2019 NFL Draft: Position Rankings

By: Domenic Buccini, Draft Analyst

With the 2019 NFL draft combine coming up, I’ve decided to release my first top 10 rankings for each skill position. I’ve watched hours and hours of film on every player trying to give the most accurate rankings. I also decided to include a sleeper pick for each position that I believe could become a solid player or even a star in the NFL.

QB

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Kyler Murray	Oklahoma	5’10’	195
2	Dwayne Haskins	Ohio State	6’3’	220
3	Drew Lock	Missouri	6’3’	225
4	Daniel Jones	Duke	6’5’	220
5	Will Grier	West Virginia	6’2’	223
6	Easton Stick	North Dakota State	6’2’	221
7	Jarrett Stidham	Auburn	6’3’	215
8	Tyree Jackson	Buffalo	6’7’	245
9	Ryan Finley	NC State	6’4’	212
10	Kyle Shurmur	Vanderbilt	6’4’	225
Sleeper	Marcus McMaryion	Fresno State	6’2’	203

Players that just missed the cut: Clayton Thorson, KJ Costello, Jordan Ta’amu and Brett Rypien

RB

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Josh Jacobs	Alabama	5’10’	216
2	Justice Hill	Oklahoma State	5’10’	190
3	Benny Snell Jr	Kentucky	5’11’	223
4	David Montgomery	Iowa State	5’11’	216
5	Devin Singletary	FAU	5’9’	200
6	Darrell Henderson	Memphis	5’9’	200
7	Elijah Holyfield	Georgia	5’11’	215
8	Damien Harris	Alabama	5’11’	215
9	Trayveon Williams	Texas A&M	5’9’	200
10	Rodney Anderson	Oklahoma	6’1’	220
Sleeper	Wes Hills	Slippery Rock	6’2’	225

Players that just missed the cut: Bryce Love, Miles Sanders, Myles Gaskin, Mike Weber, Dexter Williams, and Karan Higdon

WR

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	N’keal Harry	Arizona State	6’4’	213
2	DK Metcalf	Ole Miss	6’4’	230
3	Marquise Brown	Oklahoma	5’10’	168
4	Hakeem Butler	Iowa State	6’6’	225
5	Deebo Samuel	South Carolina	6’0’	210
6	Anthony Johnson	Buffalo	6’2’	207
7	Kelvin Harmon	NC State	6’3’	214
8	AJ Brown	Ole Miss	6’1’	230
9	JJ Arcega Whiteside	Stanford	6’3’	225
10	Parris Campbell	Ohio State	6’1’	208
Sleeper	Andy Isabella	Umass Amherst	5’10’	190

Players that just missed the cut: Riley Ridley, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Stanley Morgan Jr, David Sills, Hunter Renfrow, and Tyler Johnson

TE

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Noah Fant	Iowa	6’5’	241
2	Irv Smith Jr	Alabama	6’4’	241
3	TJ Hockenson	Iowa	6’5’	250
4	Albert Okwuegbunam	Missouri	6’5’	255
5	Josh Oliver	San Jose State	6’5’	250
6	Caleb Wilson	UCLA	6’4’	235
7	Kaden Smith	Stanford	6’5’	252
8	Tommy Sweeney	Boston College	6’5’	260
9	CJ Conrad	Kentucky	6’5’	252
10	Tyler Petite	USC	6’4’	250
Sleeper	Logan Parker	Southern Utah	6’4’	251

Players that just missed the cut: Jace Sternberger, Isaac Nauta, Donald Parham, and Dawson Knox

OT

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Jonah Williams	Alabama	6’5’	301
2	Andre Dillard	Washington State	6’5’	300
3	Greg Little	Ole Miss	6’6’	325
4	Yodny Cajuste	West Virginia	6’4’	316
5	Jawaan Taylor	Florida	6’5’	328
6	David  Edwards	Wisconsin	6’7’	315
7	Tytus Howard	Alabama State	6’6’	308
8	Isaiah Prince	Ohio State	6’6’	310
9	Kaleb McGary	Washington	6’6’	318
10	Mitch Hyatt	Clemson	6’5’	310
Sleeper	Alex Bars	Notre Dame	6’5’	312

Players that just missed the cut: Michael Deiter, Paul Adams, Max Scharping, and Nate Herbig

OG/C

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Cody Ford	Oklahoma	6’5’	335
2	Dalton Risner	Kansas State	6’5’	308
3	Chris Lindstrom	Boston College	6’3’	307
4	Garrett Bradberry	North Carolina State	6’2’	300
5	Michael Jordan	Ohio State	6’6’	310
6	Elgton Jenkins	Mississippi State	6’4’	313
7	Martez Ivey	Florida	6’5’	315
8	Beau Benzschawel	Wisconsin	6’5’	317
9	Connor McGovern	Penn State	6’5’	326
10	Ross Pierschbacher	Alabama	6’4’	303
Sleeper	Bobby Evans	Oklahoma	6’5’	301

Players that just missed the cut: Ben Powers, Garrett Brumfield, Nate Davis, Erik McCoy, and Lamont Gaillard

Edge

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Nick Bosa	Ohio State	6’4’	270
2	Josh Allen	Kentucky	6’5’	230
3	Montez Sweat	Mississippi State	6’6’	241
4	Clelin Ferrell	Clemson	6’5’	250
5	Brian Burns	Florida State	6’5’	231
6	Jachai Polite	Florida	6’2’	260
7	Jaylon Ferguson	Louisiana Tech	6’4’	269
8	Zach Allen	Boston College	6’5’	285
9	Oshane Ximines	Old Dominion	6’3’	247
10	Charles Omenihu	Texas	6’6’	275
Sleeper	Jalen Jelks	Oregon	6’6’	252

Players that just missed the cut: Joe Jackson, Austin Bryant, D’Andre Walker, Chase Winovich, Ben Banogu, and Maxx Crosby

DL

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Ed Oliver	Houston	6’3’	292
2	Quinnen Williams	Alabama	6’4’	289
3	Christian Wilkins	Clemson	6’4’	315
4	Jeffrey Simmons	Mississippi State	6’4’	300
5	Rashan Gary	Michigan	6’5’	283
6	Dre’Mont Jones	Ohio State	6’3’	286
7	Jerry Tillery	Notre Dame	6’7’	305
8	Dexter Lawrence	Clemson	6’4’	350
9	Gerald Willis III	Miami-Florida	6’4’	285
10	Isaiah Buggs	Alabama	6’5’	286
Sleeper	Daniel Wise	Kansas	6’3’	290

Players that just missed the cut: Terry Beckner Jr, Marquise Copeland, Demarcus Christmas, Trysten Hill, and Greg Gaines

LB

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Devin White	LSU	6’1’	240
2	Devin Bush	Michigan	5’11’	233
3	Mack Wilson	Alabama	6’2’	239
4	Khalil Hodge	Buffalo	6’1’	240
5	Terrill Hanks	New Mexico State	6’2’	234
6	Te’Von Coney	Notre Dame	6’1’	240
7	Vosean Joseph	Florida	6’1’	226
8	TJ Edwards	Wisconsin	6’1’	244
9	Ben Burr-Kirven	Washington	6’0’	221
10	Tre Lamar	Clemson	6’4’	250
Sleeper	Germaine Pratt	North Carolina State	6’2’	241

Players that just missed the cut: Tyrell Dodson, Kendall Joseph, Terrell Lewis, Chase Hansen, and BJ Blount

CB

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Greedy Williams	LSU	6’3’	184
2	Byron Murphy	Washington	5’11’	182
3	Deandre Baker	Georgia	5’11’	185
4	Julian Love	Notre Dame	5’11’	193
5	Amani Oruwariye	Penn State	6’1’	203
6	Rock Ya-Sin	Temple	6’2’	190
7	Trayvon Mullen	Clemson	6’2’	190
8	Kris Boyd	Texas	6’0’	195
9	Michael Jackson	Miami-Florida	6’1’	200
10	Derrick Baity	Kentucky	6’3’	188
Sleeper	Isaiah Johnson	Houston	6’2’	195

Players that just missed the cut: Kendall Sheffield, Iman Marshall, David Long, and Xavier Crawford

S

Ranking	Player	School	Height	Weight
1	Nasir Adderley	Delaware	5’11’	200
2	Deionte Thompson	Alabama	6’2’	196
3	Johnathan Abram	Mississippi State	6’0’	215
4	Taylor Rapp	Washington	6’0’	207
5	Jaquan Johnson	Miami-Florida	5’11’	190
6	Lukas Denis	Boston College	5’11’	188
7	Juan Thornhill	Virginia	6’0’	200
8	Chauncey Gardner Johnson	Florida	6’0’	207
9	Marvell Tell III	USC	6’2’	195
10	Ugo Amadi	Oregon	5’10’	201
Sleeper	Mike Bell	Fresno State	6’3’	195

Players that just missed the cut: Darnell Savage Jr, Malik Gant, Sheldrick Redwine, Mike Edwards, and J.R. Reed