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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 31: Marvin Harrison Jr. #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after a touchdown during the second quarter in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 31, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Best of the Best: 2024 NFL Draft Top 50 Prospects


This is The Gridiron Review’s Top 50 Prospects List 1.0. We have decided to release 1.0 right before the true kickoff of Draft Season which is headlined by the East-West Shrine Game tomorrow night and Senior Bowl Saturday afternoon. Our next update on our Top 50 Prospects should come out shortly after the Combine. 

We kept details of each prospect to what we believe is the most important, but any prospect with an already published profile is linked to their name. We are in the process of getting our profiles up on our site and will work to link them as soon as possible!

Top 50 Propsects for the 2024 NFL Draft

1. Marvin Harrison Jr, WR, Ohio State

Grade: 83%

Comp: Demaryius Thomas

2. Caleb Williams, QB, USC

Grade: 82%

Comp: Ceiling: Steve Young; Floor: Donovan McNabb

3. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

Grade: 82%

Comp: If TJ Hockenson and Noah Fant were one person coming out of Iowa

4. Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

Grade: 82%

Comp: Sauce Gardner

5. Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

Grade: 80%

Comp: Mike Evans

6. Brian Thomas Jr, WR, LSU

Grade: 75%

Comp: Tee Higgins

7. Beau Brade, S, Maryland

Grade: 75%

Comp: Harrison Smith

8. Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina

Grade: 75%

Comp: DK Metcalf(Coming out of college)

9. Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

Grade: 73%

Comp: Deebo Samuel

10. Javon Bullard, DB, Georgia

Grade: 72%

Comp: Dax Hill

11. Troy Fautanu, OL, Washington

Grade: 72%

Comp: What people thought Peter Skoronski was

12. Khyree Jackson, CB, Oregon

Grade: 72%

Comp: JuJu Brents

13. Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State

Grade: 71%

Comp: Andrew Thomas

14. Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State

Grade: 70%

Comp: Shaq Barrett

15. Terrion Arnold, DB, Alabama

Grade: 70%

Comp: Devon Witherspoon

16. Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA

Grade: 70%

Comp: Jaelen Phillips

17. Tykee Smith, Nickel, Georgia

Grade: 70%

Comp: Ceiling: Brian Branch; Floor: Logan Ryan

18. Cade Stover, TE, Ohio State

Grade: 70%

Comp: Trey McBride

19. Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

Grade: 69%

Comp: Jerry Jeudy

20. Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas

Grade: 69%

Comp: Javon Hargrave

21. Jared Wiley, TE, TCU

Grade: 69%

Comp: Mike Gesicki with a willingness to block

22. Bo Nix, QB, Oregon

Grade: 68%

Comp: Sam Howell

23. Christian Jones, OT, Texas

Grade: 68%

Comp: Shades of Broderick Jones

24. Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia

Grade: 68%

Comp: Darius Slay

25. Ty’Ron Hopper, LB, Missouri

Grade: 68%

Comp: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

26. Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

Grade: 67%

Comp: Quentin Johnston

27. Zak Zinter, IOL, Michigan

Grade: 67%

Comp: Will Hernandez

28. Kingsley Suamataia, OL, BYU

Grade: 67%

Comp: Shades of Penei Sewell

29. Bralen Trice, EDGE, Washington

Grade: 67%

Comp: Lukas Van Ness

30. Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida State

Grade: 67%

Comp: David Njoku

31. Evan Williams, S, Oregon

Grade: 67%

Comp: Lewis Cine

32. Ben Sinnott, TE, Kansas State

Grade: 66%

Comp: Isaiah Likely

33. TJ Tampa, CB Iowa State

Grade: 65%*

Comp: Riq Woolen

34. Jer’Zahn Newton, DT, Illinois

Grade: 65%

Comp: Calijah Kancey

35. Michael Penix Jr, QB, Washington

Grade: 65%

Comp: Jay Cutler

36. Sione Vaki, DB, Utah

Grade: 65%

Comp: Marcus Jones on a Mario Mega Mushroom

37. Daijun Edwards, RB, Georgia

Grade: 65%

Comp: Ceiling: Ronald Jones

38. Trezmen Marshall, LB, Alabama

Grade: 65%

Comp: Nick Bolton

39. Blake Fisher, OL, Notre Dame

Grade: 64%

Comp: Andrus Peat

40. Cedric Gray, LB, UNC

Grade: 64%

Comp: Frankie Luvu

41. Jonah Elliss, EDGE, Utah

Grade: 64%

Comp: Jonathan Greenard

42. JJ McCarthy, QB, Michigan

Grade: 64%

Comp: Ceiling: Dak Prescott; Floor: Zach Wilson

43. Frank Gore Jr, RB, Southern Miss

Grade: 64%

Comp: Shades of Shady

44. Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami

Grade: 64%

Comp: Landon Collins

45. Ennis Rakestraw Jr, CB, Missouri

Grade: 64%

Comp: William Jackson III

46. Matt Goncalves, OT, Pitt

Grade: 63%

Comp: Shades of Cody Mauch

47. Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon

Grade: 63%

Comp: Ceiling: MVS that one season in GB, Floor: MVS on the Chiefs

48. Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota

Grade: 63%

Comp: Ji’Ayir Brown

49. Payton Wilson, LB, NC State

Grade: 63%

Comp: Lower end Drew Sanders

50. Audric Estime, RB, Notre Dame

Grade: 63%

Comp: David Montgomery

Just outside the Top 50

51. Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State- 63%; 52. Kris Abrams-Draine, CB Missouri- 63%; 53. Blake Corum, RB, Michigan- 62%; 54. Malik Nabers, WR, LSU- 62%; 55. Josh Newton, CB, TCU- 62%; 56. Miyan Williams, RB, Ohio State- 62%; 57. Drake Nugent, IOL, Michigan- 61%; 58. Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Ohio State- 61%; 59. Erick All, TE, Iowa- 61%; 60. Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia- 60%