Rossi's Pre-Combine Top 50 and Positional Rankings

[rossihunter2]

My top 50 going into combine week - a lot will probably shift as we get some official measurements and cross check some of the athleticism.

Positional top 10s (will include extras when i've got guys with the same grade as the 10th), OL and DB will go up to 15, only 3 QBs.

I've got preliminary grades on 160 players so far, so if a guy doesn't appear on the list... it's probably that I don't like him lol... unless they're a QB - only done 3 of those guys.

Rank	Player	Position
1​	Reuben Bain Jr	EDGE
2​	Sonny Styles	LB
3​	Caleb Downs	DB
4​	Jermod McCoy	CB
5​	Mansoor Delane	CB
6​	Jordyn Tyson	WR
7​	Arvell Reese	LB
8​	Carnell Tate	WR
9​	Akheem Mesidor	EDGE
10​	Spencer Fano	OT
11​	Francis Mauigoa	OL
12​	Jeremiyah Love	RB
13​	Makai Lemon	WR
14​	David Bailey	EDGE
15​	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	DB
16​	Monroe Freeling	OT
17​	Fernando Mendoza	QB
18​	R Mason Thomas	EDGE
19​	Emmanuel Pregnon	OG
20​	Olaivavega Ioane	OG
21​	Kayden McDonald	NT
22​	Dillon Thieneman	S
23​	Omar Cooper Jr	WR
24​	KC Concepcion	WR
25​	Chase Bisontis	OG
26​	CJ Allen	LB
27​	Peter Woods	DT
28​	Colton Hood	CB
29​	Avieon Terrell	CB
30​	Zion Young	EDGE
31​	Chris Brazzell II	WR
32​	Christen Miller	DT
33​	Max Iheanachor	OT
34​	Cashius Howell	EDGE
35​	Billy Schrauth	OG
36​	Blake Miller	OT
37​	TJ Parker	EDGE
38​	Lee Hunter	NT
39​	Keldric Faulk	EDGE
40​	Josiah Trotter	LB
41​	Chris Bell	WR
42​	Treydan Stukes	DB
43​	Chris Johnson	CB
44​	Zakee Wheatley	S
45​	Caleb Banks	DT
46​	Brian Parker II	OL
47​	Caleb Lomu	OT
48​	Ty Simpson	QB
49​	Jude Bowry	OT
50​	Kadyn Proctor	OG

Positional Rankings:

DL:

1. Kayden McDonald
2. Peter Woods
3. Christen Miller
4. Lee Hunter
5. Caleb Banks
6. Darrell Jackson Jr
7. Domonique Orange
8. Chris McClellan
9. Tyler Onyedim
10. Albert Regis

EDGE:

1. Reuben Bain Jr
2. Akheem Mesidor
3. David Bailey
4. R Mason Thomas
5. Zion Young
6. Cashius Howell
7. TJ Parker
8. Keldric Faulk
9. Gabe Jacas
10. Jaishawn Barham

LB:

1. Sonny Styles
2. Arvell Reese
3. CJ Allen
4. Josiah Trotter
5. Kyle Louis
6. Jake Golday
7. Keyshaun Elliott
8. Jacob Rodriguez
9. Anthony Hill Jr
10. Deontae Lawson

DB:

1. Jermod McCoy, CB
2. Mansoor Delane, CB
3. Caleb Downs, DB
4. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, DB
5. Dillon Thieneman, S
6. Colton Hood, CB
7. Avieon Terrell, CB
8. Treydan Stukes, DB
9. Chris Johnson, CB
10. Zakee Wheatley, S
11. Brandon Cisse, CB
12. D'Angelo Ponds, Nickel
13. Keionte Scott, DB
14. Keith Abney II, Nickel
15. Devin Moore, CB
16. Jakobe Thomas, S
17. Bud Clark, S
18. Davison Igbinosun, CB

QB:

1. Fernando Mendoza
2. Ty Simpson
3. Carson Beck

OL:

1. Spencer Fano, OT
2. Francis Mauigoa, OL
3. Monroe Freeling, OT
4. Emmanuel Pregnon, OG
5. Olaivavega, Ioane, OG
6. Chase Bisontis, OG
7. Max Iheanachor, OT
8. Billy Schrauth, OG
9. Blake Miller, OT
10. Brian Parker, OL
11. Caleb Lomu, OT
12. Jude Bowry, OT
13. Kadyn Proctor, OG
14. Keylan Rutledge, IOL
15. Sam Hecht, C

RB:

1. Jeremiyah Love
2. Jadarian Price
3. Emmett Johnson
4. Kaelon Black
5. Jonah Coleman
6. Roman Hemby
7. Jadyn Ott
8. Mike Washington
9. Demond Claiborne
10. Nicholas Singleton
11. Robert Henry Jr
12. Kaytron Allen
13. Terion Stewart

TE:

1. Kenyon Sadiq
2. Dae'Quan Wright
3. Michael Trigg
4. Max Klare
5. Nate Boerkircher
6. Jack Endries
7. Dallen Bentley
8. Sam Roush
9. Eli Raridon
10. Justin Joly

WR:

1. Jordyn Tyson
2. Carnell Tate
3. Makai Lemon
4. Omar Cooper Jr
5. KC Concepcion
6. Chris Brazzell II
7. Chris Bell
8. Ja'Kobi Lane
9. Denzel Boston
10. Reggie Virgil
11. Ted Hurst

Let me know what you think.

 

[allblackraven]

QB:

1. Cam Ward
2. Ty Simpson
3. Carson Beck

You wanted to put Mendoza there instead of Ward

 

[Jacquouille]

Sonny Styles hive hell yeah !

Interesting that you rank Barham above Derrick Moore.

I'm waaaay higher on Abney and Banks than you.

I'm also surprised Stowers isn't in your TE rankings.

 

[UKRaven1827]

Nice list. Styles is my number 1 in the class but Bain a close 2nd.

Love to see Treydan Stukes here as well, I'm a big fan.

 

[rossihunter2]

You wanted to put Mendoza there instead of Ward

good spot

 

[rossihunter2]

Sonny Styles hive hell yeah !

Interesting that you rank Barham above Derrick Moore.

I'm waaaay higher on Abney and Banks than you.

I'm also surprised Stowers isn't in your TE rankings.

dont like stowers at all - classic college TE who's good at WR things not TE things
if he weighs in bigger than expected i might go and reevaluate but right now he's not in my top 10

barham above moore is not that far off right now (Moore's 12th on the list) - close enough that testing will matter
but i love the unhinged ferociousness to barham's game - saw someone say his comp was the tazmanian devil and i think that's appropriate
whereas moore is a pretty one note bull-rusher right now with not a ton of counters and i dont know how well that translates

i like abney a lot - it's just a really good DB group - i've got a cluster of 8 DBs for whom testing and measuring will matter in terms of separating them out

im assuming you're talking about caleb banks... the more i watch, the more he feels like a bust waiting to happen - guys who look like that don't move like that for sure, but the flashes of dominance are so infrequent and he's so consistently high off the ball and gets washed out of the play - im not touching him until R2 and i'd almost prefer another team to take on that risky profile

 

[rossihunter2]

Nice list. Styles is my number 1 in the class but Bain a close 2nd.

Love to see Treydan Stukes here as well, I'm a big fan.

i love both of those players
since i've rewatched Jeremiyah Love in the passing game he's moved into that top 2-3 range as well

 

[Jacquouille]

Guys that I don't see here but are worth a look :

Adam Randall RB Clemson
Jimmy Rolder LB Michigan
Logan Taylor G Boston College
Lake Mcree TE USC
Keyron Crawford OLB Auburn

 

[rossihunter2]

Guys that I don't see here but are worth a look :

Adam Randall RB Clemson
Jimmy Rolder LB Michigan
Logan Taylor G Boston College
Lake Mcree TE USC
Keyron Crawford OLB Auburn

got a 4th round grade on Logan Taylor - pretty upright and laterally limited but powerful, good hands - definitely worth a day 3 shot for me
got a 3rd round grade on Keyron Crawford - i like the twitch and pop in his hands - just pending the athletic testing to confirm that explosion you see on tape

haven't watched the other 3 although i've got jimmy rolder marked on my watch list as a priority (i think it was you who've mentioned him before), and adam randall i've got tagged on the watch list post-combine

i guess ill add lake mcree to the watch list - what do you like about him?

 

[Jacquouille]

got a 4th round grade on Logan Taylor - pretty upright and laterally limited but powerful, good hands - definitely worth a day 3 shot for me
got a 3rd round grade on Keyron Crawford - i like the twitch and pop in his hands - just pending the athletic testing to confirm that explosion you see on tape

haven't watched the other 3 although i've got jimmy rolder marked on my watch list as a priority (i think it was you who've mentioned him before), and adam randall i've got tagged on the watch list post-combine

i guess ill add lake mcree to the watch list - what do you like about him?

Yeah spot on for Taylor. Feels like a day 3, unspectacular but very reliable Guard. I noticed him during senior bowl reps, his punch gave everyone trouble.

I have the same grade on Crawford, his play strength worries me at times but the intensity and agression he plays with make me want him on my team.

It was actually Zuerlein who put me on Jimmy Rolder, he's super high on him. And turning on the Michigan tape, I had a blast, he's awesome.

Randall I just noticed while watching Clemson, every time he got the ball something positive happened, + his RAS is crazy. That's usually a good combo.

Mcree I just feel like I'm watching Maxx Williams all over again. He's a good blocker although his size isn't crazy, his technique is good and USC deploys him on a variety of blocks. As a receiver he's just a jackass, not a route runner but he catches everything even if it means getting uphanded and flipped over or crushed by 3 dudes.

 

[rossihunter2]

Yeah spot on for Taylor. Feels like a day 3, unspectacular but very reliable Guard. I noticed him during senior bowl reps, his punch gave everyone trouble.

not sure how well his movement skills will translate
but he's definitely got a shot