Who is the best player in the NFL Draft? The pre-draft process is drawing to a close with all eyes focused on the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. With the NFL Combine and Pro Days in the rearview mirror, it’s time for 2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings.
There’s no denying the depth of elite talent in this year’s class. Some of the best players in the 2024 NFL Draft project to be perennial All-Pro selections, while others could develop into multi-time Pro Bowl selections. There are draft busts in every class, but this year in particular offers a lot to get excited about.
2024 NFL Draft dates (NFL.com ) : Round 1 (Thursday, April 25), Round 2-3 (Friday, April 26), Rounds 4-7 (Saturday, April 27)
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With that in mind, let’s dive into our 2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings. We’ll start with our big board of the best players in the 2024 NFL Draft then take you position-by-position.
Best players in the 2024 NFL Draft: Top 75 big board
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Rank Player Position School Grade 1 Caleb Williams QB USC Top 3 2 Marvin Harrison Jr WR Ohio State Top 3 3 Malik Nabers WR LSU Top 3 4 Rome Odunze WR Washington Top 5 5 Drake Maye QB North Carolina Top 5 6 Brock Bowers TE Georgia Top 5 7 Joe Alt OT Notre Dame Top 10 8 Taliese Fuaga OT Oregon State Top 10 9 Quinyon Mitchell CB Toledo Top 10 10 Byron Murphy II DT Texas Top 10 11 Dallas Turner EDGE Alabama Top 15 12 Terrion Arnold CB Alabama Top 15 13 Laiatu Latu EDGE UCLA Top 15 14 Jayden Daniels QB LSU Top 15 15 Jared Verse EDGE Florida State Top 20 16 Olu Fashanu OT Penn State Top 20 17 Troy Fautanu OL Washington Top 20 18 Cooper DeJean CB Iowa Top 20 19 JC Latham OT Alabama Top 20 20 Amarius Mims OT Georgia Top 20 21 Jer’Zhan Newton DT Illinois Top 20 22 J.J. McCarthy QB Michigan Round 1 23 Graham Barton OL Duke Round 1 24 Tyler Guyton OT Oklahoma Round 1 25 Ladd McConkey WR Georgia Round 1 26 Jackson Powers-Johnson C Oregon Round 1 27 Brian Thomas Jr WR LSU Round 1 28 Chop Robinson EDGE Penn State Round 1 29 Nate Wiggins CB Clemson Round 1 30 Zach Frazier C West Virginia Round 1 31 Adonai Mitchell WR Texas Round 1 32 Michael Penix Jr QB Washington Top 40 33 Kool-Aid McKinstry CB Alabama Top 40 34 Kamari Lassiter CB Georgia Top 40 35 Payton Wilson LB N.C. State Top 45 36 Braden Fiske DT Florida State Top 45 37 Edgerrin Cooper LB Texas A&M Top 45 38 Keon Coleman WR Florida State Top 45 39 Ennis Rakestraw Jr CB Missouri Top 45 40 Troy Franklin WR Oregon Top 45 41 Chris Braswell EDGE Alabama Top 50 42 Jonathan Brooks RB Texas Top 45 43 T.J. Tampa CB Iowa State Top 50 44 Mike Sainristill CB Michigan Top 50 45 Ricky Pearsall WR Florida Top 50 46 Tyler Nubin S Minnesota Top 50 47 Bo Nix QB Oregon Top 50 48 Javon Bullard S Georgia Top 50 49 Darius Robinson EDGE Missouri Top 50 50 Kingsley Suamataia OT BYU Top 50 51 Trey Benson RB Florida State Top 55 52 Roman Wilson WR Michigan Top 60 53 Ja’Tavion Sanders TE Texas Top 60 54 Jordan Morgan OT Arizona Top 60 55 Christian Haynes iOL UConn Top 60 56 Marshawn Kneeland EDGE Western Michigan Top 60 57 Kris Jenkins iDL Michigan Top 60 58 Ruke Orhorhoro iDL Clemson Top 60 59 Xavier Legette WR South Carolina Top 60 60 Jaylen Wright RB Tennessee Top 70 61 Ja’Lynn Polk WR Washington Top 70 62 Ben Sinnott TE Kansas State Top 70 63 Sedrick Van Prann iOL Georgia Top 70 64 Bralen Trice EDGE Washington Top 70 65 Spencer Rattler QB South Carolina Top 70 66 Adisa Isaac EDGE Penn State Top 70 67 Malachi Corley WR Western Kentucky Top 70 68 Junior Colson LB Michigan Top 70 69 T’Vondre Sweat iDL Texas Top 70 70 Gabriel Murphy EDGE UCLA Top 70 71 Michael Hall Jr iDL Texas Top 75 72 Cooper Beebe iOL Kansas Top 80 73 Cade Stover TE Ohio State Top 80 74 Max Melton CB Rutgers Top 80 75 Audric Estime RB Notre Dame Top 80
Best quarterbacks in 2024 NFL Draft
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Caleb Williams, USC Trojans – Elite
Drake Maye, North Carolina Tar Heels – Elite
Jayden Daniels, LSU Tigers – Round 1
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan Wolverines – Round 1
Michael Penix Jr, Washington Huskies – Round 1/2
Bo Nix, Oregon Ducks – Round 2
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina Gamecocks – Round 3
Michael Pratt, Tulane Green Wave – Round 5
Jordan Travis, Florida State Seminoles – Round 5
Sam Hartman, Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Round 7
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Best running backs in 2024 NFL Draft
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Jonathon Brooks, Texas Longhorns – Round 2
Trey Benson, Florida State Seminoles – Round 2
Jaylen Wright, Tennessee Volunteers – Round 3
Audric Estime, Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Round 3
Marshawn Lloyd, USC Trojans – Round 4
Blake Corum, Michigan Wolverines – Round 4
Ray Davis, Kentucky Wildcats – Round 4/5
Will Shipley, Clemson Tigers – Round 5
Bucky Irving, Oregon Ducks – Round 5
Braelon Allen, Wisconsin Badgers – Round 5
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Best wide receivers in 2024 NFL Draft
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Marvin Harrison Jr, Ohio State Buckeyes – Elite
Malik Nabers, LSU Tigers – Elite
Rome Odunze, Washington Huskies – Elite
Ladd McConkey, Georgia Bulldogs – Round 1
Brian Thomas Jr, LSU Tigers – Roun 1
Adonai Mitchell, Texas Longhorns – Round 1
Roman Wilson, Michigan Wolverines – Round 2
Troy Franklin, Oregon Ducks – Round 2
Ricky Pearsall, Florida Gators – Round 2
Keon Coleman, Florida State Seminoles – Round 2
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Best tight ends in 2024 NFL Draft
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Brock Bowers, Georgia Bulldogs – Elite
Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas Longhorns – Round 2
Ben Sinnott, Kansas State Wildcats – Round 2
Cade Stover, Ohio State Buckeyes – Round 3
Theo Johnson, Penn State Nittany Lions – Round 4
Jaheim Bell, Florida State Seminoles – Round 4
Jared Wiley, TCU Horned Frogs – Round 5
Erick All, Iowa Hawkeyes – Round 5
AJ Barner, Michigan Wolverines – Round 5
Dallin Holker, Colorado State Rams – Round 5/6
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2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings: Offensive Line
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2024 NFL Draft OT rankings
Joe Alt, Notre Dame – Elite
Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State – Top 10
Olu Fashanu, Penn State – Top 20
Troy Fautanu, Washington – Top 20
JC Latham, Alabama – Top 20
Amarius Mims, Georgia – Top 20
Graham Barton, Duke – Round 1
Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma – Round 1
Kingsley Suamataia, BYU – Round 1/2
Jordan Morgan, Arizona – Round 2
2024 NFL Draft iOL rankings
Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon – Round 1
Zach Frazier, West Virginia – Round 1
Christian Haynes, UConn Round 2
Sedrick Van Prann, Georgia – Round 3
Christian Mahogany, BC – Round 3
Cooper Beebe, Kansas – Round 3
Hunter Noruzad, Penn State – Round 4
Beaux Limmer, Arkansas – Round 4
Mason McCormick, SD State – Round 4/5
Zak Zinter, Michigan – Round 4/5
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2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings: Defensive Line
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Best edge rushers in 2024 NFL Draft
Dallas Turned, Alabama – Top 15
Laiatu Latu, UCLA – Top 15
Jared Verse, Florida State – Top 15
Chop Robinson, Penn State – Round 1
Chris Braswell, Alabama – Round 2
Darius Robinson, Missouri – Round 2
Marshawn Kneeland, WMU – Round 2
Bralen Trice, Washington – Round 3
Adisa Isaac, Penn State – Round 3
Gabriel Murphy, UCLA – Round 3/4
2024 NFL Draft DT rankings
Byron Murphy II, Texas – Top 10
Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois – Round 1
Braden Fiske, Florida State – Round 1/2
Kris Jenkins, Michigan – Round 2
Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson – Round 2/3
T’Vondre Sweat, Texas – Round 3
Michael Hall Jr, Ohio State – Round 3
Leonard Taylor III, Miami – Round 3/4
Brandon Dorlus, Oregon – Round 4
Mekhi Wingo, LSU – Round 4
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2024 NFL Draft cornerback rankings
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Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo Rockets – Top 10
Terrion Arnold, Alabama Crimson Tide – Top 15
Cooper DeJean, Iowa Hawkeyes – Top 20
Nate Wiggins, Clemson Tigers – Round 1
Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama Crimson Tide – Round 1/2
Kamari Lassiter, Georgia Bulldogs – Round 1/2
Ennis Rakestraw Jr, Missouri Tigers – Round 2
T.j. Tampa, Iowa State Cyclones – Round 2
Mike Sainristill, Michigan Wolverines – Round 2
Max Melton, Rutgers Scarlet Knights – Round 3
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