2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Preseason Top-50 Big Board

Take an early look at some of the top prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft class.
2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Preseason Top-50 Big Board
2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Preseason Top-50 Big Board /

After a soft opening in Week 0, the first full slate of college football action for the 2023 season kicks off this week, giving us a fresh look at some of the top prospects eligible for the 2024 NFL Draft.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams has already picked up where he left off after last year's Heisman Trophy season, but what about the other top names we'll finally get to see in action this week?

There's still plenty that will change over the course of the season, but from where we're sitting right now, here's how we rank the top prospects in next year's draft class:

*Click any player for a full scouting report from Athlon Sports

RANK

NAME

POSITION

COLLEGE

1.

Olu Fashanu

OT

Penn State

2.

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR

Ohio State

3.

Caleb Williams

QB

USC

4.

Joe Alt

OT

Notre Dame

5.

Drake Maye

QB

North Carolina

6.

Jared Verse

EDGE

Florida State

7.

Brock Bowers

TE

Georgia

8.

Rome Odunze

WR

Washington

9.

Kalen King

CB

Penn State

10.

Dallas Turner

EDGE

Alabama

11.

Emeka Egbuka

WR

Ohio State

12.

Kool-Aid McKinstry

CB

Alabama

13.

JC Latham

OT

Alabama

14.

JT Tuimoloau

EDGE

Ohio State

15.

Jer'Zhan Newton

DL

Illinois

16.

Chop Robinson

EDGE

Penn State

17.

Amarius Mims

OT

Georgia

18.

Maason Smith

DL

LSU

19.

Cooper Beebe

OL

Kansas State

20.

Bralen Trice

EDGE

Washington

21.

Denzel Burke

CB

Ohio State

22.

Kingsley Suamataia

OT

BYU

23.

Xavier Worthy

WR

Texas

24.

Malik Nabers

WR

LSU

25.

Leonard Taylor III

DL

Miami (FL)

26.

Michael Hall Jr.

DL

Ohio State

27.

Jack Sawyer

EDGE

Ohio State

28.

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

LB

Clemson

29.

Barrett Carter

LB

Clemson

30.

Cooper DeJean

CB

Iowa

31.

Johnny Wilson

WR

Florida State

32.

Andrew Mukuba

S

Clemson

33.

Raheim Sanders

RB

Arkansas

34.

Calen Bullock

S

USC

35.

Joe Milton III

QB

Tennessee

36.

Cameron Ward

QB

Washington State

37.

Braelon Allen

RB

Wisconsin

38.

Kamren Kinchens

S

Miami (FL)

39.

Tre'Veyon Henderson

RB

Ohio State

40.

Oronde Gadsden II

TE

Syracuse

41.

Michael Penix Jr.

QB

Washington

42.

Bo Nix

QB

Oregon

43.

Gabe Hall

DL

Baylor

44.

Blake Corum

RB

Michigan

45.

Tyler Nubin

DB

Minnesota

46.

Quinn Ewers

QB

Texas

47.

Brandon Dorlus

DL

Oregon

48.

J.J. McCarthy

QB

Michigan

49.

Ruke Orhorhoro

DL

Clemson

50.

Cade Stover

TE

Ohio State


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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com