Alabama
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 194 lbs
Projected Team
Indianapolis
PROSPECT RNK
2nd
POSITION RNK
1st
NFL DRAFT ANALYST JOSH EDWARDS: Edwards swung a cope with the Bears to maneuver as much as No. 1, sending Chicago Nos. 4, 36 and 80 this 12 months along with first- and second-round picks subsequent 12 months. It’s an enormous haul, however one Edwards thinks is price it for Indianapolis. “I all the time take into consideration trades this manner: If it really works out, you do not care about how a lot you had to surrender to maneuver up and get that participant as a result of the quarterback is the largest piece in your roster.”
Ohio State
• Jr
• 6’3″
/ 218 lbs
Projected Team
Houston
PROSPECT RNK
4th
POSITION RNK
2nd
NFL DRAFT ANALYST RYAN WILSON: Wilson made it two QBs off the board in two picks with Houston taking C.J. Stroud, and Edwards had no points with the choice — though he’s interested by how groups will consider Stroud after his dynamic dual-threat efficiency towards Georgia within the College Football Playoff. “It was a really small pattern dimension. Does he not need to be that participant transferring ahead? … Typically we don’t consider a participant off one sport, and Stroud goes to be the poster youngster for that risk transferring ahead.”
Georgia
• Jr
• 6’3″
/ 300 lbs
Projected Team
Arizona
PROSPECT RNK
third
POSITION RNK
1st
FORMER VIKINGS GM RICK SPIELMAN: Spielman made Jalen Carter the primary defensive participant taken because of positional shortage and his distinctive ability set. “Some of the motion abilities that he exhibits for his dimension — not solely versus the run however as an in-line go rusher — if somebody can push all of the buttons on this child to go arduous down in and down out, they will have a Pro Bowler on their palms.”
Alabama
• Jr
• 6’4″
/ 243 lbs
Projected Team
Chicago
PROSPECT RNK
1st
POSITION RNK
1st
EDWARDS: Edwards believes that is the best end result for the Bears, who choose up a bunch of draft capital and nonetheless get among the finest defensive prospects within the class in Will Anderson Jr. “He’s been the most efficient edge rusher out of any on this class; you are speaking about including a dynamic piece to that protection and a participant you may construct round should you’re Chicago.”
Texas Tech
• Sr
• 6’6″
/ 275 lbs
Projected Team
Seattle
PROSPECT RNK
sixth
POSITION RNK
2nd
WILSON: Wilson looks like this a simple selection to pick out Tyree Wilson to spherical out the highest 5. “I really like him as a soccer participant, and he is a kind of guys that … you do not have to look at a number of video games to determine that he was dominant and that he has an opportunity to be actually good on the subsequent degree.”
Clemson
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 275 lbs
Projected Team
Detroit
PROSPECT RNK
tenth
POSITION RNK
2nd
SPIELMAN: The Lions go protection with their first of two first-round picks. “He has great upside. He will give them one other edge rusher [with Aidan Hutchinson and James Houston]. … You can by no means have sufficient go rushers. And I believe with Murphy reverse Hutchinson, that will be a really lethal mixture as they proceed to develop as go rushers.”
Kentucky
• Sr
• 6’3″
/ 232 lbs
Projected Team
Las Vegas
PROSPECT RNK
eighth
POSITION RNK
third
EDWARDS: Make that three QBs in seven picks with Will Levis going to the Raiders. Here’s his scouting abstract of Levis: “Will Levis is a tall quarterback with good mass to tackle contact. The Penn State switch has good mobility and doesn’t draw back from contact. Levis has elite arm power however usually will get caught on his first learn and doesn’t full full-field progressions. Talent evaluators should decide how a lot of his struggles had been associated to a weak supporting solid, damage, and many others., and what’s fixable. He is an clever participant who will compete by means of damage.”
Penn State
• Jr
• 6’2″
/ 194 lbs
Projected Team
Atlanta
PROSPECT RNK
sixteenth
POSITION RNK
third
WILSON: Joey Porter Jr. turns into the primary CB off the board. “He’s huge, he is sturdy, he is bodily. He’s in all probability going to run very well subsequent week on the mix. You pair him reverse A.J. Terrell, and that solves one other subject on the backend the place there are many points on that protection.”
Florida
• Soph
• 6’4″
/ 232 lbs
Projected Team
Carolina
PROSPECT RNK
nineteenth
POSITION RNK
4th
SPIELMAN: The high-upside Anthony Richardson turns into the fourth QB taken in 9 picks. “If you need to resolve the [QB] subject and also you see the Cam Newton-type comparisons to him — though I believe [Richardson] is a greater pure thrower; I simply do not know if he is as correct as he must be, and I do not find out about his decision-making. I believe the largest query will probably be as he goes by means of this course of … does he know sufficient in regards to the sport? Is he simply an athlete enjoying quarterback? Or can he truly develop right into a quarterback?”
Illinois
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 180 lbs
Projected Team
Philadelphia
PROSPECT RNK
fifth
POSITION RNK
1st
EDWARDS: What Devon Witherspoon lacks in mass, he makes up for along with his physicality and aggressiveness on the boundary. “He’s feisty; he’ll give it as a lot as he takes it within the backend of that secondary. … You’re speaking a couple of participant that has that versatility to play man or zone protection and is a good match for not solely that protection however the tradition in Philadelphia as nicely.”
Northwestern
• Jr
• 6’4″
/ 315 lbs
Projected Team
Tennessee
PROSPECT RNK
eleventh
POSITION RNK
1st
WILSON: The Titans discover their potential alternative for Taylor Lewan in Peter Skoronski. Here’s our scouting report of Skoronski: “Peter Skoronski is a pass-blocking specialist with an athletic ability set. He wants so as to add extra weight and energy to his decrease half. He works arduous to anchor. He’s noticeably more practical as a pass-blocker than a run-blocker. He has plus restoration ability, big-time grip power and is aware of how one can reset his palms in go professional.”
TCU
• Jr
• 6’4″
/ 215 lbs
Projected Team
Houston
PROSPECT RNK
ninth
POSITION RNK
1st
SPIELMAN: C.J. Stroud wants playmakers round him, so Spielman provides him one with Quentin Johnston. “Big, bodily receiver, and with Stroud’s arm, it provides him one other weapon to throw to. … They have wants in all places, however when you’ve got a chance to get an explosive downfield receiver like him … I believe that you must go forward and take a shot on him.”
Ohio State
• Jr
• 6’6″
/ 310 lbs
Projected Team
N.Y. Jets
PROSPECT RNK
thirteenth
POSITION RNK
2nd
EDWARDS: The Jets as soon as once more make investments draft assets within the offensive line by deciding on Paris Johnson Jr. “This is a crew that should improve each offensive sort out positions. … Rather than probably having to interchange each offensive tackles in a single offseason, you get a participant now and hopefully he develops into one thing alongside an offensive line that has had lots invested into it over the previous few years.”
USC
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 175 lbs
Projected Team
New England
PROSPECT RNK
fifteenth
POSITION RNK
2nd
WILSON: Instead of going offensive line, the Patriots get a pass-catcher with Jordan Addison. “Put up enormous numbers final 12 months. Put up even higher numbers the 12 months earlier than when he was at Pitt with Kenny Pickett. He can line up wherever. He has return capacity. He beats you in any respect three ranges. He performs a lot greater than [his size] … and Mac Jones wants some weapons to go together with a brand new offensive coordinator.”
Alabama
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 193 lbs
Projected Team
Green Bay
PROSPECT RNK
twentieth
POSITION RNK
1st
SPIELMAN: The Packers beef up their secondary with the versatile Brian Branch. “I believe this child has the pliability to slot in that scheme to play free security, but in addition should you do get caught in a pinch, I believe he’s athletic sufficient and large enough to go inside and play some nickel for you as nicely.”
Oregon
• Soph
• 6’2″
/ 201 lbs
Projected Team
Washington
PROSPECT RNK
seventeenth
POSITION RNK
4th
EDWARDS: Edwards was pleasantly shocked that Christian Gonzalez lasted till choose 16. “He’s a participant who had a fairly excessive profile at Colorado — I believe he nonetheless would have been a excessive draft choose — however clearly elevating that nationwide profile going to [Oregon] and having great ball manufacturing this 12 months, a step up from what we noticed in [Colorado].”
Georgia
• Soph
• 6’4″
/ 310 lbs
Projected Team
Pittsburgh
PROSPECT RNK
thirty first
POSITION RNK
fifth
WILSON: Wilson was truly going to take Christian Gonzalez, however with him off the board, he went with Broderick Jones. “Good athlete. Needs to get higher when it comes to his footwork — and I believe that is one thing that may actually occur. … I believe he provides that offense some much-needed stability and depth alongside the offensive line to assist Kenny Pickett as he goes into Year 2.”
Maryland
• Jr
• 6’2″
/ 205 lbs
Projected Team
Detroit
PROSPECT RNK
thirty third
POSITION RNK
2nd
SPIELMAN: Make that two first-round defenders for the Lions — first Myles Murphy and now Deonte Banks. “His dimension, his athletic motion abilities, his pace. He confirmed some ball consciousness and ball abilities. He wants, technically, to get cleaned up just a little bit, however when he’s in press protection and jams a receiver, that receiver doesn’t transfer. This man has enormous upside.”
South Carolina
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 188 lbs
Projected Team
Tampa Bay
PROSPECT RNK
twelfth
POSITION RNK
2nd
EDWARDS: The Buccaneers have a number of wants. They fill one by drafting Cam Smith. “He’s a participant I actually got here round to this 12 months. I believed you noticed improved instincts, higher man protection abilities. I’m fairly excessive on him at this level — I believe he is type of a risky participant once you take a look at draft media proper now — however because the decision-maker for the Buccaneers on this state of affairs, I’m pleased with Cam Smith.”
Florida
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 347 lbs
Projected Team
Seattle
PROSPECT RNK
twenty second
POSITION RNK
1st
WILSON: After addressing protection with the No. 5 choose, the Seahawks bolster their offensive line by including O’Cyrus Torrence. “He was nice within the fall, he was nice late within the season, he was nice on the Senior Bowl — and I anticipate he’ll be nice subsequent 12 months as nicely.”
Tennessee
• Sr
• 6’6″
/ 335 lbs
SPIELMAN: Another draft, one other funding in defending Justin Herbert with the choice of Darnell Wright. “He had an excellent Senior Bowl. From his junior to senior 12 months, he could have made the largest bounce out of any of the offensive linemen that I’ve evaluated. You have to guard your quarterback, and I believe this child has a chance to come back in as a rookie and be a Day 1 starter for them at proper sort out.”
Texas
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 220 lbs
Projected Team
Baltimore
PROSPECT RNK
seventh
POSITION RNK
1st
EDWARDS: Edwards is aware of the Ravens have greater wants, however including Bijan Robinson would take a number of stress off Lamar Jackson. Here’s our scouting report on him: “Bijan Robinson is a well-rounded operating again with excellent dimension to be an every-down contributor within the NFL. He excels as a runner, pass-catcher and blocker however has acquired the lion’s share of touches in Austin over the previous two seasons.”
Georgia
• Soph
• 6’2″
/ 210 lbs
Projected Team
Minnesota
PROSPECT RNK
twenty eighth
POSITION RNK
fifth
WILSON: Wilson drafts Kelee Ringo to interchange Patrick Peterson. “He’s huge, he is sturdy — we’ll see how briskly he’s — he does a number of issues nicely that you really want these cornerbacks to do, however he has additionally struggled at occasions in protection. And that is what now we have to determine. But I believe with the Vikings, he fills a necessity there, and the upside is actually such that it will get your consideration late in Round 1.
Ohio State
• Sr
• 6’8″
/ 359 lbs
Projected Team
Jacksonville
PROSPECT RNK
53rd
POSITION RNK
eighth
SPIELMAN: Spielman chooses the huge Dawand Jones to interchange impending free agent Jawaan Taylor. “He would fill an enormous void on the fitting aspect of the offensive line. … You have to guard that quarterback as a result of he is your franchise quarterback in Trevor Lawrence.”
Tennessee
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 185 lbs
Projected Team
N.Y. Giants
PROSPECT RNK
forty sixth
POSITION RNK
seventh
EDWARDS: Daniel Jones wants extra weapons to be correctly evaluated, so the Giants get him Jalin Hyatt. “He can prolong the sector along with his pace, which is able to enable beneath alternatives for Wan’Dale Robinson, your second-round choose final 12 months, in addition to Daniel Bellinger, the tight finish, who I believed performed very well when he was out there final 12 months. Hyatt continues to be uncooked as a route-runner, however actually he is a participant who has a really particular ability set that may pressure defenses to be sincere and permit these gamers to be productive beneath.”
Arkansas
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 233 lbs
Projected Team
Dallas
PROSPECT RNK
thirty eighth
POSITION RNK
1st
WILSON: The Cowboys get one other versatile participant for that protection, and Spielman likes the choose. “Love him. He’s a multi-position participant that not solely can play the run, he has glorious vary, he can cowl, and I do not suppose he will get his due with how one can create mismatches with him as a go rusher.”
Ohio State
• Jr
• 6’1″
/ 200 lbs
Projected Team
Buffalo
PROSPECT RNK
twenty fourth
POSITION RNK
third
SPIELMAN: Josh Allen will get one other weapon in Jaxon Smith-Njigba. “This is the next-best playmaker for me that fills a necessity for the Buffalo Bills. … If he runs nicely [at the combine], this may be a superb choose for the Bills.”
Notre Dame
• Jr
• 6’4″
/ 265 lbs
Projected Team
Cincinnati
PROSPECT RNK
twenty first
POSITION RNK
1st
EDWARDS: The wealthy get richer with Joe Burrow getting an all-around tight finish in Michael Mayer. “He’s a fairly good blocker, he can transfer the chains, he is acquired good physicality down the sector, he is bodily by means of contact — all of the stuff you search for from a constant producer on the tight finish place.”
Georgia Tech
• Sr
• 6’5″
/ 286 lbs
Projected Team
New Orleans
PROSPECT RNK
54th
POSITION RNK
ninth
WILSON: The Saints use the first-round choose they acquired from the Sean Payton commerce to pick out Keion White. Here’s our scouting report for White: “Keion White, the previous Old Dominion switch, had a dominant season for Georgia Tech in 2022. Huge by conventional edge rush requirements — he was 6-foot-4, 280 kilos on the Senior Bowl — White performs with heavy palms, a excessive motor, and constantly exhibits the flexibility to break down the pocket.
Alabama
• Jr
• 5’11”
/ 200 lbs
Projected Team
Philadelphia
PROSPECT RNK
14th
POSITION RNK
2nd
SPIELMAN: First the Eagles exchange James Bradberry, and now they exchange Miles Sanders with Jahmyr Gibbs. “I believe Jahmyr Gibbs from Alabama matches the best kind operating again for this RPO system, provides them one other explosive playmaker, provides them one other playmaker round Jalen Hurts. And should you add him to the combination with the playmakers they’ve on offense, to me this was a no brainer.”
Georgia
• Sr
• 6’3″
/ 235 lbs
Projected Team
Kansas City
PROSPECT RNK
thirty sixth
POSITION RNK
sixth
EDWARDS: Edwards caps the primary spherical by giving the Super Bowl champions Nolan Smith. “We did not get to see him all season due to his damage, however he is a participant who is absolutely dynamic off the sting. He’s just a little bit on the thinner aspect, however a participant that I believe is a good praise to the opposite pass-rushing choices on their roster.”
