After throwing out my first few scouting notebooks, I thought it’d be easier for readers to understand my mock drafts and talent evaluation if I provided my top 25 prospects in the upcoming draft. This is solely based off of film evaluation and what I hear around the league. The Combine will almost certainly change this list, but let’s not waste any more time and get into it.
Blake Pace’s top 25
- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
- Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame
- Bradley Chubb, EDGE, North Carolina State
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
- Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
- Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
- Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa
- Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
- Derwin James, S, Florida State
- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
- Harold Landry, EDGE, Boston College
- Connor Williams, OT, Texas
- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
- Marcus Davenport, EDGE, UTSA
- Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
- Sony Michel, RB, Georgia
- Sam Darnold, QB, USC
- Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
- Billy Price, C, Alabama
- Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
- Maurice Hurst, DL, Michigan
- Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado
As we gear towards the draft I’ll be giving more scouting notebooks through April and will dive into polarizing prospects and rumors around the league. But, until then, let’s enjoy hundreds of grown men running around in spandex for a weekend.