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2023 NFL Draft: Summer Top 50

by James Layton

It’s never too late to start looking at the prospects for the 2023 NFL Draft. It might be June but scouting the next class of NFL players never stops. As soon as the Draft ends teams start the scouting process for the following draft.

This year’s class is going to be a good one. There is some real talent at Defensive Line and Edge Rusher. At this point there is a lot of talent in the Quarterback group.

This is going to be a good year for Wide Receivers, and again like last season Ohio State has the top receiver with Jaxon Smith-Njiba.

Let’s get into the Top 50.

  1. Will Anderson Jr, Edge Alabama
  2. Jalen Carter, DL Georgia
  3. Bryce Young, QB Alabama
  4. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR Ohio State
  5. CJ Stroud, QB Ohio State
  6. Bryan Bresee, DL Clemson
  7. Peter Skoronski, OT Northwestern
  8. Malachi Moore, S Alabama
  9. Kayshon Boutte, WR LSU
  10. Paris Jackson Jr, OT Ohio State
  11. Michael Mayer, TE Notre Dame
  12. Eli Ricks, CB Alabama
  13. Bijan Robinson, RB Texas
  14. Nolan Smith, Edge Clemson
  15. Jordan Addison, WR USC
  16. BJ Ojulari, Edge LSU
  17. Robert Scott Jr, OT Florida State
  18. Kelee Ringo, CB Georgia
  19. Jermaine Burton, WR Alabama
  20. Zach Evans, RB Ole Miss
  21. Anthony Richardson, QB Florida
  22. Habakkuk Baldonado, Edge Pittsburgh
  23. Avery Young, CB Rutgers
  24. Tyler Van Dyke, QB Miami (FL)
  25. Jordan Battle, S Alabama
  26. Branden Joseph, S Notre Dame
  27. Zion Nelson, OT Miami (FL)
  28. Will Levis, QB Kentucky
  29. Calijah Kancey, DL Pittsburgh
  30. Henry To’o To’o, LB Alabama
  31. Andrew Raym, C Oklahoma
  32. DeMarvion Overshown, LB Texas
  33. Javion Cohen, G Alabama
  34. Noah Sewell, LB Oregon
  35. Joey Porter Jr, Penn State
  36. Tank Bigsby, RB Auburn
  37. Josh Downs, WR North Carolina
  38. Cam Smith, CB South Carolina
  39. Jaquelin Roy, DL LSU
  40. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB Alabama
  41. Zay Flowers, WR Boston College
  42. Will McDonald, Edge Iowa State
  43. Jaheim Bell, TE South Carolina
  44. Isaiah Foskey, Edge Notre Dame
  45. PJ Mustipher, DL Penn State
  46. Zach Harrison, Edge Ohio State
  47. Clark Phillips, CB Utah
  48. Rakim Jarrett, WR Maryland
  49. Andrew Vorhees, G USC
  50. Hendon Hooker, QB Tennessee

2022 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft Class

By James Layton

Meet your Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 Draft Class. Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert out did themselves with this one. They found players that were leaders for their teams and know what it means to be a team player.

Round 1 Pick 20: Kenny Pickett, QB Pittsburgh

Round 2 Pick 52: George Pickens, WR Georgia

Round 3 Pick 87: DeMarvin Leal, DL Texas A&M

Round 4 Pick 138: Calvin Austin III, WR Memphis

Round 6 Pick 208: Connor Heyward, TE Michigan State

Round 7 Pick 225: Mark Robinson, LB Ole Miss

Round 7 Pick 241: Chris Oladokun, QB South Dakota State

In the words Anthony Molina “This was a Great Draft!”

Final Linebacker Rankings

By Barb Layton

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.

  1. Devin Lloyd, Utah
  2. Nakobe Dean, Georgia
  3. Quay Walker, Georgia
  4. Chad Muma, Wyoming
  5. Christian Harris, Alabama

Sleeper: Troy Anderson, Montana State

Final Running Back Rankings

By Barb Layton

The first rankings I did was with the top 10. Now I am doing a top 5 and a sleeper player. The list is different than my first list. A few players are on it that were not before.

  1. Breece Hall, Iowa State
  2. Kenneth Walker, Michigan State
  3. James Cook, Georgia
  4. Zamir White, Georgia
  5. Brian Robinson, Alabama

Sleeper player: Tyrion Davis-Price, LSU

2022 NFL Draft Top 10 Defensive Tackles

By Barb Layton

It is draft season. One of my favorite times of the year. Earlier I rated the Offensive side of the ball. Now we are going to rate the defense. We are going to start with the Defensive Tackles.

  1. Jordan Davis, Georgia
  2. DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
  3. Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
  4. Travis Jones, Connecticut
  5. Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
  6. Phidarian Mathis, Alabama
  7. Logan Hall, Houston
  8. Chris Hinton, Michigan
  9. Matthew Butler, Tennessee
  10. John Ridgeway, Arkansas

Early 2022 NFL Draft Prospect Big Board Top 50

By James Layton

With the 2021 NFL Draft just ending two days ago. It’s never to early to start looking to the next class of prospects. This Quarterback class is a interesting one with Spencer Rattler and Desmond Ridder among the top.

This year’s class is going to have a lot of seniors that due to COVID had their seasons canceled, are able to return for their senior seasons.

Let’s get in to the big board.

  1. Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge Oregon
  2. Spencer Rattler, QB Oklahoma
  3. Sam Howell, QB North Carolina
  4. Derek Stingley Jr, CB LSU
  5. Kyle Hamilton, S Notre Dame
  6. Ahmad Gardner, CB Cincinnati
  7. Christian Harris, LB Alabama
  8. Drake Jackson, Edge USC
  9. Kadon Slovis, QB UCS
  10. Chris Olave, WR Ohio State
  11. Isaiah Spiller, RB Texas A&M
  12. Evan Harrison, Edge Ohio State
  13. Evan Neal, OT Alabama
  14. Garrett Wilson, WR Ohio State
  15. Brenton Cox, Edge Florida
  16. Derion Kendrick, CB Clemson
  17. Rasheed Walker, OT Penn State
  18. Breece Hall, RB Iowa State
  19. Treylon Burks, WR Arkansas
  20. Bubba Bolden, S Miami (FL)
  21. Jalen Wydermyer, TE Texas A&M
  22. Zion Nelson, OT Miami (FL)
  23. Edefuan Ulofoskhio, LB Washington
  24. Tyler Linderbaum, C Iowa
  25. DeMarvin Leal, DT Texas A&M
  26. Justyn Ross, WR Clemson
  27. Aidan Hutchinson, Edge Michigan
  28. Kaiir Elam, CB Florida
  29. Desmond Ridder, QB Cincinnati
  30. George Karlafits, TE Purdue
  31. Charles Cross, OT Mississippi State
  32. Jaden Davis, DT Georgia
  33. Kyren Williams, RB Notre Dame
  34. Cade Otton, TE Washington
  35. Jarrett Patterson, C Notre Dame
  36. Jake Ferguson, TE Wisconsin
  37. Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, DT Notre Dame
  38. Ed Ingram, G LSU
  39. Ventrell Miller, LB Florida
  40. Isaiah Likely, TE Coastal Carolina
  41. Ben Brown, G Ole Miss
  42. Brandon Joseph, S Northwestern
  43. Abraham Lucas, OT Washington State
  44. Jerrion Ealy, RB Ole Miss
  45. Kana’i Mauga, LB USC
  46. Tykee Smith, S Georgia
  47. Zion Johnson, G Boston College
  48. Colby Wolden, DT Auburn
  49. Jayden Daniels, QB Arizona State
  50. Carson Strong, QB Nevada

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This is my mock draft for March 9th. I was unable to post it yesterday. I used Fanspeak for this mock. The Steelers only had 1 pick in the 6st round. So let’s take a look at it.

Round 1

Pick 24 Najee Harris, RB Alabama

Round 2

Pick 55 Landon Dickerson, C Alabama

Round 3

Pick 87 Dylan Moses, LB Alabama

Round 4

Pick 128 James Hudson, OT Cincinnati

Pick 141 Nico Collins, WR Michigan

Round 5

No Picks

Round 6

Pick 217 C. D. Daniel, CB Georgia

Round 7

Pick 244 Cary Angeline, TE NC State

Pick 253 Naquan Jones, DL Michigan State

2021 NFL Draft Top 10 Running Back Prospects

By James Layton

With College Football hopefully starting soon, I started to think of the top prospects for the 2021 Draft. This yeas prospects class is headlined by Travis Etinne, Chuba Hubbard, Najee Harris, and Master Teague.

Here are my top 10 Prospects:

  1. Travis Etinne, Clemson Senior 5’10 210
  2. Chubba Hubbard, Oklahoma State Junior 6’0 207
  3. Najee Harris, Alabama Senior 6’2 230
  4. Zamir White, Georgia RS Sophomore 5’11 215
  5. Master Teague, Ohio State RS Sophomore 5’11 220
  6. Max Borghi, Washington State Junior 5’9 195
  7. Pooka Williams, Kansas Junior 5’10 170
  8. C.J. Verdell, Oregon Junior 5’9 210
  9. Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma Junior 5’11 216
  10. Kylin Hill, Mississippi State Senior 5’11 215

During the Season this list might change, but for right now these are the ones I’ll be watching.

2021 NFL Draft Quarterback Rankings

By James Layton

I have been watching a lot of film since the end of the 2020 NFL Draft ended. So far this my current Quarterback Rankings for the 2021 NFL Draft. I have liked this years class a lot better then last years.

This years class reminds me of the 2012 Class and also the 2017 Class. My rankings no surprise is led by Trevor Lawrence, but with this years prospects there are a couple of guys that could take the top spot.

Here are my Quarterback rankings:

  1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Junior 6’6 220
  2. Justin Fields, Ohio State Junior 6’2 223
  3. Trey Lance, North Dakota State RS Sophomore 6’3 221
  4. K.J. Costello, Mississippi State Senior 6’5 222
  5. Brock Purdy, Iowa State Junior 6’0 202
  6. Jamie Newman, Georgia Senior 6’4 230
  7. Tanner Morgan, Minnesota Junior 6’2 215
  8. Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati Junior 6’4 215
  9. Kyle Trask, Florida Senior 6’4 234
  10. Sam Ehlinger, Texas Senior 6’3 230