OL, DL & EDGE Prospect Comps (2023)

One of the most controversial aspects of the draft process is making NFL Draft Prospects Comparisons. Most people want them as they help conceptualize what a prospect is or could become. The main issue with comparisons is not setting up WHAT you are comparing. Is it a ceiling? Floor? NFL comparison? NCAA comparison? Prospect Comparison? This is an important question to answer when looking at a Comp including these WR Comps and TE Comps.

For me, I am not an NFL expert in terms of where players have gone and what they have become. Instead, I compare this year’s prospects to my scouting reports of the past. Watching players often does remind me of past prospects I have scouted. So, with my experience analyzing the NFL Draft for 17 or so years, I’ll share those connections I’ve made. 

Now a key is that these comps are NOT NFL COMPARISONS. I am comparing the players as NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS only. So even if they are compared to a high pick NFL “bust” doesn’t mean they will be a bust, but is a compliment.

Here is a general order of what I loo for when making comparisons:

1. Draft Capital (Placing players approximately where they will go in the draft or at least around where I evaluate them)

 

2. Size/Athleticism (This leads into #3, but getting a similar size and athletic comparison usually fits to show similar upsides and fits)

 

3. Scouting Reports (Almost all my comps will come from 2004 or later when I started scouting the draft. I go back to my old Scouting Reports/Notes and often these comps fit like a glove to match up near exactly)

  

4. Play Style (Sometimes a general feel for how a player plays just reminds me of someone else. If the pull is strong enough, I’ll use it as the comp)

 

5. Comps from trusted sources (If I get REALLY stuck, I’ll look up some comps or ask people I trust to fill it out)

 

Below are the NFL Draft Prospects Comps I’ve created for the 2023 NFL Draft class. Once again, these are PROSPECT COMPARISONS comparing these players to prospects from the past, not NFL futures.

QB/RB Comps | WR/TE Comps | OL/DL/EDGE Comps | LB/DB/ST Comps

• OL
• DL
• EDGE

OL Player Comps (2023)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Malaesala	Aumavae-Laulu	Oregon	Tom Compton, South Dakota (2012)
Matthew	Bergeron	Syracuse	Orlando Franklin, Miami (2011)
Earl	Bostick Jr	Kansas	Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas (2013)
Anthony	Bradford	LSU	Cyril Richardson, Baylor (2014)
Jaelyn	Duncan	Maryland	Terron Armstead, AR-Pine Bluff (2013)
Mark	Evans	AR-Pine Bluff	Kelvin Beachum, SMU (2012)
Blake	Freeland	BYU	William Beatty, UConn (2009)
Connor	Galvin	Baylor	Antonio Garcia, Troy (2017)
Richard	Gouraige	Florida	Marshall Newhouse, TCU (2010)
Anton	Harrison	Oklahoma	Duane Brown, Virginia Tech (2008)
Ryan	Hayes	Michigan	Brian O'Neill, Pittsburgh (2018)
Paris	Johnson Jr.	Ohio State	Matt Kalil, Southern Cal (2012)
Broderick	Jones	Georgia	Tyron Smith, Southern Cal (2011)
Dawand	Jones	Ohio State	Adam Terry, Syracuse (2005)
Jaxson	Kirkland	Washington	Chris Denman, Fresno State (2007)
Brent	Laing	MN-Duluth	Mackenzy Bernadeau, Bentley (2008)
Warren	McClendon	Georgia	Shane Olivea, Ohio State (2004)
Jordan	McFadden	Clemson	Jack Driscoll, Auburn (2020)
Wanya	Morris	Oklahoma	Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas (2013)
John	Ojukwu	Boise State	Andrew Gardner, Georgia Tech (2009)
Peter	Skoronski	Northwestern	Branden Albert, Virginia (2008)
Tyler	Steen	Alabama	TJ Clemmings, Pittsburgh (2015)
Dalton	Wagner	Arkansas	Jonathan Scott, Texas (2006)
Carter	Warren	Pittsburgh	Willie Beavers, Western Michigan (2016)
Darnell	Wright	Tennessee	Andre Dillard, Washington State (2019)
Alan	Ali	TCU	Geoff Hangartner, Texas A&M (2005)
Jake	Andrews	Troy	Dustin Fry, Clemson (2007)
Steve	Avila	TCU	Justin Blalock, Texas (2007)
Henry	Bainivalu	Washington	David Dehl, Illinois (2003)
TJ	Bass	Oregon	Nico Siragusa, San Diego State (2017)
Nick	Broeker	Mississippi	Rob Sims, Ohio State (2006)
McClendon	Curtis	Chattanooga	Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech (2009)
Braeden	Daniels	Utah	Joel Bitonio, Nevada (2014)
Emil	Ekiyor Jr.	Alabama	Isaac Asiata, Utah (2017)
Alex	Forsyth	Oregon	Steven Justice, Wake Forest (2008)
Jon	Gaines	UCLA	Ali Marpet, Hobart (2015)
Jovaughn	Gwyn	South Carolina	Sam Jones, Arizona State (2018)
Tashawn	Manning	Kentucky	Isaac Asiata, Utah (2017)
Cody	Mauch	North Dakota State	Garrett Bolles, Utah (2017)
John	Michael Schmitz	Minnesota	Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State (2011)
Olu	Oluwatimi	Michigan	Keith Ismael, San Diego State (2020)
Jarrett	Patterson	Notre Dame	Ben Hamilton, Minnesota (2001)
Asim	Richards	North Carolina	Ed Wang, Virginia Tech (2010)
Nick	Saldiveri	Old Dominion	Royce Newman, Mississippi (2021)
Juice	Scruggs	Penn State	Max Garcia, Florida (2015)
Sidy	Sow	Eastern Michigan	Trey Smith, Tennessee (2021)
Ricky	Stromberg	Arkansas	Bill Nagy, Wisconsin (2011)
Joe	Tippmann	Wisconsin	David Baas, Michigan (2005)
O'Cyrus	Torrence	Florida	Mike Iupati, Idaho (2010)
Andrew	Vorhees	Southern Cal	Tony Bergstrom, Utah (2012)
Luke	Wypler	Ohio State	Dominic Raiola, Nebraska (2001)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

DL Player Comps (2023)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Keeanu	Benton	Wisconsin	Randy Starks, Maryland (2004)
Bryan	Bresee	Clemson	Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame (2019)
Jalen	Carter	Georgia	Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (2010)
Jerrod	Clark	Coastal Carolina	Cam Thomas, North Carolina (2010)
Keondre	Coburn	Texas	Sammie Lee Hill, Stillman (2009)
DJ	Dale	Alabama	Lionel Dotson, Arizona (2008)
Gervon	Dexter	Florida	Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple (2011)
Siaki	Ika	Baylor	Justin Ellis, Louisiana Tech (2014)
Nesta	Jade Silvera	Arizona State	Chris Neild, West Virginia (2011)
Calijah	Kancey	Pittsburgh	Peria Jerry, Mississippi (2009)
Tyler	Lacy	Oklahoma State	Karl Klug, Iowa (2011)
PJ	Mustipher	Penn State	Frank Okam, Texas (2008)
Moro	Ojomo	Texas	Jared Crick, Nebraska (2012)
Zacch	Pickens	South Carolina	Jonathan Bullard, Florida (2016)
Jalen	Redmond	Oklahoma	Allen Bailey, Miami (2011)
Jaquelin	Roy	LSU	Nick Eason, Clemson (2003)
Mazi	Smith	Michigan	Torell Troup, UCF (2010)
Dante	Stills	West Virginia	Martin Ifedi, Memphis (2015)
Tuli	Tuipulotu	Southern Cal	Tank Carradine, Florida State (2013)
Byron	Young	Alabama	Jordan Elliott, Missouri (2020)
Cameron	Young	Mississippi State	Al Woods, LSU (2010)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

EDGE Player Comps (2023)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Mike	Morris	Michigan	Taylor Hart, Oregon (2014)
Tavius	Robinson	Mississippi	Mark Anderson, Alabama (2006)
Adetomiwa	Adebawore	Northwestern	Will Smith, Ohio State (2004)
MJ	Anderson	Iowa State	Trevon Young, Louisville (2018)
Will	Anderson Jr.	Alabama	Von Miller, Texas A&M (2011)
Felix	Anudike-Uzomah	Kansas State	Andre Branch, Clemson (2012)
Habakkuk	Baldonado	Pittsburgh	Silique Calhoun, Michigan State (2016)
Robert	Beal Jr.	Georgia	Brian Robison, Texas (2007)
Andre	Carter II	Army	Clark Haggans, Colorado State (2000)
Brenton	Cox Jr.	Florida	Trevon Young, Louisville (2018)
YaYa	Diaby	Louisville	Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State (2018)
Ikenna	Enechukwu	Rice	Chris Ellis, Virginia Tech (2008)
Viliami	Fehoko	San Jose State	Antonio Smith, Oklahoma State (2004)
Isaiah	Foskey	Notre Dame	Marcus Davenport, UTSA (2018)
Ali	Gaye	LSU	Deatrich Wise, Arkansas (2017)
Derick	Hall	Auburn	Cliff Avril, Purdue (2008)
Zach	Harrison	Ohio State	Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech (2009)
KJ	Henry	Clemson	Jacob Ford, Central Arkansas (2007)
Dylan	Horton	TCU	Trey Hendrickson, FAU (2017)
Thomas	Incoom	Central Michigan	Scott Solomon, Rice (2012)
DJ	Johnson	Oregon	Shawn Crable, Michigan (2008)
Andre	Jones	Louisiana	Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh (2011)
Eku	Leota	Auburn	Bradlee Anae, Utah (2020)
Ochaun	Mathis	Nebraska	Vince Biegel, Wisconsin (2017)
Will	McDonald	Iowa State	Marcus Smith, Louisville (2014)
Isaiah	McGuire	Missouri	Joe Kruger, Utah (2013)
Myles	Murphy	Clemson	Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame (2007)
Caleb	Murphy	Ferris State	Ifeadi Odenigbo, Northwestern (2017)
BJ	Ojulari	LSU	Azeez Ojulari, Georgia (2021)
Lonnie	Phelps	Kansas	Ryan LaCasse, Syracuse (2006)
Jose	Ramirez	Eastern Michigan	Ricky Sapp, Clemson (2010)
Nolan	Smith	Georgia	Haason Reddick, Temple (2017)
Lukas	Van Ness	Iowa	Ziggy Ansah, BYU (2015)
Keion	White	Georgia Tech	Quinton Coples, North Carolina (2012)
Tyree	Wilson	Texas Tech	Tamba Hali, Penn State (2006)
Colby	Wooden	Auburn	Henry Melton, Texas (2009)
Byron	Young	Tennessee	Lorenzo Carter, Georgia (2018)
Tyrus	Wheat	Mississippi State	Jeremy Mincey, Florida (2006)
Isaiah	Land	Florida A&M	Kevin Burnett, Tennessee (2005)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

 

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Shane P. Hallam Mock Draft

Brian Bosarge Mock Draft

NFL Draft Rankings

 

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