DRAFT GUIDE: Position Rankings (Top 5)

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Welcome to the Zone Coverage position rankings, as agreed upon by the staff.

Check out our top five players in each category and watch the video explaining our logic behind the choices. Then click through the players to see their individual player pages with highlights, breakdowns, bios and analytics.

QUARTERBACK

 

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1. Josh Rosen, UCLA
2. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
3. Lamar Jackson, Louisville
4. Sam Darnold, USC
5. Josh Allen, Wyoming

 

RUNNING BACK

 

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1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2. Derrius Guice, LSU
3. Sony Michel, Georgia
4. Ronald Jones, USC
5. Nick Chubb, Georgia

 

WIDE RECEIVER

 

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1. Calvin Ridley, Alabama
2. Courtland Sutton, SMU
3. D.J. Moore, Maryland
4. James Washington, Oklahoma State
5. Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

 

TIGHT END

 

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1. Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
2. Mike Gesicki, Penn State
3. Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
4. Hayden Hurst, Virginia Tech
5. Durham Smythe, Notre Dame

 

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

 

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1. Connor Williams, Texas
2. Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
3. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
4. Tyrell Crosby, Oregon
5. Brian O’Neill, Pittsburgh

 

INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE

 

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1. Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2. Isaiah Wynn, Georgia
3. Billy Price, Ohio State
4. Will Hernandez, UTEP
5. James Daniels, Iowa

 

EDGE RUSHER

 

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1. Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State
2. Harold Landry, Boston College
3. Marcus Davenport, UTSA
4. Arden Key, LSU
5. Lorenzo Carter, Georgia

 

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

 

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1. Vita Vea, Washington
2. Maurice Hurst Jr., Michigan
3. Taven Bryan, Florida
4. Harrison Phillips, Stanford
5. Nathan Shepherd, Fort Hays State

 

OFF-THE-BALL LINEBACKER

 

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1. Roquan Smith, Georgia
2. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
3. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
4. Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
5. Malik Jefferson, Texas

 

CORNERBACK

 

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1. Denzel Ward, Ohio State
2. Jaire Alexander, Louisville
3. Josh Jackson, Iowa
4. Mike Hughes, Central Florida
5. Isaiah Oliver, Colorado

 

SAFETY

 

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1. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
2. Derwin James, Florida State
3. Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
4. Justin Reid, Stanford
5. Marcus Allen, Penn State

 

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TOP 40 PLAYERS
VIKINGS NEEDS
VIKINGS TARGETS
VIKINGS DRAFT TRENDS
ARIF HASAN’S CONSENSUS BOARD

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