The 2016 NFL Draft is almost here. We are less than a month away and I believe it is better to have your rankings set before the influences of a player's landing spots infect judgement. Here are a few lists broken down by defensive positions. Check out yesterday's post for offensive rankings. Linebackers Myles Jack,…
The 2016 NFL Draft is almost here. We are less than a month away and I believe it is better to have your rankings set before the influences of a player’s landing spots infect judgement.
Here are a few lists broken down by defensive positions. Check out yesterday’s post for offensive rankings.
Linebackers
- Myles Jack, UCLA
- Darron Lee, Ohio State
- Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky (could also get listed at DE)
- Reggie Ragland, Alabama
- Leonard Floyd, Georgia
- Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
- Kamalei Correa, Boise State
- Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame (would be #1 if didn’t suffer ACL injury)
- Kentrell Brothers, Missouri
- Tyler Matakevich, Temple
- Josh Perry, Ohio State
- Antonio Morrison, Florida
Defensive line (DE/DT/NT)
- Joey Bosa, Ohio State
- DeForest Buckner, Oregon
- Shaq Lawson, Clemson
- Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State
- Kevin Dodd, Clemson
- Jonathan Bullard, Florida
- Sheldon Rankins, Louisville
- Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
- Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State
Defensive backs (CB/S)
- Jalen Ramsey, Florida State
- Su’a Cravens, USC (could get listed at LB)
- Eli Apple, Ohio State
- Vonn Bell, Ohio State
- Jeremy Cash, Duke
- Keanu Neal, Florida
- KJ Joseph, West Virginia
- William Jackson III, Houston
Thanks for reading my defensive rankings!
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