Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Daniel Jeremiah’s Top 50 Draft Prospect Rankings

More Jeremiah. He posted his first mock draft a couple weeks ago. He posted his first Top 50 ranking of the prospects for the 2021 NFL Draft last week. It’s definitely draft season. Now we need Bucky Brooks’ positional rankings. Until then, here’s Daniel Jeremiah’s Top 50 ranking of the 2021 NFL Draft Prospects.

1.   Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
2.   Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU
3.   Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
4.   Zach Wilson, QB, BYU
5.   Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
6.   Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
7.   DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
8.   Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
9.   Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
10. Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
11. Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
12. Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
13. Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami
14. Alijah Vera-Tucker, OT, USC
15. Patrick Surtain, CB, Alabama
16. Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU
17. Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
18. Kwity Paye, Edge. Michigan
19. Jaelan Phillips, Edge, Miami
20. Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida
21. Jeremiah Owuso-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
22. Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
23. Levi Onwuzurike, DT, Washington
24. Jalen Mayfield, OT, Michigan 
25. Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
26. Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
27. Jayson Oweh, Edge, Penn State
28. Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech
29. Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri
30. Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State
31. Tutu Atwell, WR, Louisville
32. Joe Tyron, Edge, Washington
33. Mac Jones, QB, Alabama
34. Javonte Williams, RB, North Carolina
35. Daviyon Nixon, DT, Iowa
36. Terrace Marshall Jr., WR, LSU
37. Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
38. Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
39. Aaron Robinson, CB, UCF
40. Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern
41. Azeez Ojulari, Edge, Georgia
42. Patrick Jones II, Edge, Pittsburgh
43. Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi
44. Landon Dickerson, C/G, Alabama
45. Marlon Tuipulotu, DT, USC
46. James Hudson, OT, Cincinnati
47. Eric Stokes, CB, Georgia
48. Dillon Radunz, OT, North Dakota State
49. Liam Eichenberg, OT, Notre Dame
50. Dayo Odeyingbo, Edge, Vanderbilt

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Northwestern tackle Rashawn Slater has been my favorite for the Minnesota Vikings for a few weeks. Despite being too early in the process to form any solid opinions, I thought that there’d be a decent chance for Slater to be on the board when the Vikings pick at #14. With all the damn love that Daniel Jeremiah has thrown his way I’m not sure that he makes it out of the top-10. If Jeremiah’s love for Slater is shared by other teams, especially those in front of the Vikings, maybe Oregon tackle Penei Sewell falls to within reach of #14. 

My early preferences for the Vikings at #14:
Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
Alijah Vera-Tucker, OT, USC
Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech
Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami
Kwity Paye, Edge, Michigan
Levi Onwuzurike, DT, Washington
Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama

Jeremiah has TCU safety Trevon Moehrig rated high enough that I should include him as well. Safety will probably be a need but I hadn’t considered the position a first round need. 

Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons is a player that intrigues me. I don’t currently see linebacker as an early round need of the Vikings. Parsons is such a good football player that he’d be tempting if still on the board. 

It feels a little strange to see a tight end ranked so high. 

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