Rookie top-5 per position

Positional Rankings. This page contains some provisional ranking and some notes, and is very much a work in progress towards my dynasty drafts.

Tier 1:

1.1    QB    Trevor Lawrence    Jacksonville Good skills, solid under pressure, Ohio State not his best game (QB1)

Tier 2

1.2    QB    Zach Wilson    New York Jets Talent unsure, some red flags under pressure. Needs more tape. (QB1)

1.3    QB    Trey Lance    San Francisco Rusty in first half only 2020 game. Needs more tape.

1.11    QB    Justin Fields    Chicago Clear talent, also clear risks, too much running, throwing wild passes

Tier 3

1.15    QB    Mac Jones    New England Not great under pressure, calmer towards the end

2.32    QB    Kyle Trask  Better than expected. Needs more tape.

3.2    QB    Kellen Mond    (Texas A&M -> Vikings) very inconsistent, some flashes.

Tier 4 

3.3    QB    Davis Mills    (Stanford -> Texans) Solid, better than expected. Mobile, accurate.

4.26    QB    Ian Book    (Notre Dame -> New Orleans) Good rushing QB, similar profile to Taysom Hill.

6.34    QB    Sam Ehlinger    (Texas -> Colts)

Tier 1

1.5    WR Ja'Marr Chase Cincinati Strong, contested catch, opted out of 2020. (WR1)

1.6    WR Jaylen Waddle Miami Fast, small, can be good slot receiver.  (WR1)

1.10    WR DeVonta Smith Philadelphia Good size, good routes, can have bit more meat (WR1)

Tier 2 

1.20    WR Kadarius Toney Ney York Giants Needs more tape. Fast. (WR2)

1.27    WR Rashod Bateman (Minnesota -> Baltimore) Meh routes, good catches. (WR2)

2.2    WR       Elijah Moore    (Ole Miss -> NY Jets) Small slot, good routes. (WR2)

2.17    WR Rondale Moore (Purdue -> Cardinals) Very small (5'7), great routes. (WR2)

Tier 3

2.24    WR    D’Wayne Eskridge    (Western Michigan -> Seahawks) Small school, small guy, high speed (WR1?)

2.25    WR    Tutu Atwell    (Lousiville -> Rams) Fast, good routes, small, has Robert Woods ahead of him.

2.27    WR    Terrace Marshall Jr    (LSU -> Panthers) 

3.14    WR    Josh Palmer    (Tennessee -> Broncos) Great routes, beat Patrick Surtain. (WR2)

3.19    WR    Diyami Brown    (North Carolina -> Washington) Athletic, good positional awareness (WR2)

3.21    WR    Amari    Rodgers Small shifty slot. Needs more tape. (WR1 ?)

Tier 4

3.26    WR    Nico Collins (opted out) (WR2?)

3.28    WR    Anthony Schwartz    (Auburn -> Browns) Fast but few football awareness. Will need time to grow.

4.4    WR    Dez Fitzpatrick    (Louisville -> Titans) Needs more tape. Bad block.

4.7    WR     Amon-Ra St. Brown    (USC -> Lions) (WR2?)

4.24    WR    Jaelon Darden dances too much, performed on low level

4.26    WR    Tylan Wallace    (Oklahoma State -> Ravens) 

5.13    WR    Ihmir Smith-Marsette

5.35    WR    Simi Fehoko    (Stanford -> Cowboys) Big body, fast and good receiver. (WR3 ?)

Tier 5

5.37    WR    Cornell Powell    (Clemson -> Chiefs) Contested catch, big WR. Might be great with Mahomes. (WR2?)

6.3    WR    Frank Darby

6.19    WR    Marquez Stevenson

6.20    WR Shi Smith

6.21    WR Racey Mcmath

6.25     WR    Jalen Camp    (Georgia Tech -> Jaguars) 

6.35    WR    Seth Williams    (Auburn -> Broncos) Great skills, like him more than Anthony Schwartz

Tier 6

6.37    WR    Dazz Newsome     (North Carolina -> Bears) Fast, needs more tape.

7.1    WR    Mike Strachan

7.15    WR    Tre Nixon    (UCF -> Patriots) Decent routes but rough. Will need time.

7.22    WR    Ben Skowronek    (Notre Dame -> Rams) Good routes, good awareness.

7.28    WR    Kawaan Baker

7.31    WR    Dax Milne    (BYU -> Washington) Doesn't use his size. Decent option.

Tier 1

1.24    RB Najee Harris Pittsburgh Good runner, good blocker, good receiver. Sometimes gets stopped to soon, takes it too often outside. (RB1)

1.25    RB Travis Etienne Jacksonville Good runner, bad blocker, meh receiver. Overrated. (RB1)

2.3    RB Javonte Williams North Carolina Strong runner, great receiver, great blocker. Possible #1 RB. (RB1)

Tier 2

3.25    RB    Trey Sermon    San Francisco Fast and shifty, good blocking. (RB2)

4.2    RB    Michael Carter    New York Jets Great North-South runner, little receiving.

Tier 3

4.14 RB Kene Nwangwu (Iowa State -> Minnesota Vikings) (RB2)

4.15 RB Rhamondre Stevenson (Oklahoma -> New England Patriots) (RB2)

4.21 RB Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State -> Carolina Panthers) 

5.6 RB Kenneth Gainwell (Memphis -> Philadelphia Eagles) sat out 2020

Tier 4

6.10 RB Elijah Mitchell (Louisiana -> San Francisco 49ers)

6.12 RB Gary Brightwell (Arizona -> New York Giants)

6.14 RB Larry Rountree Iii (Missouri -> Los Angeles Chargers)

6.18 RB Chris Evans (Michigan -> Cincinnati Bengals)

6.27     RB/WR    Demetric Felton (UCLA -> Browns) RB in College, drafted as WR, on the Browns roster as RB.

6.33 RB Khalil Herbert (Virginia Tech -> Chicago Bears) Good backup

Tier 5

7.5 RB Jake Funk (Maryland -> Los Angeles Rams) Not the fastest. Not very complete.

7.17    RB Gerrid Doaks (Cincinnati -> Miami Dolphins) 

7.29    RB Kylin Hill (Mississippi State -> Green Bay Packers)

7.30    WR/RB    Jermar Jefferson    (Oregon State -> Lions) Needs more tape

UDFA    RB    Javian Hawkins    (Louisville -> Falcons) small and fast, not good between the tackles.

Tier 1

1.4    TE Kyle Pitts Florida Good routes, meh blocking, great hands. (TE1)

Tier 2

2.23    TE    Pat Freiermuth    (Penn State -> Steelers) Great blocking, good receiving. Promising. (TE1)

3.18    TE     Hunter Long    (Boston College -> Miami) Good blocker

Tier 3

3.20    TE    Tommy Tremble    (Notre Dame -> Panthers) Decent blocks, needs more tape.

3.34    TE     Tre McKitty    (Georgia -> Chargers) Decent blocks, routes need improving.

4.19 TE John Bates (Boise State -> Washington Football Team)

4.22 TE Kylen Granson (SMU -> Indianapolis Colts)

4.36    WR/TE    Jacob Harris    (UCF -> Rams) 

5.1    TE     Luke Farrell    (Ohio State -> Jaguars) Good block, decent receiver.

5.3 TE Brevin Jordan (Miami (FL) -> Houston Texans) Promising

5.18 TE Noah Gray (Duke -> Kansas City Chiefs)

5.24 TE Zach Davidson (Central Missouri St -> Minnesota Vikings)

By position, 20/21yo prospects only:

Player	Position	Team	Grade	Age	1	2	3
Trevor Lawrence	QB	Jacksonville Jaguars	7.4	21	QB1	.	.
Trey Lance	QB	San Francisco 49ers	6.47	21	.	QB2	.
Javonte Williams	RB	Denver Broncos	6.4	21	RB1	.	.
Jermar Jefferson	RB	Detroit Lions	6.12	21	.	.	RB3
Kyle Pitts	TE	Atlanta Falcons	7.19	20	TE1	.	.
Brevin Jordan	TE	Houston Texans	5.95	21	.	TE2	.
Ja'marr Chase	WR	Cincinnati Bengals	7.12	21	LWR1	.	.
Elijah Moore	WR	New York Jets	6.43	21	.	SWR2	.
Terrace Marshall Jr	WR	Carolina Panthers	6.34	21	.	.	.
Rashod Bateman	WR	Baltimore Ravens	6.27	21	.	RWR2	.
Amari Rodgers	WR	Green Bay Packers	6.25	21	SWR1	.	.
Rondale Moore	WR	Arizona Cardinals	6.22	21	.	SWR2	KR3
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	Detroit Lions	6.21	21	PR1	SWR2	.
Dyami Brown	WR	Washington Football Team	6.19	21	.	SWR2	.
Anthony Schwartz	WR	Cleveland Browns	6	21	.	.	RWR3
Tutu Atwell	WR	Los Angeles Rams	5.97	21	.	.	SWR3
Seth Williams	WR	Denver Broncos	5.84	21	.	.	RWR3