured into the amount. The total has jumped over $33 million each of the past three seasons. Though this is the 5th straight year the salary cap has increased by at least $10 million, the 6.11% increase is the smallest increase for the cap from year to year since 2013.

Under the collective bargaining agreement, teams are required to spend an average of 89 percent of the salary cap from 2013 to 2017. League-wide, teams must spend an average of 95 percent of the salary cap over the four-year period.

This new money boosts many clubs into a higher bracket that could produce a buying frenzy in the opening weeks starting March 14th. The salary cap per team below is a fluctuating total according to ongoing roster moves – resignings, releases and restructuring of current players. The new totals should guarantee a heavily active Free Agent market thru the spring.

Several teams will enter the free-agent market on March 14 with large chunks of cap space available.
Per OverTheCap.com – based on a $177.2 million projection with additional cap carry over where applicable –

These teams began the free agency period with the highest available money prior to the official signings.
Jets $89,879,171
Browns $82,752,946
Colts $71,967,822
Bucs $68,724,951
49ers $67,235,420
Texans $65,723,753

Official Franchise Tags – Salary cap 2018 – $177.2M

Franchise Tag Salary Numbers for each position

2018 Franchise Tag Values
Offense
Position Tender Amount
Quarterback $23,189,000
Running back $11,866,000
Wide receiver $15,982,000
Tight end $9,846,000
Offensive lineman $14,077,000

Defense
Defensive end $17,143,000
Defensive tackle $13,939,000
Linebacker $14,961,000
Cornerback $14,975,000
Safety $11,287,000
Kicker/punter $4,939,000

2018 Salary Cap by Team – numbers change with each new signing and conditions
Approximate $$$$ entering Free Agency Period
Base Salary Cap Per team: $177.2M
Overthecap.com

Team                Cap Space/Effective Cap/Active Cap/ Dead Money

Jets                $89,879,171      $89,879,171 $89,481,136           $13,918,337
Browns         $82,752,946     $82,752,946 $144,619,305        $13,271,875
Colts             $71,967,822      $71,967,822 $119,144,551           $1,800,217
Bucs              $68,724,951     $68,724,951 $124,820,699         $814,506
49ers             $67,235,420    $67,235,420 $153,359,279         $15,804,569
Texans          $65,723,753     $65,723,753 $124,298,577          $1,703,233
Titans           $58,634,443     $58,634,443 $147,754,138         $1,713,913
Vikings         $44,553,005     $44,553,005 $144,833,744         $654,816
Bears            $44,508,690     $44,508,690 $135,868,009       $4,466,716
Bills              $36,668,043     $36,668,043 $115,196,340         $35,959,288
Jaguars       $32,990,537      $32,990,537 $173,825,992         $3,938,137
Rams           $31,182,571        $31,182,571 $140,125,478           $7,787,112
Saints          $30,683,864      $30,683,864 $130,483,541        $14,065,970
Broncos      $29,911,221         $29,911,221 $156,254,978         $2,369,241
Redskins    $29,018,903        $29,018,903 $148,923,164        $862,496
Seahawks    $27,578,600       $24,698,600 $136,149,444        $13,887,715
Lions           $27,205,960       $27,205,960 $147,635,207         $6,436,899
Chiefs          $25,689,521        $25,689,521 $137,915,393          $14,422,831
Raiders       $25,384,780       $25,384,780 $154,447,351          $2,018,441
Bengals       $24,207,668       $24,207,668 $163,485,187         $632,363
Panthers     $24,034,669       $24,034,669 $152,702,495        $6,762,702
Patriots      $21,258,834        $21,258,834 $155,761,332          $2,590,423
Giants        $20,489,984        $20,489,984 $153,461,632         $3,478,255
Packers      $20,292,391        $20,292,391 $158,518,921           $5,722,756
Chargers    $19,814,223         $19,814,223 $154,571,847           $4,723,657
Cardinals   $19,605,613         $19,605,613 $151,172,859           $7,298,489
Falcons      $9,371,931            $8,891,931 $161,768,492            $4,878,535
Ravens      $5,557,794            $5,557,794 $167,175,718              $3,133,338
Cowboys   $3,042,438           $3,042,438 $167,287,215            $14,811,112
Dolphins   $1,927,416            $1,927,416 $171,720,850              $3,026,688
Steelers     ($2,838,985)       ($2,838,985) $182,751,661           $956,175
Eagles        ($9,871,265)        ($9,871,265) $187,127,033           $736,941

NFL 2017 Salary Cap – Franchise/ Transitional Tags
The NFL salary cap figures list Franchise non-exclusive and transition tags. Non-exclusive players must be tendered a one-year deal no less than the listed amount for their position, which is determined by the average of the top five salaries at their position. With the non-exclusive tag, the current team has the right to match any offer or get two 1st round choices in return. An exclusive Franchise tag ties him to his current team at a higher but undetermined price for one season. Both sides can continue to negotiate on a longer deal even after a franchise tag has been applied.
NFL teams had until March 6th to designate either franchise or transitional tags. The transition tag is created by averaging the top 10 salaries at one position.

How is the Salary Cap calculated?
The Salary Cap is based on a complicated calculation that measures the league’s revenue (or certain revenues) and then apportions around 48% of that revenue to player costs. That player cost number is comprised of two components – (1) player benefits and (2) player salaries. The player salaries portion is what we are talking about when we refer to the Salary Cap. For instance, in 2011, the overall Player Cost number was $142M, while the Salary Cap was $120.375M. The difference between those numbers was the player benefits amount.

Team /Franchise Player
* The formula for the exclusive-rights tag is the same as it was in the old collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and its players. The franchise figure for QBs in 2016 is $19.95 million.
The cost for any signing club for a franchised player with the non-exclusive tag would be two first-round picks, and the current club would hold the right to match the offer.

NFL Free Agency 2018 – ‘New Money for Free Agency Period’

NFL Free Agency 2018 period opens on Wednesday March 14th at 4 pm. There is a three-day window for negotiations available from Monday morning thru Wednesday that gave clubs an opportunity to talk to agents about upcoming Free Agents to see if they are interested in their club and approximate contract dollars. They cannot sign until Wednesday March 14th at 4 pm, but it gives teams some guidelines about which players are interested in signing. Teams can talk to the player or have visits to their facilities. This initial free agency period is part of the new collective bargaining agreement that was signed in the 2012 summer. The new salary cap was raised to $177.2 million per team that clubs must comply with by the opening of the new NFL year on March 14th. Teams can sign their own free agents now as well as restructure player contracts to create salary cap room.

The week prior to the opening of Free Agency creates a group of ‘New Street Free Agents’ of veteran players who are usually due large bonuses and higher salary for the upcoming season. Many veterans have been and will continue to be released through the early weeks with bonus clauses in upcoming contracts locked into specific dates. These ’Street’ free agents have become a core part of the Free Agency movement in recent years with many big names players hitting the open market after being released by teams. This year expect many new high profile veterans to join the open market as ‘Street” free agents, though none is expected to make the headlines like Peyton Manning did a few years ago. He signed with the Broncos and made a significant impact on their offense winning the AFC West annually and completed his career with a victory in Super Bowl XL.
This year NFL teams will have $177.2 million cap number to work with a huge $10 million increase over the 2017 cap. This was an increase of over $35 million over 2013 cap year. The 2011 salary cap was $120.375 million with the 2012 cap slightly above at $120.6 million.

NFL Veterans Released – ‘Street Free Agents’
Many veteran players have been released with bonus clauses due on their current contracts. These veteran players are ‘Street Free Agents’ and allowed to sign with any of the 32 NFL teams with no compensation due to the former club. They can sign prior to the FA market if a vested veteran.

Free Agency Labels
UFA (Unrestricted free agent)
Player with four or more accrued seasons whose contract has expired.
RFA (Restricted free agent)
Player with at least three accrued seasons whose contract has expired.
EFA (Exclusive restricted FA)
Player whose contract expires at a time when he has fewer than three accrued seasons.

Franchise – Free agent who has been designated as a franchise player.
Released – Vested veteran whose contract has been terminated and can sign with any club.

NFL Free Agency 2018 – Top 125 Players

Free Agents – Unrestricted & ‘Street’ –

Exclusive Franchise Players
Le’Veon Bell RB – Steelers

Franchise Non-exclusive Players
DeMarcus Lawrence DE – Cowboys
Ezekiel Ansah DE – Lions
Lamarcus Joyner DB – Rams
Jarvis Landry WR – Dolphins

Transitional Player
Kyle Fuller CB – Bears

NFL Free Agency 2017 – Top 125 Players

Free Agents – Unrestricted & ‘Street’ –
Franchise & Transitional Players not included

Rank/ Player/ New Team
1 Kirk Cousins – signed with Vikings
2 Drew Brees – resigned with Saints
3 Allen Robinson – signed with Bears
4 Sammy Watkins – signed with Chiefs
5 Andrew Norwell – signed with Jaguars
6 Case Keenum – signed with Broncos
7 Trumaine Johnson – signed with Jets
8 Nda Shu
9 Sam Bradford – signed with Cardinals
10 Malcolm Butler – signed with Titans
11 Nate Solder – signed with Giants
12 Dontari Poe
13 Eric Reid
14 Weston Richburg – signed with 49ers
15 Zach Brown
16 Bashaud Breeland – signed with Panthers
17 Kenny Vaccaro
18 Muhammad Wilkerson – signed with Packers
19 Carlos Hyde – signed with Browns
20 Jimmy Graham – signed with Packers
21 Sheldon Richardson
22 Teddy Bridgewater – signed with Jets
23 Nigel Bradham – resigned with Eagles
24 Morgan Burnett
25 Justin Pugh
26 Dion Lewis – signed with Titans
27 Star Lotulelei – signed with Bills
28 Jerick McKinnon – signed with 49ers
29 Paul Richardson – signed with Redskins
30 E.J. Gaines
31 AJ McCarron – signed with Bills
32 Richard Sherman – signed with 49ers
33 Marqise Lee
34 Avery Williamson
35 Jack Mewhort
36 Tyler Eifert
37 Jordan Matthews
38 Anthony Hitchens – signed with Chiefs
39 DaQuan Jones
40 Trey Burton – signed with Bears
41 Morris Claiborne
42 Terrelle Pryor
43 Tahir Whitehead
44 Brent Grimes – resigned with Bucs
45 Doug Martin
46 Preston Brown
47 Isaiah Crowell – signed with Jets
48 Patrick Robinson – resigned with Saints
49 Demario Davis
50 Ryan Jensen
51 Prince Amukamara
52 John Brown
53 Sean Smith
54 Tre Boston
55 Aaron Colvin – signed with Texans
56 Tamba Hali
57 Josh Sitton
58 Austin Seferian-Jenkins
59 Donte Moncrief
60 Tyrann Mathieu
61 Adrian Clayborn
62 Jeremy Maclin
63 Trent Murphy – signed with Bills
64 Kyle Williams
65 Mike Wallace
66 Dominique Easley
67 NaVorro Bowman
68 Josh Kline – resigned with Titans
69 Cody Latimer
70 Haloti Ngata
71 Danny Amendola – signed with Dolphins
72 Jerrell Freeman
73 Eric Decker
74 Dominique Rogers-Cromartie
75 Rex Burkhead – resigned with Patriots
76 Jordy Nelson
77 Todd Davis
78 Kareem Martin
79 Kony Ealy
80 T.J. Ward
81 William Hayes
82 Martellus Bennett
83 Cameron Fleming
84 T.J. Carrie
85 Bennie Logan
86 LeGarrette Blount
87 Travis Swanson
88 Taylor Gabriel
89 Mike Glennon – signed with Cardinals
90 Julius Peppers – resigned with Panthers
91 Luke Joeckel
92 Josh McCown – resigned with Jets
93 Tavon Wilson – resigned with Lions
94 Chris Hubbard – signed with Browns
95 Jeremy Hill
96 Avery Williamson – signed with Jets
97 Eric Ebron
98 Pernell McPhee
99 DeMarco Murray
100 Alex Okafor
101 Xavier Su’a-Filo
102 Aaron Lynch
103 Troy Niklas
104 Johnathan Joseph
105 Derrick Johnson
106 John Sullivan
107 Jonathan Stewart – signed with Giants
108 Matt Slauson
109 Senio Kelemete
110 Frank Gore
111 Greg Robinson
112 Jay Cutler
113 Lamarr Houston
114 Brian Cushing
115 Wesley Johnson
116 Kevin Minter
117 Davon Kinnard – signed with Lions
118 Barkevious Mingo
119 Kendall Wright
120 Luke Willson
121 Darren Sproles
122 Connor Barwin
123 Jeff Janis
124 Rashaan Melvin
125 Tyvon Branch

NFL Free Agency

Unrestricted Free Agents – Players with four or more seasons in the league and their contract has expired. They can sign with any club with no compensation.

Restricted Free Agents – Players with three seasons in the league and whose contract has expired. Current team can extend one of three qualifying offers. It guarantees the current club compensation from the player new team. Few restricted free agents have switched clubs in the past twenty years due to the compensation given to the losing club. Clubs have changed their thinking related to restricted free agents and several teams have made this market an area to explore with several offers in recent years. Clubs feel that if they cannot get a comparable player with their draft selection they are better trading the pick for a player who has a track record in the NFL. Bidding clubs have constructed contracts that force the existing club to pay a huge amount of the contract upfront known as the “Poison pill” and has forced their hand to accept minimal compensation or not match the offer.

Exclusive Rights Free Agents – Players with one or two seasons. They cannot move if their current club tenders them at the required NFL minimums. This year 7 Franchise labeled players were designated. Only two exclusive free agent QB Kirk Cousins and RB LeVeon Bell are restricted to negotiate with only their current club. The current club can retain non exclusive free agent if they match any offers or receiving compensation via trade or get multiple draft picks.

Free Agency Labels – Each club is allowed to use one franchise label. They do not have to use the label in any year. This label can apply to unrestricted, restricted or signed players. The label stays with a player the duration of his contract unless the club removes it for the purpose of trading or releasing him.
Franchise Label – The player with this label is guaranteed the average salary of the five highest paid players at his position or 120% of his previous season’s salary. If the player’s original club waives its right of first refusal, allowing the franchise player to leave, they will get high picks from the signing team. The new signing teams are asked to pay a huge price in draft picks that has certainly hindered any movement of these players if tendered by the current team.

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NFL Salary Cap 2018 New Team Totals

New Salary Cap Per Team Reaches $177.2 Million Total

The NFL’s salary cap is set at $177.2 million per team in 2018, up from $167 million last year that is based on the league’s revenue. Though this is the 5th straight year the salary cap has increased by at least $10 million, the 6.11% increase is the smallest increase for the cap from year to year since 2013.

The NFL new league year starts March 14 with Free Agency and the Trading period the key areas of headlines.
There are three teams over the salary cap and must clear salary space by March 14th. The three teams that are over the cap are the Philadelphia Eagles ($11,210,390), Miami Dolphins ($8,874,165) and Kansas City Chiefs ($3,285,981).

The Cleveland Browns have the most room under the cap, with $108 million to spend in the Free agency market. The Browns hold both the #1 and #4 overall selections in addition to multiple other top 75 selections.

Last year, the salary cap increased by $12 million per teams when they went from $155.27 million in 2016 to $167 million. The jump from 2017 to 2018 marks the fifth straight year the cap has increased by at least $10 million over the previous year.

Free agency begins March 14

NFL Team – available Salary Cap Space 2018
Numbers from OverTheCap.com

Team salary cap total will undergo numerous changes with many players released over the next two weeks. New ‘Street’ free agents have annually become some of the most demanded players on the open market. Redskins’ QB Kirk Cousins will most likely be available next week and be the hottest free agent QB since Peyton Manning hit the open market in the 2012 postseason. Manning led the Broncos to a Super Bowl title, earning his second ring after an illustrious career with the Colts.

NFL Team Salary Cap Space 2018

Cleveland Browns: $108,692,537
New York Jets: $89,259,293
Indianapolis Colts: $72,700,202
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $69,775,263
San Francisco 49ers: $66,290,382
Chicago Bears: $62,546,933
Houston Texans: $62,383,067
Washington Redskins: $47,727,317
Minnesota Vikings: $47,630,443
Tennessee Titans: $45,974,068
Los Angeles Rams: $38,840,349
Cincinnati Bengals: $33,805,793
New Orleans Saints: $30,263,354
Jacksonville Jaguars: $29,048,410
Detroit Lions: $26,660,005
Carolina Panthers: $26,535,393
Buffalo Bills: $24,267,381
New York Giants: $23,036,234
Denver Broncos: $23,021,711
Los Angeles Chargers: $22,341,346
Arizona Cardinals: $20,236,238
Oakland Raiders: $17,355,013
Green Bay Packers: $15,674,151
Atlanta Falcons: $13,864,422
New England Patriots: $13,127,289
Seattle Seahawks: $12,609,911
Baltimore Ravens: $8,896,861
Pittsburgh Steelers: $5,119,024
Dallas Cowboys: $12,247
Kansas City Chiefs: $3,289,981
Miami Dolphins: $8,630,165
Philadelphia Eagles: $11,214,390

2018 Pro Day Schedule

The NFL Combine 2018 is only a day old and the College Pro Day Schedule is out. It begins tomorrow with the national champion, the Alabama Crimson Tide holding their Pro Day. The Tide has actually held more than 1 Pro Day at times according to the injury status of certain players.

Different colleges will post additional Pro Days and we will add to the current schedule. Some teams will add a 2nd Pro Day if injuries or weather interfere with the original event.

DraftInsiders.com will post Pro Day results on the web site, email list and twitter account along in our 250 in-depth Scouting Reports in the Draft Insiders’ 2018 Yearbook

2018 Pro Day Schedule – Updated

March 12
Arizona
Illinois
Ft Hays St (Ks)
Hampton (Va)
Old Dominion (Va)
St. Francis (Pa)
Tennessee-Martin
Tennessee St

March 13
Jacksonville St
Kansas St
Northwestern
Richmond (Va)
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest

March 14
Arizona St
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Virginia Tech
Wisconsin

March 15
Clemson
Oklahoma St
Oregon
UCLA
Virginia

March 16
Central Michigan
Charleston Southern
Georgia Tech
James Madison
Nevada
Oregon St

March 19
Bowling Green
Bucknell (Pa)
Delaware
Fresno St
NC St
Penn U
Syracuse
Temple
Tennessee
Toledo

March 20
California
Eastern Michigan
Florida State
Hawaii
Penn State
South Carolina
South Carolina St
Texas-San Antonio
UTEP

March 21
Boston College
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois St
Pittsburgh
Southern Cal
Western Michigan

March 22
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Stanford )

March 23
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri

Arkansas (March 26)
Iowa (March 26)

Iowa State (March 27)
Ole Miss (March 27)
Texas A&M (March 27)

Florida (March 28)
Mississippi State (March 28)
Texas (March 28)
UTEP (March 28)

March 29
UCF
Louisville
Southern Methodist

South Dakota State (March 30)

Boise State (April 3)
LSU (April 4)
SMU (April 5)

The NFL Scouting Combine – February 27 – March 5, 2018

The 2018 NFL Scouting Combine is here with the early part of the process underway with 336 draft-eligible players in attendance. This has become an annual event in Indianapolis, where they will go through the gauntlet of team and media interviews, physical and medical testing, and more. The results usually have a huge impact on their status for the upcoming NFL Draft.

On this list are all of the top prospects in the draft, as well as many players who will inevitably go undrafted. After all, the NFL Draft has just 256 selections, and there will be additional players who are selected despite not being invited to Indy.

NFL 2018 Scouting Combine

The best college football players are invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year 336 players will show up for extensive testing over a week as a critical part of the scouting progress for the NFL Draft. Top NFL Executives, coaching staffs, Player Personnel departments and medical personnel from all 32 NFL teams will be on hand to evaluate the nation’s top college football players eligible for the upcoming NFL Draft. This intense, four-day job interview is an exciting time for the athletes and a vital step in achieving their dreams of playing in the NFL.

With increasing interest in the NFL draft, the scouting combine has grown in scope and significance, allowing personnel directors to evaluate upcoming prospects in a standardized setting. Its origins have evolved from the National, BLESTO and Quadra Scouting organizations in 1977 to the media event it has become today.

The NFL Combine 2018 features the national champion Alabama who has the biggest group, with 14 players invited. They are followed by Ohio St (11), Georgia and LSU (10), Florida St and Miami (9) with Penn St (8), Washington (7) and Texas (6) and Oklahoma (6) each. On average, there are 110 NFL Combine players who will go undrafted while on average, 35 non-invited NFL Combine players will be drafted in April.

Athletes attend by invitation only. An athlete’s performance during the NFL Combine can affect their draft status and salary, and their career. The NFL Draft has popularized the term “workout warrior”, whereby an athlete’s “draft stock” is increased based on superior measurable qualities such as size, speed, and strength, despite having an average or sub-par college career.

NFL Scouting Combine – Feb 27 – March 5, 2018

Player Group Combine Schedule:
DAY 1 ARRIVALS: Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB)
Tuesday – February 27 – Travel to Indianapolis – Registration/Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays
Overflow Testing – Orientation – Interviews
Wednesday – Feb 28 – Measurements – Medical Examinations – Overflow Testing – Interviews
Thursday – March 1 – Psychological Testing – NFLPA Meeting – PK/ST Workout – Media – Bench
Press – Interviews
Friday – March 2 – On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) – Departure from Indianapolis

DAY 2 ARRIVALS: Group 4 (QB, WO), Group 5 (QB, WO), Group 6 (TE)
Wednesday Feb 28 – Travel to Indianapolis – Registration/Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays
Overflow Testing – Orientation – Interviews
Thursday – March 1 – Measurements – Medical Examinations – Overflow Testing – Interviews
Friday – March 2 – Psychological Testing – NFLPA Meeting – Media – Bench Press – Interviews
Saturday – March 3 – On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) – Departure

DAY 3 ARRIVALS: Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB)
Thursday – March 1 – Travel to Indianapolis – Registration/Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays –
Overflow Testing – Orientation – Interviews
Friday – March 2 – Measurements – Medical Examinations – Overflow Testing – Interviews
Saturday – March 3 – Psychological Testing – NFLPA Meeting – Media – Bench Press – Interviews
Sunday – March 4 – On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) – Departure

DAY 4 ARRIVALS: Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB)
Friday – March 2 – Travel to Indianapolis – Registration/Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays – Overflow
Testing – Orientation – Interviews
Saturday – March 3 – Measurements – Medical Examinations – Overflow Testing – Interviews
Sunday – March 4 – Psychological Testing – NFLPA Meeting – Media – Bench Press – Interviews
Monday – March 5 – On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) – Departure from Indianapolis

* Select players from any Group may arrive one day prior to their scheduled date listed above in order to assist with medical scheduling. This will be based on flight schedules and medical tests only and no players arriving early will have advanced contact with teams.

How are players selected for the NFL Combine?
Participants are determined annually by a Selection Committee. The Directors of both National and BLESTO scouting services, which combined represent twenty-five NFL teams, are joined by members of various NFL player personnel departments to form the committee. The participating NFL executives can rotate on a yearly basis, and remain anonymous. ALL eligible players are reviewed and voted on by the committee members. Each athlete receiving the necessary number of votes, by position, is then extended an invitation. While it is not a perfect science, the goal of the committee is to invite every player that will be drafted in the ensuing NFL Draft.

Tests/ Evaluations include:
40-yard dash
Bench press (225 lbs. repetitions)
Vertical jump
Broad jump
20-yard shuttle
3 cone drill
60-yard shuttle
Position-specific drills

Interviews – each team is allowed 60 interviews in 15-minute intervals
Physical measurements
Injury evaluation
Drug screen
The Cybex test
The Wonderlic test

QB Sam Darnold and RB Saquon Barkley Head Offensive Classes Entering NFL Combine

Offensive Skilled Positions

Sam Darnold, Josh Allen & Josh Rosen Head Strong QB Class

Sam Darnold ranks the #1 QB prospect entering the NFL Combine. He stated today, though he will not throw at the NFL Combine this week. He is currently the only passer of the 19 QBs invited to the NFL Combine expected to sit out the throwing drills. He is the top QB in our Top 12 rankings who is expected to sit out the throwing and running drills. He will throw at the Southern Cal Pro day on March 21st.

 Quarterbacks – Top 12 Prospects – Pre-NFL Combine
1 * Sam Darnold – USC
2 * Josh Allen – Wyoming
3 * Josh Rosen – UCLA
4 Baker Mayfield – Oklahoma
5 * Lamar Jackson – Louisville
6 Mason Rudolph – Oklahoma St
7 Mike White – Western Kentucky
8 Luke Falk – Washington St
9 Kyle Lauletta – Richmond
10 * Chase Litton – Marshall
11 Riley Ferguson – Memphis
12 Kurt Benkert – Virginia

Barkley Heads Talented Deep Running Back Class

Saquon Barkley is our #1 running back entering the NFL Combine workouts. Barkley is a blue-chip prospect and the clear #1 back entering the workout phase of the scouting process. He is a complete back with the well-rounded talent to be the biggest impact performer in this rookie class. This year’s RB group is a very deep class and should produce several interesting rookie pros through the middle into the late rounds. The NFL Combine workouts at this position will have a huge effect on the free agent running back group that will test the open market on mid March.

 Running Backs – Top 12 Prospects – Pre-NFL Combine
1 * Saquon Barkley – Penn St
2 * Derrius Guice – LSU
3 * Ronald Jones – USC
4 Rashaad Penny – San Diego St
5 * Kerryon Johnson – Auburn
6 Sony Michel – Georgia
7 Royce Freeman – Oregon
8 Nick Chubb – Georgia
9 * Josh Adams – Notre Dame
10 * Bo Scarbrough – Alabama
11 Akrum Wadley – Iowa
12 * Mark Walton – Miami

Chiefs Deal Pro Bowler Marcus Peters to Rams

         Rams Trade Two Draft Picks for Young Pro Bowl Corner

Frank Coyle/ Head Scout

Early Trades Will Impact Upcoming Free Agent Market and NFL Draft

The Kansas City Chiefs made their second major trade since the close of the 2017 season last week, dealing Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters to the Los Angeles Rams. The deal will become official on March 14th when the new NFL year starts for Free agency and trading period starts. The Rams have agreed to a deal where the Chiefs will receive two undisclosed draft choices, one of which may be a conditional pick in the NFL Draft 2019. Landing a player of Peters’ talent with potentially two more years under contract at $1.8 million for 2018 and a possibly fifth year option at a reasonable increase is a rare opportunity. It was reported by NFL.com that Peters and a 6th round pick this year goes to the Rams for a 4th round selection this year and a 2nd round pick in the NFL Draft 2019. The Rams can exercise the 5th year option in Peters’ contract for another season (2019). The Rams do not own a 2018 2nd round pick, traded earlier to Buffalo in the Sammy Watkins deal.

The Rams acquired the Pro Bowl CB Marcus Peters to replace young Pro Bowl corner Trumaine Johnson who is expected to explore free agency in mid-March and sign with the highest bidder. Peters is a two-time Pro Bowl performer who is only in his 3rd year as a pro and has become a major playmaker for the Chiefs and ranked as a rising NFL shut down cover man. He already has 19 career interceptions which is the most in the league since 2015, his rookie season. The only defender in NFL history with more in their first three year career is former Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed. Peters earned Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2015, giving the Chiefs a true #1 cover man. The talented Peters though has a long history of off-field character issues, dating to his college days at Washington. The final compensation for the deal will be announced on March 14th. Peters was a former #1 pick by the Chiefs. Trades cannot become official until new league year beings on March 14.

Peters is one of the best corners in the league, showing ball-hawking skills from day one as a pro. In addition to his 19 career interceptions, he has totaled 55 passes defended. Despite his talent on the football field, the Chiefs became discussed by his continuous bad behavior both on and off the field. The team suspended him for one game last season for his actions during and after a loss to the Jets. He tossed a referee’s flag after a play, then left the field without being ejected. As a former #1 pick, he has a four-year deal which his club can exercise a 5th year extending the original contract. With only three years into this deal, the Rams can retain Peters by exercising their option next March and retain him for a 2nd season. In addition to probably losing CB Johnson next month, the Rams lost Pro Bowl corner Javoris Jenkins two years ago to the Giants while earning Pro Bowl honors his first season in 2016.

Earlier this offseason, the Chiefs agreed to ship QB Alex Smith to Washington for a #3 pick and rising corner Kendall Fuller. The two year corner was essential in the deal for Smith. The Chiefs also recently signed young veteran corner David Amerson from the Raiders. Those moves gave the Chiefs the talent and depth to listen to offers for Peters. The Rams moved quickly to replace their expected loss of young corner Trumaine Johnson in free agency. Johnson should be one of the highest paid free agents this offseason. The Rams may use their franchise tag on safety Lamarcus Joyner who is also up for free agency, though not the cost of the coveted Johnson.

The two trades change both the Free Agency and NFL Draft plans of a few clubs especially the Chiefs, Rams, Redskins and Raiders. With both the Browns and 49ers losing out on the bidding for Peters, those clubs have a huge salary cap cushion that puts them at the forefront in the bidding for Trumaine Johnson.

The start of the new NFL year March 14th should be exciting time with the trade market most likely active, in addition to the usual headlines provided by the Free Agency period. The NFL office will announce the new salary cap limit for clubs within two weeks. As usual, expect a number of veteran players released and placed on the market as ‘Street’ free agents.

NFL Awards 32 Compensatory Picks for NFL Draft 2018

Additional Round Brings Total Draft Selections to 256 Overall Choices
Frank Coyle – Head Scout / Publisher

The NFL awarded 32 compensatory picks for the 2018 NFL Draft to 15 teams. Four teams, the Bengals, Cowboys, Raiders and Packers each have received four additional draft picks. The 32 compensatory picks brings the total draft selections for the NFL Draft 2018 to 256 choices. The Atlanta Falcons will have the final selection, ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ which is #256.

The Arizona Cardinals earned the best value for their three additional selections, with a 3rd (#97) and 4th round (#134) picks, in addition to a 7th (#254) round selection. The Cincinnati Bengals added picks in the 3rd (#100), 5th (#170) and 7th (#252 & 253) rounds.  The Dallas Cowboys received selections in the 4th (#137), 5th (#171 & 173) and 6th (#208) rounds. Green Bay Packers four selections were similar to Dallas when they added picks in the 4th (#133), 5th (#172 & 174) and 6th (#207) rounds. The Oakland Raiders were awarded four choices, all in the 6th round (# 210, 212, 216 & 217).

Teams losing more or high rated veteran free agents than it signed from the previous FA class are eligible to receive compensatory draft picks the following spring. The draft selections are determined by factors like salary, playing time and postseason honors. The additional 32 selections create an overall 8th Round for the NFL Draft with 256 total selections annually.

List of Compensatory Choices (32) Awarded for the NFL Draft 2018

Cardinals
Third-round pick (#97th overall), Fourth-round (#134th overall), Seventh-round (#254th overall)

Texans
Third-round pick (#98th overall), Sixth-round picks (211th & 214th overall)

Broncos
Third-round (#99th overall)

Bengals
Third-round pick (#100th overall), Fifth-round pick (#170th overall), Seventh-round (#252nd & #253rd overall)

Cowboys
Fourth-round pick (#133rd overall), Fifth-round picks (#171st & #173rd overall), Sixth-round (#208th overall)

Giants
Fourth-round (#135th overall)

Patriots
Fourth-round (#136th overall)

Packers+
Fourth-round pick (#137th overall), Fifth-round picks (#172nd & #174th overall), Sixth-round (#207th overall)

Raiders
Sixth-round picks (#210th, 212th, 216th & 217th overall)

Vikings
Sixth-round picks (#213th & 218th overall)

Chiefs
Sixth-round (#209th overall)

Ravens
Sixth-round (#215th overall)

Chargers
Seventh-round (#251st overall)

Buccaneers
Seventh-round (#255 overall)

Falcons
Seventh-round (#256th overall)
Final pick in the draft – ‘Mr. Irrelevant’

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Offense
Offensive Skilled Positions
Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen & Josh Allen Head Strong QB Class

Quarterbacks

1 * Sam Darnold – USC
2 * Josh Rosen – UCLA
3 * Josh Allen – Wyoming
4 * Lamar Jackson – Louisville
5 Mason Rudolph – Oklahoma St
6 * Jarrett Stidham – Auburn
7 Luke Falk – Washington St
8 Riley Ferguson – Memphis
9 Baker Mayfield – Oklahoma
10 * Jake Browning – Washington
11 * Nick Fitzgerald – Mississippi St
12 J.T. Barrett – Ohio St
13 Kurt Benkert – Virginia
14 Matt Linehan – Idaho
15 Quinton Flowers – South Florida
16 Jeremiah Briscoe – Sam Houston St
17 Brandon Silvers – Troy
18 Danny Etling – LSU
19 Logan Woodside – Toledo
20 * Tanner Lee – Nebraska
21 * Steven Montez – Colorado
22 * Clayton Thorson – Northwestern
23 Max Browne – Pittsburgh
24 Mike White – Western Kentucky
25 Kenny Hill – TCU

Barkley and Guice Head Talented Group of Running Backs
Running Backs

1 * Saquon Barkley – Penn State
2 * Derrius Guice – LSU
3 * Ronald Jones – USC
4 Nick Chubb – Georgia
5 Royce Freeman – Oregon
6 Akrum Wadley – Iowa
7 * Bryce Love – Stanford
8 * Bo Scarbrough – Alabama
9 * Kerryon Johnson – Auburn
10 * Damien Harris – Alabama
11 Sony Michel – Georgia
12 * Josh Adams – Notre Dame
13 * Mike Weber – Ohio State
14 * Myles Gaskin – Washington
15 Kalen Ballage – Arizona State
16 Justin Jackson – Northwestern
17 * Jacques Patrick – Florida State
18 * Kamryn Pettway – Auburn
19 * L.J. Scott – Michigan State
20 Rashaad Penny – San Diego State
21 * James Williams – Washington State
22 * Bradrick Shaw – Wisconsin
23 * Chris James – Wisconsin
24 * Rodney Smith – Minnesota
25 Lavon Coleman – Washington
26 Kyle Hicks – TCU
27 Jordan Chunn – Troy
28 Jarvion Franklin – Western Michigan
29 Ralph Webb – Vanderbilt
30 * Jordan Scarlett – Florida
31 * Mark Walton – Miami
32 * Terence Williams – Baylor
33 Justin Crawford – West Virginia
34 Nick Wilson – Arizona
35 Terry Swanson – Toledo
36 * Ryquell Armstead – Temple
37 * John Kelly – Tennessee
38 Phillip Lindsay – Colorado
39 Roc Thomas – Jacksonville State
40 Chase Edmonds – Fordham
41 * Shannon Brooks – Minnesota
42 * Soso Jamabo – UCLA
43 * Jalin Moore – Appalachian State
44 * Jon Hilliman – Boston College
45 * Ty Johnson – Maryland
46 James Butler – Iowa
47 Keith Ford – Texas A&M
48 Larry Rose – New Mexico St.
49 Jeffery Wilson – North Texas
50 Demario Richard – Arizona State
51 Ray Lawry – Old Dominion

Fullbacks

1 Dimitri Flowers – Oklahoma
2 Jaylen Samuels – North Carolina State
3 Khalid Hill – Michigan
4 * Winston Dimel – Kansas State
5 Daniel Marx – Stanford
6 Austin Ramesh – Wisconsin
7 Garrett Dickerson – Northwestern
8 Nick Sharga – Temple
9 Henry Poggi – Michigan
10 Joe Protheroe – California Poly
11 John Lovett – Princeton
12 Dallas Rivers – Vanderbilt
13 Ray Hudson – California
14 Drew Van Maanen – Wyoming
15 George Frazier – Colorado

Kirk, Ridley, St. Brown and Sutton Head Young Group of Receivers
Wide Receivers

1 * Christian Kirk – Texas A&M
2 * Equanimeous St. Brown – Notre Dame
3 * Calvin Ridley – Alabama
4 * Courtland Sutton – Southern Methodist
5 James Washington – Oklahoma State
6 D.J. Chark – LSU
7 Michael Gallup – Colorado State
8 * Deon Cain – Clemson
9 * Parris Campbell – Ohio State
10 Dante Pettis – Washington
11 Darren Carrington – Utah
12 Allen Lazard – Iowa State
13 Anthony Miller – Memphis
14 Bryce Bobo – Colorado
15 * Simmie Cobbs – Indiana
16 * Jaylen Smith – Louisville
17 * Antonio Callaway – Florida
18 * Auden Tate – Florida State
19 Jaleel Scott – New Mexico St.
20 * Van Jefferson – Mississippi
21 * Deebo Samuel – South Carolina
22 * Trenton Irwin – Stanford
23 * Deontay Burnett – USC
24 * Stanley Morgan – Nebraska
25 Jake Wieneke – South Dakota State
26 Cam Phillips – Virginia Tech
27 DaeSean Hamilton – Penn State
28 Cody Thompson – Toledo
29 Robert Foster – Alabama
30 Ka’Raun White – West Virginia
31 Marcell Ateman – Oklahoma State
32 * Jalen Hurd – Baylor
33 * Nyqwan Murray – Florida State
34 * Malik Turner – Illinois
35 * DaMarkus Lodge – Mississippi
36 * KaVontae Turpin – TCU
37 * Tre’Quan Smith – Central Florida
38 * Ventell Bryant – Temple
39 * Preston Williams – Colorado State
40 * DeAndre Thompkins – Penn State
41 * Richie James – Middle Tennessee State
42 Jester Weah – Pittsburgh
43 J’Mon Moore – Missouri
44 Devonte Boyd – Nevada-Las Vegas
45 Cedrick Wilson – Boise State
46 Austin Proehl – North Carolina
47 * Chico McClatcher – Washington
48 * Jonathan Giles – LSU
49 * Quadree Henderson – Pittsburgh
50 * Ray-Ray McCloud – Clemson
51 Saeed Blacknall – Penn State
52 Brandon Powell – Florida
53 Ricky Jeune – Georgia Tech
54 Emmanuel Butler – Northern Arizona
55 Shay Fields – Colorado
56 Armanti Foreman – Texas
57 Braxton Berrios – Miami
58 Garrett Johnson – Kentucky
59 Marques Valdes-Scantling – South Florida
60 Eldridge Massington – UCLA
61 Devin Gray – Cincinnati
62 Nate Brown – Missouri
63 Dylan Cantrell – Texas Tech
64 Charles Nelson – Oregon
65 Michiah Quick – Fresno State
66 Dorian Baker – Kentucky
67 Corey Willis – Central Michigan
68 Jeff Badet – Oklahoma
69 Nacarius Fant – Western Kentucky
70 Jonathan Duhart – Old Dominion
71 Jared Cornelius – Arkansas
72 Janarion Grant – Rutgers
73 Emanuel Thompson – Troy
74 Jazz Peavy – Wisconsin
75 Davon Grayson – East Carolina
76 Steven Dunbar – Houston
77 LaQuvionte Gonzalez – Southeastern

Gesicki & Thomas Emerging as Top Tight Ends
Tight Ends

1 Mike Gesicki – Penn State
2 Ian Thomas – Indiana
3 * Dalton Schultz – Stanford
4 * Mark Andrews – Oklahoma
5 Troy Fumagalli – Wisconsin
6 * Hayden Hurst – South Carolina
7 * Alize Mack – Notre Dame
8 * C.J. Conrad – Kentucky
9 Adam Breneman – Massachusetts
10 Dallas Goedert – South Dakota State
11 Deandre Goolsby – Florida
12 Christopher Herndon – Miami
13 Tyler Conklin – Central Michigan
14 * Jacob Breeland – Oregon
15 * Tyrone Wheatley – Michigan
16 * Tommy Sweeney – Boston College
17 Durham Smythe – Notre Dame
18 Marcus Baugh – Ohio State
19 * Foster Moreau – LSU
20 Ethan Wolf – Tennessee
21 Ian Bunting – Michigan
22 David Wells – San Diego State
23 Cam Serigne – Wake Forest
24 J.D. Moore – LSU
25 Jeb Blazevich – Georgia
26 Nate Wozniak – Minnesota
27 * Brandon Fritts – North Carolina
28 * Ryan Izzo – Florida State
29 Brandon Lingen – Minnesota
30 Donnie Ernsberger – Western Michigan
31 Tyler Hoppes – Nebraska
32 Ben Johnson – Kansas
33 * Tyler Petite – USC
34 * Drew Sample – Washington
35 * Milan Richard – Clemson
36 Jake Roh – Boise State
37 Ryan Yurachek – Marshall
38 Andrew Vollert – Weber State
39 Nathan Marcus – Vanderbilt
40 Jordan Feuerbacher – Baylor
41 Metuisela Unga – Hawaii
42 Andrew Caskin – William & Mary
43 Blake Mack – Arkansas State
44 Steve Baggett – East Carolina
45 Gabe Schrade – Texas State
46 Shane Wimann – Northern Illinois
47 Tommy Myers – Connecticut
48 Troy Mangen – Ohio
49 Alec Bloom – Connecticut
50 Ryan Smith – Miami (Oh)

Offensive Tackles

1 * Orlando Brown – Oklahoma
2 Mike McGlinchey – Notre Dame
3 * Connor Williams – Texas
4 Martinas Rankin – Mississippi State
5 * Isaiah Prince – Ohio State
6 * Mitch Hyatt – Clemson
7 Chukwuma Okorafor – Western Michigan
8 Braden Smith – Auburn
9 Tyrell Crosby – Oregon
10 Jamarco Jones – Ohio State
11 Zachary Crabtree – Oklahoma State
12 Brandon Parker – North Carolina A&T
13 * Trey Adams – Washington
14 * Dalton Risner – Kansas State
15 * Martez Ivey – Florida
16 * Tyree St. Louis – Miami
17 * Drew Richmond – Tennessee
18 * Geron Christian – Louisville
19 Timon Parris – Stony Brook
20 * Brian O’Neill – Pittsburgh
21 * Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon
22 * Brock Ruble – Florida State
23 * Max Scharping – Northern Illinois
24 * Toby Weathersby – LSU
25 David Bright – Stanford
26 Jeromy Irwin – Colorado
27 A.T. Hall – Stanford
28 Ike Boettger – Iowa
29 Alex Cappa – Humboldt State
30 Brett Kendrick – Tennessee
31 Rick Leonard – Florida State
32 Bentley Spain – North Carolina
33 Jake Campos – Iowa State
34 Andrew Nelson – Penn State
35 Christian DiLauro – Illinois
36 Cole Madison – Washington State
37 Joseph Noteboom – TCU
38 Casey Tucker – Stanford
39 Aaron Cochran – Oklahoma State
40 Gabe Brandner – Duke
41 Leon Johnson – Temple
42 Derek Edwards – Central Michigan
43 Marcell Lazard – Boston College
44 Tyler Howell – Missouri
45 Reggie Bain – Florida Atlantic
46 Kyle Meadows – Kentucky
47 Jamar McGloster – Syracuse
48 David Knevel – Nebraska
49 Aaron Stinnie – James Madison
50 Korey Cunningham – Cincinnati
51 Jaryd Jones-Smith – Pittsburgh
52 Jack English – Virginia
53 Zach Golditch – Colorado State
54 Layth Friekh – Arizona
55 Jordan Rose – Idaho
56 Sandley Jean-Felix – Marshall
57 Maurice Porter – Baylor
58 Sunny Odogwu – UCLA
59 NaTy Rodgers – Houston
60 Dennis Finley – Michigan State
61 Justin Spencer – Youngstown State
62 David Reese – Montana
63 Brandon Smith – East Carolina

Guards

1 Quenton Nelson – Notre Dame
2 Tyrone Crowder – Clemson
3 * Ross Pierschbacher – Alabama
4 * Beau Benzschawel – Wisconsin
5 * Bobby Evans – Oklahoma
6 * Damian Prince – Maryland
7 Will Hernandez – Texas-El Paso
8 K.C. McDermott – Miami
9 Austin Corbett – Nevada
10 K.J. Malone – LSU
11 Isaiah Wynn – Georgia
12 Brian Allen – Michigan State
13 Sean Welsh – Iowa
14 Skyler Phillips – Idaho St
15 Hunter Bivin – Notre Dame
16 * Maea Teuhema – SE Louisiana
17 * Ryan Bates – Penn State
18 * Jordan Sims – Mississippi
19 * Larry Allen – Harvard
20 * Nick Gates – Nebraska
21 Wilson Bell – Auburn
22 Jashon Robertson – Tennessee
23 Viane Talamaivao – USC
24 Dyshon Sims – Georgia
25 Tony Adams – North Carolina State
26 Archie Lewis – Boise State
27 Brendan Mahon – Penn State
28 Wyatt Teller – Virginia Tech
29 Kenny Lacy – UCLA
30 Cory Helms – South Carolina
31 Kyle Bosch – West Virginia
32 Chuma Edoga – USC
33 Evan Lisle – Duke
34 Alex Officer – Pittsburgh
35 Trevor Darling – Miami
36 Boone Myers – Iowa
37 Jake Raulerson – Arkansas
38 Tuni Kanuch – Brigham Young
39 Darius James – Auburn
40 Jacob Alsadek – Arizona
41 D.J. Park – South Carolina
42 Salesi Uhatafe – Utah
43 Ului Lapuaho – Brigham Young
44 Gerrad Kough – Colorado
45 Andrew Kirkland – Washington
46 Matt Pryor – TCU

Centers

1 Billy Price – Ohio State
2 Mason Cole – Michigan
3 * Michael Deiter – Wisconsin
4 Frank Ragnow – Arkansas
5 Coleman Shelton – Washington
6 Bradley Bozeman – Alabama
7 * Jake Hanson – Oregon
8 * James Daniels – Iowa
9 * Drew Kyser – Memphis
10 Scott Quessenberry – UCLA
11 * Will Clapp – LSU
12 * Alec Eberle – Florida State
13 Erick Wren – Oklahoma
14 Austin Schlottman – TCU
15 * Brendan Moore – Maryland
16 * T.J. McCoy – Florida
17 Austin Golson – Auburn
18 Toa Lobendahn – USC
19 Jake Bennett – Colorado State
20 Coleman Thomas – Tennessee
21 * Sam Mustipher – Notre Dame
22 * Nick Linder – Miami
23 Alan Knott – South Carolina
24 Cameron Dillard – North Carolina
25 * Jesse Burkett – Stanford
26 Austin Kuhnert – North Dakota State
27 Brad North – Northwestern
28 Patrick Kugler – Michigan
29 Jake Pruehs – Ohio
30 Alex Thompson – Monmouth
31 Jon Baker – Boston College
32 J.C. Hassenauer – Alabama
33 A.J. McCollum – Arizona State
34 Jonathan Huckins – Colorado
35 Eric Gallo – Virginia Tech
36 Brad Lundblade – Oklahoma State
37 Andy Dodd – McNeese State
38 Andrew Marshall – Georgia Tech
39 Austin Davis – Duke
40 Mason Hampton – Boise State

Defensive Prospects
Underclassmen dominate front seven top prospects
Ends

1 * Arden Key – LSU
2 Bradley Chubb – North Carolina State
3 Harold Landry – Boston College
4 * Sam Hubbard – Ohio State
5 * Clelin Ferrell – Clemson
6 * Dylan Jackson – Stanford
7 Tyquan Lewis – Ohio State
8 Duke Ejiofor – Wake Forest
9 * Dorance Armstrong – Kansas
10 Marcell Frazier – Missouri
11 Chad Thomas – Miami
12 Marcus Davenport – UTSA
13 Ebenezer Ogundeko – Tennessee State
14 * Byron Cowart – Auburn
15 * CeCe Jefferson – Florida
16 * Jonathan Ledbetter – Georgia
17 * Jaylon Ferguson – Louisiana Tech
18 * Austin Bryant – Clemson
19 * Jabari Zuniga – Florida
20 Andrew Brown – Virginia
21 K.J. Smith – Baylor
22 Andrew Trumbetti – Notre Dame
23 Jarrett Johnson – Texas A&M
24 Justin Lawler – Southern Methodist
25 Jacob Pugh – Florida State
26 * Zach Allen – Boston College
27 * Freedom Akinmoladun – Nebraska
28 Kylie Fitts – Utah
29 Jalyn Holmes – Ohio State
30 Jordan Sherit – Florida
31 Chikwe Obasih – Wisconsin
32 Jesse Aniebonam – Maryland
33 Joe Ostman – Central Michigan
34 Paul James – Auburn
35 Eric Cotton – Stanford
36 Nick Thurman – Houston
37 Demetrius Cooper – Michigan State
38 Luke Carrezola – Connecticut
39 Kemoko Turay – Rutgers
40 Dajaun Drennon – North Carolina
41 Ade Aruna – Tulane
42 Xavier Thigpen – Southern Mississippi

Tackles

1 * Christian Wilkins – Clemson
2 * Dre’Mont Jones – Ohio State
3 * Da’Ron Payne – Alabama
4 Derrick Nnadi – Florida State
5 * Vita Vea – Washington
6 * Carlos Davis – Nebraska
7 * Raequan Williams – Michigan State
8 Lowell Lotulelei – Utah
9 Maurice Hurst – Michigan
10 * Trenton Thompson – Georgia
11 * Dontavius Russell – Auburn
12 Da’Shawn Hand – Alabama
13 * Jerry Tillery – Notre Dame
14 * Greg Gaines – Washington
15 * Robert Landers – Ohio State
16 * R.J. McIntosh – Miami
17 B.J. Hill – North Carolina State
18 Deadrin Senat – South Florida
19 * Kahlil McKenzie – Tennessee
20 * Rasheem Green – USC
21 * Khalil Davis – Nebraska
22 * Harrison Phillips – Stanford
23 Justin Jones – North Carolina State
24 Folorunso Fatakasi – Connecticut
25 * Kendrick Norton – Miami
26 * David Moa – Boise State
27 Filipo Mokofisi – Utah
28 Christian LaCouture – LSU
29 Steven Richardson – Minnesota
30 James Looney – California
31 Kentavius Street – North Carolina State
32 P.J. Hall – Sam Houston State
33 Michael Hill – Ohio State
34 Drew Bailey – Louisville
35 * Khairi Clark – Florida
36 * Daylon Mack – Texas A&M
37 * Andrew Williams – Auburn
38 * Demarcus Christmas – Florida State
39 Frank Herron – LSU
40 Taylor Stallworth – South Carolina
41 Scott Pagano – Oregon
42 Zaycoven Henderson – Texas A&M
43 Joshua Frazier – Alabama
44 Nathan Bazata – Iowa
45 Kendal Vickers – Tennessee
46 Conor Sheehy – Wisconsin
47 Greg Gilmore – LSU
48 Poona Ford – Texas
49 Parker Cothren – Penn State
50 Mike Hughes – UNLV
51 Bilal Nichols – Delaware
52 Matt Elam – Kentucky
53 Nifae Lealao – Vanderbilt
54 Dalton Keene – Illinois State
55 Henry Mondeaux – Oregon
56 John Atkins – Georgia
57 Abdullah Anderson – Bucknell
58 Tyler Lancaster – Northwestern
59 Bijhon Jackson – Arkansas
60 Matt Dickerson – UCLA

Outside Linebackers

1 * Malik Jefferson – Texas
2 * Tremaine Edmunds – Virginia Tech
3 * Jerome Baker – Ohio State
4 * Josh Sweat – Florida State
5 * Hercules Mata’afa – Washington State
6 * Roquan Smith – Georgia
7 Uchenna Nwosu – USC
8 * Christian Miller – Alabama
9 Marquis Haynes – Mississippi
10 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo – Oklahoma
11 Tre’ Williams – Auburn
12 Dante Booker – Ohio State
13 * Porter Gustin – USC
14 Javon Rolland-Jones – Arkansas State
15 Fred Warner – Brigham Young
16 Shaquem Griffin – Central Florida
17 Matthew Thomas – Florida State
18 Mike McCray – Michigan
19 Garret Dooley – Wisconsin
20 Chris Worley – Ohio State
21 Lorenzo Carter – Georgia
22 Darius Leonard – South Carolina State
23 James Hearns – Louisville
24 Joey Alfieri – Stanford
25 Joel Lanning – Iowa St.
26 * Joe Giles-Harris – Duke
27 * Te’Von Coney – Notre Dame
28 Skai Moore – South Carolina
29 Davin Bellamy – Georgia
30 Tegray Scales – Indiana
31 Andrew Ankrah – James Madison
32 Travin Howard – TCU
33 Dorian O’Daniel – Clemson
34 Koron Crump – Arizona State
35 Emmanuel Beal – Oklahoma
36 Devante Downs – California
37 Trevon Young – Louisville
38 Demarquis Gates – Mississippi
39 Robert Spillane – Western Michigan
40 Mike Needham – Southern Utah
41 Airius Moore – North Carolina State
42 Jalen Brooks – Maryland
43 Sione Teuhema – Southeastern Louisiana
44 Ben Niemann – Iowa
45 Greg Menard – North Dakota State
46 Leon Jacobs – Wisconsin
47 Asantay Brown – Western Michigan
48 Naashon Hughes – Texas
49 Chris Frey – Michigan State

Inside Linebackers

1 * Cameron Smith – USC
2 * T.J. Edwards – Wisconsin
3 Shaun Dion Hamilton – Alabama
4 Micah Kiser – Virginia
5 Josey Jewell – Iowa
6 Rashaan Evans – Alabama
7 Azeem Victor – Washington
8 * Leo Lewis – Mississippi State
9 * Natrez Patrick – Georgia
10 * Kendall Joseph – Clemson
11 Jason Cabinda – Penn State
12 Kenny Young – UCLA
13 Jack Cichy – Wisconsin
14 Donnie Alexander – LSU
15 Nick DeLuca – North Dakota State
16 Auggie Sanchez – South Florida
17 Nyles Morgan – Notre Dame
18 * Andre Smith – North Carolina
19 * Jordan Jones – Kentucky
20 Quentin Poling – Ohio
21 Andrew Motuapuaka – Virginia Tech
22 Keishawn Bierria – Washington
23 Connor Strachan – Boston College
24 Reggie Carter – Georgia
25 Genard Avery – Memphis
26 Chad Whitener – Oklahoma State
27 Ro’Derrick Hoskins – Florida State
28 Peyton Pelluer – Washington State
29 Taylor Young – Baylor
30 Junior Joseph – Connecticut
31 Eric Boggs – Appalachian State
32 Jordan Williams – East Carolina
33 Matthew Adams – Houston
34 Eric Beisel – Missouri
35 Jermaine Carter – Maryland

Cornerbacks

1 * Tarvarus McFadden – Florida State
2 * Denzel Ward – Ohio State
3 * Jaire Alexander – Louisville
4 * Kevin Toliver – LSU
5 * Iman Marshall – USC
6 * Damon Arnette – Ohio State
7 * Joshua Jackson – Iowa
8 Anthony Averett – Alabama
9 Tony Brown – Alabama
10 * Donte Jackson – LSU
11 * Quenton Meeks – Stanford
12 * Isaiah Oliver – Colorado
13 Brandon Facyson – Virginia Tech
14 Darius Phillips – Western Michigan
15 Duke Dawson – Florida
16 Deatrick Nichols – South Florida
17 Deion Harris – North Dakota
18 Jordan Thomas – Oklahoma
19 Greg Stroman – Virginia Tech
20 M.J. Stewart – North Carolina
21 Rashard Fant – Indiana
22 Siran Neal – Jacksonville St
23 Christian Campbell – Penn St
24 Chris Jones – Nebraska
25 Heath Harding – Miami (Oh)
26 Danny Johnson – Southern
27 * Shaun Crawford – Notre Dame
28 * Adonis Alexander – Virginia Tech
29 * Carlton Davis – Auburn
30 Bobby Fulp – East Carolina
31 Alameen Murphy – Stanford
32 D’Montre Wade – Murray St. (Ky)
33 Joshua Kalu – Nebraska
34 Chandon Sullivan – Georgia St
35 * Juan Thornhill – Virginia
36 * Chris Westry – Kentucky
37 * Isaiah Langley – USC
38 Jalen Davis – Utah St
39 Dee Delaney – Miami
40 Marcell Harris – Florida
41 JaMarcus King – South Carolina
42 Taron Johnson – Weber St
43 * Eric Lee – Nebraska
44 * D.J. Reed – Kansas State
45 Michael Joseph – Dubuque
46 Kamrin Moore – Boston College
47 * Nick Nelson – Wisconsin
48 * Kareem Orr – Chattanooga
49 Arrion Springs – Oregon
50 Shaq Wiggins – Tennessee
51 Davontae Harris – Illinois State
52 Avonte Madox – Pittsburgh
53 Alijah Holder – Stanford
54 Grant Haley – Penn St
55 * Mark Fields – Clemson
56 * Rashaan Gaulden – Tennessee
57 * Holton Hill – Texas
58 * Mook Reynolds – Virginia Tech
59 * Vayante Copeland – Michigan State
60 * Ryan Pulley – Arkansas
61 Aaron Davis – Georgia
62 Trumaine Washington – Louisville
63 Malkom Parrish – Georgia
64 Mike Jones – Temple
65 Tre Dempsey – North Dakota State
66 Andre Chachere – San Jose State
67 Trevon Mathis – Toledo
68 Justin Martin – Tennessee
69 Nick Orr – TCU
70 Priest Willis – Texas A&M
71 Amari Coleman – Central Michigan

Safeties

1 * Derwin James – Florida State
2 * Minkah Fitzpatrick – Alabama
3 Marcus Allen – Penn State
4 * Ronnie Harrison – Alabama
5 * Justin Reid – Stanford
6 Quin Blanding – Virginia
7 Damon Webb – Ohio State
8 Armani Watts – Texas A&M
9 * Tanner Muse – Clemson
10 Tray Matthews – Auburn
11 * Jordan Whitehead – Pittsburgh
12 * Jessie Bates – Wake Forest
13 * Chase Hansen – Utah
14 * Terrell Edmunds – Virginia Tech
15 * Andrew Wingard – Wyoming
16 * Brandon Bryant – Mississippi State
17 Todd Kelly – Tennessee
18 Kieron Williams – Nebraska
19 Godwin Igwebuike – Northwestern
20 Trayvon Henderson – Hawaii
21 Trey Marshall – Florida State
22 Chris Hawkins – USC
23 Kysir White – West Virginia
24 Steven Parker – Oklahoma
25 Sean Chandler – Temple
26 * Drue Tranquill – Notre Dame
27 * John Battle – LSU
28 * Marvell Tell – USC
29 * Mike Edwards – Kentucky
30 * Javon Hagan – Ohio
31 * Van Smith – Clemson
32 Chucky Williams – Louisville
33 Nick Washington – Florida
34 Donovan Wilson – Texas A&M
35 Dominick Sanders – Georgia
36 Jamar Summers – Connecticut
37 Mike Basile – Monmouth University
38 Donnie Miles – North Carolina
39 Tyree Robinson – Oregon
40 Jaleel Wadood – UCLA
41 Ed Paris – LSU
42 Evan Berry – Tennessee
43 Hootie Jones – Alabama
44 Erick Smith – Ohio St
45 Oren Burks – Vanderbilt
46 Cole Reyes – North Dakota
47 D’Cota Dixon – Wisconsin
48 Miles Taylor – Iowa
49 Stephen Roberts – Auburn
50 Max Redfield – Indiana (Pa)
51 Nate Andrews – Florida State

Placekickers

1 Daniel Carlson – Auburn
2 Tyler Davis – Penn State
3 * Eddy Pineiro – Florida
4 * Emmit Carpenter – Minnesota
5 Lane Clark – Tennessee State
6 Matt Anderson – California
7 Drew Brown – Nebraska
8 Michael Badgley – Miami
9 Gary Wunderlich – Mississippi
10 Matthew McCrane – Kansas State
11 Canon Rooker – Middle Tennessee State
12 Andrew Gantz – Cincinnati
13 Kody Kroening – Fresno State
14 Austin MacGinnis – Kentucky
15 Aidan Schneider – Oregon

Punters

1 J.K. Scott – Alabama
2 * Mitch Wishnowsky – Utah
3 Johnny Townsend – Florida
4 * Michael Dickson – Texas
5 Joseph Davidson – Bowling Green
6 * Steven Coutts – California
7 Spencer Smith – Memphis
8 Will Gleeson – Mississippi
9 Shane Tripucka – Texas A&M
10 Ryan Anderson – Rutgers
11 Ryan Santoso – Minnesota
12 Trevor Daniel – Tennessee
13 Ryan Winslow – Pittsburgh
14 Nick Walsh – Kansas State
15 Austin Barnes – East Carolina
16 Jonny Linehan – Brigham Young
17 Michael Carrizosa – San Jose State

Longsnappers

1 Ike Powell – Auburn
2 * Ben Makowski – Purdue
3 Kaleb Smith – Texas
4 Scott Sypniewski – Vanderbilt
5 Tanner Carew – Oregon
6 Stephen Gabbard – Florida State
7 Daniel Zeigler – Georgia State
8 James Fisher – North Dakota State
9 Trent Sieg – Colorado State
10 Wesley Horky – Oklahoma
11 Alan Lucy – Rutgers

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 November 2017 
* Underclassmen – True Juniors, 4th year Juniors & 3rd year Sophomores

 Index

Important Dates                     pgs. 1-2                                       Pro Prospects from 2017 season                 pgs. 4-8
NFL Selection Order             pgs. 2-3                                       Top 100 Pro Prospects                                  pgs. 8-10
Two Round Mock Draft        pgs. 3-4                                       Top 20 Redshirt Sophomore Prospects    pgs. 10-11

January All-Star Games 2018 Postseason Schedule

Jan. 14 – Tropical Bowl – FBS All-star Game – Daytona Beach, Florida
http://www.tropicalbowl.com/
Jan. 20 – NFLPA Collegiate Game – Los Angeles, Ca.- FS1
Jan. 20 – East-West Shrine – St. Petersburg, Florida – 3 pm est – NFL Network

*** Senior Bowl Game – Jan 27, 2018 Mobile, Alabama – 1:30 pm CT- NFL Network ***
Weigh-in- Practices – Monday Jan 22nd thru Thursday Jan 25th

Important NFL 2018 Dates

NFL Postseason
December 13 – League Meeting, Irving, Texas.
December 31 – Final NFL week 17 regular season

2018 Postseason
January 1 – Earliest permissible date for clubs to renegotiate or extend the rookie contract of a drafted rookie who was selected in any round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Any permissible renegotiated or extended player contract will not be considered a rookie contract, and will not be subject to the rules that limit rookie contracts.
January 1 – Option exercise period begins for Fifth-Year Option for First- Round Selections from the 2015 NFL Draft. To exercise the option, the club must give written notice to the player on or after January 1, 2018, but prior to May 3, 2018.

January 6-7 – Wild Card Playoffs.

January 7 – Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games.

January 13-14 – Divisional Playoffs.

January 14 – Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.

January 15 – Deadline for college players that are underclassmen to apply for special eligibility. A list of players who are accepted into the NFL Draft will be sent to clubs on January 19.

January 20 – East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Jan 20 – NFLPA All-Star Game, Los Angeles, Ca.

January 21 – AFC and NFC Championship Games.

January 27 – Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.

January 28 – NFL Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida.
January 28 – An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.

Feb 5 – **** Super Bowl LII **** U.S. Bank Stadium, Minnesota.

Feb 20 – First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

Feb 27-March 5 – NFL Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, In.

March 6 – Prior to 4:00 p.m., NY time, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

March 12-14 – During the period beginning at 12 noon, New York time, on March 12th and ending at 3:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 14th, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2017 player contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 14. However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 14.
During the above two-day negotiating period, no direct contact is permitted between a prospective unrestricted free agent and any employee or representative of a club, other than the player’s current club.
March 14 – The 2018 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
The first day of the 2018 League Year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 14. Clubs will receive a personnel notice that will include all transactions submitted to the League office during the period between 4:00 p.m., New York time, and 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 14.
March 14 – Trading period for 2018 begins at 4:00 p.m. est time, after expiration of all 2017 contracts.

March 25-28 – Annual League Meeting, Orlando, Florida.
April 2 – Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2017 regular season may begin offseason workout programs.
April 16 – Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs.
April 20 – Deadline for Restricted Free Agents to sign Offer Sheets.
April 25 – Deadline for prior club to exercise Right of First Refusal to Restricted Free Agents.

**** NFL Draft 2018 – April 26-28 ****

Thursday through Saturday – Dallas will host draft at ATT Stadium in Arlington Texas

NFL Draft 2018 Selection Order – The Browns are ‘On the Clock’! (Who else)
* Playoffs – Conference & Super Bowl games determine final positions

# Team / W-L / Opp W-L %
1 Cleveland 0-11 .528
2 San Francisco 1-10 .534
3 NY Giants 2-9 .511
4 Denver 3-8 .483
5 Indianapolis 3-8 .489
6 Chicago 3-8 .557
7 Cleveland (Houston) 4-7 .511
8 NY Jets 4-7 .517
9 * Miami 4-7 .551
10 * Tampa Bay 4-7 .551
11 L.A. Chargers 5-6 .455
12 Cincinnati 5-6 .472
13 Arizona 5-6 .483
14 * Dallas 5-6 .489
15 * Oakland 5-6 .489
16 Washington 5-6 .517
17 Green Bay 5-6 .540
18 * Detroit 6-5 .500
19 * Buffalo 6-5 .500
20 Seattle 7-4 .472
21 Baltimore 6-5 .460
22 Buffalo (Kansas City) 6-5 .477
23 Jacksonville 7-4 .443
24 Tennessee 7-4 .443
25 Atlanta 7-4 .557
26 L.A. Rams 8-3 .489
27 Carolina 8-3 .540
28 New Orleans 8-3 .551
29 Pittsburgh 9-2 .460
30 Minnesota 9-2 .500
31 New England 9-2 .494
32 Philadelphia 10-1 .426

Team tie-breaking procedure for the NFL Draft
If two or more clubs are tied in the selection order, the strength-of-schedule tie breaker is applied, subject to the following exceptions for playoff clubs: The Super Bowl winner is last and the Super Bowl loser next-to-last. Any non-Super Bowl playoff club involved in a tie shall be assigned priority within its segment below that of non-playoff clubs and in the order that the playoff clubs exited from the playoffs. Within a tied segment a playoff club that loses in the Wild-Card game will have priority over a playoff club that loses in the Divisional playoff game that in turn will have priority over a club that loses in the Conference Championship game. If two tied clubs exited the playoffs in the same round, the tie is broken by strength of schedule. If any ties cannot be broken by strength of schedule, the divisional or conference tie breakers, when applicable, are applied. Any ties that still exist are broken by a coin flip.

NFL Draft 2018 – Two Round Mock Draft – November, 2017

* Underclassmen expected to declare for the NFL Draft 2018
Exact draft order to be determined at close of season and postseason

1st Round
1 Cleveland 0-12 – * Josh Rosen QB UCLA 6-4 220
2 NY Giants 2-10 – * Sam Darnold QB Southern Cal 6-4 225
3 San Francisco 2-10 – * Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 5-11 225
4 Denver 3-9 – * Orlando Brown OT Oklahoma 6-8 360
5 Indianapolis 3-9 – * Arden Key DE LSU 6-6 240
6 Chicago 3-9 – Bradley Chubb DE NC State 6-4 275
7 Cleveland (Houston) 4-8 – * Carlton Davis CB Auburn 6-1 205
8 * Tampa Bay 4-8 – * Derwin James S Florida State 6-3 210
9 NY Jets 5-7 – * Josh Allen QB Wyoming 6-5 235
10 * Miami 5-7 – * Minkah Fitzpatrick S Alabama 6-1 205
11 L.A. Chargers 6-6 – Mike McGlinchey OT Notre Dame 6-8 315
12 Cincinnati 5-6 – * Lamar Jackson QB Louisville 6-3 200
13 Arizona 5-7 – * Equanimeous St. Brown WR Notre Dame 6-5 205
14 Washington 5-7 – Christian Wilkins DT Clemson 6-4 310
15 * Dallas 6-6 – * Courtland Sutton WR SMU 6-4 215
16 * Oakland 6-6 – * Connor Williams OT Texas 6-6 320
17 Green Bay 6-6 – Quenton Nelson OG Notre Dame 6-5 330
18 * Detroit 6-6 – * Derrius Guice RB LSU 5-11 215
19 * Buffalo 6-6 – James Washington WR Oklahoma St 6-0 205
20 Buffalo (Kan City) 6-6 – * Joshua Jackson CB Iowa 6-1 195
21 Baltimore 7-5 – * Calvin Ridley WR Alabama 6-1 190
22 Atlanta 7-5 – * Clelin Ferrell DE Clemson 6-5 265
23 Seattle 8-4 – * Denzel Ward CB Ohio State 5-10 190
24 Jacksonville 8-4 – * Mark Andrews TE Oklahoma 6-5 255
25 Tennessee 8-4 – Anthony Miller WR Memphis 5-11 190
26 Carolina 8-4 – Martinas Rankin OT Mississippi St 6-5 305
27 L.A. Rams 9-3 -* Kolton Miller OT UCLA 6-8 310
28 New Orleans 9-3 -* Roquan Smith LB Georgia 6-1 225
29 Pittsburgh 9-2 – Christian Kirk WR Texas A&M 5-11 200
30 Minnesota 10-2 – * Bryce Love RB Stanford 5-10 190
31 New England 10-2 – Vita Vea DT Washington 6-5 345
32 Philadelphia 10-2 – Chukwuma Okorafor OT Western Michigan 6-6 330

2nd Round
33 Cleveland – Maurice Hurst DT Michigan 6-2 285
34 San Francisco – * Tremaine Edmunds LB Virginia Tech 6-5 240
35 NY Giants – * Isaiah Oliver CB Colorado 6-1 190
36 Denver – Mason Rudolph QB Oklahoma St 6-5 230
37 Indianapolis – Harold Landry LB Boston College 6-3 250
38 Chicago – Ogbonnia Okoronkwo LB Oklahoma 6-1 240
39 Houston – * Ronald Jones II RB Southern Cal 6-1 195
40 * Tampa Bay – * Taven Bryan DT Florida 6-5 295
41 NY Jets – * Jaire Alexander CB Louisville 5-11 190
42 * Miami – * DeShon Elliott S Texas 6-2 205
43 L.A. Chargers – * Kevin Toliver CB LSU 6-3 205
44 Cincinnati – Harrison Phillips DT Stanford 6-4 285
45 Arizona – * Da’Ron Payne DT Alabama 6-2 310
46 Washington – Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma 6-0 215
47 * Dallas – * Parris Campbell WR Ohio State 6-1 205
48 * Oakland – * Jeff Holland DE Auburn 6-2 250
49 Green Bay – Uchenna Nwosu LB USC 6-2 240
50 * Detroit – * Mitch Hyatt OT Clemson 6-5 295
51 * Buffalo – * Malik Jefferson LB Texas 6-3 240
52 Kansas City – Billy Price C Ohio State 6-4 310
53 Baltimore – Braden Smith OG Auburn 6-6 305
54 Jacksonville – Dorian O’Daniel LB Clemson 6-1 215
55 Tennessee – * Deon Cain WR Clemson 6-1 210
56 Atlanta – Derrick Nnadi DT Florida State 6-1 315
57 Seattle – Royce Freeman RB Oregon Sr 5-11 235
58 L.A. Rams – Will Hernandez OG Texas-El Paso 6-3 330
59 Carolina – Michael Gallup WR Colorado St 6-1 195
60 New Orleans – * Tarvarus McFadden CB Florida State 6-2 195
61 Pittsburgh – * T.J. Edwards LB Wisconsin 6-1 245
62 Minnesota – Tyrell Crosby OT Oregon 6-5 320
63 New England – Josey Jewell LB Iowa 6-2 235
64 Philadelphia – Kameron Kelly CB San Diego St 6-2 195

NFL Draft 2018 Scouting – Regular 2017 Season Report:

Offensive Players
All underclassmen have until Jan. 15th to declare f or the NFL Draft 2018. Players then have three days to rescind their decision and return to school and retain their college eligibility. Most of the junior passers will probably declare after the 2017 college season. Most will be tempted to declare once given a very high draft projection this winter. The rookie salary cap changed significantly with the collective bargaining agreement. That should be a huge influence on borderline underclassmen declaring for the NFL with another record number of prospects opting to enter the NFL Draft 2018.

QB Josh Rosen, 6-4, 220 of UCLA is a highly regarded junior passer who excelled over his late career yet struggled at times over his final season. He has a tendency to be too aggressive too often and throw into heavy coverage. He has the fire scouts love, but needs to develop the discretion to make better decisions. He still remains our top ranked QB player overall. He needs a big postseason to sustain that ranking. QB Sam Darnold 6-3, 225 of USC struggled early in the season with a new supporting cast. He played more within himself over the 2nd half of the season and lead the Trojans to a few huge victories. With the expected entrance of a few high-quality underclassmen QBs, Darnold has the talent to be the best in this class, though needs to impress in workouts thru April to retain a high ranking.

QB Mason Rudolph, 6-5, 230 of Oklahoma St displays a strong arm and the accuracy to make deep throws. His postseason workouts will be critical to his final grade, but he has the tools that will warrant a long look by an NFL staff. QB Baker Mayfield, 6-0, 215 of Oklahoma played very well in his two seasons with the Sooners after transferring from Texas Tech. He has responded vs top competition with the ability to make all the throws. He has a strong arm and frame with good mobility. He shows the development to read coverage quickly and picking up secondary receivers. QB Josh Allen, 6-4, 220 of Wyoming made significant strides over his junior season. He shows fine pocket presence and touch on his passes. He has learned to go through his progressions better and let routes develop. He is nursing a shoulder injury currently.

QB Luke Falk, 6-3, 215 of Washington St is a fast rising highly regarded passer with a high grade currently and possible top round selection if he declares in January. He needs to show well at the NFL Combine and his pro day. He has a live arm with good accuracy and the physical and mental skill set to star in the NFL. QB Riley Ferguson of Memphis made tremendous strides this season that included finding secondary receivers and reading coverage. He is a kid with the physical tools to start in the NFL with some development on his throwing motion and further work on reading coverage. QB Logan Whiteside, 6-2, 205 of Toledo has drawn much interest off some nice late career improvement. He is a savvy accurate passer with good leadership skills. He has above average arm strength and find touch that allows him to make all the throws. He needs to add muscle to hold up to the physicality of the game. He will be heavily evaluated during the postseason.

RB Saquon Barkley, 5-11, 225 of Penn St is having a great 2017 season. He is a huge talent with size, speed and power to be one of the premier backs in the game. He has proven durable over the past two seasons and has the skill set to be a three down performer from day one. RB Bo Scarbrough, 6-1, 230 of Alabama is a big power runner who has been highly successful in the Tides’ balanced offense. He is a tough runner between the tackles with the package to be a workhorse feature back. He is an adequate receiver with average long speed. RB Akrum Wadley, 5-11, 225 of Iowa was a dominant runner in the Big Ten. He has a burst to the hole to use his strong frame to make the tough yardage with above average speed to break the play. He is a reliable pass catcher, though needs work as both a receiver and blocker. RB Ronald Jones III, 5-11, 190 of USC has been one of this season’s most exciting and productive runners that rank him as one of fasting rising prospects on our board. He displayed toughness for his size with the talent to be a key difference maker. He combines a nice skill set of natural instincts, quickness, compact size with speed and surprising power. RB Nick Chubb, 5-10, 225 of Georgia was one of the best backs in the country this fall and gives a club a strong inside runner with a nose for the end zone. He should be one of the top backs off the board with natural running skills and the ability to consistently break tackles. He has the deceptive speed to break long gainers with the size to run inside and make the tough yardage. RB Justin Jackson, 5-11, 195 of Northwestern is a tough back who has progressed nicely in his career with multiple 1000 yard+ rushing seasons. He has a nice level of development to be ready for the pro game as a feature back. Fast developing receiving skills.

RB Royce Freeman, 6-0, 235 of Oregon played through nagging injuries as an underclassman. He proved durable in 2017 and this season put up high production in many games. His natural playmaking ability as a runner and receiver makes him one of the most exciting prospects and one who can impact a club in several roles. RB Myles Gaskin, 5-10, 190 of Washington is a pounder who can play that role player. He carries a good grade as a 1A type back. He needs work as both a blocker and receiver and was a productive back in the talented Pac-12. RB Derrius Guice, 6-0, 215 of LSU had a strong 2017 performance in his most extensive career playing time. He has the speed that allows him to hit the home run with the quickness and vision to be one of the more honest runners in the nation. He hopes to impress at the NFL Combine and is deciding to turn pro. RB Bryce Love, 5-10, 190 of Stanford is having an outstanding 2017 performance where he showed the ability to run inside, in addition to making the big play. He runs with an explosive burst with the quickness and long speed to be one of the best playmakers in this class. His game-to-game durability has impressive this season.

WR James Washington, 6-2, 205 of Oklahoma St is having an amazing 2017 season and benefitted from staying for his final season. He has shown impact ability consistently over his last few seasons despite double coverage often. He can be a difference maker as a pro, combining speed, quickness, power and running skills. He has intriguing skills for the NFL with big play ability as a #1 receiver. WR Anthony Miller, 5-11, 190 of Memphis has been an impact weapon and one of the nation’s premier performers during the 2017 season. He has the big-time separation speed to be a top-flight pro with a high level of development in the passing attack. He ranks as the top senior receiver in this draft class entering the critical postseason. WR Allen Lazard, 6-5, 225 of Iowa St is having a good year performance that has been instrumental in the Cyclones fine season. He has very good size with fine hands and the speed to get deep. He is a tough intermediate playmaker who takes a hit and makes the difficult catch. WR Michael Gallup, 6-0, 210 of Colorado St has been a difference maker in the Rams’ offense over his long career, with high production despite average QB play. He has good speed with natural hands and running skills to be dangerous after the catch. He is dangerous in the red zone where his skills make him a tough matchup. He is expected to attend the Senior Bowl in January. WR Dante Pettis, 6-1, 190 of Washington has been one of the hottest receivers in the nation this season with high production. He runs precise routes, shows sure hands and is a tough runner after the catch. He is a deep threat receiver plus a game changing return specialist. WR Calvin Ridley, 6-2, 210 of Alabama is an intriguing prospect. He has blue chip athleticism and measureables that will rank him among the top seniors. He has a high level of development as a route runner with keen adjustments to coverage. He is a big fast tough receiver who creates a huge matchup problem for most cover men and a fine threat in the red zone. WR Courtland Sutton, 6-4, 215 of SMU is a blue-chip underclassman with fine skills. He has imposing size with fine hands and leaping skills to win most matchups. He carries a high grade if he decides to declare in January. He is currently undecided about turning pro. WR Simmie Cobbs, 6-5, 215 of Indiana has been one of the dominant performers from the Big Ten. He had a strong 2017season after missing time last fall. He looks to impress at the Senior Bowl next month. With a strong week at the Senior Bowl, his stock could rise significantly with a nice showing. WR Parris Campbell, 6-0, 200 of Ohio St shows his big play ability as both a receiver and returner. He is both fast and quick and has fine openfield running skills to impress NFL scouts. He has the package to be a fine Wild Cat weapon in a pro offense and is a rising prospect. WR D.J. Chark, 6-3, 200 of LSU has impressive measurables with limited production. He is a big fast playmaker with impact ability. WR Christian Kirk, 6-0, 195 of Texas A&M is a polished receiver who developed nicely in a spread offense. He has fine size and top speed to change games. He is a refined route runner who reads coverage well.

TE Mike Gesicki, 6-5, 255 of Penn St. is a tough well-rounded prospect who gets to show what he can do with NFL caliber passers at the Senior Bowl week. He has fine hands and body control with adequate speed. His inline blocking is good and he has the frame to fill out further. TE Troy Fumagalli, 6-5, 245 of Wisconsin has had an excellent final season, showing improved blocking along with his developed receiving skills. He can move up further with an impressive Senior Bowl performance where he hopes to display his well-rounded skill set. TE Mark Andrews, 6-5, 255 of Oklahoma has blue chip athleticism and he has shown nice production working with QB Baker Mayfield. He is a first round talent who will have to impress in workouts to earn that selection. TE Ian Thomas, 6-5, 255 of Indiana is a raw blue-chip athlete. He has intriguing upside potential as a pro especially as a receiver in the deep game. He is a tough drive blocker who has the talent to be a complete NFL starter. TE Adam Breneman, 6-4, 250 of Massachusetts has been one of the most productive receivers at this position with the deep speed and natural talent to be a factor in a pro offense early in his career. He moves very well, catches everything and can run after the catch. He ranks among the nation’s top receiving tight end prospects and hopes to improve his draft status in the postseason. TE Dallas Goedert, 6-4, 255 of South Dakota is a huge receiver who is a natural receiver with big play ability. He needs work as a blocker. He gets a chance to shine at the Senior Bowl week. TE Hayden Hurst, 6-5, 250 of South Carolina had a fine 2017 senior season. He is well rounded and showed nice awareness in the passing game. He looks to impress this offseason after declaring in January. TE Chris Herndon, 6-4, 255 of Miami was a big factor in the Hurricanes’ early season success. He is a good receiver with sound blocking talent at the point of attack and on the move. He is developed and very versatile to give an offense a unique weapon for many sets.

OT Orlando Brown, 6-7, 340 of Oklahoma has excelled in the tough Big 12, manning the left side in pass protection. He could be one of the premier tackles in this class if he declares after his bowl game. He must have a strong week at the NFL Combine to earn a high first round grade. He has good feet and shows very good technique, overall strength and powerful hands to win most matchups. OT Martinas Rankin, 6-5, 310 of Mississippi State will be watched closely over the postseason especially at the Senior Bowl. He has the physical skills and experience to start early as pros at the left tackle spot. He projects first to left tackle where his fine technique and agility has graded out high vs top competition. OT Mike McClinchey, 6-8, 315 of Notre Dame moves well and delivers a wallop with his quick hands. He has the physical package to be a strong blocker and has the package scouts seek in a tackle prospect and is well suited for both sides. OT Connor Williams, 6-6, 310 of Texas is expected to declare for the NFL Draft 2018. He combines size, reach, power and agility and could be one of the better left tackles available from this class in time with further experience. He has the skill set to be an NFL starter, though his ability to handle NFL caliber speed will be tested. OT Tyrell Crosby, 6-5, 320 of Oregon is a long agile tackle who has performed well in a pro offense. He needs a big Senior Bowl week to move into early rounds. OT Jamarco Jones, 6-5, 310 of Ohio St is a quick senior tackle with improving technique and power to finish. He looks to impress in the All-star action to elevate his stock.

OT Brandon Parker, 6-7, 310 of North Carolina A&T is a fast rising prospect off a strong senior season. He moves well with left tackle agility and the power to fit either outside role. His performance at the Senior will determine his level of play vs top competition. OT Kolton Miller, 6-8, 310 of UCLA is a massive tackle with long reach and surprising agility to trap or get to the second level. He protected QB Josh Rosen’s blindside nicely over his short career. OG Quenton Nelson, 6-5, 330 of Notre Dame is a physical blocker who is well developed to plug in as a rookie. He is a relentless blocker who moves well to adjust to counter moves with the power to anchor. OG Braden Smith, 6-6, 310 of Auburn is a quality prospect who dominated over his final few seasons. He has been a top interior lineman at guard and recommended for the Senior Bowl. With a strong week in Mobile, Al, he could guarantee himself an early round grade. OL Cody O’Connell, 6-8, 360 of Washington St is a huge lineman who displays great power and projects best on the interior. He looks to impress at the Senior Bowl to earn an early round selection. OC Billy Price, 6-4, 310 of Ohio State had a fine season in the pivot. He can play all three interior spots and is a sound technician with an early NFL starting grade. OL Frank Ragnow, 6-5, 315 of Arkansas was injured at midseason. He hopes to perform in an All-star game in January to showcase his NFL starting talent.

Defensive Players

DE Sam Hubbard, 6-5, 265 of Ohio St faces a big decision after the 2017 season. He is an imposing athlete with very good triangle numbers and the skill set to be a powerful and quick pass rusher who can bend the corner and bull rush to make key sacks. He shows the ability to stack at the point of attack and capable of playing both up and down. DE Bradley Chubb, 6-4, 275 of N.C. St is a huge versatile defender with the physical and mental talent to play a few positions in both a 4-3 and 3-4 set. He has played in both fronts up and down which will help his stock. He had an impressive 2017 season where he faced double team blocking consistently. He needs to impress at the NFL Combine and his pro day. DE Arden Key, 6-6, 265 of LSU has been a strong edge rusher over his SEC career and has been a force at times. His play at times is outstanding while showing prototypical athletic skills and smarts. He shows an elite burst off the edge with the ability to bend the edge consistently, but must show durable for the NFL game. DE Harold Landry, 6-3, 25o of Boston College is a tweener defender with intriguing upside potential. He needs his pro position defined but has the burst off the edge to change games. His positional versatility probably puts him on every clubs’ radar and probable early round defender. DE Duke Ejiofor, 6-4, 275 of Wake Forest is a blue-chip athlete who can change a game as a pass rusher. He shows explosiveness off the edge and wins with both power and speed. He needs a big Senior Bowl performance to warrant an early round selection. DE Marcus Davenport, 6-7, 255 of UTSA has come on strong over his senior season. He displays great length and further growth potential. He has the burst off the edge to harass the passer and all pro defensive teams covet his rushing talent. He could guarantee a high draft selection with a big week at the Senior Bowl.

DT Christian Wilkins, 6-4, 310 of Clemson is an explosive athlete who saw special attention at times over his late career. He has played well vs top linemen and performed well over his long career. He is a highly-regarded prospect with well-developed pass rushing technique. His ability to stack vs the top competition may earn him a rookie starting grade. DT Da’Ron Payne, 6-2, 310 of Alabama had a strong 2017 performance that has him flying up charts. He stacks well with the speed to pursue down the line. He can win as both a speed and power rusher and is a rising underclassmen prospect. DT Maurice Hurst, 6-2, 285 of Michigan is an explosive defender who recognizes plays well and has the quickness and power to get to the ball and finish to make tackles and sacks. He holds up well in the physical part of the game after seeing double team blocking often as an underclassman. DT Derrick Nnadi, 6-1, 310 of Florida St can be a force from the inside and projects to the three-technique role for the NFL game. He will be a prospect that is highly coveted especially from 4-3 defensive clubs. He could solidify an early selection with a strong All-star week performance at the Senior Bowl. DT Deadrin Senat, 6-1, 305 of South Florida has shown fine run stuffing ability despite facing double team blocking often on the inside. He projects to the 4-3 pro front and is a rising defender on NFL boards off an impressive senior season. His quickness and power make him a disruptive force early on the down with nice pass rushing skills.

LB Tremaine Edmunds, 6-5, 250 of Virginia Tech is a tweener defender with upside potential. He needs his pro position defined with the burst off the edge to make big plays. His positional versatility probably puts him high on the 3-4 clubs list of edge rushers as a game changer. LB Malik Jefferson, 6-3, 240 of Texas is a well-developed prospect who runs well with keen instincts and finishes with strong tackling that should earn him a top selection and probable early round selection if he declares. LB Fred Warner, 6-4, 230 of BYU has been a leader and core defender for the tough Cougar defense. He is a tweener defender with the prototypical numbers NFL scouts love in an attack linebacker. He has been very productive in a number of roles and has the versatility to play in either pro scheme, but better suited for playing up off the edge. LB Christian Miller, 6-4, 240 of Alabama is a physical Bama defender. He plays both up and down and fits the outside backer role best. He stacks the run well and shows the ability to push the pocket. LB Uchenna Nwosu, 6-2, 240 of USC shows developed talent and his final season probably pushes him into the top rounds. He combines quickness, power, speed and ball instincts and was considered a blue-chip talent for the 4-3 scheme. LB Josey Jewell, 6-2, 235 of Iowa has been a force this season with clutch plays weekly. He is a good Mike defender who fills very well inside in either scheme. He has the speed to get to the flanks, though he needs development in coverage. LB Lorenzo Carter, 6-5, 245 of Georgia finished strong as a senior and elevated his stock nicely. He is very instinctive and finishes with sure tackling that gives him the versatility to play a few positions especially as an edge rusher. He plays both up and down and will be scrutinized by the 3-4 clubs extensively.

LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, 6-1, 235 of Oklahoma is a developed outside backer who plays best in space to run free to the ball. He has been a leader and highly productive over his late career. He flashes striking ability and the technique to get off blockers and finish. Look for him at the Senior Bowl.

CB Jaire Alexander, 5-11, 190 of Louisville is a savvy cover man who graded out high vs ACC talent. He has developed quickly in his three seasons and is leaning towards declaring after the Tigers bowl game. CB Duke Dawson, 5-11, 200 of Florida is a fast developing cover man who can start early in his pro career. He is physical and a sure tackler and capable of playing both outside and in the slot. CB Kevin Tolliver, 6-3, 205 of LSU is a big agile cover man with fine athleticism. He needs some work on reading routes, but has the raw talent to be a shutdown cover man. CB Anthony Averett, 6-0, 185 of Alabama is a nice prospect with the athleticism and the experience to be an NFL cover man. He looks to impress in Mobile, Al Senior Bowl. CB Isaiah Oliver, 6-1, 195 of Colorado is a highly-regarded underclassman who impressed over the 2017 season. His strong performance as both a cover man with impact ability. His current level of development will warrant early playing time with the skill set to be a top-flight NFL corner. CB Jordan Thomas, 6-0, 190 of Oklahoma is an interesting prospect with developed skills vs NFL talent in big game situations. He has responded well over the past two seasons with fast development in most schemes. He can earn an early round grade with a strong performance over the week’s practices in Mobile, Al. CB Joshua Jackson, 6-1, 195 of Iowa has been a chief contributor to the Hawkeyes’ season. He has very good ball skills and the hands to make the key interception. He is very tough and will come up and support the run and make tackles with the size to matchup well in man situations. He is leaning towards declaring after the bowl game. S Derwin James, 6-3, 210 of Florida St is one of the best players in the country. He played a few roles and may fit best at free safety after time as a corner and safety. He can be an impact performer and is expected to declare. S Minkah Fitzpatrick, 6-1, 205 of Alabama is a savvy versatile defender with experience at both corner and safety. He is a smart hard tackling defender who is well developed after starting the past three seasons. He can matchup with wideouts and break on the ball to make plays. S Marcus Allen, 6-2, 210 of Penn St is has had a very impressive 2017 season. He is capable of big plays in run support or coverage. Though he needs work on his ability to recognize routes and make quick adjustments in the transition, he has the athleticism, range and instincts to matchup with receivers. He is a well-rounded prospect with the skill set to be an every down pro defender. S Armani Watts, 5-11, 205 of Texas A&M has been consistent over his Aggie career. His week at the Senior Bowl will have to answer questions about his man coverage skills. He can a force in run support, but must prove he can cover in man situations and reads routes quickly.

Top 100 Pro Prospects for the NFL Draft 2018

November, 2017 – * underclassmen eligible to declare until Jan 15, 2018

Pro Prospect      Pos      School    Ht/ Wt
1 * Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 5-11 225
2 * Josh Rosen QB UCLA 6-4 220
3 * Sam Darnold QB Southern Cal 6-4 225
4 Bradley Chubb DE NC State 6-4 275
5 * Derwin James S Florida State 6-3 210
6 * Orlando Brown OT Oklahoma 6-8 360
7 * Arden Key DE LSU 6-6 240
8 * Josh Allen QB Wyoming 6-5 235
9 * Minkah Fitzpatrick S Alabama 6-1 205
10 Mike McGlinchey OT Notre Dame 6-8 315
11 * Lamar Jackson QB Louisville 6-3 200
12 * Carlton Davis CB Auburn 6-1 205
13 Quenton Nelson OG Notre Dame 6-5 330
14 * Courtland Sutton WR SMU 6-4 215
15 * Derrius Guice RB LSU 5-11 215
16 James Washington WR Oklahoma St 6-0 205
17 * Kolton Miller OT UCLA 6-8 310
18 * Equanimeous St. Brown WR Notre Dame 6-5 205
19 * Denzel Ward CB Ohio State 5-10 190
20 Martinas Rankin OT Mississippi St 6-5 305
21 Christian Kirk WR Texas A&M 5-11 200
22 * Bryce Love RB Stanford 5-10 190
23 * Connor Williams OT Texas 6-6 320
24 * Roquan Smith LB Georgia 6-1 225
25 Maurice Hurst DT Michigan 6-2 285
26 * Mark Andrews TE Oklahoma 6-5 255
27 Christian Wilkins DT Clemson 6-4 310
28 * Joshua Jackson CB Iowa 6-1 195
29 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo LB Oklahoma 6-1 240
30 * Calvin Ridley WR Alabama 6-1 190
31 Vita Vea DT Washington 6-5 345
32 Chukwuma Okorafor OT Western Michigan 6-6 330
33 * Taven Bryan DT Florida 6-5 295
34 Mason Rudolph QB Oklahoma St 6-5 230
35 Anthony Miller WR Memphis 5-11 190
36 * Ronald Jones II RB Southern Cal 6-1 195
37 * Isaiah Oliver CB Colorado 6-1 190
38 * DeShon Elliott S Texas 6-2 205
39 * Clelin Ferrell DE Clemson 6-5 265
40 * Mitch Hyatt OT Clemson 6-5 295
41 * Tremaine Edmunds LB Virginia Tech 6-5 240
42 * Deontay Burnett WR Southern Cal 6-0 170
43 * Jeff Holland DE Auburn 6-2 250
44 Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma 6-0 215
45 * Jaire Alexander CB Louisville 5-11 190
46 Dorian O’Daniel LB Clemson 6-1 215
47 Harold Landry LB Boston College 6-3 250
48 Billy Price C Ohio State 6-4 310
49 Uchenna Nwosu LB USC 6-2 240
50 Michael Gallup WR Colorado St 6-1 195
51 * Da’Ron Payne DT Alabama 6-2 310
52 Braden Smith OG Auburn 6-6 305
53 * Parris Campbell WR Ohio State 6-1 205
54 Derrick Nnadi DT Florida State 6-1 315
55 Kameron Kelly CB San Diego St 6-2 195
56 Will Hernandez OG Texas-El Paso 6-3 330
57 * Kerryon Johnson RB Auburn 6-0 215
58 Harrison Phillips DT Stanford 6-4 285
59 Josey Jewell LB Iowa 6-2 235
60 * Tarvarus McFadden CB Florida State 6-2 195
61 * Kendall Joseph LB Clemson 6-0 230
62 Royce Freeman RB Oregon Sr 5-11 235
63 Marcus Davenport DE UTSA Sr 6-7 255
64 Nick Chubb RB Georgia Sr 5-10 225
65 * Ronnie Harrison S Alabama 6-3 215
66 * Malik Jefferson LB Texas 6-3 240
67 Mike Gesicki TE Penn State 6-6 255
68 Tyrell Crosby OT Oregon 6-5 320
69 Jaylen Samuels TE NC State 5-11 225
70 Royce Freeman RB Oregon 6-0 235
71 Lorenzo Carter LB Georgia Sr 6-6 245
72 * Dre’Mont Jones DT Ohio State 6-3 295
73 Rashaan Evans LB Alabama 6-3 235
74 Duke Ejiofor DE Wake Forest 6-4 270
75 Ian Thomas TE Indiana 6-5 250
76 Mason Cole OL Michigan 6-5 305
77 * Quenton Meeks CB Stanford 6-2 205
78 * Deon Cain WR Clemson 6-1 210
79 * Kevin Toliver CB LSU 6-3 205
80 * T.J. Edwards LB Wisconsin 6-1 245
81 Marcell Ateman WR Oklahoma St 6-4 220
82 * Austin Bryant DE Clemson 6-4 265
83 * Cameron Smith LB Southern Cal 6-2 245
84 * Sam Hubbard DE Ohio State 6-5 265
85 Marcus Allen S Penn State 6-2 205
86 * Bo Scarbrough RB Alabama 6-2 235
87 * Hayden Hurst TE South Carolina 6-5 250
88 * Damien Harris RB Alabama 5-11 220
89 Kolton Miller OT UCLA 6-8 310
90 Dallas Goedert TE South Dakota St 6-4 260
91 * Simmie Cobbs Jr. WR Indiana 6-4 220
92 * Martez Ivey OT Florida 6-5 315
93 * Hercules Mata’afa DE Washington St 6-2 255
94 Armani Watts S Texas A&M 5-11 205
95 Dante Pettis WR Washington 6-1 195
96 Micah Kiser LB Virginia 6-2 240
97 Lowell Lotulelei DT Utah 6-2 320
98 * Josh Sweat DE Florida State 6-5 250
99 Troy Fumagalli TE Wisconsin 6-6 250
100 * Dorance Armstrong DE Kansas 6-4 245

Top 20 Redshirt Sophomores

Players must be 3 years removed from high school to be eligible for the NFL Draft.
They have until mid January 2018 to choose to declare for early entry.

Position /Prospect / Ht. Wt / School
1 – QB Sam Darnold – 6-4, 220 – USC
2 – QB Jarrett Stidham – 6-3, 214 – Auburn
3 – S Derwin James – 6-3, 211 – Florida State
4 – DE Clelin Ferrell – 6-5, 265 – Clemson
5 – DT Dre’Mont Jones – 6-3, 295 – Ohio State
6 – OT Isaiah Prince – 6-7, 310 – Ohio State
7 – DE Dylan Jackson – 6-6, 266 – Stanford
8 – RB Mike Weber – 5-10, 214 – Ohio State
9 – DT Carlos Davis – 6-2, 295 – Nebraska
10 – QB Steven Montez – 6-5, 225 – Colorado
11- DT Raequan Williams – 6-4, 300 – Michigan State
12 – CB Damon Arnette – 6-0, 195 – Ohio State
13 – S Tanner Muse – 6-2, 220 – Clemson
14 – OT Drew Richmond – 6-5, 309 – Tennessee
15 – LB Leo Lewis – 6-2, 235 – Mississippi State
16 – RB James Williams – 5-11, 195 – Washington State
17 – WR Van Jefferson – (6-2, 195 – Mississippi
18 – S Jessie Bates – 6-2, 195 – Wake Forest
19 – WR Jonathan Giles – 6-0, 193 – LSU
20 – LB Joe Giles-Harris – 6-2, 230 – Duke

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