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2017 NFL Draft Big Board 2.0: Top 125

Misone drops his second and updated 2017 NFL Draft Big Board with lots of moving parts, and a surprising number one...

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There’s been several changes since my first 2017 NFL Draft big board. Quite a few players have been moved down, some moved up, others removed, and then just new additions altogether.

For the first time ever, I have added 25 players to round out the board to the top 125. The pool of players in the 75-125 range are all so close that I made a first time exception, and expanded the board.

Still, the top of the draft is loaded with difference makers on both sides of the ball. And there’s no major change in the best positions in the top 100 overall. They are as follows:

  1. Cornerback
  2. Running Back
  3. Wide Receiver

Defensive end is still the fourth best positional group, but the overall defensive line is loaded. The entire top 100 is as follows:

Top 100 Positional Breakdown

Position Amount
Position Amount
QB 4
RB 11
WR 11
TE 5
OT 9
OG 5
C 2
DE 10
DT 9
OLB 4
MLB 6
CB 15
FS 7
SS 2

Teams who are in dire need of receiver, corner, and running back help should be pleased with the talent available.

The overall Top 125 adds some offensive line pieces as well as the receiver position;

position break down.csv

Position Amount
Position Amount
QB 7
RB 12
WR 16
TE 5
OT 9
OG 9
C 4
DE 13
DT 10
OLB 6
MLB 8
CB 16
FS 8
SS 2

***CAUTION: THIS IS NOT A MOCK DRAFT AND IS NOT AN INDICATION OF WHERE THE PLAYER WILL BE PICKED. ALL RANKINGS ARE BASED SOLEY ON THE TAPE THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY STUDIED THUS FAR, AND MAY BE TWEAKED FOR SOME AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE DRAFT***

2017 Big Board

RANK PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL SIZE
RANK PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL SIZE
1 Corey Davis WR Western Michigan 6'3" 220
2 Jonathan Allen DT Alabama 6'3" 291
3 Dalvin Cook RB Florida St. 5'11" 213
4 Malik Hooker FS Ohio St. 6'2" 205
5 Solomon Thomas DT Stanford 6'3" 275
6 Leonard Fournette RB LSU 6'1" 226
7 Mike Williams WR Clemson 6'3" 205
8 Sidney Jones CB Washington 6' 181
9 Jabrill Peppers ATH Michigan 6'1" 210
10 Derek Barnett DE Tennessee 6'3" 264
11 Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina 6'3" 230
12 Teez Tabor CB Florida 6' 200
13 Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama 6'1" 196
14 Desmond King CB Iowa 6' 200
15 DeShaun Watson QB Clemson 6'2" 215
16 Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M 6'4" 268
17 TJ Watt OLB Wisconsin 6'5" 243
18 John Ross WR Washington 5'10" 190
19 Cam Robinson OT Alabama 6'5" 320
20 Jamal Adams SS LSU 6' 211
21 DeMarcus Walker DE Florida St. 6'3" 271
22 Ryan Ramczyk OT Wisconsin 6'5" 314
23 Reuben Foster MLB Alabama 6'1" 236
24 Zach Cunningham MLB Vanderbilt 6'4" 230
25 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR USC 6'2" 220
26 OJ Howard TE Alabama 6'6" 250
27 Garret Bolles OT Utah 6'5" 300
28 Haasan Reddick MLB Temple 6'1" 235
29 Ethan Pocic C LSU 6'6" 309
30 Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma 6'1" 226
31 Malik McDowell DT Michigan St. 6'5" 280
32 DeShone Kizer QB Notre Dame 6'4" 236
33 Christian McCaffery RB Stanford 6' 205
34 Kevin King CB Washington 6'3" 200
35 Roderick Johnson OT Florida St. 6'5" 306
36 Curtis Samuel RB/WR Ohio St. 5'11" 200
37 David Njoku TE Miami 6'4" 245
38 Quincy Wilson CB Florida 6' 210
39 Dede Westbrook WR Oklahoma 5'11" 180
40 Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St. 6' 195
41 Lorenzo Jerome FS Saint Francis 5'11" 202
42 Damontae Kazee CB San Diego St. 5'10" 190
43 Jordan Willis DE Kansas St. 6'5" 260
44 Dan Feeny OG Indiana 6'4" 305
45 Marlon Mack RB South Florida 5'11" 210
46 Tre'Davious White CB LSU 5'11" 192
47 Marcus Williams FS Utah 6' 198
48 Eddie Jackson FS Alabama 6'1" 198
49 Cordrea Tankersley CB Clemson 6' 200
50 Gareon Conley CB Ohio St. 6' 195
51 Pat Elfein C Ohio St. 6'2" 300
52 Charles Harris DE Mizzou 6'3" 255
53 Brian Hill RB Wyoming 6'1" 220
54 Samaje Perine RB Oklahoma 5'11" 236
55 Tanoh Kpassagnon DE Villanova 6'6" 280
56 Bucky Hodges TE Virginia Tech 6'5" 250
57 Chris Wormley DT Michigan 6'5" 302
58 Carlos Watkins DT Clemson 6'3" 305
59 Jarrad Davis MLB Florida 6'2" 236
60 Taylor Moton OT Western Michigan 6'5" 328
61 Budda Baker FS Washington 5'11" 200
62 Elijah Qualls DT Washington 6'1" 326
63 Dorian Johnson OG Pittsburgh 6'5" 310
64 D'Ontae Foreman RB Texas 6'2" 249
65 Takkarist McKinley OLB UCLA 6'2" 256
66 Dion Dawkins OT Temple 6'5" 322
67 Raekwon McMillian MLB Ohio St. 6'2" 240
68 Jourdon Lewis CB Michigan 5'10" 186
69 Taco Charlton DE Michigan 6'5" 265
70 Daeshon Hall DE Texas A&M 6'5" 270
71 Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee 5'10" 215
72 Anthony Walker MLB Northwestern 6'1" 235
73 Zay Jones WR East Carolina 6'2" 202
74 Tarell Basham DE Ohio 6'4" 262
75 Forrest Lamp OG Western Kentucky 6'3" 300
76 Caleb Brantley DT Florida 6'2" 297
77 Avery Gennesy OT Texas A&M 6'5" 323
78 Chris Godwin WR Penn St. 6'1" 205
79 Josh Carraway DE TCU 6'3" 250
80 Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa 6'3" 310
81 Kenny Golladay WR Northern Illinois 6'4" 212
82 Cooper Kupp WR Eastern Michigan 6'1" 198
83 Tim Williams OLB Alabama 6'3" 256
84 Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado 5'11" 205
85 Chad Wheeler OT USC 6'6" 311
86 Jarron Jones DT Notre Dame 6'5" 315
87 Rayshawn Jenkins FS Miami 6'1" 208
88 Isaiah Ford WR Virginia Tech 6'1" 196
89 Adam Shaheen TE Ashland 6'6" 272
90 Adoree Jackson CB USC 5'11" 185
91 Kareem Hunt RB Toledo 5'11" 224
92 Wayne Gallman RB Clemson 6'1" 210
93 Nico Siragusa OG San Diego St. 6'4" 336
94 Tyrone Crowder OG Clemson 6'2" 240
95 Jake Butt TE Michigan 6'5" 250
96 Rasual Douglas CB West Virginia 6'1" 208
97 Adam Bisnowaty OT Pittsburgh 6'5" 300
98 Tedric Thompson FS Colorado 6' 211
99 Duke Riley OLB LSU 6'1" 231
100 Davis Webb QB Cal 6'5" 229
101 Justin Evans FS Texas A&M 6' 196
102 Jeremy McNichols RB Boise St. 5'10" 212
103 Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech 6'2" 229
104 Keionta Davis DE Chattanooga 6'3" 270
105 Darreus Rogers WR USC 6'1" 215
106 Amara Darboh WR Michigan 6'2" 211
107 Zach Banner OG USC 6'8" 260
108 Howard Wilson CB Houston 6' 185
109 Brad Kaaya QB Miami 6'4" 210
110 Tyler Orlosky C West Virginia 6'3" 293
111 Kendall Beckwith MLB LSU 6'2" 252
112 Malachi Dupre WR LSU 6'2" 200
113 Tyus Bowser OLB Houston 6'2" 244
114 Jehu Chesson WR Michigan 6'3" 208
115 Chad Kelly QB Mississippi 6'2" 224
116 Carl Lawson DE Auburn 6'3" 253
117 Isaac Isiata OG Utah 6'3" 325
118 Danny Isidora OG Miami 6'3" 311
119 Elijah Lee OLB Kansas St. 6'3" 220
120 Kyle Fuller C Virginia Tech 6'4" 306
121 Damien Mama OG USC 6'3" 325
122 Ryan Glasgow DT Michigan 6'3" 296
123 Connor Harris MLB Lindenwood 5'11" 241
124 Stacy Coley WR Miami 6'1" 193
125 Hunter Dimick DE Utah 6'3" 272

(In the positional breakdown Peppers is included in the SS total and Samuel is included in the WR total)

A FEW NOTES....

  1. Corey Davis has secured the top spot on my board. His size, speed, and overall athleticism — as well as his extensive experience playing all three receiver positions — puts him on a level that no other receiver comes close to. He is also the most pro ready player in the draft as his route running is advanced as is his understanding of coverages. A pre draft injury may cause him to drop as there is a good chance he will not be able to workout for teams before the draft, which is never good but even worse coming from a small school. Someone will get away with highway robbery if he falls past the top 15.
  2. The safety class has not received a lot of attention, but it is the deepest class I have seen in ten years. There’s a lot of ball hawks who happen to have the ability to lower the boom on a hit. The safety position is lead by Malik Hooker — at the time of the first big board announced he would return to school, before changing his mind — and is followed by several intriguing prospects. The sleeper prospect, however, is Lorenzo Jerome. He could be the steal of the draft.
  3. A trusted source — and good friend of mine — was in shock when I informed him that Cooper Kupp was not in my initial top 100 rankings. He’s had the distinct pleasure of working with the receiver since the season ended, and was present at the Reeses Senior Bowl. He said Kupp was easily one of the best receivers there which validated all that he saw in workouts leading up to the practice week. Since the convincing conversation, I have re-watched some of Kupp’s games to look for the things that I was informed to look for, he has since been added (it should be mentioned that Kupp was 103 just missing my top 100).
  4. I would be very surprised if this years first round did not include at least a combined 15 players who are either a corner, receiver, or running back. Teams are looking for the next freak athlete more than ever as players who entered the NFL as major athletes in the past have recently become skilled players who happen to be a freak athletes. Players like WR Julio Jones, CB Patrick Peterson, DT Aaron Donald, and QB Cam Newton — plus many more — have really taken the league by storm in recent years and ultimately revolutionized their respective positions. This draft has a lot of freak athletes — the draft should prove this to be one of the most athletic drafts in recent memory — who are play-makers, but needs some adjustments to become pros and not just athletes.
  5. I have already mentioned Jerome (who happens to be my favorite small school riser and sleeper prospect), but two other players who could see their stock rise significantly over the next two months are WR Kenny Golladay out of NIU and MLB Connor Harris from Lindenwood. Golladay is almost like a Danario Alexander clone, but has a far better track record with health. I am looking forward to seeing how he tests this off-season as i question if he is as athletic as Alexander (reportedly in private workouts posted 4.45 and 4.5 40 times as well as a 41 inch vertical). Golladay could be more of a 4.55 guy and 36 inch vertical. Harris is a true sideline to sideline player, and an overall good athlete. He did it all for Lindenwood lining up everywhere, and even finished with 50 carries on offense for his career, for 328 yards and seven touchdowns. More impressively, he set an NCAA record with 633 total career tackles. Look out for these two to rise and could be early contributors.