Prospect Rankings – Page 3

2023 NFL Draft Prospects: Quarterbacks

This is going to be an interesting Quarterback Class. Compared to last season, this is a much deeper class with more talent. It’s going to be interesting to see how the battle between CJ Stroud and Bryce Young is going to play out.

This class could produce at least four to five first round picks. Someone like Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke and Kentucky’s Will Levis could have their name called on Day 1.

Let’s get into the rankings.

CJ Stroud, Ohio State
Bryce Young, Alabama
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami (FL)
Will Levis, Kentucky
Anthony Richardson, Florida
Phil Jurkoec, Boston College
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Tanner MuKee, Stanford
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Jaren Hall, BYU
Cameron Ward, Washington State
Jayden Daniels, LSU
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina

Youngstown State 2023 NFL Draft Prospects

Youngstown State has produced a number of NFL players over the years. In the past five years three Penguins have been drafted. The highest one draft was Derek Rivers who was the Patriots first draft pick in 2017.

Even with the effects COVID had on the FCS and small school players, the Penguins still found a to produce NFL talent. The Colts drafted former YSU TE Andrew Ogletree in the 6th Round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

For this season two of my favorite players to watch are DE James Jackson and WR Bryce Oliver.

Let’s get into their prospects.

Seniors

8 Jaleel McLaughlin, RB
19 Colt McFadden, K
8 James Jackson, DE
1 Quincy Lenton, DB
76 Mike McAllister, C

Underclassmen

0 Bryce Oliver, WR Junior
2 C.J. Charleston, WR Sophomore
48 Griffin Hoak, LB Junior
9 Chris Fitzgerald, DT Sophomore
55 Ryan Johnson, G Junior

Robert Morris 2023 NFL Draft Prospects

It’s been a long time since a Colonial was drafted. The last Colonial to be drafted was RB Tim Hall in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Raiders. This is one of those teams that was affected in 2020 by Covid, they only played three games.

A lot of this team in made up of Freshmans and Sophomores.

A couple of my favorite players are RB Alijah Jackson (Senior) and Safety Lorenzo Euline (Junior).

Let’s get into it.

Seniors

2 Alijah Jackson, RB
22 D’Andre Hicks, WR
9 Demonte Martin, WR
4 Jacob White, S
21 Sydney Audiger, DB
93 George Souders, P
40 Grant Fairman, DE
60 Trevor Renfro, OL
69 Hayden Baron, OL

Underclassmen

19 Lorenzo Euline, S Junior
0 Ricardo Watson, DL Redshirt Junior
28 Tony Brown, LB Redshirt Junior
Jamar Shegog, LB Redshirt Junior

Penn State 2023 NFL Draft Prospects

Today let take a look at the Penn State prospects for the 2023 NFL Draft. In the past few years Penn State has produced several top prospects. They had eight players drafted, three of which were drafted within the top 50 picks.

The players I’m really high on are QB Sean Clifford, DT PJ Mustipher, and CB Joey Porter Jr.

Let’s get into it.

Seniors

14 Sean Clifford, QB
97 PJ Mustipher, DT
46 Nick Tarburton, DE
0 Jonathan Sutherland, LB
72 Bryce Effner, OL
70 Juice Scruggs, OL
91 Chris Stoll, LS
5 Mitchell Tinsley, WR

Underclassmen

86 Brenton Strange, TE Redshirts Junior
3 Parker Washington, WR Sophomore
1 Keandre Lambert-Smith, WR Sophomore
23 Curtis Jacobs, LB Sophomore
9 Joey Porter Jr, CB Redshirt Junior
99 Coziah Izzard, DT Redshirt Junior
91 Dvon Ellies, DT Redshirt Junior
92 Smith Vilbert, DE Redshirt Junior
25 Daequan Hardy, CB Redshirt Junior
79 Caedan Wallace, OT Redshirt Junior

Pittsburgh Panthers 2023 NFL Draft Prospects

It’s never too early to start looking at the upcoming draft prospects. So today we start with the Pittsburgh Panthers. The panthers have been on the rise in producing NFL talent the past few seasons.

This year a couple of players I’m really high on this year are DE Habakkuk Baldonado, DT Calijah Kancey, and OT Carter Warren.

Let’s get into it.

Seniors

22 Vincent Davis, RB
5 Jared Wayne, WR
31 Erick Hallett, S
7 Sirvocea Dennis, LB
25 AJ Woods, CB
87 Habakkuk Baldonado, DE
14 Marquis Williams, CB
30 Brandon George, LB
92 Tyler Bentley, DT
5 Deslin Alexandre, DE
6 John Morgan, DE
53 Jake Kradel, G/C
55 Marcus Minor, G
57 Gabe Houy, T/G
60 Owen Drexel, C
77 Carter Warren, OT

Underclassmen

2 Isreal Abanikanda, RB Junior
9 Brandon Hill, S Redshirt Junior
12 MJ Devonshire, CB Redshirt Junior
8 Calijah Kancey, DT Redshirt Junior
50 Dayon Hayes, DE Junior
91 Sam Scarton, K Redshirt Junior

Final Cornerback Rankings

There are plenty of corners that will be just the perfect fit for each team. I really like this draft class, beginning with Sauce Gardner from Cincinnati. Let’s now look at my final top 5.

Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
Derek Stingley, LSU
Andrew Booth, Clemson
Trent McDuffie, Washington
Roger McCreary, Auburn

Sleeper: Marcus Jones, Houston

Final Safety Rankings

I love the defensive back group this year. I believe many of them will be gone by the end of the 2nd round. These are very plug and play ready. Like most I think Kyle Hamilton will probably be the first drafted. Let’s see how I rank them.

Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
Daxton Hill, Michigan
Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
Lewis Cine, Georgia
Jalen Pitre, Baylor

Sleeper: Nick Cross, Maryland

Final Linebacker Rankings

There is quite a few good linebackers in the 2022 draft class. My favorite is Devin Lloyd out of Utah. Let’s see who else made my top 5 and my sleeper player.

Devin Lloyd, Utah
Nakobe Dean, Georgia
Quay Walker, Georgia
Chad Muma, Wyoming
Christian Harris, Alabama

Sleeper: Troy Anderson, Montana State

Final Edge Rusher Rankings

I really enjoy watching edge rushers. I have some that could be interchangeable since they are so close. This is how I see it today.

Aiden Hutchinson, Michigan
Travon Walker, Georgia
Jermaine Johnson, Florida State
Boye Mafe, Minnesota
Kayvon Thibedeaux, Oregon

Sleeper: David Anenih, Houston

Final Interior Defensive Linemen Rankings

This is my final rankings in each position. I will also provide a sleeper player for each position. I feel that Jordan Davis is the top interior defensive linemen, so let’s see how I rate them. The first time around I did the top 10 but this time I am doing the top 5.

Jordan Davis, Georgia
Travis Jones, UConn
Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
Phidarius Mathis, Alabama

Sleeper: Neil Farrell, LSU