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2023 Rankings
Big Board | QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | G | C | EDGE | DL | LB | CB | S | K | P | LS
| Rank | Name | School | Years out of HS | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Sewell | Oregon | 3 | 6-3 | 249 |
| 2 | Trenton Simpson | Clemson | 3 | 6-3 | 230 |
| 3 | DeMarvion Overshown | Texas | 5 | 6-4 | 221 |
| 4 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | 4 | 6-5 | 243 |
| 5 | Henry To'o To'o | Alabama | 4 | 6-2 | 228 |
| 6 | Owen Pappoe | Auburn | 4 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 7 | Ventrell Miller | Florida | 6 | 6-1 | 228 |
| 8 | Shaka Heyward | Duke | 5 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 9 | Byron Young | Tennessee | 4 | 6-3 | 245 |
| 10 | Nick Hampton | Appalachian State | 5 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 11 | Bumper Pool | Arkansas | 5 | 6-2 | 232 |
| 12 | Drake Thomas | NC State | 4 | 6-0 | 230 |
| 13 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | 3 | 6-2 | 227 |
| 14 | Justin Flowe | Oregon | 3 | 6-2 | 247 |
| 15 | Tyler Grubbs | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6-1 | 224 |
| 16 | Mohamed Diabate | Utah | 4 | 6-4 | 220 |
| 17 | Isaiah Land | Florida A&M | 5 | 6-4 | 215 |
| 18 | Stefon Thompson | Syracuse | 3 | 6-1 | 247 |
| 19 | Stephen Dix | Florida State | 3 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 20 | Payton Wilson | NC State | 5 | 6-4 | 230 |
| 21 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | 4 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 22 | Charlie Thomas | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6-2 | 207 |
| 23 | Edgerrin Cooper | Texas A&M | 3 | 6-3 | 220 |
| 24 | Nick Jackson | Virginia | 4 | 6-1 | 236 |
| 25 | Cody Simon | Ohio State | 3 | 6-2 | 233 |
| 26 | Curtis Jacobs | Penn State | 3 | 6-1 | 227 |
| 27 | Micah Baskerville | LSU | 5 | 6-1 | 228 |
| 28 | Steele Chambers | Ohio State | 4 | 6-1 | 232 |
| 29 | SirVocea Dennis | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 30 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | 5 | 6-1 | 224 |
| 31 | Zaire Barnes | Western Michigan | 5 | 6-1 | 227 |
| 32 | Kyle Soelle | Arizona State | 6 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 33 | Merlin Robertson | Arizona State | 5 | 6-3 | 240 |
| 34 | Seth Benson | Iowa | 5 | 6-0 | 232 |
| 35 | Cal Haladay | Michigan State | 3 | 6-1 | 235 |
| 36 | Omar Speights | Oregon State | 4 | 6-1 | 236 |
| 37 | Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey | Texas | 6 | 5-10 | 219 |
| 38 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | 4 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 39 | Darius Muasau | UCLA | 4 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 40 | J.J. Weaver | Kentucky | 4 | 6-5 | 241 |
| 41 | DaShaun White | Oklahoma | 5 | 6-0 | 224 |
| 42 | Nathaniel Watson | Mississippi State | 5 | 6-2 | 240 |
| 43 | Jordan Strachan | South Carolina | 6 | 6-3 | 243 |
| 44 | Tyus Wheat | Mississippi State | 5 | 6-2 | 265 |
| 45 | Daniel Green | Kansas State | 5 | 6-3 | 242 |
| 46 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | 5 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 47 | Jacob Mangum-Farrar | Stanford | 5 | 6-3 | 242 |
| 48 | Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 49 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | 5 | 6-3 | 228 |
| 50 | Dillon Doyle | Baylor | 5 | 6-3 | 242 |
| 51 | Edufuan Udofoshio | Washington | 5 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 52 | Tommy Eichenberg | Ohio State | 4 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 53 | Ruben Hyppolite II | Maryland | 3 | 6-0 | 230 |
| 54 | Cam Bright | Washington | 6 | 6-0 | 219 |
| 55 | Ron Stone | Washington State | 5 | 6-3 | 247 |
| 56 | Jacob Dobbs | Holy Cross | 4 | 6-0 | 232 |
| 57 | Shane Lee | Southern Cal | 4 | 6-0 | 245 |
| 58 | Quavaris Crouch | Michigan State | 4 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 59 | Cam Jones | Indiana | 5 | 6-3 | 222 |
| 60 | Kourt Williams | Ohio State | 3 | 6-1 | 220 |
| 61 | Corey Flagg Jr. | Miami (FL) | 3 | 5-11 | 230 |
| 62 | DeAndre Square | Kentucky | 5 | 6-1 | 224 |
| 63 | Isaiah Moore | NC State | 6 | 6-2 | 232 |
| 64 | Adam Plant Jr. | UNLV | 4 | 6-5 | 260 |
| 65 | Carlton Martial | Troy | 6 | 5-9 | 210 |
| 66 | Bryce Gallagher | Northwestern | 4 | 6-2 | 223 |
| 67 | Palaie Gaoteote IV | Ohio State | 5 | 6-2 | 248 |
| 68 | Sam Brooks | Miami (FL) | 4 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 69 | Dee Winters | TCU | 4 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 70 | Jett Johnson | Mississippi State | 5 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 71 | Jacoby Windmon | Michigan State | 4 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 72 | Jordan Lewis | Southern Cal | 5 | 6-3 | 195 |
| 73 | Dimitri Moore | Texas Tech | 6 | 6-3 | 230 |
| 74 | LaVonta Bentley | Clemson | 4 | 5-11 | 235 |
| 75 | Aaron Beasley | Tennessee | 4 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 76 | Tatum Bethune | Florida State | 4 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 77 | Cedric Gray | North Carolina | 3 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 78 | Isaac Slade-Matautia | SMU | 6 | 6-1 | 235 |
| 79 | Jalen Graham | Purdue | 4 | 6-3 | 220 |
| 80 | Javon Solomon | Troy | 4 | 6-2 | 245 |
| 81 | Daiyan Henley | Washington State | 6 | 6-1 | 228 |
| 82 | Abraham Beauplan | Marshall | 5 | 6-2 | 223 |
| 83 | Keenan Pili | BYU | 7 | 6-3 | 233 |
| 84 | Ralen Goforth | Southern Cal | 4 | 6-2 | 225 |
| 85 | Devon Betty | NC State | 3 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 86 | James Patterson | Buffalo | 5 | 6-0 | 230 |
| 87 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | 3 | 6-2 | 215 |
| 88 | Dax Hollifield | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6-1 | 239 |
| 89 | Marlowe Wax | Syracuse | 3 | 6-0 | 245 |
| 90 | Jackson Sirmon | Cal | 5 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 91 | Corvin Moment | Western Michigan | 6 | 6-0 | 250 |
| 92 | Ty'Ron Hopper | Missouri | 4 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 93 | Michael Owusu | Vanderbilt | 6 | 6-5 | 231 |
| 94 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | 4 | 6-2 | 225 |
| 95 | KD Davis | North Texas | 5 | 6-0 | 229 |
| 96 | Stone Snyder | VMI | 4 | 6-3 | 240 |
| 97 | Antonio Grier | South Florida | 5 | 6-1 | 213 |
| 98 | Shayne Simon | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6-3 | 233 |
| 99 | Dallas Gant | Toledo | 5 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 100 | Alan Tisdale | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6-3 | 228 |
| 101 | Luke Brockermeyer | Texas | 5 | 6-3 | 220 |
| 102 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | 4 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 103 | Carson Bruener | Washington | 3 | 6-2 | 224 |
| 104 | Bo Calbert | UCLA | 5 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 105 | Kivon Bennett | Arkansas State | 6 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 106 | Jaylen Moody | Alabama | 5 | 6-2 | 225 |
| 107 | Caden Mcdonald | San Diego State | 6 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 108 | Brendan Harrington | Appalachian State | 4 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 109 | Gerry Vaughn | Iowa State | 5 | 5-11 | 235 |
| 110 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | 5 | 6-2 | 250 |
| 111 | Carl Jones | UCLA | 4 | 6-1 | 215 |
| 112 | Kyle Harmon | San Jose State | 5 | 6-0 | 225 |
| 113 | Jack Kiser | Notre Dame | 4 | 6-1 | 222 |
| 114 | Donavan Mutin | Houston | 5 | 6-0 | 230 |
| 115 | Amari Gainer | Florida State | 5 | 6-3 | 223 |
| 116 | David Perales | Fresno State | 5 | 6-3 | 246 |
| 117 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | 5 | 6-2 | 239 |
| 118 | Vince Sanford | Air Force | 5 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 119 | Tylar Wiltz | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6-1 | 210 |
| 120 | Troy Brown | Mississippi | 6 | 6-1 | 220 |
| 121 | Max Tooley | BYU | 5 | 6-2 | 215 |
| 122 | Bo Bauer | Notre Dame | 4 | 6-1 | 222 |
| 123 | Keontra Smith | Miami (FL) | 4 | 5-11 | 205 |
| 124 | Ben Bywater | BYU | 4 | 6-3 | 230 |
| 125 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati | 4 | 6-0 | 239 |
| 126 | Tarique Barnes | Illinois | 4 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 127 | Joe Evans | Iowa | 5 | 6-2 | 248 |
| 128 | Michael Barrett | Michigan State | 5 | 6-0 | 227 |
| 129 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | 5 | 6-1 | 235 |
| 130 | Ricky Miezan | Stanford | 5 | 6-2 | 242 |
| 131 | MoMo Sanogo | Louisville | 5 | 6-1 | 227 |
| 132 | Nick Henrich | Nebraska | 4 | 6-3 | 225 |
| 133 | Jacquez Jones | Kentucky | 5 | 6-0 | 235 |
| 134 | T.D. Roof | Oklahoma | 6 | 5-10 | 221 |
| 135 | Terjada Mitchell | Ohio State | 5 | 6-2 | 239 |
| 136 | Noah Taylor | North Carolina | 5 | 6-5 | 235 |
| 137 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | 4 | 5-10 | 225 |
| 138 | Tyler Murray | Charlotte | 6 | 6-2 | 215 |
| 139 | Darren Anders | Bowling Green | 4 | 6-0 | 230 |
| 140 | Levani Damuni | Stanford | 4 | 6-2 | 251 |
| 141 | Eli Neal | Marshall | 4 | 6-1 | 223 |
| 142 | Chip Trayanum | Ohio State | 3 | 5-11 | 227 |
| 143 | Ty Van Fossen | Cincinnati | 5 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 144 | Colby Reeder | Iowa State | 5 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 145 | Marcus Stripling | Oklahoma | 4 | 6-3 | 241 |
| 146 | Jestin Jacobs | Iowa | 4 | 6-4 | 236 |
| 147 | Aaron Brule | Michigan State | 5 | 6-1 | 235 |
| 148 | Brandon Martin | Ball State | 7 | 6-0 | 232 |
| 149 | Mase Funa | Oregon | 4 | 6-3 | 260 |
| 150 | David Ugwoegbu | Oklahoma | 4 | 6-4 | 249 |
| 151 | Ovie Oghoufo | Texas | 5 | 6-3 | 241 |
| 152 | Josh Chandler-Semedo | Colorado | 5 | 5-10 | 227 |
| 153 | Chris Adimora | SMU | 4 | 6-1 | 205 |
| 154 | O'Rien Vance | Iowa State | 6 | 6-2 | 255 |
| 155 | Dyontae Johnson | Toledo | 5 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 156 | Sergio Allen | Clemson | 3 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 157 | Bubba Arslanian | Akron | 6 | 5-10 | 215 |
| 158 | Brad Johnson | South Carolina | 6 | 6-2 | 238 |
| 159 | Dequan Jackson | Colorado State | 5 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 160 | Koby Cumberlander | Marshall | 6 | 6-3 | 227 |
| 161 | Mason Cobb | Oklahoma State | 3 | 6-0 | 230 |
| 162 | Roman Harrison | Tennessee | 4 | 6-2 | 244 |
| 163 | Cam'ron Carter | Colorado State | 5 | 6-1 | 220 |
| 164 | Krishon Merriweather | Texas Tech | 6 | 6-0 | 240 |
| 165 | Sherrod Greene | South Carolina | 6 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 166 | Durell Nchami | Maryland | 5 | 6-4 | 260 |
| 167 | Quinn Perry | Colorado | 6 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 168 | Kristopher Moll | Washington | 6 | 6-2 | 215 |
| 169 | Ayinde Eley | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6-3 | 232 |
| 170 | Jimmy Phillips Jr. | SMU | 5 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 171 | Xavier Smith | East Carolina | 5 | 6-0 | 247 |
| 172 | Geoff Cantin-Arku | Memphis | 4 | 6-4 | 220 |
| 173 | MJ Sherman | Georgia | 3 | 6-2 | 250 |
| 174 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | 4 | 6-4 | 245 |
| 175 | Jaheim Thomas | Cincinnati | 3 | 6-4 | 235 |
| 176 | Demour Kennedy | Alabama | 3 | 6-3 | 220 |
| 177 | Kam Arnold | Boston College | 3 | 6-1 | 227 |
| 178 | Cam Riley | Auburn | 3 | 6-5 | 230 |
| 179 | Kalel Mullings | Michigan | 3 | 6-1 | 236 |
| 180 | Jakivuan Brown | Mississippi | 3 | 6-3 | 250 |
| 181 | Caleb Johnson | Miami (FL) | 3 | 6-1 | 230 |
| 182 | Quandarrius Robinson | Alabama | 3 | 6-5 | 224 |
| 183 | Derek Wingo | Florida | 3 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 184 | Desmond Tisdol | Auburn | 3 | 6-0 | 234 |
| 185 | Monty Montgomery | Louisville | 3 | 5-11 | 220 |
| 186 | Jordan Botelho | Notre Dame | 3 | 6-2 | 245 |
| 187 | Jashaud Stewart | Arkansas | 3 | 6-2 | 243 |
| 188 | CJ Goetz | Wisconsin | 5 | 6-3 | 232 |
| 189 | Craig Young | Kansas | 4 | 6-3 | 230 |
| 190 | Solon Page III | Tennessee | 6 | 6-2 | 228 |
| 191 | Prince Dorbah | Texas | 3 | 6-3 | 232 |
| 192 | Clayton Isbell | Utah | 5 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 193 | Kaden Johnson | Wisconsin | 3 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 194 | Mitchell Melton | Ohio State | 3 | 6-3 | 245 |
| 195 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | 4 | 6-2 | 211 |
| 196 | Byron Vaughns | Utah State | 5 | 6-4 | 225 |
| 197 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | 5 | 6-2 | 240 |
| 198 | Bangally Kamrara | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 199 | Marcel Brooks | TCU | 4 | 6-2 | 194 |
| 200 | Zay Cullens | Memphis | 6 | 6-1 | 225 |
| 201 | John Marshall | Navy | 4 | 6-2 | 209 |
| 202 | Mohamed Kaba | South Carolina | 3 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 203 | Mohamed Kamara | Colorado State | 4 | 6-1 | 250 |
| 204 | Bryson Eason | Tennessee | 3 | 6-3 | 300 |
| 205 | Aubrey Miller Jr. | Jackson State | 6 | 6-2 | 225 |
| 206 | AJ Vongphachanh | Utah State | 4 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 207 | Gabe Reid | Utah | 6 | 6-2 | 236 |
| 208 | Damian Sellers | UCLA | 3 | 6-3 | 220 |
| 209 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | 3 | 6-1 | 215 |
| 210 | Len'Neth Whitehead | Tennessee | 3 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 211 | Shane Whitter | Oklahoma | 3 | 6-0 | 216 |
| 212 | Jason Dumas | Southern | 5 | 5-10 | 230 |
| 213 | Liam Anderson | Holy Cross | 5 | 6-3 | 225 |
| 214 | Maalik Hall | SE Oklahoma | 6 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 215 | Osman Savage | Alabama A&M | 3 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 216 | Ryan Freenhagen | Fordham | 5 | 6-1 | 245 |
| 217 | Jordan Banks | Northwestern State | 3 | 6-2 | 235 |
| 218 | Foday Jalloh | Eastern Illinois | 5 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 219 | Antonio Doyle Jr. | Jackson State | 3 | 6-3 | 235 |
| 220 | David Hoage | Northern Colorado | 4 | 6-3 | 250 |
| 221 | Carter Duxbury | Winona State | 7 | 6-2 | 240 |
| Rank | Name | School | Years out of HS | Height | Weight |