2023 Prospect Primer

Posted 13½ sacks among 19½ tackles for loss over the past two seasons.

From one year of prep football to the FCS to one of the nation's top tight ends

Started all 15 games at LT in 2022, giving him 19 collegiate starts overall.

Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 95 passes for 1,606 yards – both single-season school records – and nine TDs in 2021.

Former top prospect made big impact at Clemson

Played in 47 career collegiate games with 42 starts at three different positions

Georgia TE Darnell Washington combined his size with top-level athleticism to earn second-team All-SEC honors in 2022.

Intercepted six passes in 33 collegiate games

Caught 25 TD passes at two schools over the past two seasons

Posted team-best 103 tackles, along with 9½ sacks among 13½ tackles for loss in 2022

Started 13 games at RG in 2021, then 13 at LT in 2022

Texas Tech Edge rusher Tyree Wilson recorded 14 sacks among 27½ tackles for loss over 23 games the last two seasons.

Texas RB Bijan Robinson rushed for 1,580 yards and 18 TDs in 2022

Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer set the school's career records for tight ends with 180 catches for 2,099 yards and 18 TDs over three seasons.

Torn pectoral muscle cut his 2022 season short

Won the Rimington-Pace Big Ten offensive lineman of the year award in 2022

Pittsburgh DL Calijah Kancey saw 34½ of his 92 total tackles go for loss, including 16 sacks over three seasons.

Alabama S Brian Branch recorded 90 tackles last season, including 14 for loss and three sacks, to go with seven pass breakups, two interceptions, and a punt returned for a touchdown.

TCU WR Quintin Johnston led his team in all receiving categories in 2022, with 60 catches for 1,069 yards and six TDs.

Clemson edge rusher Myles Murphy had 17½ sacks among 37 tackles for loss over the last three seasons.

Averaged 20.4 yards per reception on 105 career catches

Overlooked on Georgia's championship defense despite playing in 49 career college games.

Led the Georgia defense in tackles and pass breakups last season.

Had 14 sacks among 29 TFLs in 27 college games.

Ohio State transfer caught four TD passes of 70-plus yards for Crimson Tide

Had six INTs as a freshman in 2019.

Could be the first receiver taken in the draft

Increased his sacks and TFLs every year in college

Powerful 21-year-old could play tackle or guard at next level.

Named SEC defensive player of the year by Pro Football Focus

Played in 35 games with 26 starts over three years for the Gators, recording six career interceptions.

Won the Outland Trophy as nation's top interior lineman.

Recorded 43 tackles for loss, three pick-sixes over last three years.

Started 22 games at left tackle over past two years.

Speedster racked up more than 2,500 receiving yards over the past three seasons.

Went from "Last Chance U" to leading the ACC in sacks and TFLs.

Could become first ever Northern Iowa player every drafted in the first round.

Started just 15 college games but had three INTs in his last three.

Posted school-record six 100-yard games last season

Father, John Brown, was a two-time Mr. Universe as a body-builder, and his two younger brothers play big-time football as well, with one at Stanford and the other heading to USC this fall

Clocked a 4.38 in the 40 at the combine, putting him in the first-round conversation, with some analysts pegging him the No. 2 cornerback prospect in the entire draft

Can play anywhere in a defensive backfield - boundary corner, slot corner, safety, hybrid linebacker - making him a sure-fire first-round pick.

Walked on at South Carolina as a receiver initially

Blocked a field goal in the second overtime of the College Football Playoff semifinal, helping Georgia knock off Oklahoma to reach the title game.

In addition to six receiving touchdowns, the speedy wideout had four rushing TDs in his college career.

Was a full-time starter for just one season, spending three years playing behind several Crimson Tide linebackers who were top NFL draft picks.

Dawson is the god-brother of former Packers safety Nick Collins. Both hail from Cross City, Fla., and starred at Dixie County High School.

Projected primarily as a guard at the next level who could be drafted within the first two rounds.

Only had three sacks in his college career, but could prove to have more pass rush to his game in the NFL in the right scheme.

Lost his father in the middle of the 2016 season, which influenced his decision not to run pro early and to return to school for one more year, which he believes helped his game and potential draft position

Is considered almost without question the No. 1 receiver in this draft. The only uncertainty is how high he'll be drafted.

Recipient of several academic honors as well as on-field All-SEC recognition; could end up shifting to the interior of the offensive line in the NFL.

Put up remarkably similar receiving numbers over the last three years

Became the first player from Georgia to win the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker

As a sophomore in 2016, Sutton became the first SMU receiver to earn first-team all-conference honors since Cole Beasley in 2011

Was a first-team All-Conference selection during his only season at UCF

Flowers wants to be a fireman after his football career is over

As a junior, Griffin was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year after recording 92 tackles and a team-high 11 1/2 sacks

A Memphis, Tenn., native who walked on with the Tigers after receiving no scholarship offers coming out of high school

Akins was a member of UCF's football recruiting class in 2010, but opted to play baseball after the Texas Rangers selected him in the third round of the MLB Draft.

Possesses a wide range of musical ability, but all the attention that received forced him to convince teams his top passion is for football

Was named his team's most improved defensive player as a junior in 2016, earning first-team all-conference honors with six sacks

Originally recruited as a tight end, scored two touchdowns for the Panthers, one on a backwards pass and another on an end-around

Is entering the same draft as his older brother, Terrell, a Virginia Tech defensive teammate who played safety

Lost his father at age 7 and his mother prior to his final college season, just after his daughter was born. Says he remembers his parents through prayer every time he scores a touchdown.

Earned multiple All-America honors for his breakout junior season, which drew comparisons to accomplished NFL edge rushers like Vic Beasley and Bruce Irvin

A projected top-10 overall pick, is seen as a versatile safety who can also play slot corner, able to handle man-coverage duties or blitz responsibilities

Father, Aaron, and older brother, Brandon, both played Division I major college football while his cousin, Nick, is a running back from Georgia in this draft as well

Originally went to Northwood University in Michigan to play basketball before transferring as a walk-on to Central Michigan to play football

Was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the top player in the entire Football Championship Subdivision

Was getting noticed during the opening practices at the Senior Bowl before breaking his hand, but still might have impressed enough to move up from a third-ay to a second-day draft pick.

Possesses a talented arm that could throw a fastball in the low 90s in high school, which led to him getting interest in the Major League Baseball amateur draft, but decided to see how far he could get in football.

A second-team All-America selection in 2017 and considered the best lineman in the history of the program

Answered some questions about the level of competition he faced in college, and how he'll fare against tougher foes in the pros

Caught 26 touchdown passes in his college career and seemed to quiet the talk about moving to tight end by clocking a 4.55-second time in the 40-yard dash at the combine

As star quarterback Mason Rudolph's top target a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award and a selection to multiple All-America teams, averaged an impressive 20.9 yards per catch last season

Before moving to left tackle, was a starting right tackle as a sophomore and could play on either side, and possibly guard too, in the NFL

In 2017, shared the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award with Texas linebacker Malik Jefferson.

Was seemingly a lock as a first-round pick as one of the best tackles in the country in 2016, when he earned consensus All-America honors

Played his entire career as a defensive end but is projected to switch to outside linebacker in the NFL.