NFL Draft Big Board: Top 50 NFL Draft prospects after bowl season
By Tony Pauline
21. Dre’Mont Jones, DT, Ohio State
- Projected Round: 1
- Year: Fourth-year junior
An explosive one-gap defender who can line up as a three-technique tackle.
22. Brian Burns, DE, Florida State
- Projected Round: 1
- Year: Third-year junior
The next great pass rusher coming out of FSU. Undersized and may ultimately stand over tackle as a 3-4 outside linebacker.
23. Jonah Williams*, G, Alabama
- Projected Round: 1
- Year: Third-year junior
Much ballyhooed left tackle of the Crimson Tide with marginal athleticism and next level height.
24. Jerry Tillery, DT, Notre Dame
- Projected Round: 1
- Year: Fourth-year senior
Game-impacting defensive tackle coming off a dominant campaign. Comes with the versatility to line up in multiple schemes.
25. A.J. Brown, WR, Mississippi
- Projected Round: 1
- Year: Third-year junior
Strong possession receiver whose draft positioning will be dictated by pre-draft 40 times.
26. Damien Harris, RB, Alabama
- Projected Round: 1
- Year: Fourth-year senior
Powerful interior ball carrier with potential as a pass catcher out of the backfield.
27. Irv Smith, Jr.*, TE, Alabama
- Projected Round: 1
- Year: Third-year junior
An outstanding pass-catching tight end who looks like a big bodied receiver making plays down the field.
28. Trayvon Mullen*, CB, Clemson
- Projected Round: 1-2
- Year: Third-year junior
A talented cover corner that showed a lot of inconsistency in 2018.
29. Jeffery Simmons, DT, Mississippi State
- Projected Round: 6
- Year: Third-year junior
On film Simmons grades as a first round prospect but a video from 2016 showing the big lineman striking a defenseless woman will push him down draft boards.
30. Montez Sweat, DE, Mississippi State
- Projected Round: 2
- Year: Fourth-year senior
Tremendous college pass rusher who will break into the first round if he displays the ability to stop the run during Senior Bowl practices.