2019 NFL Draft Big Board: Matt Miller's Top Players at Start of Scouting Combine

In the six weeks since my last big board update, a lot has changed.

• Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray chose football over baseball
• Alabama's Josh Jacobs declared for the NFL draft
• Defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (Mississippi State) tore his ACL
• Safety Deionte Thompson (Alabama) had wrist surgery
• Potential top-15 pick Marquise Brown had Lisfranc surgery
• Senior Bowl tape review shook up the rankings

Now, in the final pre-NFL Scouting Combine draft board update, there is information coming in daily that will cause ripple effects throughout the rankings. 

What will the combine do to the board when it starts Tuesday in Indianapolis? Hopefully, not much.

The drills at the combine should theoretically be used as tiebreakers or to confirm what was seen during game-tape evaluation. We know Kyler Murray is fast; a 40-yard-dash time won't change that. We know Devin White, the linebacker from LSU, is incredibly agile; a great three-cone time won't shoot him up the board. 

Instead, I will be watching drills to look at technique, paying attention to official measurements and using drills as positional tiebreakers. Where there is a logjam at wide receiver, the combine can help break down those tiers and start to let a top player emerge. That's what I'll be watching this week. Here are the top players at each position you can watch too.

Top 50 Players

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1. Nick Bosa, EDGE, Ohio State

2. Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama

3. Josh Allen, EDGE, Kentucky

4. Rashan Gary, DL, Michigan

5. Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama

6. Devin White, LB, LSU

7. Jeffery Simmons, DL, Mississippi State 

8. Ed Oliver, DL, Houston

9. Jonah Williams, OL, Alabama

10. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Iowa

11. Clelin Ferrell, EDGE, Clemson

12. Montez Sweat, EDGE, Mississippi State

13. Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State

14. Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma

15. A.J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss

16. Brian Burns, EDGE, Florida State

17. Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida

18. Taylor Rapp, S, Washington

19. Jachai Polite, EDGE, Florida

20. Christian Wilkins, DL, Clemson

21. Andre Dillard, OT, Washington State

22. Byron Murphy, CB, Washington

23. Devin Bush, LB, Michigan

24. Greedy Williams, CB, LSU

25. Cody Ford, OG, Oklahoma

26. Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State

27. Deandre Baker, CB, Georgia

28. Trayvon Mullen, CB, Clemson

29. Drew Lock, QB, Missouri

30. Irv Smith Jr., TE, Alabama

31. Noah Fant, TE, Iowa

32. D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss

33. Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma

34. Daniel Jones, QB, Duke

35. Jaylon Ferguson, EDGE, Louisiana Tech

36. Deionte Thompson, S, Alabama

37. Nasir Adderley, S, Delaware

38. Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple

39. Oshane Ximines, EDGE, Old Dominion

40. Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic

41. Jerry Tillery, DL, Notre Dame

42. Elgton Jenkins, OC, Mississippi State

43. Mack Wilson, LB, Alabama

44. David Montgomery, RB, Iowa State

45. N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State

46. Hakeem Butler, WR, Iowa State

47. Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss

48. Dre'Mont Jones, DL, Ohio State

49. Riley Ridley, WR, Georgia

50. Sean Bunting, CB, Central Michigan

Top Quarterbacks

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Biggest Riser: Drew Lock, Missouri

Biggest Faller: Will Grier, West Virginia

Most NFL-Ready: Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State

Best Arm: Lock

Best Runner: Kyler Murray, Oklahoma

Best Potential: Murray

Biggest Question Mark: Murray

Biggest Sleeper: Jarrett Stidham, Auburn

1. Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State

2. Kyler Murray, Oklahoma

3. Drew Lock, Missouri

4. Daniel Jones, Duke

5. Jarrett Stidham, Auburn

6. Will Grier, West Virginia

7. Clayton Thorson, Northwestern

8. Tyree Jackson, Buffalo

9. Ryan Finley, NC State

10. Brett Rypien, Boise State

11. Gardner Minshew II, Washington State

12. Easton Stick, North Dakota State

13. Jordan Ta'amu, Ole Miss

14. Trace McSorley, Penn State

15. Kyle Shurmur, Vanderbilt

Top Running Backs

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Biggest Riser: Josh Jacobs, Alabama

Biggest Faller: Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky

Most NFL-Ready: Jacobs

Best Third-Down Back: Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M

Best Speed: Darrell Henderson, Memphis

Best Power: David Montgomery, Iowa State

Best Potential: Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma

Biggest Question Mark: Anderson

Biggest Sleeper: Mike Weber, Ohio State

1. Josh Jacobs, Alabama

2. Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic

3. David Montgomery, Iowa State

4. Damien Harris, Alabama

5. Elijah Holyfield, Georgia

6. Darrell Henderson, Memphis

7. Justice Hill, Oklahoma State

8. Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M

9. Dexter Williams, Notre Dame

10. Ryquell Armstead, Temple

11. Mike Weber, Ohio State

12. Miles Sanders, Penn State

13. Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma

14. Bryce Love, Stanford

15. Alexander Mattison, Boise State

Top Wide Receivers

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Biggest Riser: A.J. Brown, Ole Miss

Biggest Faller: Hakeem Butler, Iowa State

Most NFL-Ready: Preston Williams, Colorado State

Best Outside Receiver: Williams

Best Slot Receiver: Brown, Ole Miss

Best Hands: N'Keal Harry, Arizona State

Best Route-Runner: Riley Ridley, Georgia

Best Potential: D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss

Biggest Question Mark: Williams, Colorado State

Biggest Sleeper: Anthony Johnson, Buffalo

1. A.J. Brown, Ole Miss

2. D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss

3. Marquise Brown, Oklahoma

4. N'Keal Harry, Arizona State

5. Hakeem Butler, Iowa State

6. Riley Ridley, Georgia

7. Kelvin Harmon, NC State

8. Deebo Samuel, South Carolina

9. Parris Campbell, Ohio State

10. Mecole Hardman, Georgia

11. J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford

12. Anthony Johnson, Buffalo

13. David Sills V, West Virginia

14. Dillon Mitchell, Oregon

15. Preston Williams, Colorado State

Top Tight Ends

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Biggest Riser: T.J. Hockenson, Iowa

Biggest Faller: Caleb Wilson, UCLA

Most NFL-Ready: Hockenson

Best Slot Tight End: Noah Fant, Iowa

Best Hands: Hockenson

Best Route-Runner: Irv Smith Jr., Alabama

Best Blocker: Hockenson

Best Power: Hockenson

Biggest Question Mark: Keenen Brown, Texas State 

Biggest Sleeper: Isaac Nauta, Georgia

1. T.J. Hockenson, Iowa

2. Irv Smith Jr., Alabama

3. Noah Fant, Iowa

4. Dawson Knox, Ole Miss

5. Kaden Smith, Stanford

6. Isaac Nauta, Georgia

7. Kahale Warring, San Diego State

8. Caleb Wilson, UCLA

9. Zach Gentry, Michigan

10. C.J. Conrad, Kentucky

11. Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M

12. Josh Oliver, San Jose State

13. Drew Sample, Washington

14. Trevon Wesco, West Virginia

15. Keenen Brown, Texas State

Top Offensive Tackles

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Biggest Riser: Jawaan Taylor, Florida

Biggest Faller: David Edwards, Wisconsin

Most NFL-Ready: Jonah Williams, Alabama

Best Run-Blocker: Taylor

Best Pass-Blocker: Williams

Best Potential: Andre Dillard, Washington State

Biggest Question Mark: Tyler Roemer, San Diego State

Biggest Sleeper: Bobby Evans, Oklahoma

1. Jonah Williams, Alabama

2. Jawaan Taylor, Florida

3. Andre Dillard, Washington State

4. Greg Little, Ole Miss

5. Dalton Risner, Kansas State

6. Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia

7. Tytus Howard, Alabama State

8. David Edwards, Wisconsin

9. Bobby Evans, Oklahoma

10. Max Scharping, Northern Illinois

11. Dennis Daley, South Carolina

12. Isaiah Prince, Ohio State

13. Tyler Roemer, San Diego State

14. Kaleb McGary, Washington

15. Chuma Edoga, USC

Top Offensive Guards

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Biggest Riser: Cody Ford, Oklahoma    

Biggest Faller: Connor McGovern, Penn State

Most NFL-Ready: Ford

Best Run-Blocker: Ford

Best Pass-Blocker: Chris Lindstrom, Boston College

Best Potential: Ford

Biggest Question Mark: Lindstrom

Biggest Sleeper: Dru Samia, Oklahoma

1. Cody Ford, Oklahoma

2. Chris Lindstrom, Boston College

3. Connor McGovern, Penn State

4. Michael Deiter, Wisconsin

5. Michael Jordan, Ohio State

6. Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin

7. Ben Powers, Oklahoma

8. Nate Herbig, Stanford

9. Ryan Bates, Penn State

10. Dru Samia, Oklahoma

11. Deion Calhoun, Mississippi State

12. Zack Bailey, South Carolina

13. Hjalte Froholdt, Arkansas

14. Nate Davis, UNC Charlotte

15. Javon Patterson, Ole Miss

Top Centers

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Biggest Riser: Erik McCoy, Texas A&M

Biggest Faller: Alec Eberle, Florida State

Most NFL-Ready: Elgton Jenkins, Mississippi State

Best Run-Blocker: McCoy

Best Pass-Blocker: Jenkins

Best Potential: Jenkins

Biggest Question Mark: Nick Linder, Indiana

Biggest Sleeper: Keegan Render, Iowa

1. Elgton Jenkins, Mississippi State

2. Garrett Bradbury, NC State

3. Erik McCoy, Texas A&M

4. Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama

5. Lamont Gaillard, Georgia

6. Keegan Render, Iowa

7. Alec Eberle, Florida State

8. Jon Baker, Boston College

9. Jesse Burkett, Stanford

10. Nick Linder, Indiana

Top Defensive Linemen

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Biggest Riser: Christian Wilkins, Clemson

Biggest Faller: Dexter Lawrence, Clemson

Most NFL-Ready: Quinnen Williams, Alabama

Best Run-Stopper: Lawrence

Best Pass-Rusher: Ed Oliver, Houston

Best Potential: Rashan Gary, Michigan

Biggest Question Mark: Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State

Biggest Sleeper: Anthony Nelson, Iowa

1. Quinnen Williams, Alabama

2. Rashan Gary, Michigan

3. Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State

4. Ed Oliver, Houston

5. Christian Wilkins, Clemson

6. Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame

7. Dre'Mont Jones, Ohio State

8. L.J. Collier, TCU

9. Dexter Lawrence, Clemson

10. Gerald Willis III, Miami (Fla.)

11. Zach Allen, Boston College

12. Terry Beckner Jr., Missouri

13. Isaiah Buggs, Alabama

14. Anthony Nelson, Iowa

15. Khalen Saunders, Western Illinois

Top Edge-Rushers

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Biggest Riser: Clelin Ferrell, Clemson

Biggest Faller: Joe Jackson, Miami (Fla.)

Most NFL-Ready: Nick Bosa, Ohio State

Best Run-Stopper: Clelin Ferrell, Clemson

Best Pass-Rusher: Bosa

Best Potential: Bosa

Biggest Question Mark: Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech

Biggest Sleeper: Charles Omenihu, Texas

1. Nick Bosa, Ohio State

2. Josh Allen, Kentucky

3. Clelin Ferrell, Clemson

4. Montez Sweat, Mississippi State

5. Brian Burns, Florida State

6. Jachai Polite, Florida

7. Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech

8. Oshane Ximines, Old Dominion

9. Chase Winovich, Michigan

10. D'Andre Walker, Georgia

11. Christian Miller, Alabama

12. Charles Omenihu, Texas

13. Joe Jackson, Miami (Fla.)

14. Ben Banogu, TCU

15. Shareef Miller, Penn State

Top Linebackers

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Biggest Riser: Terrill Hanks, New Mexico State

Biggest Faller: Dakota Allen, Texas Tech 

Most NFL-Ready: Devin White, LSU

Best Run-Stopper: Devin Bush, Michigan

Best Pass Coverage: White

Best Pass-Rusher: White

Best Potential: White

Biggest Question Mark: Chase Hansen, Utah

Biggest Sleeper: Gary Johnson, Texas

1. Devin White, LSU

2. Devin Bush, Michigan

3. Mack Wilson, Alabama

4. Germaine Pratt, NC State

5. Tre Lamar, Clemson

6. Terrill Hanks, New Mexico State

7. David Long Jr., West Virginia

8. Vosean Joseph, Florida

9. Bobby Okereke, Stanford

10. Cameron Smith, USC

11. Te'von Coney, Notre Dame

12. Chase Hansen, Utah

13. Sione Takitaki, BYU

14. T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin

15. Gary Johnson, Texas

Top Cornerbacks

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Biggest Riser: Sean Bunting, Central Michigan    

Biggest Faller: Julian Love, Notre Dame

Most NFL-Ready: Byron Murphy, Washington

Best Slot Cornerback: Murphy

Best Man Coverage: Murphy

Best Zone Coverage: Deandre Baker, Georgia

Best Potential: Greedy Williams, LSU

Biggest Question Mark: Love

Biggest Sleeper: Kris Boyd, Texas

1. Byron Murphy, Washington

2. Greedy Williams, LSU

3. Deandre Baker, Georgia

4. Trayvon Mullen, Clemson

5. Rock Ya-Sin, Temple

6. Sean Bunting, Central Michigan

7. Joejuan Williams, Vanderbilt

8. Julian Love, Notre Dame

9. Kendall Sheffield, Ohio State

10. Lonnie Johnson Jr., Kentucky

12. Amani Oruwariye, Penn State

13. David Long, Michigan

14. Saivion Smith, USC

15. Iman Marshall, USC

Top Safeties

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Biggest Riser: Taylor Rapp, Washington

Biggest Faller: Deionte Thompson, Alabama

Most NFL-Ready: Rapp

Best Coverage: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Florida

Best Strong Safety: Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State

Best Free Safety: Nasir Adderley, Delaware

Best Hybrid Defender: Rapp

Best Run-Stopper: Abram

Best Potential: Thompson

Biggest Question Mark: Deionte Thompson, Alabama 

Biggest Sleeper: Amani Hooker, Iowa

1. Taylor Rapp, Washington

2. Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State

3. Deionte Thompson, Alabama

4. Nasir Adderley, Delaware

5. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Florida

6. Juan Thornhill, Virginia

7. Amani Hooker, Iowa

8. Jaquan Johnson, Miami

9. Mike Edwards, Kentucky

10. Darnell Savage Jr., Maryland

11. Marvell Tell III, USC

12. Mark McLaurin, Mississippi State

13. Saquan Hampton, Rutgers

14. Lukas Denis, Boston College

15. Darius West, Kentucky