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Phil’s Pre-Combine Top 10 NFL Draft Positional Rankings

NFL Draft season is back! Here are my top 10 positional rankings before the NFL Combine takes place on March 1, 2022.

Quarterback

  1. Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh

  2. Matt Corral Ole Miss

  3. Carson Strong Nevada

  4. Sam Howell UNC

  5. Desmond Ridder Cincinnati

  6. Malik Willis Liberty

  7. Jack Coan Notre Dame

  8. Bailey Zappe Western Kentucky

  9. Skylar Thompson Kansas State

  10. Kaleb Eleby Western Michigan

Running Back

  1. Breece Hall Iowa State

  2. Isaiah Spiller Texas A&M

  3. Kyren Williams Notre Dame

  4. Kenneth Walker III Michigan State

  5. Abram Smith Baylor

  6. Jerome Ford Cincinnati

  7. Hassan Haskins Michigan

  8. Brian Robinson Jr. Alabama

  9. Zamir White Georgia

  10. D’Vonte Price Florida International

Wide Receiver

  1. Garrett Wilson Ohio State

  2. Chris Olave Ohio State

  3. Treylon Burks Arkansas

  4. Jameson Williams Alabama

  5. David Bell Purdue

  6. George Pickens Georgia

  7. Drake London USC

  8. Alec Pierce Cincinnati

  9. John Metchie III Alabama

  10. Jahan Dotson Penn State

Tight End

  1. Trey McBride Colorado State

  2. Jalen Wydermyer Texas A&M

  3. Cade Otton Washington

  4. Jeremy Ruckert Ohio State

  5. Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina

  6. Jake Ferguson Wisconsin

  7. Austin Allen Nebraska

  8. Jelani Woods Virginia

  9. Cole Turner Nevada

  10. Greg Dulcich UCLA

Center

  1. Tyler Linderbaum Iowa

  2. Alec Lindstrom Boston College

  3. Dohnovan West Arizona State

  4. Michael Maietti MIssouri

  5. Luke Fortner Kentucky

  6. James Empey BYU

  7. Cole Strange UT-Chattanooga

  8. Keegan Cryder Wyoming

  9. Nathan Eldridge Oregon State

  10. Jack Wohlabaugh Duke

Offensive Tackle

  1. Evan Neal OT Alabama

  2. Ikem Ekwonu NC State

  3. Charles Cross Mississippi State

  4. Trevor Penning Northern Iowa

  5. Nicholas Petit-Frere Ohio State

  6. Daniel Faalele Minnesota

  7. Bernhard Raimann Central Michigan

  8. Abraham Lucas Washington State

  9. Sean Rhyan UCLA

  10. Darian Kinnard Kentucky

Offensive Guard 

  1. Kenyon Green Texas A&M

  2. Zion Johnson Boston College

  3. Jamaree Salyer Georgia

  4. Thayer Munford Ohio State

  5. Ed Ingram LSU

  6. Justin Shaffer Georgia

  7. Andrew Vorhees USC

  8. Marquis Hayes Oklahoma

  9. Ben Brown Ole Miss

  10. Josh Sills Oklahoma State

Fullback

  1. Jeremiah Hall Oklahoma

  2. Zander Horvath Purdue

  3. Chris Elmore Syracuse

  4. Clint Ratkovich Northern Illinois

EDGE

  1. Aiden Hutchinson Michigan

  2. Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon

  3. George Karlaftis Purdue

  4. David Ojabo Michigan

  5. Jermaine Johnson Florida State

  6. Travon Walker Georgia

  7. Drake Jackson USC

  8. Cameron Thomas San Diego State

  9. Kingsley Enagbare South Carolina

  10. Nik Bonitto Oklahoma

Linebackers

  1. Nakobe Dean Georgia

  2. Devin Lloyd Utah

  3. Leo Chenal Wisconsin

  4. Brian Asamoah Oklahoma

  5. Chad Muma Wisconsin

  6. Christian Harris Alabama

  7. Brandon Smith Penn State

  8. Darrian Beavers Cincinnati

  9. Troy Andersen Montana State

  10. Channing Tindall Georgia

Defensive Tackles

  1. Jordan Davis Georgia

  2. DeMarvin Leal Texas A&M

  3. Phidarian Mathis Alabama

  4. Perrion Winfrey Oklahoma

  5. Devonte Wyatt Georgia

  6. Travis Jones Connecticut

  7. Thomas Booker Stanford

  8. Matthew Butler Tennessee

  9. John Ridgeway Arkansas

  10. Zachary Carter Florida

Cornerbacks

  1. Derek Stingley Jr. LSU

  2. Andrew Booth Jr. Clemson

  3. Roger McCreary Auburn

  4. Trent McDuffie Washington

  5. Ahmad Gardner Cincinnati

  6. Kaiir Elam Florida

  7. Kyler Gordon Washington

  8. Martin Emerson Mississippi State

  9. Mario Goodrich Clemson

  10. Tariq Woolen UTSA

Safeties

  1. Kyle Hamilton Notre Dame

  2. Daxton Hill Michigan

  3. Jaquan Brisker Penn State

  4. Lewis Cine Georgia

  5. Kerby Joseph Illinois

  6. Jalen Pitre Baylor

  7. Nick Cross Maryland

  8. Smoke Monday Auburn

  9. Verone McKinley III Oregon

  10. Tykee Smith Georgia

Kickers

  1. Cade York LSU

  2. Gabe Brkie Oklahoma

  3. Chandler Staton Appalachian State

  4. Parker White South Carolina

  5. Andrew Mevis Iowa State

  6. Jonathan Doerer Notre Dame

  7. Luis Aguilar Northern Arizona

  8. Blake Mazza SMU

  9. Hunter Duplessis UTSA

  10. Nick Scriba Wake Forest

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