AP Sports Theory NFL Big Board

Last edited 4/21/2023

This list is an updated big board of our Top 75 prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft. It is a combination of Ryan and I's separate big boards where we both ranked our top 75 players, and after a strenuous process of math and spreadsheets we have what you see before you.

Also new in this update is we added tiers. They should be fairly self explanatory, but basically all it is is a way to break up a super long list into manageable chunks and help you understand where a guy is. There will be some players that don't fit into their tier, but most of them do. In my humble opinion this class is just plain meh, but there are definitely some top-tier prospects and sleepers all over this board - Aaron

Blue Chippers

These guys are the best of the class, without hesitation. The ones that any team would be lucky to have and would most likely start day one.

1. Will Anderson EDGE | Alabama

2. CJ Stroud QB | Ohio State

3. Bijan Robinson RB | Texas

4. Jalen Carter DL | Georgia

5. Bryce Young QB | Alabama

6. Tyree Wilson EDGE | Texas Tech

7. Devon Witherspoon CB | Illinois

8. Christian Gonzalez CB | Oregon

9. Myles Murphy EDGE | Clemson

10. Joey Porter Jr. CB | Penn State

11. Michael Mayer TE | Notre Dame

The "works-in-progress"

In this tier there are certainly some pro-ready players, like Johnson and Flowers and some others, but a lot of these guys are this high mostly on their physical tools and their athletic prowess. Again, not all of them, but enough to warrant the tier.

12. Anthony Richardson QB | Florida

13. Paris Johnson Jr. OT | Ohio State

14. Drew Sanders LB | Arkansas

15. Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR | Ohio State

16. Peter Skoronski OT | Northwestern

17. Nolan Smith EDGE | Georgia

18. Dawand Jones OT | Ohio State (Prev. 19)

19. Zay Flowers WR | Boston College (Prev. 23)

20. Broderick Jones OT | Georgia (Prev. 22)

21. Adetomiwa Adebawore EDGE | Northwestern (Prev. 24)

22. Darnell Washington TE | Georgia (Prev. 20)

23. Jahmyr Gibbs RB | Alabama (Prev. 26)

24. Jordan Addison WR | USC (Prev. 21)

25. Cam Smith CB | South Carolina (Prev. 27)

26. Will Levis QB | Kentucky (Prev. 28)

27. Deonte Banks | CB Maryland (Prev. 29)

28. Quentin Johnston WR | TCU (Prev. 18)

29. DJ Turner CB | Michigan (Prev. 31)

30. Dalton Kincaid TE | Utah (Prev. 34)

31. O'Cyrus Torrence IOL | Florida (Prev. 25)

32. Jack Campbell LB | Iowa (Prev. 40)

33. Cody Mauch OT | North Dakota State (Prev. 32)

34. Keion White EDGE | Georgia Tech (Prev. 42)

35. Lukas Van Ness DL/EDGE | Iowa

36. Calijah Kancey DL | Pittsburgh (Prev. 44)

37. Mazi Smith DL | Michigan (Prev. 38)

One-trick ponies

These guys each have one or two things that they are really good at, like how Achane and Hyatt are both really fricking fast, but all of these guys have things they need to improve on if they ever want to work their way into a consistent starting role.

38. John Michael Schmitz IOL | Minnesota (Prev. 39)

39. Luke Musgrave TE | Oregon State (Prev. 41)

40. Isaiah Foskey EDGE | Notre Dame (Prev. 33)

41. BJ Ojulari EDGE | LSU (Prev. 43)

42. Bryan Bresee DL | Clemson (Prev. 36)

43. Anton Harrison OT | Oklahoma (Prev. 45)

44. Brian Branch S | Alabama (Prev. 46)

45. Tyrique Stevenson CB | Miami (Prev. 47)

46. Will McDonald IV EDGE | Iowa State (Prev. 48)

47. Devon Achane RB | Texas A&M (Prev. 50)

48. Trenton Simpson LB | Clemson (Prev. 37)

49. Antonio Johnson S | Texas A&M (Prev. 30)

50. Hendon Hooker QB | Tennessee (Prev. 49)

51. Karl Brooks DL | Bowling Green

52. Darnell Wright OT | Tennessee

53. Jalin Hyatt WR | Tennessee

54. Julius Brents CB | Kansas State

The rest

These are the last 20 of the 75, and it's kind of a jumbled bunch. There are a few sleepers I wouldn't be surprised if they became a star, and a few guys that have fallen due to a lack of production or bad showings at pro days and the combine.

55. Tyjae Spears RB | Tulane

56. Clark Phillips III CB | Utah

57. JL Skinner S | Boise State

58. Andrew Vorhees IOL | USC

59. Kelee Ringo CB | Georgia

60. Josh Downs WR | North Carolina

61. Blake Freeland OT | BYU (Prev. 62)

62. Noah Sewell LB | Oregon (Prev. 63)

63. Tuli Tuipulotu DL/EDGE | USC (Prev. 64)

64. Siaki Ika DL | Baylor (Prev. 65)

65. Jaylon Jones CB | Texas A&M (Prev. 66)

66. Xavier Hutchinson WR | Iowa State (Prev. 61)

67. Zach Charbonnet | RB UCLA

68. Emmanuel Forbes CB | Mississippi State

69. Henry To'oTo'o LB | Alabama

70. Felix Anudike-Uzomah EDGE | Kansas State

71. Zach Evans RB | Ole Miss

72. Kyu Blu Kelly CB | Stanford

73. Marvin Mims WR | Oklahoma

74. Gervon Dexter DL | Florida

75. Andre Carter II EDGE | Army