NFL Draft Prospects: The Top 100 for 2018

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The 2018 NFL Draft is just around the corner now that the Scouting Combine is in the rear-view mirror. There is still much to be determined leading up to when the draft commences in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 26 but with free agency going into motion, Pro Days being held across the country and the first big trade involving draft picks happening, parts of the picture are starting to come into focus.

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Penn State running back Saquon Barkley appears to be the best player in this year’s draft class but with so many quarterback-needy teams near the top it remains to be seen if Cleveland will take him with the No. 1 overall pick. The Browns could pass on a QB and then take one with the fourth pick, but there’s a reason the New York Jets sent a package of picks to Indianapolis to move from sixth to third.

Wherever Barkley and the quarterbacks (specifically Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield) end up going this much is certain: 256 former college players will hear their named called from April 26-28. While the list below is not an exhaustive one by any means, these are the names you can expect to go earlier rather than later.

Athlon Sports' Top 100 Prospects for 2018 NFL Draft


Rk	Player	POS	School	HT	WT
1	Saquon Barkley*	RB		5-11	230
2	Minkah Fitzpatrick*	S		6-0	205
3	Quenton Nelson*	G		6-4	330
4	Bradley Chubb	DE		6-3	275
5	Derwin James*	S		6-2	210
6	Tremaine Edmunds*	OLB		6-4	245
7	Josh Rosen*	QB		6-4	220
8	Roquan Smith*	ILB		6-0	225
9	Sam Darnold*	QB		6-4	225
10	Calvin Ridley*	WR		6-0	195
11	Connor Williams*	OT		6-5	315
12	Marcus Davenport	DE		6-6	260
13	Denzel Ward*	CB		5-10	190
14	Vita Vea*	DT		6-4	345
15	Da'Ron Payne*	DT		6-2	315
16	Mike Hughes*	CB		5-11	195
17	Rashaan Evans	ILB		6-3	235
18	Mike McGlinchey	OT		6-7	315
19	Orlando Brown*	OT		6-7	340
20	Josh Allen*	QB		6-5	230
21	Baker Mayfield	QB		6-0	220
22	Josh Jackson*	CB		6-0	195
23	Harold Landry	OLB		6-2	250
24	Isaiah Wynn	G		6-2	305
25	Billy Price	C		6-3	310
26	Taven Bryan*	DT		6-4	290
27	Ronnie Harrison*	S		6-2	215
28	Isaiah Oliver*	CB		6-1	190
29	Lamar Jackson*	QB		6-3	210
30	Maurice Hurst	DT		6-1	285
31	Leighton Vander Esch*	ILB		6-3	240
32	James Daniels*	C		6-4	295
33	Derrius Guice*	RB		5-11	220
34	Donte Jackson*	CB		5-10	175
35	Jaire Alexander*	CB		5-11	190
36	Courtland Sutton*	WR		6-3	215
37	Kerryon Johnson*	RB		6-0	220
38	Arden Key*	DE		6-6	265
39	Carlton Davis*	CB		6-1	200
40	Armani Watts	S		5-10	190
41	Brian O'Neill*	OT		6-6	300
42	Sony Michel	RB		5-11	210
43	Ronald Jones II*	RB		6-0	220
44	Rasheem Green*	DE		6-4	275
45	Hayden Hurst*	TE		6-5	250
46	Christian Kirk*	WR		5-10	200
47	Martinas Rankin	OT		6-4	305
48	D.J. Moore*	WR		5-11	215
49	Simmie Cobbs Jr.*	WR		6-3	220
50	Kolton Miller*	OT		6-7	310
51	James Washington	WR		5-11	205
52	Mark Andrews*	TE		6-4	250
53	Dante Pettis	WR		6-0	175
54	Will Hernandez	G		6-2	340
55	Chukwuma Okorafor	OT		6-6	330
56	Sam Hubbard*	DE		6-5	265
57	Tim Settle*	DT		6-2	330
58	Jerome Baker*	OLB		6-1	225
59	DeShon Elliott*	S		6-2	210
60	Nick Chubb	RB		5-10	225
61	Uchenna Nwosu	OLB		6-2	245
62	Rashaad Penny	RB		5-11	220
63	Dallas Goedert	TE		6-4	255
64	Tarvarus McFadden*	CB		6-1	200
65	Kyzir White	S		6-2	215
66	Mason Rudolph	QB		6-4	225
67	Dorance Armstrong*	DE		6-4	245
68	Jeff Holland*	OLB		6-2	245
69	Malik Jefferson*	OLB		6-3	240
70	Darius Leonard	OLB		6-2	230
71	Ian Thomas	TE		6-4	245
72	Nick Nelson*	CB		5-11	210
73	Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	OLB		6-1	245
74	Deon Cain*	WR		6-1	190
75	Justin Reid*	S		6-0	200
76	M.J. Stewart	CB		5-11	200
77	Anthony Averett	CB		5-11	185
78	Tre'Quan Smith*	WR		6-1	210
79	Harrison Phillips	DT		6-3	300
80	Josey Jewell	ILB		6-1	235
81	Anthony Miller	WR		5-11	190
82	Trenton Thompson*	DT		6-4	295
83	Deontay Burnett*	WR		6-0	175
84	D.J. Chark	WR		6-4	200
85	Braden Smith	G		6-5	305
86	Nyheim Hines*	RB		5-8	195
87	Tyrell Crosby	OT		6-5	320
88	Quin Blanding	S		6-2	210
89	Durham Smythe	TE		6-5	255
90	Dimitri Flowers	FB		6-2	245
91	Akrum Wadley	RB		5-10	195
92	Dalton Schultz	TE		6-6	240
93	Brandon Parker	OT		6-7	305
94	Duke Ejiofor	DE		6-3	265
95	Chad Thomas	DE		6-5	275
96	Duke Dawson	CB		5-10	200
97	Mike Gesicki	TE		6-5	250
98	Jamarco Jones	OT		6-5	305
99	Jaylen Samuels	FB		5-11	220
100	Desmond Harrison	OT		6-6	295