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Luke Inman and Sam Ekstrom go head-to-head with their positional top-five lists at every position. Check out the videos and chime in with who you think has the best list.
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Jonah Williams | Jawaan Taylor |
| 2 | Andre Dillard | Jonah Williams |
| 3 | Jawaan Taylor | Dalton Risner |
| 4 | Dalton Risner | Andre Dillard |
| 5 | Greg Little | Greg Little |
INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Garrett Bradbury | Cody Ford |
| 2 | Chris Lindstrom | Garrett Bradbury |
| 3 | Cody Ford | Chris Lindstrom |
| 4 | Erik McCoy | Erik McCoy |
| 5 | Elgton Jenkins | Michael Dieter |
TIGHT ENDS
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Noah Fant | T.J. Hockenson |
| 2 | T.J. Hockenson | Noah Fant |
| 3 | Irv Smith Jr. | Irv Smith Jr. |
| 4 | Jace Sternberger | Jace Sternberger |
| 5 | Josh Oliver | Dawson Knox |
WIDE RECEIVERS
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | D.K. Metcalf | D.K. Metcalf |
| 2 | Hakeem Butler | Hakeem Butler |
| 3 | Deebo Samuel | N’Keal Harry |
| 4 | N’Keal Harry | Deebo Samuel |
| 5 | Marquise Brown | Kelvin Harmon |
RUNNING BACKS
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Darrell Henderson | Josh Jacobs |
| 2 | Josh Jacobs | Darrell Henderson |
| 3 | Miles Sanders | Miles Sanders |
| 4 | Damien Harris | Devin Singletary |
| 5 | Devin Singletary | Rodney Anderson |
QUARTERBACKS
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Dwayne Haskins | Kyler Murray |
| 2 | Kyler Murray | Dwayne Haskins |
| 3 | Drew Lock | Drew Lock |
| 4 | Daniel Jones | Daniel Jones |
| 5 | Ryan Finley | Brett Rypien |
DEFENSIVE ENDS
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Nick Bosa | Nick Bosa |
| 2 | Josh Allen | Josh Allen |
| 3 | Montez Sweat | Brian Burns |
| 4 | Brian Burns | Clelin Ferrell |
| 5 | Clelin Ferrell | Montez Sweat |
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Quinnen Williams | Quinnen Williams |
| 2 | Ed Oliver | Ed Oliver |
| 3 | Jerry Tillery | Christian Wilkins |
| 4 | Christian Wilkins | Jerry Tillery |
| 5 | Jeffery Simmons | Dexter Lawrence |
LINEBACKERS
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Devin White | Devin White |
| 2 | Devin Bush | Devin Bush |
| 3 | Mack Wilson | Mack Wilson |
| 4 | Germaine Pratt | Blake Cashman |
| 5 | Blake Cashman | Te’Von Coney |
SAFETIES
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Juan Thornhill | C. Gardner-Johnson |
| 2 | Nasir Adderley | Nasir Adderley |
| 3 | Taylor Rapp | Darnell Savage |
| 4 | Deionte Thompson | Juan Thornhill |
| 5 | Johnathan Abram | Amani Hooker |
CORNERBACKS
| RANK | SAM’S TOP 5 | LUKE’S TOP 5 |
| 1 | Greedy Williams | Byron Murphy |
| 2 | Deandre Baker | Deandre Baker |
| 3 | Byron Murphy | Greedy Williams |
| 4 | C. Gardner-Johnson | Amani Oruwariye |
| 5 | Amani Oruwariye | Justin Layne |
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Sam Ekstrom
Sam Ekstrom is an executive producer and host at Locked On Sports Minnesota. He's previously covered the Vikings for 105 The Ticket, Zone Coverage, Purple Insider, and the Associated Press. He grew up in Vermillion, S.D. rooting for the USD Coyotes (not SDSU) and graduated from Dordt (not "dork") University in Sioux Center, Iowa.
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