With the NFL Scouting Combine beginning in two weeks, Mike Mayock unveils the first of his position-by-position rankings for the 2017 NFL Draft.
Quarterback
- DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame
- Deshaun Watson, Clemson
- Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina
- Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech
- Davis Webb, California
Running Back
- Dalvin Cook, Florida State
- Leonard Fournette, LSU
- Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
- Alvin Kamara, Tennessee
- Joe Mixon, Oklahoma
Wide receiver
- Corey Davis, Western Michigan
- Mike Williams, Clemson
- John Ross, Washington
- Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington
- Zay Jones, East Carolina
Tight end
- O.J. Howard, Alabama
- David Njoku, Miami
- Evan Engram, Ole Miss
- Jake Butt, Michigan
- Gerald Everett, South Alabama
Offensive tackle
- Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin
- Garett Bolles, Utah
- Antonio Garcia, Troy
- Roderick Johnson, Florida State
T-5. Taylor Moton, Western Michigan
T-5. Jermaine Eluemunor, Texas A&M
Interior OL
- Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky
- Cam Robinson, Alabama
- Dan Feeney, Indiana
- Ethan Pocic, LSU
- Dion Dawkins, Temple
Interior DL
- Jonathan Allen, Alabama
- Caleb Brantley, Florida
- Malik McDowell, Michigan State
- Larry Ogunjobi, Charlotte
- Chris Wormley, Michigan
Edge rusher
- Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
- Tim Williams, Alabama
- Derek Barnett, Tennessee
- Solomon Thomas, Stanford
- Takkarist McKinley, UCLA
Linebacker
- Reuben Foster, Alabama
- Haason Reddick, Temple
- Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt
- Jarrad Davis, Florida
- Alex Anzalone, Florida
Cornerback
- Sidney Jones, Washington
- Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State
- Marlon Humphrey, Alabama
- Teez Tabor, Florida
- Tre'Davious White, LSU
Safety
- Malik Hooker, Ohio State
- Jamal Adams, LSU
- Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
- Budda Baker, Washington
- Obi Melifonwu, Connecticut
Special exceptions
Note: This category is for players who are not ranked in the top 5 at their position but have special value elsewhere (special teams, for example).
- Adoree' Jackson, USC
- Curtis Samuel, Ohio State
- Chidobe Awuzie, Colorado
- Desmond King, Iowa
- Adam Shaheen, Ashland
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