Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll

Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll – Week 17
Ravens Drill 49ers in Christmas Clash

Only 6 Playoff Positions Claimed with 2 Games to go

Teams of the Week 
Ravens Drill 49ers
Dolphins Edge Cowboys
Browns Edge Texans
Bucs Bashes Jaguars   

Players of the Week
  NFC
   Offense – QB Matthew Stafford – Rams
   Defense – S Kerry Joseph – Lions
  AFC
   Offense – WR Amari Cooper – Browns
  Defense – S Kyle Hamilton – Ravens
  
Rookies of the Week
   Offense – WR Puka Nacua – Rams
   Defense – Edge Zach Harrison – Falcons
 
Games of Week 17
Thursday
Jets @ Browns

Saturday
Lions @ Cowboys 8:15 pm

Sunday
Raiders @ Colts – 1:00 pm
Dolphins @ Ravens – 1:00 pm
Steelers @ Seahawks – 4:05 pm
 
Bye weeks are over for the season
 

NFL Team Power Poll

Draft Insiders’ Staff – Frank Coyle/Publisher

Ranking / Team / Record
#1 – Ravens – 12-3
#2 – 49ers – 11-4
#3 – Dolphins – 11-4
#4 – Eagles – 11-4
#5 – Cowboys – 10-5
#6 – Lions – 11-4
#7 – Chiefs – 9-6
#8 – Bills – 9-6
#9 – Browns – 10-5
#10 – Jaguars – 8-7
#11 – Colts – 8-7
#12 – Seahawks – 8-7
#13 – Rams – 8-7
#14 – Bucs – 8-7
#15 – Bengals – 8-7
#16 – Texans – 8-7
#17 – Raiders – 7-8
#18 – Steelers – 8-7
#19 – Vikings – 7-8
#20 – Broncos – 7-8
#21 – Saints – 7-8
#22 – Packers – 7-8
#23 – Falcons – 7-8
#24 – Giants – 5-10
#25 – Chargers – 5-10
#26 – Bears – 5-10
#27 – Jets – 6-9
#28 – Titans – 5-10
#29 – Commanders – 4-11
#30 – Cardinals – 3-12
#31 – Patriots – 4-11
#32 – Panthers – 2-13
 
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during December through May. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites




Top 199 Pro Prospects for NFL Draft

Top 199 Pro Prospects for NFL Draft 2024

Our friends at Great Blue North Report posted a late December – Top 199 Prospects for the NFL Draft. Long time friend, competitor and scout, Colin Lindsay publishes a comprehensive year round reports on NFL prospects.

Go to

https://gbnreport.com/2024-big-board/

Visit for Updates




NFL Draft – First Round Order

NFL Draft 2024 – First Round Selection Order – Dec. 26,2023

Frank Coyle/ Publisher

The NFL Draft selection order is based on the 2024 NFL standings plus the NFL Draft tiebreaking procedures. Picks 1-18 are the non-playoff teams, with the order decided by the draft tiebreakers. Tied positions rotate up in the succeeding rounds. Positions 19 through 32 are based on playoff game results and tiebreakers are used if necessary.

Currently Carolina and Cleveland do not have 2024 first round selections

Jan. 15 – Special Eligibility Deadline. Deadline for college players who are underclassmen to apply for Special Eligibility. They will have until Jan 18th to rescind their decision and retain their college eligibility. A list of underclassmen who have been approved for entry into the 2024 NFL Draft will be sent to clubs on January 19.

April 25-27 – NFL Draft 2024 – Detroit, Michigan

NFL Draft 2024 – First Round Order – Dec. 26

  1. Chicago (Carolina – 2-13)
  2. Arizona (3-12)
  3. Washington (4-11)
  4. New England (4-11)
  5. New York Giants (5-10)
  6. Los Angeles Chargers (5-10)
  7. Tennessee (5-10)
  8. Chicago (6-9)
  9. New York Jets (6-9)
  10. Atlanta (7-8)
  11. New Orleans (7-8)
  12. Green Bay (7-8)
  13. Las Vegas (7-8)
  14. Minnesota (7-8)
  15. Denver (7-8)
  16. Arizona (Houston – 8-7)
  17. Pittsburgh (8-7)
  18. Cincinnati (8-7)

Current Playoff Clubs below bracketed based on current record and SOS

  1. Indianapolis (8-7)
  2. Tampa Bay (8-7)
  3. Los Angeles Rams (8-7)
  4. Seattle (8-7)
  5. Jacksonville (8-7)
  6. Buffalo (9-6)
  7. Kansas City (9-6)
  8. Dallas (10-5)
  9. Houston (Cleveland – 10-5)
  10. Miami (11-4)
  11. Detroit (11-4)
  12. Philadelphia (11-4)
  13. San Francisco (11-4)
  14. Baltimore (12-3)

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency with unique content during December through May.

He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites

 




Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll

Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll – Week 16

Christmas Night Battle Between #1 & #2
49ers Host Ravens on Monday Night Clash

Teams of the Week 
Bills Crush Cowboys
Ravens Pound Jaguars
Bengals Edge Vikings
Seahawks Shock Eagles

Players of the Week

  NFC
   Offense – QB Baker Mayfield – Bucs
   Defense – LB Alex Anzalone – Lions

 AFC
   Offense – RB James Cook – Bills
  Defense – LB Germaine Pratt – Bengals
  
Rookies of the Week
   Offense – WR Jordan Addison – Vikings
   Defense – S Quan Martin – Commanders

Games of Week 16
Thursday
Saints @ Rams

Saturday
Bengals @ Steelers 4:30 pm

Sunday
Lions @ Vikings – 1:00 pm
Cowboys @ Dolphins – 4:25 pm

Monday
Ravens @ 49ers – 8:15 pm
 
Bye weeks are over for the season
 
NFL Team Power Poll
Draft Insiders’ Staff – Frank Coyle/Publisher

Ranking / Team / Record
#1 – 49ers – 11-3
#2 – Ravens – 11-3
#3 – Dolphins – 10-4
#4 – Eagles – 10-4
#5 – Cowboys – 10-4
#6 – Chiefs – 9-5
#7 – Lions – 10-4
#8 – Jaguars – 8-6
#9 – Bills – 8-6
#10 – Browns – 9-5
#11 – Bengals – 8-6
#12 – Texans – 8-6
#13 – Vikings – 7-7
#14 – Broncos – 7-7
#15 – Colts – 7-7
#16 – Saints – 7-7
#17 – Seahawks – 7-7
#18 – Rams – 7-7
#19 – Bucs – 7-7
#20 – Raiders – 6-8
#21 – Steelers – 7-7
#22 – Packers – 6-8
#23 – Falcons – 6-8
#24 – Giants – 5-9
#25 – Chargers – 5-9
#26 – Bears – 5-9
#27 – Jets – 5-9
#28 – Commanders – 4-10
#29 – Titans – 5-9
#30 – Cardinals – 3-11
#31 – Patriots – 3-11
#32 – Panthers – 2-12
 
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during December through May. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.




Draft Insiders’ All-America Teams

Draft Insiders’ 2023 All-America Teams

Frank Coyle
Draft Insiders’ All-America Teams

First Team
Offense

Quarterback – Jayden Daniels – LSU

Running Backs
Ollie Gordon II – Oklahoma State
Blake Corum – Michigan

Tight End
Brock Bowers – Georgia

Wide Receivers
Marvin Harrison Jr. – Ohio State
Malik Nabers – LSU
Rome Odunze – Washington

Tackles
Joe Alt – Notre Dame
Olu Fashanu – Penn State

Guards
Cooper Beebe – Kansas State
Zak Zinter – Michigan

Center
Jackson Powers-Johnson – Oregon

First Team
Defense

Edge rushers
Laiatu Latu – UCLA
Jared Verse – Florida State

Interior linemen
Jer’Zahn Newton – Illinois
T’Vondre Sweat – Texas

Linebackers
Payton Wilson – North Carolina State
Edgerrin Cooper – Texas A&M
Dallas Turner – Alabama

Cornerbacks
Cooper DeJean – Iowa
Kool-Aid McKinstry – Alabama

Safeties
Xavier Watts – Notre Dame
Tyler Nubin – Minnesota
Defensive back – Terrion Arnold – Alabama

KR Zachariah Branch, USC
PR Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
All-purpose player – Travis Hunter – Colorado

Placekicker – Graham Nicholson – Miami (Oh)
Punter – Tory Taylor – Iowa

Second Team
 Offense

Quarterback – Michael Penix Jr. – Washington

Running Backs
Audric Estime – Notre Dame
Cody Schrader – Missouri

Tight Ends – Dallin Holker – Colorado State

Wide Receivers
Troy Franklin – Oregon
Brian Thomas Jr. – LSU
Malik Washington – Virginia

Tackles
Taliese Fuaga – Oregon State
Troy Fautanu – Washington

Guards
Tate Ratledge – Georgia
Clay Webb – Jacksonville State

Center – Sedrick Van Pran – Georgia

Second Team
Defense

Edge rushers
Jonah Elliss – Utah
Jalen Green – James Madison

Interior linemen
Howard Cross III – Notre Dame
Byron Murphy II – Texas

Linebackers
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. – Clemson
Jason Henderson – Old Dominion
Jay Higgins – Iowa

Cornerbacks
T.J. Tampa – Iowa State
Quinyon Mitchell – Toledo

Safeties
Malaki Starks – Georgia
Trey Taylor – Air Force
Defensive back – Kris Abrams-Draine – Missouri

KR Jayden Harrison, Marshall
PR LaJohntay Wester, FAU
All-purpose player – Xavier Worthy – Texas

Placekicker – Jose Pizano – UNLV
Punter – Matthew Hayball – Vanderbilt




AP FCS All-America Teams

AP FCS All-America Teams

South Dakota State leads the AP FCS All-America team with four 1st team offensive performers. QB Mark Gronowski, running back Isiah Davis, OL Garrett Greenfield and Mason McCormick all earned first team AP honors.

Other than South Dakota St, only Monmouth University was represented by more than one player on the first AP team. The Hawks were represented by running back. Jaden Shirden and wideout Dymere Miller who earned first team AP honors.

Four Montana Bobcats earned mention on the 2023 Associated Press FCS All-America teams. Montana, junior offensive tackle Marcus Wehr, landed on the first team. Offensive guard Rush Reimer and all-purpose player Sean Chambers each earned mention on the AP second team. Defensive end Brody Grebe, earned third team honors.

AP FCS All-America Teams

First Team

Offense
Quarterback – Mark Gronowski, fourth-year, South Dakota State

Running Backs
Jaden Shirden, fourth-year, Monmouth University
Isaiah Davis, fourth-year, South Dakota State

Offensive linemen
Garret Greenfield, sixth-year, South Dakota State
Noah Atagi, sixth-year, Weber State
Mason McCormick, sixth-year, South Dakota State
Jacob Johanning, fifth-year, Furman
Marcus Wehr, fourth-year, Montana State

Tight end – Cam Grandy, fifth-year, Illinois State

Wide receivers
Ty James, fifth-year, Mercer
Dymere Miller, fourth-year, Monmouth University
Jalen Coker, fifth-year, Holy Cross

All-purpose player – Dylan Laube, fifth-year, New Hampshire
Kicker – Matthew Cook, fifth-year, Northern Iowa

First Team
Defense

Linemen
Terrell Allen, fourth-year, Tennessee State
Jay Person, sixth-year, Chattanooga
Anton Juncaj, fourth-year, Albany (N.Y.)
Alex Gubner, sixth-year, Montana

Linebackers
Dylan Kelly, fifth-year, Albany (N.Y.)
Brock Mogensen, sixth-year, South Dakota
Jacob Dobbs, fifth-year, Holy Cross

Defensive backs
PJ Jules, fifth-year, Southern Illinois
Cole Wisniewski, fourth-year, North Dakota State
Lance Wise Jr., fifth-year, Mercer
Marcus Harris, fourth-year, Idaho
Sheldon Arnold II, fourth-year, East Tennessee State

Punter – Aidan Laros, third-year, Tennessee Martin

Second Team

Offense
Quarterback – Max Brosmer, fifth-year, New Hampshire

Running backs
Sam Franklin, third-year, Tennessee Martin
Jamar Curtis, second-year, Lafayette

Offensive linemen
Luke Newman, fourth-year, Holy Cross
Charles Grant, fourth-year, William & Mary
Rush Reimer, fourth-year, Montana State
Mark Barthelemy, sixth-year, Nicholls State
Gavin Olson, fifth-year, Tennessee Martin

Tight end – Carter Runyon, third-year, Towson

Wide receivers
Brandon Porter, sixth-year, Incarnate Word
Hayden Hatten, fifth-year, Idaho
Chedon James, second-year, Idaho State

All-purpose player – Junior Bergen, third-year, Montana
Kicker – Ricardo Chavez, fourth-year, Idaho

Second Team

Defense
Linemen
Ty French, fourth-year, Gardner-Webb
David Walker, fourth-year, Central Arkansas
Finn Claypool, third-year, Drake
Daylan Dotson, fourth-year, Tennessee Martin

Linebackers
Billy Shaeffer, sixth-year, Lafayette
Winston Reid, seventh-year, Weber State
Micah Davey, third-year, McNeese State

Defensive backs
Aamir Hall, fourth-year, Albany (N.Y.)
Caleb Curtain, third-year, Elon
Blake Ruffin, third-year, Eastern Illinois
Tyler Morton, third-year, Nicholls State
Kenny Gallop, Jr., third-year, Howard

Punter – Grant Burkett, fifth-year, Missouri State

Third Team

Offense
Quarterback – Matthew Sluka, fourth-year, Holy Cross

Running backs
Lan Larison, fourth-year, UC Davis
Jordan Fuller, third-year, Holy Cross

Offensive linemen
John Allen, fourth-year, SE Louisiana
Josiah Ezirim, fifth-year, Eastern Kentucky
Jake Kubas, sixth-year, North Dakota State
Ryan Coll, fifth-year, Richmond
Seth Osborne, sixth-year, St. Francis, Pa.

Tight end — Cole Rusk, third-year, Murray State

Wide receivers
Raylen Sharpe, third-year, Missouri State
Efton Chism III, fourth-year, Eastern Washington
Kasey Hawthorne, third-year, Howard

All-purpose player – Sean Chambers, sixth-year, Montana State
Kicker – Kyle Ramsey, fifth-year, Abilene Christian

Third Team

Defense
Linemen
Eric O’Neill, third-year, Long Island
Brendan Webb, sixth-year, South Dakota
Khristian Boyd, sixth-year, Northern Iowa
Brody Grebe, third-year, Montana State

Linebackers
Amir Abdullah, fourth-year, Illinois State
Braxton Hill, fifth-year, Montana
Noah Martin, fourth-year, Samford

Defensive backs
Myles Harden, fourth-year, South Dakota
Saiku White, third-year, Lafayette
Max Epps, third-year, Texas A&M-Commerce
Travis Blackshear, sixth-year, Furman
Kaleb Lyons, second-year, Morehead State

Punter – Aaron Trusler, third-year, Richmond




Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll

Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll – Week 15

Teams of the Week 
Cowboys Wack Eagles
Ravens Comeback vs Rams
Giants Edge Packers
Bills Surprise Chiefs

  Players of the Week
  NFC
   Offense – WR Drake London – Falcons
   Defense – LB Demario Davis – Saints

  AFC
   Offense – QB Zach Wilson – Jets
  Defense – DE Trey Hendrickson – Bengals

  Rookies of the Week
   Offense – QB Will Levin – Titans
   Defense – CB Deonte Banks – Giants

 Games of Week 15
Saturday
Pittsburgh @ Indianapolis 4:30 pm
Denver @ Detroit – 8:15 pm

Sunday
NY Giants @ New Orleans – 1:00 pm
Dallas @ Buffalo – 4:25 pm
Baltimore @ Jacksonville – 8:20 pm
 
Bye weeks are over for the season

NFL Team Power Poll
Draft Insiders’ Staff – Frank Coyle/Publisher

Ranking / Team / Record
#1 – 49ers – 10-3
#2 – Ravens – 10-3
#3 – Eagles – 10-3
#4 – Cowboys – 10-3
#5 – Dolphins – 9-4
#6 – Chiefs – 8-5
#7 – Lions – 9-4
#8 – Jaguars – 8-5
#9 – Bills – 7-6
#10 – Browns – 8-5
#11 – Broncos – 7-6
#12 – Colts – 7-6
#13 – Texans – 7-6
#14 – Vikings – 7-6
#15 – Bengals – 7-6
16 – Steelers – 7-6
#17 – Saints – 6-7
#18 – Seahawks – 6-7
#19 – Packers – 6-7
#20 – Falcons – 6-7
#21 – Rams – 6-7
#22 – Bucs – 6-7
#23 – Giants – 5-8
#24 – Raiders – 5-8
#25 – Chargers – 5-8
#26 – Bears – 5-8
#27 – Jets – 5-8
#28 – Commanders – 4-9
#29 – Titans – 5-8
#30 – Cardinals – 3-10
#31 – Patriots – 3-10
#32 – Panthers – 1-12
 
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during December through May. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.




FWAA All-America Teams

2023 Football Writers All-America Teams

www.footballwriters.com

Photo – WR Marvin Harrison – Ohio St (school photo)

FWAA All-America Teams

First Team
Offense

QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State,
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
WR Malik Nabers, LSU
WR Rome Odunze, Washington
TE Brock Bowers, Georgia

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during December through May.

OL Joe Alt, Notre Dame
OL Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OL Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
OL Zak Zinter, Michigan
C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon

Draft Insiders’ 2023 All-America Teams coming this week
Frank Coyle

Defense
DE Jonah Elliss, Utah
DE Laiatu Latu, UCLA
DT Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
DT T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB Dallas Turner, Alabama
LB Payton Wilson, N.C. State
DB Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
DB Cooper DeJean, Iowa
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame

Specialists
K Jose Pizano, UNLV
P Tory Taylor, Iowa
KR Jayden Harrison, Marshall
PR LaJohntay Wester, FAU
AP Travis Hunter, Colorado

Second Team
 
Offense
QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington
RB Blake Corum, Michigan
RB Cody Schrader, Missouri
WR Troy Franklin, Oregon
WR Malik Washington, Virginia
TE Dallin Holker, Colorado State
OL Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
OL Troy Fautanu, Washington
OL Javon Foster, Missouri
OL JC Latham, Alabama
C Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia

Defense
DE Jalen Green, James Madison
DE Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
DT Howard Cross III, Notre Dame
DT Kris Jenkins, Michigan
LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
DB Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
DB Brylan Green, Liberty
DB Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo
DB Tyler Nubin, Minnesota

Second Team Specialists
K Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)
P Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt
KR Zachariah Branch, USC
PR Xavier Worthy, Texas
AP Ismail Mahdi, Texas State




Jayden Daniels Wins Heisman Trophy 2023 Award

Heisman Trophy 2023 – Jayden Daniels Wins Award

2023 Heisman Winner
Frank Coyle/ Voter

The Heisman trust announced during the ESPN televised that LSU’s Jayden Daniels is the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner. QB Daniels won the award off an outstanding 2023 season. The dual threat athlete put together a thrilling season of highlights vs top competition with both impact as a passer and runner. He is the 5th transfer in the past 7 years to win the Heisman award, following QBs, Caleb Williams, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Joe Burrow. All three QBs this year, Daniels, Nix and Penix were transfer players in recent years with only WR Marvin Harrison among finalists a career one school player.  This year’s voting marked the 12th time in the last 14 years that a QB won the Heisman award. Daniels is the first player since 2016 to win the Heisman award who did not play for a conference championship.

Daniels received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 total points to beat out two fellow transfer QBs in Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. (292 first place, 1,701 total) and Oregon ‘s Bo Nix (51 first place, 885 total), as well as Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (20 first place, 352 total) in a ceremony held at Lincoln Center in New York City. Florida State’s Jordan Travis placed fifth after receiving eight first-place votes for 85 total points.

Heisman Trophy Voting

LSU’s Jayden Daniels became the second straight transfer quarterback and the fifth in the past seven years to win the Heisman Trophy.

Players                         School             1st        Total
Jayden Daniels,             LSU                  503       2,029
Michael Penix Jr.,          Wash.               292       1,701
Bo Nix,                             Oregon             51         885
Marvin Harrison Jr.,       Ohio St.            20         352
Jordan Travis,                Florida St.         8          85
Jalen Milroe,                  Alabama           4          73
Ollie Gordon II,              Okla. St.           1          31
Cody Schrader,              Missouri            1          29
Blake Corum,                 Michigan           3          28
J.J. McCarthy,               Michigan           1          21

Visit www.Heisman.com  for in-depth details about all the programs in the Heisman trust.

The 2023 Heisman Trophy ballots went out to 928 electors, which includes 870 members of the media, 57 living Heisman winners and one overall fan vote presented by Nissan, premier partner of the Heisman Trophy. All ballots were submitted electronically to the independent accountants at Deloitte.

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 30 years.

 

 




Top 100 Prospects for the NFL Draft

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Top 100 Prospects for NFL Draft 2024 – Dec. 8th
   Frank Coyle/ Head Scout
 
Underclassmen eligible to declare until Jan 15, 2024 for the NFL Draft.

Players have begun to declare for the Transfer Portal which opens Dec. 4th thru Jan 2, 2024
If a coach is fired or leaves the college program, that school’s players can enter the portal immediately.

No player entered in the Transfer portal will be in our Top Prospects or Mock Draft articles.
 
Top 100 Pro Prospects

#      Pos      Pro Prospect               School

1        QB       Caleb Williams             Southern Cal
2        WR       Marvin Harrison Jr         Ohio State
3        QB       Drake Maye                  North Carolina
4        TE        Brock Bowers                Georgia
5        OT        Olu Fashanu                 Penn State
6        OT        Joe Alt                         Notre Dame
7        Edge    Laiatu Latu                    UCLA
8         WR       Malik Nabers                 LSU
9        QB       Jayden Daniels             LSU
10        Edge    Jared Verse                  Florida State
11        WR       Rome Odunze               Washington
12        QB       Michael Penix Jr.           Washington
13        Edge    Dallas Turner                Alabama
14        CB        Kool-Aid McKinstry        Alabama
15        WR       Keon Coleman             Florida State
16        QB       Bo Nix                         Oregon
17        OT        Amarius Mims               Georgia
18        DL        J.T. Tuimoloau             Ohio State
19        CB        Nate Wiggins                Clemson
20        Edge    Bralen Trice                  Washington
21        DB       Cooper DeJean             Iowa
22        Edge    Chop Robinson             Penn State
23        S          Kamren Kinchens          Miami (Fl)
24        DL        Jer’Zhan Newton           Illinois
25        OT        JC Latham                    Alabama
26        WR       Emeka Egbuka             Ohio State
27        OT        Kingsley Suamataia       BYU
28        WR       Troy Franklin                 Oregon
29        QB       Jordan Travis                Florida State
30        DL        Maason Smith               LSU
31        OT        Troy Fautanu                Washington
32        LB        Jeremiah Trotter Jr.       Clemson
33        DL        Nazir Stackhouse          Georgia
34        RB        Trey Benson                 Florida State
35        S          Tyler Nubin                   Minnesota
36        RB        Raheim Sanders           Arkansas
37        WR       Xavier Worthy               Texas
38        OL        Cooper Beebe               Kansas State
39        WR       Xavier Legette               South Carolina
40        S          Andrew Mukuba            Clemson
41        DL        Leonard Taylor III          Miami (Fl)
42        LB        Edgerrin Cooper            Texas A&M
43        TE        Jaheim Bell                   Florida State
44        CB        Jason Marshall             Florida
45         TE        Ja’Tavion Sanders         Texas
46        WR       Brian Thomas               LSU
47        CB        Kalen King                    Penn State
48        WR       Jalen McMillan             Washington
49        OT        Tyler Guyton                 Oklahoma
50        WR       Juice Wells                   South Carolina
51        Edge    Xavier Thomas             Clemson
52        OT        Graham Barton             Duke
53        Edge    Chris Braswell               Alabama
54        S          Javon Bullard                Georgia
55        DL        Ruke Orhorhoro            Clemson
57        WR       Johnny Wilson               Florida State
58        S          Malachi Moore             Alabama
59        OT        Ajani Cornelius             Oregon
60        WR       Ja’Lynn Polk                 Washington
61        RB        Braelon Allen                Wisconsin
62        QB       Spencer Rattler             South Carolina
63        WR       Dorian Singer                Southern Cal
64        DL        DeWayne Carter           Duke
65        CB        Denzel Burke                Ohio State
66        WR       Mario Williams               Southern Cal
67        OL        Javion Cohen                Miami (Fl)
68        Edge    Jack Sawyer                 Ohio State
69         CB        DJ James                     Auburn
70        Edge    Zion Tupuola-Fetui        Washington
71        WR       Ainias Smith                  Texas A&M
72        OT        Anthony Belton             NC State
73        Edge    Fadil Diggs                   Texas A&M
74        WR       Roman Wilson               Michigan
75        OL        Christian Mahogany       Boston College
76        CB        Sheridan Jones             Clemson
77        Edge    Princely Umanmielen     Florida
78        OL        Andrew Raym               Oklahoma
79        Edge    Desmond Evans            North Carolina
80        S          Shilo Sanders               Colorado
81        OT        Jordan Morgan             Arizona
82        RB        TreVeyon Henderson     Ohio State
83        LB        Omar Speights             LSU
84        WR       Zakhari Franklin            Mississippi
85        OT        Patrick Paul                  Houston
86        LB        Jestin Jacobs                Oregon
87        OT        Javon Foster                 Missouri
88        LB        Payton Wilson               NC State
89         QB       Michael Pratt                 Tulane
90        DL        T’Vondre Sweat             Texas
91        WR       Tory Horton                   Colorado State
92        QB       Shedeur Sanders          Colorado
93        LB        Tommy Eichenberg       Ohio State
94        Edge    Jordan Burch                Oregon
95        OL        Sedrick Van Pran          Georgia
96         TE        Cade Stover                 Ohio State
97        WR       Jacob Cowing               Arizona
98        RB        Blake Corum                 Michigan
99         TE        Benjamin Yurosek         Stanford
100       CB        T.J. Tampa                   Iowa

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency with unique content during December through May.

He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites