Zach Metkler’s 2018 NFL Draft Pre-Combine Big Board
Three weeks have passed since the end of the NFL season, which means just one thing: the 2018 NFL Draft is quickly approaching. Before we get to that point, one more massive event will take place where many prospects will see their stocks soar or plummet.
From February 27 to March 5, prospects will test their skills and athleticism in various events at the NFL Scouting Combine to see how they compare to not only each oth , but to prospects that have come before them. The Combine isn’t the only evaluation tool for prospects heading into the draft, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to put on a great performance.
But, before that happens, I have gone through hours of film study putting together my pre-Combine big board and positional rankings. There will likely be plenty of shakeups in the big board below after the combine concludes and we head into Pro Days and individual workouts (plus, continued film study never hurt anybody) but for the time being, my big board is finally (temporarily) completed.
- Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
- Bradley Chubb, EDGE, NC State
- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
- Roquan Smith, ILB, Georgia
- Derwin James, S, Florida State
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama
- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
- Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma
- Sam Darnold, QB, USC
- Tremaine Edmunds, ILB, Virginia Tech
- Vita Vea, DL, Washington
- Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU
- Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
- Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa
- Harold Landry, EDGE, Boston College
- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
- Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
- Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
- Da’Ron Payne, DL, Alabama
- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
- Marcus Davenport, EDGE, UTSA
- Ronald Jones II, RB, USC
- Billy Price, C, Ohio State
- Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis
- Rashaan Evans, ILB, Alabama
- Maurice Hurst, DL, Michigan
- Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama
- Arden Key, EDGE, LSU
- Leighton Vander Esch, ILB, Boise State
- James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
- Malik Jefferson, ILB, Texas
- Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
- Taven Bryan, DL, Florida
- Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
- Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
- Will Hernandez, OG, UTEP
- Rasheem Green, DL, USC
- Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma
- Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
- Isaiah Wynn, OG, Georgia
- Connor Williams, OT, Texas
- Tim Seattle, DL, Virginia Tech
- Sony Michel, RB, Georgia
- Auden Tate, WR, Florida State
- Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
- Sam Hubbard, EDGE, Ohio State
- Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado
- Harrison Phillips, DL, Stanford
- Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
- Chukwuma Korafor, OT, Western Michigan
- Marcell Ateman, WR, Oklahoma State
- Mike Hughes, CB, Central Florida
- Braden Smith, OG, Auburn
- Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
- Michael Gallup, WR, Colorado State
- Darius Leonard, ILB, South Carolina State
- James Daniels, C, Iowa
- Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
- DeShon Elliott, S, Texas
- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, EDGE, Oklahoma
- Derrick Nnadi, DL, Florida State
- Josey Jewell, ILB, Iowa
- Donte Jackson, CB, LSU
- Uchenna Nwosu, ILB, USC
- Frank Ragnow, C, Arkansas
- Jessie Bates, S, Wake Forest
- Dante Pettis, WR, Washington
- R.J. McIntosh, DL, Miami (FL)
- Duke Ejiofor, EDGE, Wake Forest
- Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin
- Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn
- Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
- D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland
- Justin Reid, S, Stanford
- Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon
- Jeff Holland, EDGE, Auburn
- Lorenzo Carter, ILB, Georgia
- Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn
- Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
- Kameron Kelly, CB, San Diego State
- Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
- Deon Cain, WR, Clemson
- Martinas Rankin, OT, Mississippi State
- Da’Shawn Hand, DL, Alabama
- Tarvarus McFadden, CB, Florida State
- Kyzir White, S, West Virginia
- Jerome Baker, ILB, Ohio State
- Chad Thomas, EDGE, Miami (FL)
- Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame
- Holton Hill, CB, Texas
- Jamarco Jones, OT, Ohio State
- Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State
- Austin Corbett, OG, Nevada
- Akrum Wadley, RB, Iowa
- Deontay Burnett, WR, USC
- Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State
- Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin
- Coleman Shelton, C, Washington
- Tegray Scale, ILB, Indiana
- Cedrick Wilson, WR, Boise State
- Dorian O’Daniel, ILB, Clemson
- B.J. Hill, DL, NC State
- Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh
- D.J. Reed, CB, Kansas State
- Dorance Armstrong Jr., EDGE, Kansas
- Will Richardson, OT, NC State
- Bradley Bozeman, C, Alabama
- Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
- Nathan Shepard, DL, Fort Hays State
- D.J. Clark, WR, LSU
- Joseph Noteboom, OT, TCU
- Trenton Thompson, DL, Georgia
- Josh Sweat, EDGE, Florida State
- Jordan Lasley, WR, UCLA
- Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech
- Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
- Jaylen Samuels, HB/FB/TE, NC State
- Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
- Brian O’Neill, OT, Pittsburgh
- Fred Warner, ILB, BYU
- Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana
- Justin Jones, DL, NC State
- Mark Walton, RB, Miami (FL)
- M.J. Stewart, CB, North Carolina
- Durham Smythe, TE, Notre Dame
- Folorunso Fatukasi, DL, Connecticut
- Wyatt Teller, OG, Virginia Tech
- Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
- Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame
- Andrew Brown, EDGE, Virginia
- Allen Lazard, WR, Iowa State
- Micah Kiser, ILB, Virginia
- Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan
- Hercules Mata’afa, EDGE, Washington State
- Nyheim Hines, RB, NC State
- Levi Wallace, CB, Alabama
- Will Clapp, C, LSU
- Jaleel Scott, WR, New Mexico State
- Shaun Dion Hamilton, ILB, Alabama
- Alex Cappa, OT, Humboldt State
- Tyquan Lewis, EDGE, Ohio State
- Mason Cole, C, Michigan
- Quenton Meeks, CB, Stanford
- Ryan Izzo, TE, Florida State
- Kyle Lauletta, QB, Richmond
- Godwin Igwebuike, S, Northwestern
- DaeSean Hamilton, WR, Penn State
- Skai Moore, ILB, South Carolina
- Joe Ostman, EDGE, Central Michigan
Stay tuned to Steel City Underground for full 2018 NFL Draft and Combine coverage.
