Flea Flicker Top Five Draft Prospects By Position

With the Minnesota Vikings coaching staff nearly complete, I’ve started thinking about the 2022 NFL Draft. Here’s a first glance ranking of the top five prospects at each position. 

Quarterbacks

1. Kenny Pickett, Pitt

2. Malik Willis, Liberty

3. Sam Howell, North Carolina

4. Matt Corral, Mississippi

5. Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati

Running Backs

1. Breece Hall, Iowa State

2. Kenny Walker III, Michigan State

3. Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M

4. James Cook, Georgia

5. Kyren Williams, Notre Dame

Wide Receivers 

1. Drake London, USC

2. Jameson Williams, Alabama

3. Garrett Wilson, Ohio State

4. Treylon Burks, Arkansas

5. Jahan Dotson, Penn State

Tight Ends

1. Trey McBride, Colorado State

2. Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M

3. Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina

4. Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State

5. Derrick Deese Jr., San Jose State

Offensive Tackles

1. Evan Neal, Alabama

2. Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State

3. Charles Cross, Mississippi State

4. Trevor Penning, Northern Iowa

5. Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan

Interior Offensive Linemen

1. Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa

2. Kenyon Green, Texas A&M

3. Zion Johnson, Boston College

4. Jamaree Salyer, Georgia

5. Darian Kinnard, Kentucky

Edge

1. Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan

2. Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon

3. George Karlaftis, Purdue

4. Travon Walker, Georgia

5. Jermaine Johnson II, Florida State

Interior Defensive Linemen

1. Jordan Davis, Georgia

2. Devonte Wyatt, Georgia

3. DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M

4. Travis Jones, Connecticut

5. Phidarian Mathis, Alabama

Linebackers

1. Devin Loyd, Utah

2. Nakobe Dean, Georgia

3. Christian Harris, Alabama

4. Damone Clark, LSU

5. Chad Muma, Wyoming

Cornerbacks

1. Sauce Gardner, Cincinnati

2. Derrick Stingley Jr., LSU

3. Andrew Booth, Clemson

4. Trent McDuffie, Washington

5. Roger McCreary, Auburn

Safeties

1. Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame

2. Daxton Hill, Michigan

3. Jaquan Brisker, Penn State

4. Jalen Pitre, Baylor

5. Elijah Hicks, California

It’s a start.