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I noticed that Dane Brugler came out with his top 50 list. Jeremiah's is obviously out there as well, as is Zierlein's (implied) via his grades. There are a lot of names out there in the prospect ranking business, but these are three that I really value in terms of their insights (not equally, but I like all three). So I thought it would be interesting to see what would happen if I averaged out their rankings. Below is the aggregate of their grades.
It's imperfect. Ideally if you were going to do this, you'd have, say, a top 100 from each analyst. However, as it is, I gave a prospect a "51" if they were not ranked on one of the boards. So things get a little strange at the back end, as there are guys who two did not rank, but one rated relatively highly, so they made it over people that all three ranked relatively low (e.g. Deon Cain and D.J. Moore are on over Dante Pettis and Courtland Sutton because one analyst ranked the former two at 30th overall).
All that said, the majority is composed of guys that all three had on their boards, and thus is a good reflection of their collective opinions. What this really does is penalize the guys that are outlier favorites such as Da'Ron Payne for Zierlein (7th for him, but 20th and 24th for the other two) or Josh Allen for Jeremiah (his 14th, but 29th and 34th for the others). It also reveals who is widely respected, and thus hopefully eliminates some errors or blindspots.
Here it is:
Most Consistently Graded (outside of top 5, which was very consistent):
This is all sure to change, especially after the combine, but I thought it might be a good idea to have their thoughts posted permanently. I can do this again after the combine and see how things have moved around.
I continue to covet one of the players in the top 12 of this list, and it seems that GB will have an opportunity to draft one, which is exciting.
It's imperfect. Ideally if you were going to do this, you'd have, say, a top 100 from each analyst. However, as it is, I gave a prospect a "51" if they were not ranked on one of the boards. So things get a little strange at the back end, as there are guys who two did not rank, but one rated relatively highly, so they made it over people that all three ranked relatively low (e.g. Deon Cain and D.J. Moore are on over Dante Pettis and Courtland Sutton because one analyst ranked the former two at 30th overall).
All that said, the majority is composed of guys that all three had on their boards, and thus is a good reflection of their collective opinions. What this really does is penalize the guys that are outlier favorites such as Da'Ron Payne for Zierlein (7th for him, but 20th and 24th for the other two) or Josh Allen for Jeremiah (his 14th, but 29th and 34th for the others). It also reveals who is widely respected, and thus hopefully eliminates some errors or blindspots.
Here it is:
- Q. Nelson, G, ND
- S. Barkley, RB, PSU
- B. Chubb, ED, NCSU
- S. Darnold, QB, USC
- M. Fitzpatrick, DB, UA
- T. Edmunds, LB, VTU
- D. James, S, FSU
- D. Ward, CB, OSU
- J. Rosen, QB, UCLA
- V. Vea, DT, UW
- R. Smith, LB, UGA
- C. Ridley, WR, UA
- R. Jones, RB, USC
- B. Mayfield, QB, OK
- D. Payne, DT, UA
- D. Guice, RB, LSU
- J. Jackson, CB, IOWA
- M. Davenport, ED, UTSA
- M. Hurst, DT, UM
- J. Allen, QB, WYO
- M. Hughes, CB, UCF
- C. Williams, OT, UT
- I. Wynn, OL, UGA
- T. Bryan, DT, FLA
- J. Daniels, C, IOWA
- B. Price, OL, OSU
- R. Evans, LB, UA
- J. Alexander, CB, LOU
- O. Brown, OT, OK
- H. Landry, ED, BC
- R. Harrison, S, UA
- L. Jackson, QB, LOU
- S. Michel RB, UGA
- W. Hernandez, G, UTEP
- M. McGlinchey, OT, ND
- I. Oliver, CB, COL
- L. Vander Esch, LB, BSU
- S. Hubbard, ED, OSU
- D. Goedert, TE, SDSU
- C. Kirk, WR, TAMU
- K. Johnson, RB, AUB
- H. Phillips, DT, STAN
- D. Jackson, CB, LSU
- C. Davis, CB, AUB
- H. Hurst, TE, SCAR
- R. Green, ED, USC
- D. Moore, WR, MAR
- D. Cain, WR, CLEM
- A. Key, ED, LSU
- M. Gesicki, TE, PSU
Most Consistently Graded (outside of top 5, which was very consistent):
- D. James (11, 11, 11)
- R. Jones (12, 17, 13)
- J. Jackson (18, 23, 18)
- J. Daniels (25, 32, 31)
- I. Oliver (36, 36, 38)
- D. Payne (DJ: 24; DB: 20; LZ: 7)
- C. Williams (DJ: 17; DB: 28; LZ: 35)
- R. Evans (DJ: 27; DB: 49; LZ: 15)
- R. Harrison (DJ: 38; DB: 45; LZ: 16)
- L. Vander Esch (DJ: 40; DB: N/A; LZ: 21)
- D. Jackson (DJ: 20; DB: N/A; LZ: 48)
- D. Moore (DJ: N/A; DB: 30; LZ: N/A)
- D. Cain (DJ: N/A; DB: N/A; LZ: 30)
- D. Ward (DJ: 8; DB: 6; LZ: 22)
- J. Rosen (DJ: 7; DB: 9; LZ: 17)
- V. Vea (DJ: 9; DB: 16; LZ: 9)
- R. Smith (DJ: 19; DB: 7; LZ: 8)
- B. Mayfield (DJ: 13; DB: 8; LZ: 26)
- M. Davenport (DJ: 10; DB: 14; LZ: 40)
- J. Alexander (DJ: 23; DB: 19; LZ: N/A)
- W. Hernandez (DJ: N/A; DB: 27; LZ: 25)
This is all sure to change, especially after the combine, but I thought it might be a good idea to have their thoughts posted permanently. I can do this again after the combine and see how things have moved around.
I continue to covet one of the players in the top 12 of this list, and it seems that GB will have an opportunity to draft one, which is exciting.