Jordan Katz 2017 Top 5 By Position
This is my own personal list for my top five players by position. For edge rushers, I put them at what I feel is their more natural position, be it a 4-3 defensive end or a 3-4 outside linebacker. This goes for offensive lineman as well. If I believe a tackle is better suited at a guard, I put him there. This also may not reflect the order that I have them in my recent mock draft. My mock draft is based on team needs as well as scheme fits.
Quarterbacks:
1) Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina
2) DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame
3) Deshaun Watson, Clemson
4) Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech
5) Davis Webb, California
Running Backs:
1A) Leonard Fournette, LSU
1B) Dalvin Cook, Florida State
3) Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
4) D’Onta Foreman, Texas
5) Jeremy McNichols, Boise State
Wide Receivers:
1) Corey Davis, Western Michigan
2) Mike Williams, Clemson
3) Malachi Dupre, LSU
4) John Ross III, Washington
5) Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington
Tight Ends:
1) Jake Butt, Michigan
2) David Njoku, Miami Florida
3) Jordan Leggett, Clemson
4) OJ Howard, Alabama
5) Gerald Everett, South Alabama
Offensive Tackles:
1) Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin
2) Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
3) Julie’n Davenport, Bucknell
4) Garrett Bolles, Utah
5) Cam Robinson, Alabama
Interior Line:
1) Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2) Pat Elflein, Ohio State
3) Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky
4) Dan Feeney, Indiana
5) Mason Cole, Michigan
Defensive Ends:
1) Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
2) Jonathan Allen, Alabama (3-4)
3) Taco Charlton, Michigan
4) Malik McDowell, Michigan State (3-4)
5) Solomon Thomas, Stanford
Defensive Tackles:
1) Malik McDowell, Michigan State
2) Montravius Adams, Auburn
3) Vita Vea, Washington (Nose Tackle)
4) Caleb Brantley, Florida
5) Chris Wormley, Michigan
3-4 EDGE Rushers:
1) Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
2) Tim Williams, Alabama
3) Carl Lawson, Auburn
4) Derek Barnett, Tennessee
5) Harold Landry, Boston College
4-3 Outside Linebackers/Inside Linebackers:
1) Reuben Foster, Alabama (MLB)
2A) Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt
2B) Jarrad Davis, Florida
2C) TJ Watt, Wisconsin
2D) Anthony Walker, Northwestern (MLB)
Cornerbacks:
1) Teez Tabor, Florida
2) Quincy Wilson, Florida
3) Sidney Jones, Washington
4) Marlon Humphrey, Alabama
5) Desmond King, Iowa
Safeties:
1) Jamal Adams, LSU
2A) Jabril Peppers, Michigan
2B) Malik Hooker, Ohio State
4) Marcus Maye, Florida
5) Justin Evans, Texas A&M