My Top 100 players in the draft, see where they landed

216 projected players drafted out of 257 possible picks

For the Los Angeles Rams, the roster is pretty much set for OTAs. The draft and undrafted free agents, while not yet fully signed, give the Rams a full house for workouts. Pundits have weighed in and graded the additions, and now is the time for player profiles.

Before the draft took place, back on April 22, I posted a Top 300 big board of prospects and used it on draft day as a scorecard to follow along the festivities. To bring the exercise full circle, here’s how my projections fared out. 78 of the Top 100 were chosen within that area and overall, 217 of 257 draft projections were selected.

Here’s how the Top 100 played fared against the actual draft. NFL picks are in bold.

Round 1

1) WR Marvin Harrison-Ohio State #4 Arizona Cardinals

2) QB Caleb Williams-USC #1 Chicago Bears

3) WR Malik Nabers- LSU #6 New York Giants

4) TE Brock Bowers-Georgia #13 Las Vegas Raiders

5) WR Rome Odunze- Washington #9 Chicago Bears

6) QB Drake Maye- North Carolina #3 New England Patriots

7) E Dallas Turner- ‘Bama #17 Minnesota Vikings

8) T Olu Fashanu- Penn State #11 New York Jets

9) T Joe Alt- Notre Dame #5 LA Chargers

10) CB Terrion Arnold- ‘Bama #24 Detroit Lions

11) E Jared Verse- Florida State #19 LA Rams

12) QB Jayden Daniels- LSU #2 Washington Commanders

13) CB Quinyon Mitchell- Toledo #22 Philadelphia Eagles

14) E Liatu Latu- UCLA #15 Indianapolis Colts

15) T Taliese Fuaga- Oregon State #14 New Orleans Saints

16) CB Nate Wiggins- Clemson #30 Baltimore Ravens

17) T JC Latham- ‘Bama #7 Tennessee Titans

18) WR Brian Thomas-LSU #23 Jacksonville Jaguars

19) DT Byron Murphy- Texas #16 Seattle Seahawks

20) T Troy Fauntanu- Washington #20 Pittsburgh Steelers

21) DT Jer’Zhan Newton- Illinois #36 Washington Commanders

22) E Chop Robinson- Penn State #21 Miami Dolphins

23) CB Kool-Aid McKinstry- ‘Bama #41 New Orleans Saints

24) CB Ennis Rakestraw- Mizzou #61 Detroit Lions

25) CB Cooper DeJean- Iowa #40 Philadelphia Eagles

26) WR Keon Coleman- Florida State #33 Buffalo Bills

27) T Graham Barton- Duke #26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

28) QB Michael Penix- Washington #8 Atlanta Falcons

29) QB Bo Nix- Oregon #12 Denver Broncos

30) QB JJ McCarthy- Michigan #10 Minnesota Vikings

31) T Amarius Mims- Georgia #18 Cincinnati Bengals

32) C Jackson Powers-Johnson- Oregon #44 Las Vegas Raiders

Round 2

33) CB Kamari Lassiter-Georgia #42 Houston Texans

34) WR Adonai Mitchell- Texas #52 Indianpolis Colts

35) WR Ladd McConkey- Georgia #34 LA Chargers

36) DE Darius Robinson- Mizzou #27 Arizona Cardinals

37) S Tyler Nubin- Minnesota #47 New York Giants

38) WR Troy Franklin- Oregon #102 Denver Broncos

39) T Kingsley Suamaitaia- BYU #63 Kansas City Chiefs

40) T Jordan Morgan- Arizona #25 Green Bay Packers

41) E Chris Braswell- ‘Bama #57 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

42) WR Xavier Legette- South Carolina #32 Carolina Panthers

43) CB TJ Tampa- Iowa State #130 Baltimore Ravens

44) C Zach Frazier- West Virginia #51 Pittsburgh Steelers

45) G Cooper Beebe- Kansas State #73 Dallas Cowboys

46) ILB Peyton Wilson- North Carolina State #98 Pittsburgh Steelers

47) DT Kris Jenkins- Michigan #49 Cincinnati Bengals

48) E Bralen Trice- Washington #74 Atlanta Falcons

49) G Christian Haynes- UCONN #81 Seattle Seahawks

50) S Javon Bullard- Georgia #58 Green Bay Packers

51) WR Xavier Worthy- Texas #28 Kansas City Chiefs

52) WR Malachi Corley- Western Kentucky #65 New York Jets

53) CB Max Melton- Rutgers #43 Arizona Cardinals

54) DT Ruke Ohorhoro- Clemson #35 Atlanta Falcons

55) T Kiran Amegadjie- Yale #75 Chicago Bears

56) T Patrick Paul- Houston #55 Miami Dolphins

57) T Tyler Guyton- Oklahoma # 29 Dallas Cowboys

58) WR Roman Wilson- Michigan #84 Pittsburgh Steelers

59) WR Ja’Lynn Polk- Washington #37 New England Patriots

60) E Adissa Issac- Penn State #93 Baltimore Ravens

61) DT Braden Fiske- Florida State #39 LA Rams

62) S Cam Kinchens- Miami #99 LA Rams

63) DT T’Vondre Sweat- Texas #38 Tennessee Titans

64) WR Ricky Pearsall- Florida #31 San Francisco 49ers

Round 3

65) ILB Junior Colson- Michigan #69 LA Chargers

66) ILB Isaiah Trotter-Clemson #155 Philadelphia Eagles

67) S Jaden Hicks- Washington State #133 Kansas City Chiefs

68) G Christian Mahogany- Boston College #210 Detroit Lions

69) CB Mike Sainristil- Michigan #50 Washington Commanders

70) S Calen Bullock- USC #78 Houston Texans

71) WR Jalen McMillan- Washington #91 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

72) QB Jordan Travis- Florida State #171 New York Jets

73) RB Marshawn Lloyd- USC #88 Green Bay Packers

74) DT Leonard Taylor- Miami Undrafted

75) ILB Edgerrin Cooper- Texas A&M #45 Green Bay Packers

76) RB Jonathon Brooks- Texas #46 Carolina Panthers

77) E Jonah Ellis- Utah #77 Las Vegas Raiders

78) QB Spencer Rattler- South Carolina #150 New Orleans Saints

79) C Sedrick VanPran- Georgia #141 Buffalo Bills

80) WR Jermaine Burton- ‘Bama #80 Cincinnati Bengals

81) WR Tez Walker- North Carolina #113 Baltimore Ravens

82) CB Caelen Carson- Wake Forest #174 Dallas Cowboys

83 ) CB Khyree Jackson- Oregon #108 Minnesota Vikings

84) ILB Cedric Gray- North Carolina #106 Tennessee Titans

85) DE Brandon Dorlus- Oregon #109 Atlanta Falcons

86) T Blake Fisher- Notre Dame #59 Houston Texans

87) RB Trey Benson- Florida State #66 Arizona Cardinals

88) WR Brenden Rice- USC #225 LA Chargers

89) DT Michael Hall- Ohio State #54 Cleveland Browns

90) TE Ja’Tavion Sanders- Texas #101 Carolina Panthers

91) CB Andru Phillips- Kentucky #70 New York Giants

92) CB Jarvis Brownlee- Louisville #146 Tennessee Titans

93) WR Johnny Wilson- Florida State #185 Philadelphia Eagles

94) S Cole Bishop- Utah #60 Buffalo Bills

95) RB Audric Estime- Notre Dame #147 Denver Broncos

96) DT Maason Smith- LSU #48 Jacksonville Jaguars

97) CB DJ James- Auburn #192 Seattle Seahawks

98) CB Kris Abrams-Draine- Mizzou #145 Denver Broncos

99) C Beaux Limmer- Arkansas #217 LA Rams

100) RB Blake Corum- Michigan #83 LA Rams

The rest of the NFL’s Top 100

Round 4

102) E Marshawn Kneeland- Western Michigan #56 Dallas Cowboys

103) G Zak Zinter- Michigan #85 Cleveland Browns

104) G Dominick Puni- Kansas #86 San Francisco 49ers

110) S Tykee Smith- Georgia #89 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

115) T Roger Rosengarten- Washington #62 Baltimore Ravens

117) TE Ben Sinnott- Kansas State #53 Washington Commanders

118) DT DeWayne Carter- Duke #95 Buffalo Bills

123) CB Elijah Jones- Boston College #90 Arizona Cardinals

126) CB Jarrian Jones- Florida State #96 Jacksonville Jaguars

128) T Matt Goncalves- Pitt #79 Indianapolis Colts

134) ILB Trevin Wallace- Kentucky #72 Carolina Panthers

135) CB Renardo Green- Florida State #64 San Francisco 49ers

Round 5

139) DT McKinley Jackson- Texas A&M #97 Cincinnati Bengals

142) E Jalyx Hunt- Houston Christian #94 Philadelphia Eagles

145) WR Luke McCaffrey- Rice #100 Washington Commanders

155) ILB Marist Liufau- Notre Dame #87 Dallas Cowboys

165) T Brandon Coleman- TCU #67 Washington Commanders

175) G Isaiah Adams- Illinois #71 Arizona Cardinals

Round 6

181) ILB Ty’Ron Hopper- Mizzou #91 Green Bay Packers

183) T Caeden Wallace- Penn State #68 New England Patriots

205) TE Tip Reiman- Illinois #82 Arizona Cardinals

Biggest misses, both over and under rated

The highest profile misses were Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin (#38/#103) and Iowa State cornerback TJ Tampa (#43/#130). I had them both as early Round 2 picks, but they didn’t land until Round 4. As a matter of fact, of the 15 corners in the Top 100 corners, all except three, Max Melton (#53/#43), Mike Sainristil (#69/#50), and Andru Phillips (#91/#70) went later than where I had them slated.

On the overrated side, the biggest miss was Miami defensive tackle Leonard Taylor. I had him in early Round 3 (#74), but alas, he went undrafted. After that it was Boston College guard Christian Mahogany (#68/#210), USC wide receiver Brenden Rice (#88/#225), Arkansas center Beaux Limmer (#99/#217), Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis (#72/#171), and Auburn cornerback DJ James (#97/#192).

There were also players that were underrated. Illinois tight end Tip Reiman (#205/#82), Penn State right tackle Caeden Wallace (#183/#68), and Mizzou linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper (#181/#91) all were selected in Round 3 even though I had Round 6 grades on them. Two more offensive linemen, TCU tackle Brandon Coleman (#165/#67) and Illinois guard Isaiah Adams (#175/#71) went early Round 3, even though I slated the for late in Round 5.

What were your biggest draft prospect projection misses?