Lance's 2022 Top 50 Draft Prospects

I'm going to keep this short because below here you are going to have two top 50 prospect lists to go through. The first is a top 50 based on my draft board project. I took the PSR they got and compared it to the max PSR they could have received and gave them a percentile. The higher the percentile the higher they are on the rankings. The second is a top 50 based on how I actually view the class, which is a mix of the PSR each player received, what I've seen in their games, and what I'm feeling in my gut. Short and sweet.
PSR TOP 50
Rank | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Zach Tom | C | Wake Forest |
2 | Calvin Austin III | WR | Memphis |
3 | Romeo Doubs | WR | Nevada |
4 | Zion Johnson | OG | Boston College |
5 | Kellen Diesch | OG | Arizona State |
6 | Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa |
7 | Charlie Kolar | TE | Iowa State |
8 | Matt Corral | QB | Ole Miss |
9 | Bernhard Raimann | OG | Central Michigan |
10 | Charles Cross | OT | Mississippi State |
11 | Kenny Pickett | QB | Pittsburgh |
12 | Tyler Linderbaum | C | Iowa |
13 | Jermaine Johnson II | Edge | Florida State |
14 | Leo Chenal | LB | Wisconsin |
15 | Chad Muma | LB | Wyoming |
16 | Chance Campbell | LB | Ole Miss |
17 | Breece Hall | RB | Iowa State |
18 | Malcolm Rodriguez | LB | Oklahoma State |
19 | Bo Melton | WR | Rutgers |
20 | Damone Clark | LB | LSU |
21 | Channing Tindall | LB | Georgia |
22 | Evan Neal | OT | Alabama |
23 | Abraham Lucas | OT | Washington State |
24 | Trey McBride | TE | Colorado State |
25 | Alontae Taylor | CB | Tennessee |
26 | Aidan Hutchinson | Edge | Michigan |
27 | Damarri Mathis | CB | Pittsburgh |
28 | Sean Rhyan | OG | UCLA |
29 | Logan Bruss | OG | Wisconsin |
30 | Ikem Ekwonu | OT | North Carolina State |
31 | Logan Hall | DT | Houston |
32 | Zyon McCollum | CB | Sam Houston State |
33 | Troy Andersen | LB | Montana State |
34 | Matt Waletzko | OT | North Dakota |
35 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | Michigan State |
36 | Jaquarii Roberson | WR | Wake Forest |
37 | Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State |
38 | John Metchie | WR | Alabama |
39 | Josh Johnson | WR | Tulsa |
40 | Brandon Smith | LB | Penn State |
41 | Braxton Jones | OT | Southern Utah |
42 | Daxton Hill | DB | Michigan |
43 | Zamir White | RB | Georgia |
44 | Jaylen Watson | CB | Washington State |
45 | Desmond Ridder | QB | Cincinnati |
46 | Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida |
47 | JT Woods | S | Baylor |
48 | Zach Thomas | OT | San Diego State |
49 | Arnold Ebiketie | Edge | Penn State |
50 | Cam Jurgens | C | Nebraska |
MY TOP 50
Rank | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Aidan Hutchinson | Edge | Michigan |
2 | Charles Cross | OT | Mississippi State |
3 | Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa |
4 | Ahmad Gardner | CB | Cincinnati |
5 | Jermaine Johnson II | Edge | Florida State |
6 | Ikem Ekwonu | OT | North Carolina State |
7 | Evan Neal | OT | Alabama |
8 | Nakobe Dean | LB | Georgia |
9 | Calvin Austin III | WR | Memphis |
10 | Kyle Hamilton | S | Notre Dame |
11 | Zach Tom | C | Wake Forest |
12 | Matt Corral | QB | Ole Miss |
13 | Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State |
14 | Kenny Pickett | QB | Pittsburgh |
15 | Arnold Ebiketie | Edge | Penn State |
16 | Zion Johnson | OG | Boston College |
17 | Chad Muma | LB | Wyoming |
18 | Malik Willis | QB | Liberty |
19 | Jordan Davis | DT | Georgia |
20 | Tyler Linderbaum | C | Iowa |
21 | Charlie Kolar | TE | Iowa State |
22 | Abraham Lucas | OT | Washington State |
23 | Devonte Wyatt | DT | Georgia |
24 | Breece Hall | RB | Iowa State |
25 | Devin Lloyd | LB | Utah |
26 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Edge | Oregon |
27 | Alontae Taylor | CB | Tennessee |
28 | Leo Chenal | LB | Wisconsin |
29 | Trey McBride | TE | Colorado State |
30 | Bo Melton | WR | Rutgers |
31 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | Michigan State |
32 | Bernhard Raimann | OG | Central Michigan |
33 | Channing Tindall | LB | Georgia |
34 | Damarri Mathis | CB | Pittsburgh |
35 | Romeo Doubs | WR | Nevada |
36 | George Karlaftis | Edge | Purdue |
37 | Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida |
38 | Logan Hall | DT | Houston |
39 | Travon Walker | Edge | Georgia |
40 | Desmond Ridder | QB | Cincinnati |
41 | Jaquarii Roberson | WR | Wake Forest |
42 | Daxton Hill | DB | Michigan |
43 | Kellen Diesch | OG | Arizona State |
44 | Chris Olave | WR | Ohio State |
45 | Jaquan Brisker | S | Penn State |
46 | Dane Belton | S | Iowa |
47 | David Ojabo | Edge | Michigan |
48 | Braxton Jones | OT | Southern Utah |
49 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | Kentucky |
50 | John Metchie | WR | Alabama |
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