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The 2024 NFL draft is under one month away, and our analysts are stacking their boards. How do the top players at every position rank against each other?
We pulled together top-five rankings at every single position from four NFL draft analysts -- Mel Kiper Jr., Jordan Reid, Matt Miller and Field Yates. How do their evaluations differ, and which players are the unanimous No. 1s at their positions? How do the analysts view Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels and the rest of the quarterback class? How does the wide receiver class fill out, and which schools dominate the front seven positions? Who are the top cornerbacks, and which rushers lead our analysts' running back rankings?
Get a side-by-side look at all four experts' positional breakdowns. Plus, we took each analyst's overall rankings, averaged them out and came up with a consensus top-10 ranking for the 2024 class. Who makes it onto the list?
Note: We will periodically update these rankings throughout the season and right up until draft night in April.
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CONSENSUS TOP 10 OVERALL RANKINGSLast updated:
Kiper: March 29 Reid: March 29 Miller: March 29 Yates: March 29 TOP FIVE AT EVERY POSITIONNote: Some prospects are listed under different positions for different analysts.
QuarterbacksKiper
1. Caleb Williams, USC 2. Jayden Daniels, LSU 3. Drake Maye, North Carolina 4. J.J. McCarthy, Michigan 5. Bo Nix, Oregon
Reid
1. Caleb Williams, USC 2. Drake Maye, North Carolina 3. Jayden Daniels, LSU 4. J.J. McCarthy, Michigan 5. Michael Penix Jr., Washington
Miller
1. Caleb Williams, USC 2. Jayden Daniels, LSU 3. Drake Maye, North Carolina 4. J.J. McCarthy, Michigan 5. Bo Nix, Oregon
Yates
1. Caleb Williams, USC 2. Jayden Daniels, LSU 3. Drake Maye, North Carolina 4. J.J. McCarthy, Michigan 5. Bo Nix, Oregon
Running backsKiper
1. Jonathon Brooks, Texas 2. Jaylen Wright, Tennessee 3. Trey Benson, Florida State 4. Blake Corum, Michigan 5. MarShawn Lloyd, USC
Reid
1. Jonathon Brooks, Texas 2. Trey Benson, Florida State 3. Blake Corum, Michigan 4. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin 5. MarShawn Lloyd, USC
Miller
1. Jonathon Brooks, Texas 2. Trey Benson, Florida State 3. Jaylen Wright, Tennessee 4. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin 5. MarShawn Lloyd, USC
Yates
1. Trey Benson, Florida State 2. Jonathon Brooks, Texas 3. MarShawn Lloyd, USC 4. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin 5. Jaylen Wright, Tennessee
Fullbacks/H-BacksKiper
1. Ben Sinnott, Kansas State 2. Jack Westover, Washington 3. Dallin Holker, Colorado State
Reid
1. Ben Sinnott, Kansas State 2. Jaheim Bell, Florida State 3. Dallin Holker, Colorado State
Miller
1. Ben Sinnott, Kansas State 2. Jaheim Bell, Florida State 3. Dallin Holker, Colorado State
Yates
1. Ben Sinnott, Kansas State 2. Jaheim Bell, Florida State 3. Dallin Holker, Colorado State
Wide receiversKiper
1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State 2. Malik Nabers, LSU 3. Rome Odunze, Washington 4. Brian Thomas Jr., LSU 5. Xavier Worthy, Texas
Reid
1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State 2. Malik Nabers, LSU 3. Rome Odunze, Washington 4. Adonai Mitchell, Texas 5. Brian Thomas Jr., LSU
Miller
1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State 2. Rome Odunze, Washington 3. Malik Nabers, LSU 4. Brian Thomas Jr., LSU 5. Adonai Mitchell, Texas
Yates
1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State 2. Malik Nabers, LSU 3. Rome Odunze, Washington 4. Brian Thomas Jr., LSU 5. Adonai Mitchell, Texas
Tight endsKiper
1. Brock Bowers, Georgia 2. Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas 3. Cade Stover, Ohio State 4. Tanner McLachlan, Arizona 5. Theo Johnson, Penn State
Reid
1. Brock Bowers, Georgia 2. Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas 3. Theo Johnson, Penn State 4. Cade Stover, Ohio State 5. Jared Wiley, TCU
Miller
1. Brock Bowers, Georgia 2. Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas 3. Theo Johnson, Penn State 4. Cade Stover, Ohio State 5. Jared Wiley, TCU
Yates
1. Brock Bowers, Georgia 2. Jared Wiley, TCU 3. Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas 4. Theo Johnson, Penn State 5. Tanner McLachlan, Arizona
Offensive tacklesKiper
1. Joe Alt, Notre Dame 2. JC Latham, Alabama 3. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State 4. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State 5. Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
Reid
1. Joe Alt, Notre Dame 2. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State 3. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State 4. JC Latham, Alabama 5. Amarius Mims, Georgia
Miller
1. Joe Alt, Notre Dame 2. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State 3. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State 4. Troy Fautanu, Washington 5. Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
Yates
1. Joe Alt, Notre Dame 2. JC Latham, Alabama 3. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State 4. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State 5. Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
GuardsKiper
1. Troy Fautanu, Washington 2. Zak Zinter, Michigan 3. Christian Haynes, UConn 4. Dominick Puni, Kansas 5. Christian Mahogany, Boston College
Reid
1. Troy Fautanu, Washington 2. Christian Haynes, UConn 3. Cooper Beebe, Kansas State 4. Zak Zinter, Michigan 5. Dominick Puni, Kansas
Miller
1. Cooper Beebe, Kansas State 2. Christian Haynes, UConn 3. Dominick Puni, Kansas 4. Zak Zinter, Michigan 5. Matt Goncalves, Pittsburgh
Yates
1. Troy Fautanu, Washington 2. Graham Barton, Duke 3. Christian Haynes, UConn 4. Cooper Beebe, Kansas State 5. Zak Zinter, Michigan
CentersKiper
1. Graham Barton, Duke 2. Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon 3. Zach Frazier, West Virginia 4. Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia 5. Tanor Bortolini, Wisconsin
Reid
1. Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon 2. Graham Barton, Duke 3. Zach Frazier, West Virginia 4. Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia 5. Beaux Limmer, Arkansas
Miller
1. Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon 2. Zach Frazier, West Virginia 3. Mason McCormick, South Dakota State 4. Beaux Limmer, Arkansas 5. Tanor Bortolini, Wisconsin
Yates
1. Zach Frazier, West Virginia 2. Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon 3. Tanor Bortolini, Wisconsin 4. Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia 5. Beaux Limmer, Arkansas
Edge rushersKiper
1. Dallas Turner, Alabama 2. Laiatu Latu, UCLA 3. Jared Verse, Florida State 4. Chop Robinson, Penn State 5. Darius Robinson, Missouri 6. Chris Braswell, Alabama 7. Bralen Trice, Washington 8. Adisa Isaac, Penn State
Reid
1. Dallas Turner, Alabama 2. Jared Verse, Florida State 3. Laiatu Latu, UCLA 4. Darius Robinson, Missouri 5. Chop Robinson, Penn State 6. Adisa Isaac, Penn State 7. Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan 8. Chris Braswell, Alabama
Miller
1. Dallas Turner, Alabama 2. Jared Verse, Florida State 3. Laiatu Latu, UCLA 4. Darius Robinson, Missouri 5. Chop Robinson, Penn State 6. Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan 7. Bralen Trice, Washington 8. Chris Braswell, Alabama
Yates
1. Dallas Turner, Alabama 2. Laiatu Latu, UCLA 3. Chop Robinson, Penn State 4. Jared Verse, Florida State 5. Darius Robinson, Missouri 6. Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan 7. Adisa Isaac, Penn State 8. Bralen Trice, Washington
Defensive tacklesKiper
1. Byron Murphy II, Texas 2. Braden Fiske, Florida State 3. T'Vondre Sweat, Texas 4. Kris Jenkins, Michigan 5. Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois
Reid
1. Byron Murphy II, Texas 2. Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois 3. T'Vondre Sweat, Texas 4. Braden Fiske, Florida State 5. Kris Jenkins, Michigan
Miller
1. Byron Murphy II, Texas 2. Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois 3. T'Vondre Sweat, Texas 4. Braden Fiske, Florida State 5. Maason Smith, LSU
Yates
1. Byron Murphy II, Texas 2. Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois 3. Braden Fiske, Florida State 4. Maason Smith, LSU 5. Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson
LinebackersKiper
1. Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M 2. Junior Colson, Michigan 3. Payton Wilson, NC State 4. Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson 5. Cedric Gray, North Carolina
Reid
1. Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M 2. Junior Colson, Michigan 3. Payton Wilson, NC State 4. Cedric Gray, North Carolina 5. Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson
Miller
1. Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M 2. Junior Colson, Michigan 3. Payton Wilson, NC State 4. Jaylan Ford, Texas 5. Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson
Yates
1. Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M 2. Payton Wilson, NC State 3. Junior Colson, Michigan 4. Cedric Gray, North Carolina 5. Jaylan Ford, Texas
CornerbacksKiper
1. Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo 2. Terrion Arnold, Alabama 3. Cooper DeJean, Iowa 4. Nate Wiggins, Clemson 5. T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
Reid
1. Terrion Arnold, Alabama 2. Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo 3. Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama 4. Nate Wiggins, Clemson 5. Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
Miller
1. Terrion Arnold, Alabama 2. Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo 3. Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri 4. Cooper DeJean, Iowa 5. Nate Wiggins, Clemson
Yates
1. Terrion Arnold, Alabama 2. Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo 3. Cooper DeJean, Iowa 4. Nate Wiggins, Clemson 5. Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
SafetiesKiper
1. Tyler Nubin, Minnesota 2. Jaden Hicks, Washington State 3. Javon Bullard, Georgia 4. Cole Bishop, Utah 5. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Texas Tech
Reid
1. Cooper DeJean, Iowa 2. Tyler Nubin, Minnesota 3. Kamren Kinchens, Miami 4. Javon Bullard, Georgia 5. Calen Bullock, USC
Miller
1. Tyler Nubin, Minnesota 2. Calen Bullock, USC 3. Kamren Kinchens, Miami 4. Jaden Hicks, Washington State 5. Javon Bullard, Georgia
Yates
1. Cole Bishop, Utah 2. Jaden Hicks, Washington State 3. Tyler Nubin, Minnesota 4. Kamren Kinchens, Miami 5. Calen Bullock, USC
KickersKiper
1. Cam Little, Arkansas 2. Joshua Karty, Stanford 3. Will Reichard, Alabama
Reid
1. Cam Little, Arkansas 2. Will Reichard, Alabama 3. Joshua Karty, Stanford
Miller
1. Joshua Karty, Stanford 2. Will Reichard, Alabama 3. Cam Little, Arkansas
PuntersKiper
1. Tory Taylor, Iowa 2. Austin McNamara, Texas Tech 3. Ryan Rehkow, BYU
Reid
1. Tory Taylor, Iowa 2. Austin McNamara, Texas Tech 3. Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
Miller
1. Tory Taylor, Iowa 2. Kai Kroeger, South Carolina 3. Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
Long-snappersKiper
1. Peter Bowden, Wisconsin 2. Joe Shimko, NC State 3. Marco Ortiz, Nebraska
Reid
1. Peter Bowden, Wisconsin 2. Marco Ortiz, Nebraska 3. Joe Shimko, NC State
Miller
1. Bailey Parsons, Stanford 2. Peter Bowden, Wisconsin 3. Joe Shimko, NC State