NFL Draft 2018- Prospect Rankings Pre-College Football Playoffs

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Earlier in the year I listed my top 30 draft prospects after week 4 of the college football season and since then there have been some big storylines that have certainly changed the landscape of college football. Out of the various changes to my rankings, one thing remains the same; Penn State RB Saquon Barkley remains my top NFL draft prospect. Not Not only has Barkley maintained his status as my top RB in the draft, but USC QB Sam Darnold has also kept his spot as my top QB closely followed by UCLA's Josh Rosen

Outside of the few prospects already mentioned, the big difference that is a glaring change is the lack of success from some highly touted QBs and the rise of the pass rushers in this class headlined by NC State standout Bradley Chubb. One important thing to note before revealing my updated list of my top 30 NFL draft prospects for 2018- this list is MY perspective of how I rank the top 30, it is NOT where I think each prospect will be drafted come April. There will obviously be some prospects not on this list who will be drafted higher than anticipated and this list can certainly change after learning more about each prospect from further evaluations (Senior Bowl, Scouting Combine, etc...). So without rambling on too much, here are mt top 30 NFL draft prospects for 2018:

1    SAQUON BARKLEY    RB    PENN STATE


2    MINKAH FITZPATRICK    S/CB    ALABAMA


3    BRADLEY CHUBB    EDGE    NC STATE


4    CHRISTIAN WILKINS    DL    CLEMSON


5    MIKE MCGLINCHEY    OT    NOTRE DAME


6    QUENTON NELSON    OG    NOTRE DAME


7    DERWIN JAMES    S    FLORIDA STATE


8    SAM DARNOLD     QB    USC


9    JOSH ROSEN    QB    UCLA


10    CONNOR WILLIAMS    OT    TEXAS


11    ARDEN KEY    EDGE    LSU


12    CALVIN RIDLEY    WR    ALABAMA


13    HAROLD LANDRY    EDGE    BOSTON COLLEGE


14    CLELIN FERRELL    EDGE    CLEMSON


15    DA’RON PAYNE    DL    ALABAMA


16    ROQUAN SMITH    LB    GEORGIA


17    COURTLAND SUTTON    WR    SMU


18    DENZEL WARD    CB    OHIO STATE


19    RONNIE HARRISON    S    ALABAMA


20    BAKER MAYFIELD    QB    OKLAHOMA


21    RONALD JONES    RB    USC


22    AUSTIN BRYANT    EDGE    CLEMSON


23    MARK ANDREWS    TE    OKLAHOMA


24    SAM HUBBARD    DL    OHIO STATE


25    ORLANDO BROWN    OT    OKLAHOMA


26    JOSHUA JACKSON    CB    IOWA


27    MAURICE HURST    DL    MICHIGAN


28    BILLY PRICE    C    OHIO STATE


29    OGBONNIA OKORONKWO    EDGE    OKLAHOMA


30    CARLTON DAVIS    CB    AUBURN