The Consensus Top 5 by Position
Consists of four of the most popular draft opinions & Sam’s rankings, including
Mike Mayock, NFL Network
Mel Kiper Jr, ESPN
Bucky Brooks, NFL.com
CBS Draft Rankings
3-15-16
| Quarterbacks | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | QB | Carson Wentz | 1.4, | 5 | 3 | NDSU |
| 2, | QB | Jared Goff | 1.6, | 5 | 2 | California |
| 3, | QB | Paxton Lynch | 3.2, | 5 | 0 | Memphis |
| 4, | QB | Connor Cook | 3.8, | 5 | 0 | Michigan State |
| 5, | QB | Christian Hackenberg | 5.2, | 4 | 0 | Penn State |
| N/A | QB | Dak Prescott | 5.8, | 1 | 0 | Mississippi State |
| Running Backs | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | RB | Ezekiel Elliott | 1.0, | 5 | 5 | Ohio State |
| 2, | RB | Derrick Henry | 2.0, | 5 | 0 | Alabama |
| 3, | RB | Alex Collins | 4.4, | 4 | 0 | Arkansas |
| 4, | RB | Devontae Booker | 4.8, | 4 | 0 | Utah |
| 5, | RB | C.J. Prosise | 5.8, | 3 | 0 | Notre Dame |
| N/A | RB | Kenneth Dixon | 5.6, | 3 | 0 | Louisiana Tech |
| N/A | RB | Paul Perkins | 6.6, | 2 | 0 | UCLA |
| Wide Receivers | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | Wr | Laquon Tredwell | 1.2, | 5 | 4 | Ole Miss |
| 2, | Wr | Corey Coleman | 2.4, | 5 | 1 | Baylor |
| 3, | Wr | Josh Doctson | 2.8, | 5 | 0 | TCU |
| 4, | Wr | William Fuller | 4.4, | 4 | 0 | Notre Dame |
| 5, | Wr | Michael Thomas | 5.5, | 3 | 0 | Ohio State |
| N/A | Wr | Sterling Shepard | 6.3, | 2 | 0 | Oklahoma |
| N/A | Wr | Tyler Boyd | 6.4, | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh |
| Tight Ends | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | Te | Hunter Henry | 1.2, | 5 | 4 | Arkansas |
| 2, | Te | Nick Vannett | 3.0, | 5 | 0 | Ohio State |
| 3, | Te | Austin Hooper | 3.2, | 4 | 1 | Stanford |
| 4, | Te | Jerell Adams | 3.6, | 5 | 0 | South Carolina |
| 5, | Te | Tyler Higbee | 5.8, | 2 | 0 | Western Kentucky |
| N/A | Te | Ben Braunecker | 6.8, | 2 | 0 | Harvard |
| N/A | Te | Henry Krieger-Coble | 7.8, | 1 | 0 | Iowa |
| Offensive Tackles | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | OT | Laremy Tunsil | 1.0, | 5 | 5 | Ole Miss |
| 2, | OT | Ronnie Stanley | 2.0, | 5 | 0 | Notre Dame |
| 3, | OT | Jack Conklin | 3.0, | 5 | 0 | Michigan State |
| 4, | OT | Taylor Decker | 4.0, | 5 | 0 | Ohio State |
| 5, | OT | Jason Spriggs | 5.5, | 4 | 0 | Indiana |
| N/A | OT | Germain Ifedi | 6.3, | 1 | 0 | Texas A&M |
| N/A | OT | Shon Coleman | 6.4, | 1 | 0 | Auburn |
| Interior Offensive Lineman | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | OG | Cody Whitehair | 1.2, | 5 | 4 | Kansas State |
| 2, | OC | Ryan Kelly | 3.0, | 5 | 1 | Alabama |
| 3, | OG | Joshua Garnett | 3.6, | 4 | 0 | Stanford |
| 4, | OG | Vadel Alexander | 4.4, | 3 | 0 | LSU |
| 5, | OC | Nick Martin | 4.6, | 5 | 0 | Notre Dame |
| N/A | OG | Christian Westerman | 6.0, | 2 | 0 | Arizona State |
| N/A | OG | Spencer Drango | 6.6, | 1 | 0 | Baylor |
| Defensive Ends | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | DE | Joey Bosa | 1.0, | 5 | 5 | Ohio State |
| 2, | DE | Shaq Lawson | 2.2, | 5 | 0 | Clemson |
| 3, | DE | Emmanuel Ogbah | 3.2, | 5 | 0 | Oklahoma State |
| 4, | DE | Kevin Dodd | 4.0, | 5 | 0 | Clemson |
| 5, | DE | Jonathan Bullard | 4.8, | 4 | 0 | Florida |
| N/A | DE | Shilique Calhoun | 7.4, | 1 | 0 | Michigan State |
| Defensive Tackles | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | DT | DeForest Buckner | 1.0, | 5 | 5 | Oregon |
| 2, | DT | A’Shawn Robinson | 2.4, | 5 | 0 | Alabama |
| 3, | DT | Robert Nkemdiche | 4.8, | 4 | 0 | Ole Miss |
| 4, | DT | Sheldon Rankins | 4.8, | 3 | 0 | Louisville |
| 5, | DT | Andrew Billings | 5.2, | 3 | 0 | Baylor |
| N/A | DT | Jarren Reed | 5.4, | 4 | 0 | Alabama |
| N/A | DT | Vernon Butler | 6.4, | 1 | 0 | Louisiana Tech |
| Linebackers | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | LB | Myles Jack | 1.4, | 5 | 3 | UCLA |
| 2, | LB | Jaylon Smith | 2.6, | 4 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 3, | LB | Leonard Floyd | 4.0, | 4 | 0 | Georgia |
| T-4, | LB | Darron Lee | 4.6, | 3 | 0 | Ohio State |
| T-4, | LB | Reggie Ragland | 4.6, | 3 | 0 | Alabama |
| N/A | LB | Noah Spence | 4.8, | 4 | 0 | Eastern Kentucky |
| N/A | LB | Kamalei Correa | 6.6, | 2 | 0 | Boise State |
| Cornerbacks | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | CB | Jalen Ramsey | 1.0, | 5 | 5 | Florida State |
| 2, | CB | Vernon Hargreaves III | 2.0, | 5 | 0 | Florida |
| 3, | CB | Eli Apple | 3.6, | 5 | 0 | Ohio State |
| 4, | CB | MacKensie Alexander | 4.3, | 4 | 0 | Clemson |
| T-5, | CB | Kendall Fuller | 5.2, | 3 | 0 | Virginia Tech |
| T-5, | CB | William Jackson III | 5.2, | 3 | 0 | Houston |
| N/A | CB | Artie Burns | 6.8, | 1 | 0 | Miami |
| Safeties | ||||||
| PR | Pos | Name | Average | Top 5 Votes | #1 Votes | School |
| 1, | S | Vonn Bell | 1.4, | 5 | 3 | Ohio State |
| 2, | S | Karl Joseph | 2.4, | 5 | 1 | West Virginia |
| 3, | S | Jeremy Cash | 3.0, | 5 | 1 | Duke |
| 4, | S | Darian Thompson | 5.8, | 3 | 0 | Boise State |
| 5, | S | Sean Davis | 6.0, | 1 | 0 | Maryland |
| N/A | S | Miles Killebrew | 6.4, | 1 | 0 | Southern Utah |
| N/A | S | Tyvis Powell | 7.4, | 1 | 0 | Ohio State |
| N/A | S | Jalen Mills | 8.0, | 1 | 0 | LSU |
| N/A | S | K.J. Dillon | 8.6, | 1 | 0 | West Virginia |
Pingback: Prospect of the Week | NFL Draft Rankings
Pingback: Prospect of the Week | NFL Draft Rankings
Pingback: Prospect of the Week | NFL Draft Rankings