2018 NFL Draft Prospects as Recruits
Saquon Barkley
Here's a look back at how the experts at 247Sports rated this year's top 50 NFL draft prospects when they were just fresh-faced college recruits. As you can see, many of this year's prospects more than lived up to their recruiting ranking — while others far exceeded theirs.
| PLAYER | POS. | TEAM | CLASS | STARS | NAT. RANK |
1 | Saquon Barkley | RB | Penn State | 2015 | 4 | 119 |
2 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | S | Alabama | 2015 | 5 | 30 |
3 | Quenton Nelson | OG | Notre Dame | 2014 | 4 | 61 |
4 | Bradley Chubb | DE | NC State | 2014 | 3 | 734 |
5 | Derwin James | S | Florida State | 2015 | 5 | 5 |
6 | Tremaine Edmunds | OLB | Virginia Tech | 2015 | 3 | 441 |
7 | Josh Rosen | QB | UCLA | 2015 | 5 | 11 |
8 | Roquan Smith | ILB | Georgia | 2015 | 4 | 48 |
9 | Sam Darnold | QB | USC | 2015 | 4 | 148 |
10 | Calvin Ridley | WR | Alabama | 2015 | 5 | 12 |
11 | Connor Williams | OT | Texas | 2015 | 3 | 426 |
12 | Marcus Davenport | DE | UTSA | 2014 | 2 | 2,613 |
13 | Denzel Ward | CB | Ohio State | 2015 | 4 | 270 |
14 | Vita Vea | DT | Washington | 2013 | 3 | 587 |
15 | Da’Ron Payne | DT | Alabama | 2015 | 5 | 29 |
16 | Mike Hughes | CB | UCF | 2015 | 3 | 421 |
17 | Rashaan Evans | ILB | Alabama | 2014 | 5 | 14 |
18 | Mike McGlinchey | OT | Notre Dame | 2013 | 4 | 172 |
19 | Orlando Brown | OT | Oklahoma | 2014 | 3 | 453 |
20 | Josh Allen | QB | Wyoming | 2015 | 3 | 199 (JC) |
21 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma | 2013 | 3 | 1,029 |
22 | Josh Jackson | CB | Iowa | 2014 | 3 | 1,807 |
23 | Harold Landry | OLB | Boston College | 2014 | 3 | 421 |
24 | Isaiah Wynn | OG | Georgia | 2014 | 4 | 110 |
25 | Billy Price | C | Ohio State | 2013 | 4 | 211 |
26 | Taven Bryan | DT | Florida | 2014 | 3 | 533 |
27 | Ronnie Harrison | S | Alabama | 2015 | 4 | 204 |
28 | Isaiah Oliver | CB | Colorado | 2015 | 3 | 1,034 |
29 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville | 2015 | 3 | 409 |
30 | Maurice Hurst | DT | Michigan | 2013 | 4 | 266 |
31 | Leighton Vander Esch | ILB | Boise State | 2014 | UR | UR |
32 | James Daniels | C | Iowa | 2014 | 4 | 338 |
33 | Derrius Guice | RB | LSU | 2015 | 4 | 45 |
34 | Donte Jackson | CB | LSU | 2015 | 4 | 50 |
35 | Jaire Alexander | CB | Louisville | 2015 | 3 | 941 |
36 | Courtland Sutton | WR | SMU | 2014 | 3 | 1,169 |
37 | Kerryon Johnson | RB | Auburn | 2015 | 4 | 43 |
38 | Arden Key | DE | LSU | 2015 | 4 | 87 |
39 | Carlton Davis | CB | Auburn | 2015 | 4 | 340 |
40 | Armani Watts | S | Texas A&M | 2014 | 4 | 201 |
41 | Brian O’Neill | OT | Pittsburgh | 2014 | 3 | 1,546 |
42 | Sony Michel | RB | Georgia | 2014 | 5 | 20 |
43 | Ronald Jones II | RB | USC | 2015 | 4 | 40 |
44 | Rasheem Green | DE | USC | 2015 | 5 | 21 |
45 | Hayden Hurst | TE | South Carolina | 2012* | UR | UR |
46 | Christian Kirk | WR | Texas A&M | 2015 | 5 | 25 |
47 | Martinas Rankin | OT | Mississippi State | 2015 | 4 | 9 (JC) |
48 | D.J. Moore | WR | Maryland | 2015 | 3 | 354 |
49 | Simmie Cobbs Jr. | WR | Indiana | 2013 | 3 | 974 |
50 | Kolton Miller | OT | UCLA | 2014 | 3 | 371 |
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