NFL Draft 2023 Big Board: January Top 150

The first big board since the draft declaration deadline

When I started producing monthly big boards, I intended to rank the top 200 prospects each month. I only ranked 150 this time around. Players deciding to transfer or return to school eliminated roughly 30 prospects that were high-level candidates for the top 200. About 60 total prospects that I either already had reports for or felt confident speaking about decided to return to school, which left me with a massive void.

I couldn’t comfortably fill out a top 200, so I trimmed the total number of prospects to 150. This speaks to the immense amount of talent returning to college next year and emphasizes the weaknesses of this year’s draft. There’s a significant drop in talent once you get past 40 or 50. Even the top 20 is pretty shaky. In an ideal world, every prospect outside of the top ten would be ten to 15 spots lower than they actually are.

Here’s my December version for those interested in how the rankings have changed. Positional value wasn’t a factor in producing these rankings.

You can leave feedback in the comment section or reach out to me on Twitter @Sam_Teets33. Let me know if I forgot any prospects.

Tier 11: Mixed Opinions

150. Mekhi Blackmon, CB USC (Scouting Report)

149. Tyler Lacy, EDGE/IDL Oklahoma State (Scouting Report)

148. Jaquelin Roy, IDL LSU (Scouting Report)

147. Viliami Fehoko, EDGE San Jose State

146. Cameron Latu, TE Alabama

145. Israel Abanikanda, RB Pittsburgh (Scouting Report)

144. Jerrod Clark, IDL Coastal Carolina

143. Quindell Johnson, S Memphis

142. Ronnie Hickman, S Ohio State

141. Puka Nacua, WR BYU (Scouting Report)

140. Rakim Jarrett, WR Maryland (Scouting Report)

139. Rejzohn Wright, CB Oregon State

138. Tre Tucker, WR Cincinnati (Scouting Report)

137. Jakorian Bennett, CB Maryland

136. Trey Palmer, WR Nebraska

135. Eric Gray, RB Oklahoma (Scouting Report)

134. Luke Schoonmaker, TE Michigan

133. Moro Ojomo, IDL Texas (Scouting Report)

132. Nathaniel Dell, WR Houston (Scouting Report)

131. Ryan Hayes, OT/IOL Michigan

130. Jayden Reed, WR Michigan State (Scouting Report)

129. Jonathan Mingo, WR Ole Miss

128. Zacch Pickens, IDL South Carolina

127. Keeanu Benton, IDL Wisconsin

126. Darrell Luter Jr., CB South Alabama

125. Ronnie Bell, WR Michigan

Tier 10: Priority Fourth Round Selections

124. Emil Ekiyor Jr., IOL Alabama

123. Andrew Vorhees, IOL USC (Scouting Report)

122. Tyjae Spears, RB Tulane

121. Adetomiwa Adebawore, EDGE/IDL Northwestern (Scouting Report)

120. Isaiah McGuire, EDGE Missouri (Scouting Report)

119. Charlie Jones, WR Purdue

118. Anthony Johnson, CB Virginia (Scouting Report)

117. Colby Wooden, EDGE/IDL Auburn (Scouting Report)

116. Andre Carter II, EDGE Army (Scouting Report)

115. Blake Freeland, OT BYU

114. Sydney Brown, S Illinois

113. Brenton Cox Jr., EDGE *Dismissed* (Scouting Report)

112. Will McDonald, EDGE Iowa State (Scouting Report)

111. Dontayvion Wicks, WR Virginia (Scouting Report)

110. Henry Bainivalu, IOL Washington

109. Nick Herbig, EDGE Wisconsin

Tier 9: Fringe Top 100 Prospects

108. Zach Harrison, EDGE Ohio State (Scouting Report)

107. Parker Washington, WR Penn State (Scouting Report)

106. DeMarvion Overshown, LB Texas

105. Sean Tucker, RB Syracuse (Scouting Report)

104. Hendon Hooker, QB Tennessee (Scouting Report)

103. Roschon Johnson, RB Texas (Scouting Report)

102. Owen Pappoe, LB Auburn

101. Tyler Steen, OT/IOL Alabama

Tier 8: Projected Top 100 Picks

100. Steve Avila, IOL TCU

99. Xavier Hutchinson, WR Iowa State (Scouting Report)

98. Mekhi Garner, CB LSU

97. Jartavius Martin, S Illinois (Scouting Report)

96. Chase Brown, RB Illinois (Scouting Report)

95. Sam LaPorta, TE Iowa

94. Luke Wypler, IOL Ohio State

93. Zach Evans, RB Ole Miss (Scouting Report)

92. Byron Young, EDGE Tennessee

91. Dylan Horton, EDGE TCU (Scouting Report)

90. Jammie Robinson, S Florida State  

89. Tyrique Stevenson, CB Miami

88. Kei'Trel Clark, CB Louisville (Scouting Report)

87. Keion White, EDGE Georgia Tech (Scouting Report)

86. Calijah Kancey, IDL Pittsburgh

85. Siaki Ika, IDL Baylor

84. Tre'vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB TCU (Scouting Report)

83. Nick Hampton, EDGE/LB Appalachian State

82. Mike Morris, EDGE Michigan (Scouting Report)

81. Daiyan Henley, LB Washington State

80. Noah Sewell, LB Oregon

79. Karl Brooks, EDGE Bowling Green (Scouting Report)

78. Henry To'oTo'o, LB Alabama

77. K.J. Henry, EDGE Clemson (Scouting Report)

76. Kendre Miller, RB TCU

75. Thomas Incoom, EDGE Central Michigan (Scouting Report)

74. Brandon Joseph, S Notre Dame

Tier 7: Third Round Evaluations 

73. Kyu Blu Kelly, CB Stanford

72. Cedric Tillman, WR Tennessee (Scouting Report)

71. Gervon Dexter, IDL Florida

70. Darnell Wright, OT/IOL Tennessee

69. Felix Anudike-Uzomah, EDGE Kansas State (Scouting Report)

68. Derick Hall, EDGE Auburn (Scouting Report)

67. Matthew Bergeron, OT/IOL Syracuse

66. Jack Campbell, LB Iowa

65. Jaelyn Duncan, OT Maryland

64. Tanner McKee, QB Stanford (Scouting Report)

63. Marvin Mims, WR Oklahoma (Scouting Report)

62. Joe Tippmann, IOL Wisconsin (Scouting Report)

61. Jaren Hall, QB BYU (Scouting Report)

60. Tank Bigsby, RB Auburn (Scouting Report)

Tier 6: Potential Day 2 Risers

59. JL Skinner, S Boise State

58. Mazi Smith, IDL Michigan (Scouting Report)

57. Jalin Hyatt, WR Tennessee (Scouting Report)

56. Drew Sanders, LB Arkansas

55. Tucker Kraft, TE South Dakota State (Scouting Report)

54. Christopher Smith, S Georgia

53. Kayshon Boutte, WR LSU (Scouting Report)

52. Devon Achane, RB Texas A&M (Scouting Report)

51. Emmanuel Forbes, CB Mississippi State (Scouting Report)

Tier 5: Remaining Top 50

50. Jordan Battle, S Alabama

49. Garrett Williams, CB Syracuse

48. Trenton Simpson, LB Clemson

47. Zach Charbonnet, RB UCLA (Scouting Report)

46. Julius Brents, CB Kansas State (Scouting Report)

45. John Michael Schmitz, IOL Minnesota

44. Dalton Kincaid, TE Utah (Scouting Report)

43. Kenny McIntosh, RB Georgia

42. O'Cyrus Torrence, IOL Florida

41. Isaiah Foskey, EDGE Notre Dame (Scouting Report)

40. Zay Flowers, WR Boston College (Scouting Report)

39. Antonio Johnson, S Texas A&M

Tier 4: Second Round Locks

38. Cody Mauch, OT/IOL North Dakota State (Scouting Report)

37. Luke Musgrave, TE Oregon State (Scouting Report)

36. Deonte Banks, CB Maryland (Scouting Report)

35. Anthony Richardson, QB Florida (Scouting Report)

34. Tuli Tuipulotu, EDGE/DL USC

33. Rashee Rice, WR SMU

Tier 3: Fringe First Round Picks

32. BJ Ojulari, EDGE LSU (Scouting Report)

31. DJ Turner, CB Michigan

30. Darnell Washington, TE Georgia

29. Josh Downs, WR North Carolina (Scouting Report)

28. Dawand Jones, OT Ohio State

27. Will Levis, QB Kentucky (Scouting Report)

26. Lukas Van Ness, EDGE Iowa (Scouting Report)

25. Nolan Smith, EDGE Georgia (Scouting Report)

24. Cam Smith, CB South Carolina

Tier 2: First Round Grades

23. Bryan Bresee, IDL Clemson (Scouting Report)

22. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR Ohio State (Scouting Report)

21. Quentin Johnston, WR TCU (Scouting Report)

20. Kelee Ringo, CB Georgia

19. Michael Mayer, TE Notre Dame

18. Clark Phillips III, CB Utah (Scouting Report)

17. Anton Harrison, OT Oklahoma (Scouting Report)

16. Broderick Jones, OT Georgia

15. C.J. Stroud, QB Ohio State (Scouting Report)

14. Peter Skoronski, OT/IOL Northwestern

13. Jordan Addison, WR USC (Scouting Report)

12. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB Alabama (Scouting Report)

11. Brian Branch, S Alabama

10. Bryce Young, QB Alabama (Scouting Report)

9. Devon Witherspoon, CB Illinois (Scouting Report)

8. Paris Johnson Jr., OT Ohio State

7. Joey Porter Jr., CB Penn State

6. Christian Gonzalez, CB Oregon

5. Myles Murphy, EDGE Clemson (Scouting Report)

4. Tyree Wilson, EDGE Texas Tech (Scouting Report)

Tier 1: Blue Chip Prospects

3. Jalen Carter, IDL Georgia

2. Bijan Robinson, RB Texas (Scouting Report)

1. Will Anderson Jr., EDGE Alabama (Scouting Report)

Other Prospects Considered

Tyson Bagent, QB Shepherd

Max Duggan, QB TCU (Scouting Report)

Jake Haener, QB Fresno State (Scouting Report)

Travis Dye, RB USC (Scouting Report)

Tiyon Evans, RB Louisville

Evan Hull, RB Northwestern

Mohamed Ibrahim, RB Minnesota (Scouting Report)

Khalan Laborn, RB Marshall

DeWayne McBride, RB UAB (Scouting Report)

Keaton Mitchell, RB East Carolina

Chris Rodriguez Jr., RB Kentucky (Scouting Report)

Tavion Thomas, RB Utah (Scouting Report)

Xazavian Valladay, RB Arizona State (Scouting Report)

Deuce Vaughn, RB Kansas State (Scouting Report)

Davis Allen, TE Clemson (Scouting Report)

Kemari Averett, TE Bethune-Cookman University

Zack Kuntz, TE Old Dominion

Will Mallory, TE Miami

Brenton Strange, TE Penn State

Josh Whyle, TE Cincinnati

Jake Bobo, WR UCLA

Jacob Copeland, WR Maryland

Grant DuBose, WR Charlotte

Dontay Demus Jr., WR Maryland (Scouting Report)

Bryce Ford-Wheaton, WR West Virginia

Zakhari Franklin, WR UTSA (Scouting Report)

Jadon Haselwood, WR Arkansas (Scouting Report)

Tyler Hudson, WR Louisville

Andrei Iosivas, WR Princeton (Scouting Report)

Michael Jefferson, WR Louisiana (Scouting Report)

C.J. Johnson, WR East Carolina

Jalen Moreno-Cropper, WR Fresno State (Scouting Report)

A.T. Perry, WR Wake Forest (Scouting Report)

Keylon Stokes, WR Tulsa

Keytaon Thompson, WR Virginia (Scouting Report)

Mitchell Tinsley, WR Penn State

Jalen Wayne, WR South Alabama (Scouting Report)

Jared Wayne, WR Pittsburgh

Isaiah Winstead, WR East Carolina

Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, OT Oregon

T.J. Bass, OT/IOL Oregon

Earl Bostick Jr., OT Kansas (Scouting Report)

Braeden Daniels, OT/IOL Utah (Scouting Report)

Connor Galvin, OT Baylor

Warren McClendon, OT Georgia

Jordan McFadden, OT/IOL Clemson

Wanya Morris, OT/IOL Oklahoma (Scouting Report)

Raiqwon O'Neal, OT UCLA

DJ Scaife Jr., OT/IOL Miami

Dalton Wagner, OT Arkansas

Carter Warren, OT Pittsburgh (Scouting Report)

Dylan Wonnum, OT South Carolina (Scouting Report)

Nick Broeker, IOL Ole Miss

McClendon Curtis, IOL Chattanooga (Scouting Report)

Trevor Downing, IOL Iowa State

Grant Gibson, IOL North Carolina State

Jaxson Kirkland, IOL Washington

Atonio Mafi, IOL UCLA

Tashawn Manning, IOL Kentucky

Brett Neilon, IOL USC

Olusegun Oluwatimi, IOL Michigan (Scouting Report)

Jarrett Patterson, IOL Notre Dame

Andrew Raym, IOL Oklahoma

Nick Saldiveri, OT/IOL Old Dominion (Scouting Report)

Ricky Stromberg, IOL Arkansas

Chandler Zavala, IOL North Carolina State

Keondre Coburn, IDL Texas

DJ Dale, IDL Alabama

Cory Durden, IDL North Carolina State

Brett Johnson, IDL Cal

Devonnsha Maxwell, IDL Chattanooga

Jalen Redmond, IDL Oklahoma

Dante Stills, IDL West Virginia (Scouting Report)

Jonah Tavai, IDL San Diego State

Kobie Turner, IDL Wake Forest (Scouting Report)

Byron Young, IDL Alabama

Cameron Young, IDL Mississippi State (Scouting Report)

Yasir Abdullah, EDGE Louisville

Mitchell Agude, EDGE Miami

Habakkuk Baldonado, EDGE Pittsburgh (Scouting Report)

Robert Beal, EDGE Georgia

YaYa Diaby, EDGE Louisville (Scouting Report)

Ali Gaye, EDGE LSU (Scouting Report)

Cade Hall, EDGE San Jose State

DJ Johnson, EDGE Oregon

Isaiah Land, EDGE/LB Florida A&M (Scouting Report)

Eku Leota, EDGE Auburn

Brock Martin, EDGE Oklahoma State

Jeremiah Martin, EDGE Washington

Ochaun Mathis, EDGE Nebraska (Scouting Report)

Durell Nchami, EDGE Maryland

Garrett Nelson, EDGE Nebraska

Lonnie Phelps, EDGE Kansas

Jose Ramirez, EDGE Eastern Michigan

George Tarlas, EDGE Boise State

Jeremy Banks, LB Tennessee

Micah Baskerville, LB LSU

Troy Brown, LB Ole Miss

SirVocea Dennis, LB Pittsburgh

Mohamoud Diabate, LB Utah

Mikel Jones, LB Syracuse

Aubrey Miller Jr., LB Jackson State

Ventrell Miller, LB Florida

Anfernee Orji, LB Vanderbilt

Ivan Pace Jr., LB Cincinnati (Scouting Report)

Bumper Pool, LB Arkansas

Merlin Robertson, LB Arizona State

Drake Thomas, LB N.C. State

Dee Winters, LB TCU

Alex Austin, CB Oregon State

Jarrick Bernard-Converse, CB LSU

Steven Gilmore, CB Marshall

Gemon Green, CB Michigan

Jaylon Jones, CB Texas A&M (Scouting Report)

Max Melton, CB Rutgers

Cameron Mitchell, CB Northwestern

Quinyon Mitchell, CB Toledo

Riley Moss, CB Iowa

Tiawan Mullen, CB Indiana

Eli Ricks, CB Alabama

Darius Rush, CB South Carolina

Terell Smith, CB Minnesota

D'Jordan Strong, CB Coastal Carolina

Cory Trice, CB Purdue (Scouting Report)

Carrington Valentine, CB Kentucky

Latavious Brini, S Arkansas

Ji'Ayir Brown, S Penn State (Scouting Report)

Chamarri Conner, S Virginia Tech

Trey Dean III, S Florida

Erick Hallett II, S Pittsburgh

DeMarcco Hellams, S Alabama

Xavier Henderson, S Michigan State

Brandon Hill, S Pittsburgh

Kaevon Merriweather, S Iowa

Benny Sapp III, S Northern Iowa

Daniel Scott, S Cal

Tykee Smith, S Georgia

Rashad Torrence II, S Florida

Jay Ward, S LSU

Avery Young, S Rutgers