Zach Metkler’s 2018 NFL Draft Positional Rankings 2.0
The 2018 NFL Combine has come and gone and the craziness that is free agency has mostly quieted down. In the midst of Pro Day’s and official pre-draft visits, the NFL Draft process is beginning to really pick up steam as we quickly approach the 2018 NFL Draft. Since my last positional rankings, I have gone back and revisited hours of film to readjust my pre-combine big board and positional rankings. There have been plenty of shakeups in my positional rankings since my initial rankings were released last month before the combine and more changes will likely be made before the draft. But for now, let’s take a look at my updated positional rankings.
Quarterback
- Sam Darnold, USC
- Josh Rosen, UCLA
- Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
- Josh Allen, Wyoming
- Lamar Jackson, Louisville
- Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
- Luke Falk, Washington State
- Kyle Lauletta, Richmond
- Mike White, Western Kentucky
- Riley Ferguson, Memphis
Running Back
- Saquon Barkley, Penn State
- Derrius Guice, LSU
- Sony Michel, Georgia
- Ronald Jones II, USC
- Nick Chubb, Georgia
- Rashaad Penny, San Diego State
- Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
- Royce Freeman, Oregon
- Mark Walton, Miami (FL)
- Akrum Wadley, Iowa
- Nyheim Hines, NC State
- Kalen Ballage, Arizona State
- Bo Scarbrough, Alabama
- Ito Smith, Southern Mississippi
- Jordan Wilkins, Ole Miss
- Josh Adams, Notre Dame
- Justin Jackson, Northwestern
- Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State
- John Kelly, Tennessee
- Phillip Lindsay, Colorado
Wide Receiver
- Courtland Sutton, SMU
- Calvin Ridley, Alabama
- Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
- James Washington, Oklahoma State
- Anthony Miller, Memphis
- Dante Pettis, Washington
- Deon Cain, Clemson
- D.J. Chark, LSU
- Michael Gallup, Colorado State
- D.J. Moore, Maryland
- Auden Tate, Florida State
- Marcell Ateman, Oklahoma State
- Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame
- Deontay Burnett, USC
- Cedrick Wilson, Boise State
- Jaleel Scott, New Mexico State
- Allen Lazard, Iowa State
- DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State
- Jordan Lasley, UCLA
- Simmie Cobbs Jr., Indiana
Tight End
- Mike Gesicki, Penn State
- Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
- Hayden Hurst, South Carolina
- Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
- Ian Thomas, Indiana
- Dalton Schultz, Stanford
- Durham Smythe, Notre Dame
- Chris Herndon, Miami
- Tyler Conklin, Central Michigan
- Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin
- Ryan Izzo, Florida State
- Will Dissly, Florida
- Jordan Akins, Central Florida
- Ethan Wolf, Tennessee
- Jordan Thomas, Mississippi State
Offensive Tackle
- Connor Williams, Texas
- Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
- Kolton Miller, UCLA
- Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
- Jamarco Jones, Ohio State
- Chukwuma Korafor, Western Michigan
- Brian O’Neill, Pittsburgh
- Tyrell Crosby, Oregon
- Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State
- Desmond Harrison, West Georgia
- Will Richardson, NC State
- Joseph Noteboom, TCU
- Geron Christian, Louisville
- Alex Cappa, Humboldt State
- Matt Pryor, TCU
- Timon Parris, Stony Brook
- Ike Boettger, Iowa
- Zach Crabtree, Oklahoma State
- Jaryd Jones-Smith, Pittsburgh
- Brett Toth, Army
Offensive Guard
- Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
- Will Hernandez, UTEP
- Isaiah Wynn, Georgia
- Braden Smith, Auburn
- Austin Corbett, Nevada
- Wyatt Teller, Virginia Tech
- Sean Welsh, Iowa
- Sam Jones, Arizona State
- Taylor Hearn, Clemson
- Skyler Phillips, Idaho State
- Jamil Demby, Maine
- Tony Adams, NC State
- Brendan Mahon, Penn State
- Tyrone Crowder, Clemson
- Colby Gossett, Appalachian State
Center
- Billy Price, Ohio State
- James Daniels, Iowa
- Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
- Will Clapp, LSU
- Mason Cole, Michigan
- Coleman Shelton, Washington
- Bradley Bozeman, Alabama
- Brian Allen, Michigan State
- Scott Quessenberry, UCLA
- Austin Golson, Auburn
- Dejon Allen, Hawaii
- Trey Martin, Rice
- Jake Bennett, Colorado State
- Austin Kuhnert, North Dakota State
- Brad Lundblade, Oklahoma State
Defensive Line
- Vita Vea, Washington
- Da’Ron Payne, Alabama
- Maurice Hurst, Michigan
- Taven Bryan, Florida
- Harrison Phillips, Stanford
- Tim Settle, Virginia Tech
- Derrick Nnadi, Florida State
- Da’Shawn Hand, Alabama
- B.J. Hill, NC State
- R.J. McIntosh, Miami (FL)
- Rasheem Green, USC
- Nathan Shepard, Fort Hays State
- Jalyn Holmes, Ohio State
- P.J. Hall, Sam Houston State
- Folorunso Fatukasi, Connecticut
- Deadrin Senat, Florida State
- Kendrick Norton, Miami
- Trenton Thompson, Georgia
- Breeland Speaks, Ole Miss
- Justin Jones, NC State
Defensive End/EDGE
- Bradley Chubb, NC State
- Harold Landry, Boston College
- Marcus Davenport, UTSA
- Sam Hubbard, Ohio State
- Arden Key, LSU
- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma
- Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas
- Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
- Josh Sweat, Florida State
- Kemoko Turay, Rutgers
- Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest
- Jeff Holland, Auburn
- Chad Thomas, Miami (FL)
- Kylie Fitts, Utah
- Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State
- Andrew Brown, Virginia
- Hercules Mata’afa, Washington State
- Joe Ostman, Central Michigan
- Jojo Wicker, Arizona State
- Justin Lawler, SMU
Linebacker
- Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
- Roquan Smith, Georgia
- Rashaan Evans, Alabama
- Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
- Darius Leonard, South Carolina State
- Malik Jefferson, Texas
- Josey Jewell, Iowa
- Jerome Baker, Ohio State
- Uchenna Nwosu, USC
- Fred Warner, BYU
- Tegray Scales, Indiana
- Mike McCray, Michigan
- Shaquem Griffin, Central Florida
- Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss
- Micah Kiser, Virginia
- Dorian O’Daniel, Clemson
- Christian Sam, Arizona State
- Skai Moore, South Carolina
- Shaun Dion Hamilton, Alabama
- Matthew Thomas, Florida State
Cornerback
- Denzel Ward, Ohio State
- Joshua Jackson, Iowa
- Jaire Alexander, Louisville
- Isaiah Oliver, Colorado
- Mike Hughes, Central Florida
- Donte Jackson, LSU
- Carlton Davis, Auburn
- Nick Nelson, Wisconsin
- Anthony Averett, Alabama
- Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State
- M.J. Stewart, North Carolina
- Holton Hill, Texas
- Parry Nickerson, Tulane
- Kevin Toliver, LSU
- Duke Dawson, Florida
- D.J. Reed, Kansas State
- Quenton Meeks, Stanford
- Isaac Yiadom, Boston College
- J.C. Jackson, Maryland
- Tony Brown, Alabama
Safety
- Derwin James, Florida State
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
- Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
- Justin Reid, Stanford
- Jessie Bates III, Wake Forest
- Kyzir White, West Virginia
- Terrell Edmunds, Virginia Tech
- Marcus Allen, Penn State
- DeShon Elliott, Texas
- Armani Watts, Texas A&M
- Godwin Igwebuike, Northwestern
- Quin Blanding, Virginia
- Jordan Whitehead, Pittsburgh
- Siran Neal, Jacksonville State
- Stephen Roberts, Auburn
- Tray Matthews, Auburn
- Trey Walker, Louisiana-Lafayette
- Damon Webb, Ohio State
- Dominick Sanders, Georgia
- Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State