Malachi Corley, the handyman from Western Kentucky, has what it takes to do the same in the NFL.
Less than 40 days until the start of the 2024 NFL Draft! A few weeks before the event, and the day after a free agency with many upheavals, it is time for a squad review, with the top 15 proposed here for each offensive position. Defensive positions will be published this Friday.
QUARTERBACKS
1. Caleb Williams (USC)
2. Drake Maye (North Carolina)
3. Jayden Daniels (LSU)
4. JJ McCarthy (Michigan)
5. Bo Nix (Ore.)
6. Michael Penix Jr. (Washington)
7. Spencer Rattler (South Carolina)
8. Joe Milton (Tennessee)
9. Michael Pratt (Tulane)
10. Sam Hartman (Notre Dame)
11. Jordan Travis (Florida State)
12. Devin Leary (Kentucky)
13. Kedon Slovis (BYU)
14. Taulia Tagovailoa (Maryland)
15. Austin Reed (Western Kentucky)
It's a fact: Drake Maye is very popular within the editorial staff. However, Caleb Williams' room for improvement still seems to excite the franchises and should make him, barring last minute information, the first choice in the next draft. Out of the top 3 at the position, McCarthy now appears to have a good lead over Nix and Penix, whose first-round statuses no longer seem so clear at present. Unsurprisingly, Joe Milton needed his cannon arm at the Combine and a place around the fifth round of the draft is not illusory for him.
RUNNING BACKS
1. Trey Benson (Florida State)
2. Jonathon Brooks (Texas)
3. Blake Corum (Michigan)
4. Audric Estimé (Notre Dame)
5. Braelon Allen (Wisconsin)
6. Bucky Irving (Oregon)
7. Will Shipley (Clemson)
8. Jaylen Wright (Tennessee)
9. Ray Davis (Kentucky)
10. MarShawn Lloyd (USC)
11. Dillon Johnson (Washington)
12. Isaac Guerendo (Louisville)
13. Isaiah Davis (South Dakota State)
14. Cody Schrader (Missouri)
15. Jase McClellan (Alabama)
Let it be said, the hierarchy of the position will depend above all on the type of runner we are looking for. Benson and Brooks have this right compromise which increases their rating, but the medical history could quickly catch up with them. Behind, Allen (Wisconsin) and Wright (Tennessee) are real intriguers subject to hearing their name from the second day of the 2024 NFL draft. The Combine helped increase the odds of Isaac Guerendo, last option in Wisconsin and Louisville , but who enjoys great explosiveness capable of making him shine in attack and on special teams.
Beaux Limmer, the latest colossus of a university renowned for centers.
RECEIVERS
1. Marvin Harrison Jr. (Ohio State)
2. Malik Nabers (LSU)
3. Rome Odunze (Washington)
4. Brian Thomas Jr. (LSU)
5. Keon Coleman (Florida State)
6. Adonai Mitchell (Texas)
7. Troy Franklin (Ore.)
8. Ladd McConkey (Georgia)
9. Xavier Legette (South Carolina)
10. Roman Wilson (Michigan)
11. Xavier Worthy (Texas)
12. Ja’Lynn Polk (Washington)
13. Malachi Corley (Western Kentucky)
14. Ricky Pearsall (Florida)
15. Brenden Rice (USC)
Xavier Worthy's performance on the 40-yard dash did not go unnoticed. With a dozen receivers candidates for the first two rounds of the draft, the fact of not having participated in the workshops questions the variety of his profile. Speaking of versatility and dual-threat, Legette (South Carolina) and Corley (Western Kentucky) have arguments to climb the hierarchy, given the qualities imposed by the current NFL.
TIGHT ENDS
1. Brock Bowers (Georgia)
2. JT Sanders (Texas)
3. Cade Stover (Ohio State)
4. Theo Johnson (Penn State)
5. Jaheim Bell (Florida State)
6. Ben Sinnott (Kansas State)
7. Jared Wiley (TCU)
8. Tip Reiman (Illinois)
9. Brevyn Spann-Ford (Minnesota)
10. Dallin Holker (Colorado State)
11. AJ Barner (Michigan)
12. Devin Culp (Washington)
13. Tanner McLachlan (Ariz.)
14. Erick All (Iowa)
15. Trey Knox (South Carolina)
This class is very divisive. Once Bowers and Sanders are drafted, bets are on to know the order of selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, depending on the search for an aerial or blocking profile. From a receiving point of view, Spann-Ford (Minnesota) or Holker (Colorado State) still have room to gain positions in very wide attacks.
TACKLES
1. Joe Alt (Notre Dame)
2. Olu Fashanu (Penn State)
3. Taliese Fuaga (Oregon State)
4. Troy Fautanu (Washington)
5. JC Latham (Alabama)
6. Amarius Mims (Georgia)
7. Jordan Morgan (Ariz.)
8. Kingsley Suamataia (BYU)
9. Patrick Paul (Houston)
10. Tyler Guyton (Oklahoma)
11. Kiran Amegadjie (Yale)
12. Christian Jones (Texas)
13. Garrett Greenfield (South Dakota State)
14. Blake Fisher (Notre Dame)
15. Roger Rosengarten (Washington)
Ten players can legitimately claim the top 50 in this class. When we know the overall level of receivers, it says a lot about the possibility of obtaining a good outside lineman in this draft. Special mention to Troy Fautanu, who has clearly reassured himself about his ability to play tackle among the pros, and for whom a place in the top 15 of the draft is currently nothing far-fetched…
GUARDS/CENTERS
1. Jackson Powers-Johnson (C, Oregon)
2. Graham Barton (C, Duke)
3. Zach Frazier (C, West Virginia)
4. Cooper Beebe (G, Kansas State)
5. Christian Haynes (G, Connecticut)
6. Christian Mahogany (G, Boston College)
7. Sedrick Van Pran (C, Georgia)
8. Dominick Puni (G, Kansas)
9. Beaux Limmer (C, Arkansas)
10. Zak Zinter (G, Michigan)
11. Tanor Bortolini (C, Wisconsin)
12. Mason McCormick (G, South Dakota State)
13. Trevor Keegan (G, Michigan)
14. Javion Cohen (G, Miami FL)
15. Drake Nugent (C, Michigan)
With Graham Barton deprived of workshops in Indianapolis, Powers-Johnson has seriously consolidated his status as the first interior lineman and has a nine out of ten chance of finishing in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Behind, this draft stinks of bargains, notably on the center position, with the athletic Limmer and Bortolini, and the very technical Nugent.
