Kiper Big Board/Position Rankings 12/7/21

Big Board
1. Aidan Hutchinson DE Michigan
2. Kayvon Thibodeaux DE Oregon
3. Evan Neal T Alabama
4. Kyle Hamilton S Notre Dame
5. Derek Stingley Jr. CB LSU

6. Jameson Williams WR Alabama
7. Drake London WR USC
8. Devin Lloyd LB Utah
9. David Ojabo DE Michigan
10. Charles Cross T Mississippi St.

11. DeMarvin Leal DL Texas A&M
12. Nakobe Dean ILB Georgia
13. George Karlaftis DE Purdue
14. Tyler Linderbaum C Iowa
15. Garrett Wilson WR Ohio St.

16. Ahmad Gardner CB Cincinnati
17. Jahan Dotson WR Penn St.
18. Ikem Ekwonu T/G North Carolina St.
19. Trevor Penning T Northern Iowa
20. Kenny Pickett QB Pittsburgh

21. Desmond Ridder QB Cincinnati
22. Chris Olave WR Ohio St.
23. Matt Corral QB Mississippi
24. Treylon Burks WR Arkansas
25. Andrew Booth Jr. CB Clemson

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Position Rankings

Quarterbacks
1. Kenny Pickett, Pitt
2. Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
3. Matt Corral, Ole Miss
4. Malik Willis, Liberty
5. Sam Howell, North Carolina
6. Carson Strong, Nevada
7. Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky
8. Skylar Thompson, Kansas State
9. Dustin Crum, Kent State
10. E.J. Perry, Brown

Running backs
1. Breece Hall, Iowa State
2. Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
3. Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
4. Kyren Williams, Notre Dame
5. D'vonte Price, Florida International
6. Rachaad White, Arizona State
7. Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
8. Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama
9. James Cook, Georgia
10a. Hassan Haskins, Michigan
10b. Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma
10c. Jerome Ford, Cincinnati
10d. Dameon Pierce, Florida
10e. Travis Dye, Oregon

Fullbacks/H-backs
1. Jeremiah Hall, Oklahoma
2. Abram Smith, Baylor
3. Tanner Conner, Idaho State
4. Connor Heyward, Michigan State
5. Brayden Willis, Oklahoma
6. Monte Pottebaum, Iowa
7. Clint Ratkovich, Northern Illinois
8. Chigoziem Okonkwo, Maryland
9. Sean Dykes, Memphis
10a. Case Hatch, Arizona State
10b. Roger Carter, Georgia State

Wide receivers
1. Jameson Williams, Alabama
2. Drake London, USC
3. Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
4. Jahan Dotson, Penn State
5. Chris Olave, Ohio State
6. Treylon Burks, Arkansas
7. George Pickens, Georgia
8. John Metchie III, Alabama
9. Alec Pierce, Cincinnati
10a. Kevin Austin Jr., Notre Dame
10b. Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama
10c. Khalil Shakir, Boise State
10d. David Bell, Purdue
10e. Dontay Demus Jr., Maryland

Tight ends
1. Trey McBride, Colorado State
2. Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
3. Will Mallory, Miami (Florida)
4. Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State
5. Jahleel Billingsley, Alabama
6. Derrick Deese Jr., San Jose State
7. Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
8. Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
9. Cade Otton, Washington
10a. James Mitchell, Virginia Tech
10b. Cole Turner, Nevada
10c. Josh Whyle, Cincinnati
10d. Dalton Kincaid, Utah

Offensive tackles
1. Evan Neal, Alabama
2. Charles Cross, Mississippi State
3. Ikem Ekwonu, NC State
4. Trevor Penning, Northern Iowa
5. Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State
6. Daniel Faalele, Minnesota
7. Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan
8. Max Mitchell, Louisiana
9. Abraham Lucas, Washington State
10a. Kellen Diesch, Arizona State
10b. Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
10c. Andrew Stueber, Michigan
10d. Nick Zakelj, Fordham
10e. Braxton Jones, Southern Utah

Guards
1. Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
2. Zion Johnson, Boston College
3. Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
4. Jamaree Salyer, Georgia
5. Lecitus Smith, Virginia Tech
6. Sean Rhyan, UCLA
7. Logan Bruss, Wisconsin
8. Cole Strange, UT-Chattanooga
9. Justin Shaffer, Georgia
10a. Ed Ingram, LSU
10b. Andrew Vorhees, USC
10c. Thayer Munford, Ohio State
10d. Dylan Parham, Memphis
10e. Chris Paul, Tulsa

Centers
1. Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
2. Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
3. Dohnovan West, Arizona State
4. John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
5. Alex Forsyth, Oregon
6. Nick Ford, Utah
7. Zach Tom, Wake Forest
8. Ben Brown, Ole Miss
9. Alec Lindstrom, Boston College
10a. Doug Kramer, Illinois
10b. Grant Gibson, NC State

 

Defensive ends
1. Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
2. Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
3. George Karlaftis, Purdue
4. Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
5. Travon Walker, Georgia
6. Sam Williams, Ole Miss
7. Jermaine Johnson II, Florida State
8. Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
9. Michael Clemons, Texas A&M
10a. Zach Harrison, Ohio State
10b. Josh Paschal, Kentucky
10c. Ali Gaye, LSU
10d. Amare Barno, Virginia Tech

Defensive tackles
1. DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
2. Jordan Davis, Georgia
3. Logan Hall, Houston
4. Phidarian Mathis, Alabama
5. Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
6. Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
7. John Ridgeway, Arkansas
8. Eyioma Uwazurike, Iowa State
9. Travis Jones, Connecticut
10a. Zachary Carter, Florida
10b. Jayden Peevy, Texas A&M
10c. Haskell Garrett, Ohio State
10d. PJ Mustipher, Penn State

Inside linebackers
1. Devin Lloyd, Utah
2. Nakobe Dean, Georgia
3. Christian Harris, Alabama
4. Channing Tindall, Georgia
5. Damone Clark, LSU
6. Darien Butler, Arizona State
7. Leo Chenal, Wisconsin
8. Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin
9. Jack Campbell, Iowa
10a. Mike Rose, Iowa State
10b. DeMarvion Overshown, Texas
10c. Chance Campbell, Ole Miss
10d. Ventrell Miller, Florida

Outside linebackers
1. David Ojabo, Michigan
2. Brandon Smith, Penn State
3. Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State
4. Kingsley "JJ" Enagbare, South Carolina
5. Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
6. Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
7. Adam Anderson, Georgia
8. Drake Jackson, USC
9. Boye Mafe, Minnesota
10a. Zakoby McClain, Auburn
10b. JoJo Domann, Nebraska
10c. Aaron Hansford, Texas A&M
10d. Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
10e. Terrel Bernard, Baylor

Cornerbacks
1. Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
2. Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
3. Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson
4. Roger McCreary, Auburn
5. Kaiir Elam, Florida
6. Trent McDuffie, Washington
7. Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska
8. Kyler Gordon, Washington
9. Derion Kendrick, Georgia
10a. Marcus Jones, Houston
10b. Josh Jobe, Alabama
10c. Tariq Castro-Fields, Penn State
10d. Coby Bryant, Cincinnati

Safeties
1. Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
2. Daxton Hill, Michigan
3. Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
4. Lewis Cine, Georgia
5. Jordan Battle, Alabama
6. Jalen Pitre, Baylor
7. Verone McKinley, Oregon
8. Bryan Cook, Cincinnati
9. Percy Butler, Louisiana
10. Tycen Anderson, Toledo

Kickers and Punters
1. Jordan Stout, Penn State (P)
2. Cade York, LSU (K)
3. Ryan Wright, Tulane (P)
4. Jake Camarda, Georgia (P)
5. Jake Moody, Michigan (K)
6. Matt Araiza, San Diego State (P)
7. Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State (P)
8. Cameron Dicker, Texas (P)
9. Blake Hayes, Illinois (P)
10a. Andrew Mevis, Iowa State (K)
10b. Gabe Brkic , Oklahoma (K)
10c. Adam Korsak, Rutgers (P)
10d. Michael Turk, Oklahoma (P)

Long-snappers
1. Cal Adomitis, Pitt
2. Damon Johnson, USC
3. Ross Reiter, Colorado State
4. Ethan Tabel, Illinois
5. Jordan Silver, Arkansas
6. Keegan Markgraf, Utah
7. Karsten Battles, Oregon
8. John Taylor, Duke
9. Justin Mader, Texas
10. Brian Keating, Connecticut

Returners
1. Marcus Jones, Houston
2. Calvin Austin III, Memphis
3. Jequez Ezzard, Sam Houston State
4. Britain Covey, Utah
5. Jayden Reed, Michigan State
6. Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee
7. Trestan Ebner, Baylor
8. Deven Thompkins, Utah State
9. Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers
10a. Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
10b. Kearis Jackson, Georgia
10c. Jalen Virgil, Appalachian State
10d. Charlie Jones, Iowa

 

I wonder if either of the edge rushers that are rated so highly are remotely as talented as edge rushers as our own Parsons. I somehow doubt it, and that makes me delighted.

 

I wouldn't trade Micah for either one of them.

Daniel Jeremiah said he was told by a league source that in his opinion there are 10 players from the 2021 draft that would go 1st overall in 2022.

Micah is no doubt one of those players.

 

9 CBs?

 

Sauce Gardner is his #2 CB. Interesting…

 

Very weird year for QB's, actually weird entire draft class.

Every time I watch..
4. Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

...I get a Cowboys' Front Office vibe off him. He reminds me of a poor man's Tank.

 

We will have an interesting off season for sure. DE, LB, S, Wr, RB, OL are positions of need. Would love to see Gregory and Gallup resigned.

 

Thought I heard he hadnt given up more than 20 yards receiving in a game this year.

 

I love Malik Willis. The kid from UTSA is gonna be a good one as well but don’t know if he’s in the draft??

 

The Corner?

I'm doing a deep dive on him his film this weekend.

 

Broaddus just unearthed a gem. Write his name down. Maybe he'll elaborate when he starts taking draft questions next month.

 

Lloyd will be long gone before our pick comes up.

 

This class is loaded at CB and pass rusher.

Good year to continue to add talent to the defense and I’d be targeting those positions early with OT.

 

Ekonwu is the dream draft pick for me as of today. I doubt we get a shot at him.

 

Every year is good for cornerbacks. They are a dime a dozen.

 

You and me both. NC State is right up the road from me. Kid is a stud.