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2024 NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospects 1.0

by James Layton

The college football season is now over. And the NFL playoffs are officially upon us. So, it’s time to start to look more intently at the 2024 NFL draft and the top prospects for it. This is looking to be a loaded class just like the past couple of years. But this is a better quarterback class that could have five players go in the top twelve picks.

Let’s get into the top fifty.

  1. Drake Maye, QB North Carolina
  2. Marvin Harrison Jr, WR Ohio State
  3. Caleb Williams, QB USC
  4. Joe Alt, OT Notre Dame
  5. Brock Bowers, TE Georgia
  6. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT Penn State
  7. Jer’Zhan Newton, DL Illinois
  8. Malik Nabers, WR LSU
  9. Cooper DeJean, CB Iowa
  10. Dallas Turner, Edge Alabama
  11. Jayden Daniels, QB LSU
  12. Talise Fuaga, OT Oregon State
  13. Rome Odunze, WR Washington
  14. Jared Verse, Edge Florida State
  15. Nate Wiggins, CB Clemson
  16. Bo Nix, QB Oregon
  17. Amarius Mims, OT Georgia
  18. Laiatu Latu, Edge UCLA
  19. Terrion Arnold, CB Alabama
  20. Bralen Trice, Edge Washington
  21. J.C. Latham, OT Alabama
  22. Troy Franklin, WR Oregon
  23. Kamren Kinchens, S Miami (FL)
  24. Michael Penix Jr, QB Washington
  25. Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB Alabama
  26. J.J. McCarthy, QB Michigan
  27. Tyler Nubin, S Minnesota
  28. Ennis Rakestraw Jr, CB Missouri
  29. Brian Thomas Jr, WR LSU
  30. Chris Braswell, Edge Alabama
  31. Ladd McConkey, WR Georgia
  32. Leonard Taylor, DL Miami (FL)
  33. Jackson Powers-Johnson, C Oregon
  34. Chop Robinson, Edge Penn State
  35. Xavier Leggette, WR South Carolina
  36. Kamari Lassiter, CB Georgia
  37. Jordan Morgan, OT Arizona
  38. Ja’Lynn Polk, WR Washington
  39. Kiran Amegadjie, OT Yale
  40. Kalen King, CB Penn State
  41. Payton Wilson, LB North Carolina State
  42. Kris Jenkins, DL Michigan
  43. Troy Fautanu, OT Washington
  44. Keon Coleman, WR Florida State
  45. T’Vondre Sweat, DL Texas
  46. Quinyon Mitchell, CB Toledo
  47. Tyliek Williams, DL Ohio State
  48. Rod Moore, S Michigan
  49. Xavier Worthy, WR Texas
  50. Tyler Guyton, OT Oklahoma

Top College Football Games: Week 2

by James Layton

Week one was full of surprises and upsets. I expect week two to be the same way. There is an impressive lineup of games for this week. Some teams I can’t wait to see play are Wisconsin, Iowa, Miami (OH), and USC.

Let’s get into my top games.

Thursday

Illinois @ Kansas 7:30 pm ESPN 2

Saturday

  • Vanderbilt @ Wake Forest, 11:00 am ACC Network
  • 22 Ole Miss @ 24 Tulane, 3:30 pm ESPN 2
  • 25 Iowa @ Iowa State, 3:30 pm Fox
  • Miami (OH) @ Umass, 3:30 pm ESPN +
  • Appalachian State @ North Carolina, 5:15 pm ACC Network
  • 11 Texas @ 4 Alabama, 7:00 pm ESPN
  • 19 Wisconsin @ Washington State, 7:30 pm ABC
  • UCLA @ San Diego State, 7:30 pm CBS
  • Stanford @ 6 USC, 10:30 pm Fox
  • Auburn @ California, 10:30 pm ESPN

2024 NFL Draft: Early Top 10 Quarterback Prospects

by James Layton

It’s never too early to start looking at the next class of draft prospects. This is looking to be a better class then the 2023 draft class. With Caleb Williams and Drake Maye at the lead of the class. This class seems to be a little deeper than the 23 class as of now.

Let’s get into the top-10.

  1. Caleb Williams, USC
  2. Drake Maye, North Carolina
  3. Quinn Ewers, Texas
  4. J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
  5. Bo Nix, Oregon
  6. Michael Penix Jr, Washington
  7. Cameron Ward, Washington State
  8. Jordan Travis, Florida State
  9. Jeff Sims, Nebraska
  10. Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland

2024 NFL Draft: Early Top 50 Prospects

by James Layton

I know your probably burnt out from draft talk, with the 2023 draft just ending four days ago. But football never stops, and finding the next group of players to help your team never does either.

So here is my early top 50 prospects for the 2024 NFL Draft. This is looking to be a very good Quarterback year as of now, with Caleb Williams (USC) and Drake Maye (North Carolina) as the leaders of the pack. You also have the son of an NFL hall of fame wide receiver in Marvin Harrison Jr as the top wide receiver.

This is also a good offensive line class. Aswell as another strong defensive class. That’s lead by CB Kool-Aid McKinstry (Alabama) and Edge Jared Verse (Florida State).

Let’s get into the top 50.

  1. Caleb Williams, QB USC
  2. Marvin Harrison Jr, WR Ohio State
  3. Joe Alt, OT Notre Dame
  4. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT Penn State
  5. Drake Maye, QB North Carolina
  6. Brock Bowers, TE Georgia
  7. Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB Alabama
  8. Jared Verse, Edge Florida State
  9. Dallas Turner, Edge Alabama
  10. Kalen King, CB Penn State
  11. Jeremiah Trotter Jr, LB Clemson
  12. Jer’Zhan Newton, DL Illinois
  13. JC Latham, OT Alabama
  14. Emeka Egbuke, WR Ohio State
  15. Cooper DeJean, CB Iowa
  16. J.T. Tuimoloau, Edge Ohio State
  17. Mason Smith, Edge LSU
  18. Kingsley Suamataia, OT BYU
  19. Laiatu Latu, Edge UCLA
  20. Michael Penix Jr, QB Washington
  21. Javon Bullard, CB Georgia
  22. Kamren Kinchens, S Miami (FL)
  23. Chop Robinson, Edge Penn State
  24. Leonard Taylor, DL Miami (FL)
  25. Denzel Burke, CB Ohio State
  26. Xavier Worthy, WR Texas
  27. Bo Nix, QB Oregon
  28. Cooper Bebe, G Kansas State
  29. Tyler Davis, DL Clemson
  30. Zion Nelson, OT Miami (FL)
  31. Malachi Moore, CB Alabama
  32. Calen Bullock, S USC
  33. Adonai Mitchell, WR Texas
  34. Blake Fisher, OT Notre Dame
  35. Rome Odunze, WR Washington
  36. Quinn Ewers, QB Texas
  37. Michael Hall Jr, DL Ohio State
  38. TreVeyon Henderson, RB Ohio State
  39. Amarius Mims, OT Georgia
  40. Beaux Limmer, G Arkansas
  41. Tyleik Williams, DL Ohio State
  42. Johnny Wilson, WR Florida State
  43. Bralen Trice, Edge Washington
  44. Zak Zinter, G Michigan
  45. Donovan Jackson, G Ohio State
  46. Braelon Allen, RB Wisconsin
  47. Jack Sawyer, Edge Ohio State
  48. Dontay Carleone, DL Cincinnati
  49. Cody Colby, OT Iowa
  50. Tommy Eichenberg, LB Ohio State

2023 NFL Draft: February Top 10 Running Back Rankings

by Barb Layton

I love ranking players each and every year. I have always liked offense, especially running backs and wide receivers. This is my first of the rankings. I will do another one after the combine and then again after pro days.

So, let’s get started with my rankings:

  1. Bijan Robinson, Texas
  2. Blake Corum, Michigan
  3. Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
  4. Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
  5. Sean Tucker, Syracuse
  6. Devon Achane, Texan A&M
  7. Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina
  8. Roschon Johnson, Texas
  9. Kenore Miller, TCU
  10. Tank Bigsby, Auburn

Reese’s Senior Bowl: 2023 Accepted Invites

by James Layton

It’s that time of the year when the Reese’s Senior Bowl start to send out the invites for their game. So far fifty-three players have accepted an invite to the game. Some of the players that have accepted an invite are Houston QB Clayton Tune, Michigan WR Ronnie Bell, Oregon OL Alex Forsyth, Texas Tech DL Tyree Wilson, and Texas LB DeMarvion Overshown.

Let’s get into the Accepted invites.

Quarterbacks
Tyson Bagent, Shepherd
Clayton Tune, Houston

Running Backs
Camerun Peoples, Appalachian State
Chris Rodriguez Jr, Kentucky
Chase Brown, Illinois
Roschon Johnson, Texas
Hunter Luepke, FB North Dakota State

Wide Receivers
Derius Davis, TCU
Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
Jayden Reed, Michigan State
Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss
Rashee Rice, SMU
Elijah Higgins, Stanford
Michael Wilson, Stanford
Andrei Iosivas, Princeton
Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
Ronnie Bell, Michigan

Tight Ends
Luke Musgrave, Oregon State
Dalton Kincaid, Utah

Offensive Line
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
Cody Mauch, North Dakota State
Ryan Hayes, Michigan
Alex Forsyth, Oregon
Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion
Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse
Steve Avila, TCU
McClendon Curtis, UT-Chattanooga
Blake Freeland, BYU

Defensive Line
Cameron Young, Mississippi State
Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern
Dylan Horton, TCU
Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
Siaki Ika, Baylor
Yaya Diaby, Louisville
Fabien Lovett, Florida State

Linebackers
Nick Hampton, Appalachian State
Eku Leota, Auburn
Aubrey Miller Jr, Jackson State
DeMarvion Overshown, Texas
Dorian Williams, Tulane
Owen Pappoe, Auburn
Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
Daiyan Henley, Washington State

Defensive Backs
Jammie Robinson, Florida State
Chamarri Conner, Virginia Tech
Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
Sydney Brown, Illinois
Jakorian Bennett, Maryland
Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford
Anthony Johnson, Virginia
Jartavius Martin, Illinois
Daniel Scott, California

Special Teams
Chad Ryland, PK Maryland
Bryce Baringer, PT Michigan State
Alex Ward, LS Cental Florida
Adam Korsak, PT Rutgers

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft (Post Senior Bowl)

By James Layton

This is my first Steelers mock after the Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl was great at helping get players around NFL teams since there is no Combine this year.

A lot of players rose up some teams draft boards from a good week of practice and interviews.

In this mock draft I made a few trades that I could see happen during the draft to be able to get a few more players that can have a big impact on there rookie season.

So with out wasting anymore time, let’s get in to the draft.

Round 1*

Pick 32 (from Chiefs): Creed Humphrey, C Oklahoma

Round 2

Pick 57: Quinn Meinerz, G Wisconsin-Whitewater

Round 3*

Pick 87: Amari Rodgers, WR Clemson

Round 4

Pick 115 (from Raiders): Chuba Hubbard, RB Oklahoma State

Round 5

Pick 149 (from Raiders): Kary Washington Jr, CB LSU

Round 6

a. Pick 168 (from Eagles): Cam Sample, DT Coastal Carolina

b. Pick 192: Ellerson Smith, OLB Northern Illinois

Round 7

a. Pick 212: Tuf Borland, LB Ohio State

b. Pick 221: Sam Ehlinger, QB Texas

c. Pick 225: Grant Stuard, LB Houston

*Trades

Round 1

Traded the 24th pick and 122nd (4th) Pick to the Rams for the 57th (2nd) Pick, 97th (3rd) Pick, 2022 2nd Round Pick, (2) 2022 3rd Round Picks.

Traded back into the 1st with the Chiefs for the 32nd Pick, the chiefs received the 55th Pick, 2022 2nd Round Pick, 2022 3rd Round Pick, and 2022 5th Round Pick.

Round 3

Traded out of the 97th Pick with the Raiders, the Raiders traded the 115th (4th) Pick and 149th (5th) Pick to the Steelers.

Round 6

Traded a 2022 4th Round Pick to the Eagles for the 168th Pick, 225th (7th) Pick, and 2022 7th Round Pick .

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