Final 2021 NFL Draft Positional Rankings

Ahead of the final 2021 NFL Draft big board tomorrow, here are my positional rankings for this year’s class.

 

Quarterback

1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson

2. Zach Wilson, BYU

3. Mac Jones, Alabama

4. Trey Lance, North Dakota State

5. Justin Fields, Ohio State

6. Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

7. Kyle Trask, Florida

8. Shane Buechele, SMU

9. K.J. Costello, Mississippi State

10. Davis Mills, Stanford

11. Ian Book, Notre Davis

12. Sam Ehlinger, Texas

13. Jamie Newman, Wake Forest

14. Feleipe Franks, Arkansas

15. Zac Thomas, Appalachian State

16. Peyton Ramsey, Northwestern

17. Brady White, Memphis

 

Running back

1. Travis Etienne, Clemson

2. Najee Harris, Alabama

3. Trey Sermon, Ohio State

4. Demetric Felton, UCLA

5. Javonte Williams, North Carolina

6. Michael Carter, North Carolina

7. Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis

8. Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State

9. Jermar Jefferson, Oregon State

10. Javian Hawkins, Louisville

11. Kylin Hill, Mississippi State

12. Rhamondre Stevenson, Oklahoma

13. Larry Rountree III, Missouri

14. Chris Evans, Michigan

15. Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech

16. JaQuan Hardy, Tiffin University

17. Deon Jackson, Duke

18. Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana

19. Nate McCrary, Saginaw Valley State

20. Jake Funk, Maryland

21. Brenden Knox, Marshall

22. Kene Nwangwu, Iowa State

23. Trey Ragas, Lousiana

24. Jaret Patterson, Buffalo

25. Spencer Brown, UAB

 

Wide receiver

1. DeVonta Smith, Alabama

2. Ja’Marr Chase, LSU

3. Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

4. Rondale Moore, Purdue

5. Rashod Bateman, Minnesota

6. Cornell Powell, Clemson

7. Elijah Moore, Ole Miss

8. Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU

9. Kadarius Toney, Florida

10. Seth Williams, Auburn

11. Amari Rodgers, Clemson

12. Dyami Brown, North Carolina

13. Josh Palmer, Tennessee

14. Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC

15. Josh Imatorbhebhe, Illinois

16. Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State

17. T.J. Vasher, Texas Tech

18. Brennan Eagles, Texas

19. Dez Fitzpatrick, Louisville

20. Dax Milne, BYU

21. Nico Collins, Michigan

22. Cade Johnson, South Dakota State

23. Simi Fehoko Jr., Stanford

24. Tyler Vaughns, USC

25. Tamorrion Terry, Florida State

26. Marquez Stevenson, Houston

27. Tutu Atwell, Louisville

28. D’Wayne Eskridge, Western Michigan

29. Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa

30. Sage Surratt, Wake Forest

31. Marlon Williams, UCF

32. Anthony Schwartz, Auburn

33. Whop Philyor, Indiana

34. Shi Smith, South Carolina

35. Frank Darby, Arizona State

36. Austin Watkins Jr., UAB

37. Mike Strachan, Charleston

38. Jaelon Darden, North Texas

39. Damonte Coxie, Memphis

40. Isaiah McKoy, Kent State

41. Racey McMath, LSU

42. Dazz Newsome, North Carolina

43. Ben Skowronek, Notre Dame

44. Tre Nixon, UCF

45. Trevon Grimes, Florida

46. Jalen Camp, Georgia Tech

47. Damon Hazelton, Missouri

 

Tight end

1. Kyle Pitts, Florida

2. Pat Freiermuth, Penn State

3. Tommy Tremble, Notre Dame

4. Brevin Jordan, Miami

5. Hunter Long, Boston College

6. Kenny Yeboah, Ole Miss

7. Tre’ McKitty, Georgia

8. Nick Eubanks, Michigan

9. Jacob Harris, UCF

10. Tony Poljan, Virginia

11. Noah Gray, Duke

12. John Bates, Boise State

13. Matt Bushman, BYU

14. Kylen Granson, SMU

15. Zach Davidson, Central Missouri

16. Artayvious Lynn, TCU

17. Pro Wells, TCU

18. Briley Moore, Kansas State

19. Miller Forristall, Alabama

20. Luke Farrell, Ohio State

21. Hunter Kampmoyer, Oregon

22. Dylan Soehner, Iowa State

 

Offensive tackle

1. Penei Sewell, Oregon

2. Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech

3. Rashawn Slater, Northwestern

4. Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa

5. James Hudson, Cincinnati

6. Dillon Radunz, North Dakota State

7. Brady Christensen, BYU

8. Alex Leatherwood, Alabama

9. Teven Jenkins, Oklahoma State

10. Samuel Cosmi, Texas

11. Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame

12. Walker Little, Stanford

13. Stone Forsythe, Florida

14. Jalen Mayfield, Michigan

15. Adrian Ealy, Oklahoma

16. Jaylon Moore, Western Michigan

17. Dan Moore Jr., Texas A&M

18. D’Ante Smith, East Carolina

19. Josh Ball, Marshall

20. Tommy Doyle, Miami (Ohio)

21. Alaric Jackson, Iowa

22. Drew Himmelman, Illinois State

23. Larnel Coleman, Massachusetts

24. Landon Young, Kentucky

 

Guard

1. Wyatt Davis, Ohio State

2. Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC

3. Trey Smith, Tennessee

4. Deonte Brown, Alabama

5. Ben Cleveland, Georgia

6. Aaron Banks, Notre Dame

7. David Moore, Grambling State

8. Jackson Carman, Clemson

9. Jared Hocker, Texas A&M

10. Royce Newman, Ole Miss

11. Robert Hainsey, Notre Dame

12. William Sherman, Colorado

13. Kayode Awosika, Buffalo

14. Teton Saltes, New Mexico

15. Brenden Jaimes, Nebraska

16. Jack Anderson, Texas Tech

17. Sadarius Hutcherson, South Carolina

18. Larry Borom, Missouri

19. Chandon Herring, BYU

20. Sam Cooper, Merrimack

21. Will Fries, Penn State

22. Dareuan Parker, Mississippi State

23. Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin

24. Robert Jones, Middle Tennessee State

 

Center

1. Landon Dickerson, Alabama

2. Quinn Meinerz, Wisconsin-Whitewater

3. Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma

4. Trey Hill, Georgia

5. Josh Myers, Ohio State

6. Drew Dalman, Stanford

7. Michal Manet, Penn State

8. Kendrick Green, Illinois

9. Drake Jackson, Kentucky

10. Jimmy Morrissey, Pittsburgh

 

Edge defender

1. Azeez Ojulari, Georgia

2. Kwity Paye, Michigan

3. Jayson Oweh, Penn State

4. Gregory Rousseau, Miami

5. Joseph Ossai, Texas

6. Jaelan Phillips, Miami

7. Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma

8. Payton Turner, Houston

9. Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest

10. Joe Tryon, Washington

11. Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt

12. Patrick Jones II, Pittsburgh

13. Daelin Hayes, Notre Dame

14. Elerson Smith, Northern Iowa

15. Chris Rumph II, Duke

16. Jordan Smith, UAB

17. Charles Snowden, Virginia

18. Quincy Roche, Miami

19. Shaka Toney, Penn State

20. Patrick Johnson, Tulane

21. Janarius Robinson, Florida State

22. Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo

23. Jonathon Cooper, Ohio State

24. Rashad Weaver, Pittsburgh

25. Chauncey Golston, Iowa

26. Joshua Kaindoh, Florida State

27. Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Notre Dame

28. Earnest Brown IV, Northwestern

29. Wyatt Hubert, Kansas State

30. Victor Dimukeje, Duke

31. Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina

32. William Bradley-King, Baylor

33. Darius Hodge, Marshall

34. JaQuan Bailey, Iowa State

35. Malik Herring, Georgia

 

Interior defensive lineman

1. Christian Barmore, Alabama

2. Daviyon Nixon, Iowa

3. Levi Onwuzurike, Washington

4. Tyler Shelvin, LSU

5. Alim McNeill, NC State

6. Milton Williams, DL, Louisiana Tech

7. Jay Tufele, USC

8. Marlon Tuipulotu, USC

9. Marvin Wilson, Florida State

10. Osa Odighizuwa, UCLA

11. Tommy Togiai, Ohio State

12. Cameron Sample, Tulane

13. Jerome Johnson, Indiana

14. Bobby Brown III, Texas A&M

15. Jonathan Marshall, Arkansas

16. Khyiris Tonga, BYU

17. Tedarrell Slaton, Florida

18. Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh

19. Quinton Bohanna, Kentucky

20. Naquan Jones, Michigan State

21. Michael Dwumfour, Rutgers

22. Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State

23. Ta’Quon Graham, Texas

24. Darius Stills, West Virginia

25. Austin Faoliu, Oregon

 

Linebacker

1. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame

2. Micah Parsons, Penn State

3. Dylan Moses, Alabama

4. Zaven Collins, Tulsa

5. Baron Browning, Ohio State

6. Nick Bolton, Missouri

7. Jabril Cox, LSU

8. Jamin Davis, Kentucky

9. Pete Werner, Ohio State

10. Chazz Surratt, North Carolina

11. Cameron McGrone, Michigan

12. Ernest Jones, South Carolina

13. Garret Wallow, TCU

14. K.J. Britt, Auburn

15. Buddy Johnson, Texas A&M

16. Monty Rice, Georgia

17. Tony Fields II, West Virginia

18. Amen Ogbongbemiga, Oklahoma State

19. Justin Hilliard, Ohio State

20. Derrick Barnes, Purdue

21. Isaiah McDuffie, Boston College

22. Nick Niemann, Iowa

23. Tavante Beckett, Marshall

24. Paddy Fisher, Northwestern

25. Grant Stuard, Houston

26. Tuf Borland, Ohio State

27. Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State

 

Cornerback

1. Patrick Surtain II, Alabama

2. Jaycee Horn, South Carolina

3. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech

4. Paulson Adebo, Stanford

5. Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State

6. Eric Stokes, Georgia

7. Greg Newsome II, Northwestern

8. Tyson Campbell, Georgia

9. Elijah Molden, Washington

10. Kelvin Joseph, Kentucky

11. Shakur Brown, Michigan State

12. Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse

13. Kary Vincent Jr., LSU

14. Robert Rochell, Central Arkansas

15. Thomas Graham Jr., Oregon

16. Rachad Wildgoose, Wisconsin

17. Zech McPhearson, Texas Tech

18. Aaron Robinson, UCF

19. Bryce Thompson, Tennessee

20. Tre Norwood, Oklahoma

21. Tay Gowan, UCF

22. Olaijah Griffin, USC

23. Shaun Wade, Ohio State

24. Benjamin St-Juste, Minnesota

25. Tre Brown, Oklahoma

26. Shemar Jean-Charles, Appalachian State

27. Ambry Thomas, Michigan

28. Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina

29. DJ Daniel, Georgia

30. Marco Wilson, Florida

31. Avery Williams, Boise State

32. Nate Hobbs, Illinois

33. Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central

34. Deommodore Lenoir, Oregon

35. Keith Taylor, Washington

36. Darren Hall, San Diego State

37. Jason Pinnock, Pittsburgh

38. Mark Gilbert, Duke

39. K.J. Sails, USF

40. Michael Carter II, Duke

41. Rodarius Williams, Oklahoma State

42. Brandin Echols, Kentucky

43. Lorenzo Burns, CB, Arizona

 

Safety

1. Ar’Darius Washington, TCU

2. Trevon Moehrig, TCU

3. Richie Grant, UCF

4. Jevon Holland, Oregon

5. Andre Cisco, Syracuse

6. Jamar Johnson, Indiana

7. Divine Deablo, Virginia Tech

8. Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State

9. Richard LeCounte III, Georgia

10. Tyree Gillespie, Missouri

11. Kaden Sterns, Texas

12. Shawn Davis, Florida

13. Jamien Sherwood, Auburn

14. Brady Breeze, Oregon

15. Talanoa Hufanga, USC

16. Damar Hamlin, Pittsburgh

17. Joshuah Bledsoe, Missouri

18. James Wiggins, Cincinnati

19. Darrick Forrest Jr., Cincinnati

20. JaCoby Stevens, LSU

21. Lamont Wade, Penn State

22. Mark Webb, Georgia

23. Trill Williams, Syracuse

24. Christian Uphoff, Illinois State

25. Donovan Stiner, Florida

26. Tariq Thompson, San Diego State

 

Kicker

1. Evan McPherson, Florida

2. Jose Borregales, Miami

3. Quinn Nordin, Michigan

 

Punter

1. James Smith, Cincinnati

2. Max Duffy, Kentucky

3. Drue Chrisman, Ohio State

4. Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech