View the top players participating at the 2016 NFL Combine for each position group, as graded by NFL.com.
Check out the entire list of Combine participants here.
NFL.com Grading Scale
| GRADE | TITLE |
|---|
| 9.00-10 | Once-in-lifetime player |
| 8.00-9.00 | Perennial All-Pro |
| 7.50-7.99 | Future All-Pro |
| 7.00-7.49 | Pro Bowl to All-Pro ability |
| 6.50-6.99 | Good NFL starter with Pro Bowl potential |
| 6.00-6.49 | Chance to become good NFL starter |
| 5.70-5.99 | Could become early NFL starter |
| 5.30-5.69 | Backup or eventual starter |
| 5.15-5.29 | Developmental prospect or special teams potential |
| 5.01-5.14 | Back end of the roster |
| 5.00 | 50/50 chance of making the roster |
Top-5 Prospects By Position
QUARTERBACK
| PLAYER | HT | WT | COLLEGE | GRADE | NFL Comparison |
|---|
| Jared Goff | 6'4" | 215 | California | 6.7 | Matt Ryan |
| Paxton Lynch | 6'7" | 245 | Memphis | 6.4 | Marcus Mariota |
| Carson Wentz | 6'5" | 232 | North Dakota St. | 6.2 | Blake Bortles |
| Connor Cook | 6'4" | 216 | Michigan St. | 5.8 | Brian Hoyer |
| Christian Hackenberg | 6'4" | 228 | Penn St. | 5.6 | **None Listed |
RUNNING BACK
| PLAYER | HT | WT | COLLEGE | GRADE | NFL Comparison |
|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 6'0" | 225 | Ohio St. | 7.2 | Edgerrin James |
| Jordan Howard | 6'1" | 230 | Indiana | 6.1 | Arian Foster |
| Derrick Henry | 6'3" | 242 | Alabama | 6.1 | Brandon Jacobs |
| Paul Perkins | 5'11" | 210 | UCLA | 5.7 | Duke Johnson |
| Alex Collins | 5'11" | 215 | Arkansas | 5.7 | Chris Ivory |
WIDE RECEIVER
| player | ht | wt | college | grade | NFL COMPARISON |
|---|
| Laquon Treadwell | 6'2" | 210 | Mississippi | 6.2 | DeAndre Hopkins |
| Will Fuller | 6'0" | 172 | Notre Dame | 6.1 | Ted Ginn, Jr. |
| Corey Coleman | 5'11" | 190 | Baylor | 6.1 | John Brown |
| Tyler Boyd | 6'2" | 200 | Pittsburgh | 5.9 | Keenan Allen |
| Charone Peake | 6'3" | 215 | Clemson | 5.8 | Javon Walker |
TIGHT END
| PLAYER | HT | WT | COLLEGE | grade | nfl comparison |
|---|
| Hunter Henry | 6'5" | 253 | Arkansas | 6.7 | Jason Witten |
| Austin Hooper | 6'4" | 248 | Stanford | 5.7 | Coby Fleener |
| Nick Vannett | 6'5" | 256 | Ohio St. | 5.7 | Zach Ertz |
| Thomas Duarte | 6'3" | 225 | UCLA | 5.6 | Jordan Reed |
| Tyler Higbee | 6'4" | 243 | Western Kentucky | 5.6 | Jordan Cameron |
OFFENSIVE LINE
| PLAYER | HT | WT | COLLEGE | GRADE | NFL COMPARISON |
|---|
| Laremy Tunsil (OT) | 6'5" | 305 | Mississippi | 7.7 | Tyron Smith |
| Ronnie Stanley (OT) | 6'5" | 304 | Notre Dame | 6.7 | Lane Johnson |
| Cody Whitehair (OG) | 6'3" | 300 | Kansas St. | 6.4 | Zack Martin |
| Jack Conklin (OT) | 6'6" | 325 | Michigan St. | 6.4 | Jon Runyan |
| Le'Raven Clark (OT) | 6'5" | 312 | Texas Tech | 6.0 | Bobby Massie |
DEFENSIVE LINE
| PLAYER | HT | WT | COLLEGE | GRADE | NFL COMPARISON |
|---|
| DeForest Buckner (DE) | 6'7" | 281 | Oregon | 7.3 | Calais Campbell |
| Joey Bosa (DE) | 6'6" | 275 | Ohio St. | 6.7 | Ryan Kerrigan |
| A'Shawn Robinson (DT) | 6'4" | 312 | Alabama | 6.5 | John Henderson |
| Andrew Billings (NT) | 6'2" | 310 | Baylor | 6.4 | Chris Baker |
| Kevin Dodd (DE) | 6'5" | 275 | Clemson | 6.3 | Michael Bennett |
LINEBACKER
| player | ht | wt | college | grade | nfl comparison |
|---|
| Myles Jack (OLB) | 6'1" | 245 | UCLA | 7.5 | NaVorro Bowman |
| Jaylon Smith (OLB) | 6'3" | 229 | Notre Dame | 7.1 | Derrick Johnson |
| Leonard Floyd (OLB) | 6'4" | 231 | Georgia | 6.5 | Eli Harold |
| Reggie Ragland (ILB) | 6'1" | 259 | Alabama | 6.5 | E.J. Henderson |
| Su'a Cravens (OLB) | 6'1" | 225 | USC | 6.1 | Lavonte David |
CORNERBACK
| player | ht | wt | college | grade | nfl comparison |
|---|
| Jalen Ramsey | 6'1" | 202 | Florida St. | 6.8 | Sean Smith |
| Vernon Hargreaves | 5'11" | 192 | Florida | 6.7 | Joe Haden |
| Will Redmond | 5'10" | 183 | Mississippi St. | 6.3 | **None Listed |
| Mackensie Alexander | 5'11" | 195 | Clemson | 6.2 | Desmond Trufant |
| Rashard Robinson | 6'1" | 163 | LSU | 5.8 | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie |
SAFETY
| PLAYER | HT | WT | COLLEGE | GRADE | NFL COMPARISON |
|---|
| Keanu Neal | 6'1" | 216 | Florida | 5.8 | Kenny Vaccaro |
| Karl Joseph | 5'11" | 197 | West Virginia | 5.7 | Antoine Bethea |
| Vonn Bell | 5'11" | 200 | Ohio St. | 5.6 | Kurt Coleman |
| Miles Killebrew | 6'1" | 219 | Southern Utah | 5.6 | Deone Bucannon |
| Jeremy Cash | 6'0" | 212 | Duke | 5.6 | T.J. Ward |
SPECIALISTS
| player | ht | wt | college | grade | nfl comparison |
|---|
| Roberto Aguayo (K) | 6'1" | 204 | Florida St. | 5.5 | Graham Gano |
| Drew Kaser (P) | 6'3" | 206 | Texas A&M | 5.4 | Donnie Jones |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn (K) | 5'11" | 183 | UCLA | 5.4 | Blair Walsh |
| Nick O'Toole (P) | 6'3" | 224 | West Virginia | 5.1 | **None Listed |
| Tom Hackett (P) | 5'10" | 201 | Utah | 5.1 | **None Listed |
LOCAL PROSPECTS
| player | ht | wt | college | grade | nfl comparison |
|---|
| Tajae Sharpe (WR) | 6'2" | 189 | Massachusetts | 5.4 | Devin Street |
| Justin Simmons (S) | 6'2" | 194 | Boston College | 5.3 | **None Listed |
| Ben Braunecker (TE) | 6'4" | 240 | Harvard | 5.2 | Ryan Hewitt |
| Steven Daniels (ILB) | 5'11" | 250 | Boston College | 5.1 | Jeff Luc |
| Mehdi Abdesmad (DE) | 6'6" | 282 | Boston College | 5.0 | Ropati Pitoitua |
| Cole Toner (OT) | 6'5 | 305 | Harvard | 5.0 | **None Listed |
| Connor Wujciak (DT) | 6'3" | 300 | Boston College | 4.8 | **None Listed |
