NFL Draft 2018- Prospect Rankings Pre-College Football Playoffs
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