1. jack campbell • iowa

#27 overall // style comparison: leighton vander esch

Grade: 7.5

RAS: 9.98

Strengths: 🪃 🏎️ 🪵 ⚡️ 🚦 🧪 ☁️

The one thing that worried me about Campbell’s projection to the next level was his ability to run with NFL pass catchers, and boy did he answer that question. I am shocked he’s not getting more buzz after combining an incredibly productive career at Iowa with absolutely excellent results in the drills and testing in Indy. He’s a true quarterback of the defense, diagnosing quickly and prescribing pre-snap. He’ll take on blockers with great success, shedding in a hurry and flowing to the football instinctively. And he’s a modern ‘backer, looking comfortable in zone and showing his athleticism in coverage and breaking on the ball. He won’t offer much as a pass rusher, but you don’t need him to. Let him conduct your defense and get everyone in the right spot, then watch him flow to the ball through traffic. Typical tough Iowa kid.

2. drew sanders • arkansas

#49 overall // style comparison: anthony barr

Grade: 7

RAS: INC

Strengths: 🪃 🏎️ 🦾 🪵 ⚡️ 🚦

Like if Jack Campbell was worse at diagnostics, but better at rushing the passer. Another long, somewhat rangy LB prospect who fights through traffic, takes on blocks, and sheds well, but Sanders brings an added versatility to his game, giving you options off the edge as well as in the middle, and has chops as a pass rusher from both spots. In a weak class for LBs, he’s going to go higher than he otherwise might, because while he’s a strong pass rusher for a middle linebacker, he’s not a guy you’d take to bring the heat over the true edge rushers in this class, and he’s not quite as quick to diagnose or anywhere near as cerebral pre-snap as Campbell. He’s versatile, can beat you in a lot of ways, and adds an element on the inside that not a lot of LBs in this class bring. Good player, but you need him coming downhill.

3. trenton simpson // clemson // grade: 6.5 // #58 overall

4. mohamoud diabate // utah // grade: 6.5 // #66 overall

5. henry to’oto’o // alabama // grade: 6 // #81 overall

6. daiyan henley // washington state // grade: 6 // #91 overall

7. demarvion overshown // texas // grade: 6 // #99 overall

8. nick herbig // wisconsin // grade: 6

9. dorian williams // tulane // grade: 5.5

10. aubrey miller // jackson state // grade: 5.5

11. noah sewell // oregon // grade: 5

12. nick hampton // app state // grade: 4

13. brenton cox // florida // grade: 4

14. thomas incoom // cmu // grade: 4

15. yasir abdullah // louisville // grade: 3