Jordan Katz 2018 Top Five By Position
This is my own personal list for my top five players by position. These rankings 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) Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
2) Josh Rosen, UCLA
3) Sam Darnold, USC
4) Josh Allen, Wyoming
5) Lamar Jackson, Louisville
Running Backs:
1) Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2) Derrius Guice, LSU
3) Sony Michel, Georgia
4) Ronald Jones II, USC
5) Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
Wide Receivers:
1) Anthony Miller, Memphis
2) Dante Pettis, Washington
3) Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
4) Michael Gallup, Colorado State
5) Calvin Ridley, Alabama
Tight Ends:
1) Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
2) Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
3) Mike Gesicki, Penn State
4) Troy Fumagali, Wisconsin
5) Hayden Hurst, South Carolina
Offensive Tackles:
1) Connor Williams, Texas
2) Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
3) Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
4) Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan
5) Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State
Interior Line:
1) Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2) Braden Smith, Auburn
3) Billy Price, Ohio State
4) Will Hernandez, UTEP
5) Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
EDGE Rushers:
1) Bradley Chubb, NC State
2) Arden Key, LSU
3) Marcus Davenport, UTSA
4) Hercules Mata’Afa, Washington State
5) Dorance Armstrong, Kansas
Interior Defensive Lineman:
1) Vita Vea, Washington (Nose Tackle)
2) Da’Ron Payne, Alabama
3) Taven Bryan, Florida
4) Harrison Phillips, Stanford
5) Derrick Nnadi, Florida State
Non-Edge Linebackers:
1) Roquan Smith, Georgia (ILB)
2) Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech (OLB)
3) Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma (OLB)
4) Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State (ILB)
5) Tegray Scales, Indiana (OLB/ILB)
Cornerbacks:
1) Carlton Davis, Auburn
2) Denzel Ward, Ohio State
3) Jaire Alexander, Louisville
4) Josh Jackson, Iowa
5) Isaiah Oliver, Colorado
Safeties:
1) Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
2) Derwin James, Florida State
3) DeShon Elliott, Texas
4) Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
5) Terrell Edmunds, Virginia Tech