2019 NFL Draft: Finalized top 50 big board, positional rankings

By Cory Kinnan | Apr 23, 2019

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 01: Quinnen Williams #92 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after sacking Jake Fromm #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs (not pictured) in the first half during the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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Finalized Top-50 Big Board

Top Ten Grades:

1. Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama
2. Nick Bosa, EDGE, Ohio State
3. Josh Allen, EDGE, Kentucky
4. Brian Burns, EDGE, Florida State
5. Noah Fant, TE, Iowa
6. Ed Oliver, DT, Houston

First Round Grades:

7. Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida
8. Devin Bush Jr., LB, Michigan
9. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Iowa
10. Montez Sweat, EDGE, Mississippi State
11. Devin White, LB, Louisiana State
12. Garrett Bradbury, IOL, North Carolina State
13. Jeffery Simmons, DT, Mississippi State**
14. Cody Ford, OL, Oklahoma
15. Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State
16. Jerry Tillery, DT, Notre Dame
17. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, S, Florida

Early Second Round Grades:

18. Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
19. Chris Lindstom, IOL, Boston College
20. Clelin Ferrell, EDGE, Clemson
21. Andre Dillard, OT, Washington State
22. Deebo Samuel, WR, South Carolina
23. Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama
24. Rashan Gary, EDGE, Michigan

Second Round Grades:

25. Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
26. Nasir Adderley, S, Nasir Adderley
27. Amani Oruwariye, CB, Penn State
28. Hakeem Butler, WR, Iowa State
29. Byron Murphy, CB, Washington
30. Erik McCoy, IOL, Texas A&M
31. N’Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State
32. Yodny Cajuste, OT, West Virginia**
33. Chase Winovich, EDGE, Michigan
34. D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss
35. Juan Thornhill, S, Virginia
36. Elgton Jenkins, IOL, Mississippi State
37. Sean Bunting, CB, Central Michigan
38. Dalton Risner, OL, Kansas State
39. Deandre Baker, CB, Georgia
40. Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson

Third Round Grades:

41. Darnell Savage, S, Maryland
42. Justin Layne, CB, Michigan State
43. A.J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss
44. Greedy Williams, CB, Louisiana State
45. Drew Lock, QB, Missouri
46. Jachai Polite, EDGE, Florida
47. Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State
48. Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple
49. Kaleb McGary, OT, Washington
50. Blake Cashman, LB, Minnesota

** denotes injury

Let’s get further into this, though, looking at the schools and positions of strength in the 2019 NFL Draft class.