Zach Metkler’s 2019 NFL Draft Positional Rankings 1.0
With the East-West Shrine game and the Senior Bowl now behind us, all draft eyes are on Indianapolis for the 2019 NFL Combine. Players will have the opportunity to show off their athleticism on the field and wow coaches and team executives in interviews. Until that point, all they can do is train and prepare.
Which is exactly what I will be doing until the combine: preparing.
After extensive film study, I have put together my pre-combine positional rankings and big board. There will likely be plenty of shakeups in the positional rankings 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 initial positional rankings are finally completed.
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Quarterback
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Dwayne Haskins |
Ohio State |
2 |
Drew Lock |
Missouri |
3 |
Kyler Murray |
Oklahoma |
4 |
Brett Rypien |
Boise State |
5 |
Jordan Ta’amu |
Ole Miss |
6 |
Will Grier |
West Virginia |
7 |
Daniel Jones |
Duke |
8 |
Tyree Jackson |
Buffalo |
9 |
Ryan Finley |
NC State |
10 |
Jarrett Stidham |
Auburn |
Running Back
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Josh Jacobs |
Alabama |
2 |
David Montgomery |
Iowa State |
3 |
Darrell Henderson |
Memphis |
4 |
Elijah Holyfield |
Georgia |
5 |
Rodney Anderson |
Oklahoma |
6 |
Devin Singletary |
FAU |
7 |
Damien Harris |
Alabama |
8 |
Miles Sanders |
Penn State |
9 |
Trayveon Williams |
Texas A&M |
10 |
Justice Hill |
OK State |
11 |
Devine Ozigbo |
Nebraska |
12 |
Benny Snell |
Kentucky |
13 |
Miles Gaskin |
Washington |
14 |
Mike Weber |
Ohio State |
15 |
Karan Higdon |
Michigan |
16 |
Bruce Anderson |
NDSU |
17 |
Ryquell Armstead |
Temple |
18 |
James Williams |
Washington State |
19 |
Wes Miles |
Slippery Rock |
20 |
Dexter Williams |
Notre Dame |
Wide Receiver
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
D.K. Metcalf |
Ole Miss |
2 |
Kelvin Harmon |
NC State |
3 |
Riley Ridley |
Georgia |
4 |
N’Keal Harry |
Arizona State |
5 |
Marquise Brown |
Oklahoma |
6 |
J.J. Arcega-Whiteside |
Stanford |
7 |
Deebo Samuel |
South Carolina |
8 |
A.J. Brown |
Ole Miss |
9 |
Hakeem Butler |
Iowa State |
10 |
Terry McLaurin |
Ohio State |
11 |
DaMarkus Lodge |
Ole Miss |
12 |
Andy Isabella |
Massachusetts |
13 |
Antoine Wesley |
Texas Tech |
14 |
Parris Campbell |
Ohio State |
15 |
Emanuel Hall |
Missouri |
16 |
Anthony Johnson |
Buffalo |
17 |
Jakobi Meyers |
NC State |
18 |
Dillon Mitchell |
Oregon |
19 |
David Sills V |
West Virginia |
20 |
Jalen Hurd |
Baylor |
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Tight End
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
T.J. Hockenson |
Iowa |
2 |
Noah Fant |
Iowa |
3 |
Irv Smith Jr. |
Alabama |
4 |
Isaac Nauta |
Georgia |
5 |
Dawson Knox |
Ole Miss |
6 |
Jace Sternberger |
Texas A&M |
7 |
Dax Raymond |
Utah State |
8 |
Kaden Smith |
Stanford |
9 |
Josh Oliver |
San Jose State |
10 |
Alize Mack |
Notre Dame |
11 |
Foster Moreau |
LSU |
12 |
Caleb Wilson |
UCLA |
13 |
Zach Gentry |
Michigan |
14 |
C.J. Conrad |
Kentucky |
15 |
Tommy Sweeney |
Boston College |
Offensive Tackle
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Jonah Williams |
Alabama |
2 |
Jawaan Taylor |
Florida |
3 |
Cody Ford |
Oklahoma |
4 |
Dalton Risner |
Kansas State |
5 |
Yodny Cajuste |
West Virgina |
6 |
David Edwards |
Wisconsin |
7 |
Greg Little |
Ole Miss |
8 |
Andre Dillard |
Washington State |
9 |
Kaleb McGary |
Washington |
10 |
Dennis Daley |
South Carolina |
11 |
Chuma Edoga |
USC |
12 |
Tytus Howard |
Alabama State |
13 |
Bobby Evans |
Oklahoma |
14 |
Isaiah Prince |
Ohio State |
15 |
Max Scharping |
Northern Illinois |
Interior Offensive Line
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Chris Lindstrom |
Boston College |
2 |
Garrett Bradbury |
NC State |
3 |
Michael Deiter |
Wisconsin |
4 |
Dru Samia |
Oklahoma |
5 |
Ben Powers |
Oklahoma |
6 |
Erik McCoy |
Texas A&M |
7 |
Elgton Jenkins |
Mississippi State |
8 |
Nate Davis |
Charlotte |
9 |
Ross Pierschbacher |
Alabama |
10 |
Beau Benzschawel |
Wisconsin |
11 |
Connor McGovern |
Penn State |
12 |
Lamont Gaillard |
Georgia |
13 |
Lester Cotton |
Alabama |
14 |
Michael Jordan |
Ohio State |
15 |
Keaton Sutherland |
Texas A&M |
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Interior Defensive Line
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Quinnen Williams |
Alabama |
2 |
Ed Oliver |
Houston |
3 |
Jeffery Simmons |
Mississippi State |
4 |
Rashan Gary |
Michigan |
5 |
Christian Wilkins |
Clemson |
6 |
Dexter Lawrence |
Clemson |
7 |
Charles Omenihu |
Texas |
8 |
Dre’Mont Jones |
Ohio State |
9 |
Jerry Tillery |
Notre Dame |
10 |
Isaiah Buggs |
Alabama |
11 |
Renell Wren |
Arizona State |
12 |
Gerald Willis |
Miami |
13 |
Daniel Wise |
Kansas |
14 |
Daylon Mack |
Texas A&M |
15 |
Terry Beckner |
Missouri |
16 |
Kingsley Keke |
Texas A&M |
17 |
Khalen Saunders |
Western Illinois |
18 |
Dontavius Russell |
Auburn |
19 |
Ricky Walker |
Virginia Tech |
20 |
Demarcus Christmas |
Florida State |
EDGE
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Nick Bosa |
Ohio State |
2 |
Josh Allen |
Kentucky |
3 |
Brian Burns |
Florida State |
4 |
Clelin Ferrell |
Clemson |
5 |
Jachai Polite |
Florida |
6 |
Montez Sweat |
Mississippi State |
7 |
Anthony Nelson |
Iowa |
8 |
Christian Miller |
Alabama |
9 |
D’Andre Walker |
Georgia |
10 |
Chase Winovich |
Michigan |
11 |
Oshane Ximines |
Old Dominion |
12 |
Jaylon Ferguson |
Louisiana Tech |
13 |
Zach Allen |
Boston College |
14 |
Joe Jackson |
Miami |
15 |
John Cominsky |
Charleston |
16 |
Wyatt Ray |
Boston College |
17 |
Jalen Jelks |
Oregon |
18 |
Ben Banogu |
TCU |
19 |
Austin Bryant |
Clemson |
20 |
Maxx Crosby |
Eastern Michigan |
Linebacker
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Devin White |
LSU |
2 |
Mack Wilson |
Alabama |
3 |
Devin Bush |
Michigan |
4 |
Joe Giles-Harris |
Duke |
5 |
Vosean Joseph |
Florida |
6 |
Bobby Okereke |
Stanford |
7 |
Terrill Hanks |
New Mexico State |
8 |
Te’Von Coney |
Notre Dame |
9 |
Germaine Pratt |
NC State |
10 |
T.J. Edwards |
Wisconsin |
11 |
Ben Burr-Kirven |
Washington |
12 |
Tre Lamar |
Clemson |
13 |
Sione Takitaki |
BYU |
14 |
David Long |
West Virginia |
15 |
Drue Tranquill |
Notre Dame |
16 |
Khalil Hodge |
Buffalo |
17 |
Kendall Joseph |
Clemson |
18 |
Dakota Allen |
Texas Tech |
19 |
Gary Johnson |
Texas |
20 |
B.J. Blunt |
McNeese State |
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Cornerback
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Byron Murphy |
Washington |
2 |
DeAndre Baker |
Georgia |
3 |
Greedy Williams |
LSU |
4 |
Amani Oruwariye |
Penn State |
5 |
Julian Love |
Notre Dame |
6 |
Rock Ya-Sin |
Temple |
7 |
Lonnie Johnson |
Kentucky |
8 |
Joejuan Williams |
Vanderbilt |
9 |
Trayvon Mullen |
Clemson |
10 |
Isaiah Johnson |
Houston |
11 |
Kendall Sheffield |
Ohio State |
12 |
Michael Jackson |
Miami |
13 |
David Long |
Michigan |
14 |
Kris Boyd |
Texas |
15 |
Saivion Smith |
Alabama |
16 |
Sean Bunting |
Central Michigan |
17 |
Iman Marshall |
USC |
18 |
Montre Hartage |
Northwestern |
19 |
Jamal Peters |
Mississippi State |
20 |
Derrick Baity |
Kentucky |
Safety
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Nasir Adderley |
Delaware |
2 |
Deionte Thompson |
Alabama |
3 |
Juan Thornhill |
Virginia |
4 |
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson |
Florida |
5 |
Amani Hooker |
Iowa |
6 |
Taylor Rapp |
Washington |
7 |
Jaquan Johnson |
Miami |
8 |
Marquise Blair |
Utah |
9 |
Johnathan Abram |
Mississippi State |
10 |
Darnell Savage Jr. |
Maryland |
11 |
Ugo Amadi |
Oregon |
12 |
Mike Edwards |
Kentucky |
13 |
Sheldrick Redwine |
Miami |
14 |
Mike Bell |
Fresno State |
15 |
Will Harris |
Boston College |
16 |
Lukas Denis |
Boston College |
17 |
Evan Worthington |
Colorado |
18 |
Darius West |
Kentucky |
19 |
Delvon Randall |
Temple |
20 |
Marvel Tell |
USC |
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