2027 NFL Draft Big Board: Jeremiah Smith Leads Top 50 Prospect Rankings

The 2027 NFL Draft cycle is still early, but summer scouting gives us the first real checkpoint for stacking the top prospects in the class. This early Summer Big Board ranks the top 50 prospects entering the 2026 college football season, led by Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, South Carolina EDGE Dylan Stewart, Texas EDGE Colin Simmons, and Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore. The rankings blend film evaluation, positional value, NFL traits, projected scheme fit, and long-term starter upside.

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2027 NFL Draft Summer Big Board: Top 50 Prospect Rankings

Elite Tier

Top 5-10 Picks, 1st Round

The Elite Tier is reserved for rare prospects with franchise-altering traits, immediate NFL impact ability, and the skill set to become one of the defining players at their position.

1). Jeremiah Smith | WR | Ohio State

Jeremiah Smith is the clear top prospect in the 2027 NFL Draft class, projecting as a true NFL WR1 with rare size, vertical speed, body control, and ball skills.

Near Elite Tier

Top 10-32 Picks, 1st Round

The Near Elite Tier is reserved for high-end prospects with premium NFL traits, early starter potential, and Pro Bowl-caliber upside. These players have a clear first-round profile, but still need to answer one or two key development questions before reaching true top-of-board status.

2). Dylan Stewart | ED | South Carolina

From wide alignments, Stewart has the rare first-step explosiveness, bend, length, and closing burst to project as a high-impact NFL pass rusher.

3). Colin Simmons | ED | Texas

Few edge rushers in the class offer Simmons’ blend of burst, cornering flexibility, strip-sack production, and early-impact pass-rush upside.

4). Leonard Moore | CB | Notre Dame

Moore checks the CB1 boxes with length, route recognition, ball skills, outside coverage instincts, and the profile to fit zone-match or multiple coverage systems.

5). David Stone | IDL | Oklahoma

Stone brings an explosive three-tech profile built around first-step quickness, play strength, run-game disruption, and interior pocket-pushing ability.

6). Cam Coleman | WR | Texas

Coleman has the boundary WR1 traits NFL teams covet, with size, vertical speed, catch radius, and contested-catch ability to stress coverage outside.

7). Ryan Coleman-Williams | WR | Alabama

Built around release quickness, vertical speed, tracking ability, and YAC value, Coleman-Williams profiles as an explosive field-stretching Z receiver.

8). Trevor Goosby | OT | Texas

With his length, foot quickness, and pass-protection range, Goosby projects as a left tackle with clear starter-level upside in a zone-heavy system.

9). Ellis Robinson IV | CB | Georgia

Robinson offers a high-end outside corner profile built on length, instincts, ball skills, and the coverage versatility to fit press-match or zone-match schemes.

10). Jordan Seaton | OT | LSU

Seaton owns one of the cleaner pass-protection profiles in the class, pairing rare movement skills, length, and advanced mirroring ability at left tackle.

11). Charlie Becker | WR | Indiana

Becker brings a high-end boundary X profile with size, catch radius, vertical tracking, and contested-catch ability to win outside and in the red zone.

12). KJ Bolden | S | Georgia

Bolden has the range, tackling reliability, nickel flexibility, and alignment versatility to project as an early NFL starter in multiple coverage structures.

13). A.J. Holmes Jr. | IDL | Texas Tech

Holmes has a strong three-tech starter profile built around first-step quickness, run-game disruption, stack-and-shed strength, and high-motor pursuit.

High-End Starter Potential Tier

Day 2 to Early Day 3, Starter-Level Projection

The High-End Starter Potential Tier is built for prospects with clear NFL starting traits, strong physical tools, and enough technical foundation to develop into above-average starters. These players may still have projection gaps, but their best traits give them a realistic path into the first-round conversation with a strong 2026 season.

14). Dante Moore | QB | Oregon

Moore’s appeal is the polished pocket profile, built around layered accuracy, touch, rhythm, and intermediate timing in a structured passing game.

15). Arch Manning | QB | Texas

With his size, arm talent, pocket movement, and creation ability, Manning carries one of the highest physical ceilings in the 2027 quarterback class.

16). Kelley Jones | CB | Mississippi State

At 6’4”, Jones offers rare outside-corner length with press disruption, ball skills, and perimeter matchup value against bigger receivers.

17). Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | LB | Notre Dame

Viliamu-Asa has the instincts, range, length, and pressure versatility to project as a true three-down MIKE in a multiple-front defense.

18). Damon Wilson II | ED | Miami

Built around first-step quickness, arc flexibility, active hands, and SEC pressure production, Wilson profiles as a stand-up JACK or wide-alignment rusher.

19). Carter Smith | OT | Indiana

Smith brings anchor strength, grip power, run-game displacement, and competitive toughness with early-starter value at tackle or guard.

20). Julian Sayin | QB | Ohio State

Sayin wins with accuracy, anticipation, release quickness, and timing-based ball placement from the pocket in rhythm passing structures.

21). Mario Craver | WR | Texas A&M

Few receivers in this range offer Craver’s blend of speed, suddenness, vertical separation, and explosive YAC ability from the slot/Z role.

22). A’Mauri Washington | IDL | Oregon

Washington’s profile is built on power, leverage, run defense, and pocket-compressing strength from the interior.

23). Drew Mestemaker | QB | Oklahoma State

Mestemaker’s rise is built around timing, RPO processing, intermediate accuracy, and efficient spread-structure production.

24). Trevor Lauck | OT | Iowa

Lauck brings the controlled footwork, strong hands, leverage, and run-game toughness expected from an Iowa offensive tackle.

25). Will Echoles | IDL | Ole Miss

Built around heavy hands, natural leverage, and point-of-attack control, Echoles profiles as a run-first interior anchor with early-down starter value.

26). Jamari Johnson | TE | Oregon

Johnson has a true two-phase TE1 profile with seam-stretching ability, YAC value, reliable hands, and legitimate blocking upside.

27). Jamari Sharpe | CB | Indiana

Sharpe offers the size-speed profile, recovery burst, press-man flashes, and zone awareness to project as a boundary starter.

28). Ahmad Hardy | RB | Missouri

Hardy’s feature-back profile is built on contact balance, vision, play strength, and tackle-breaking production.

29). Trey’Dez Green | TE | LSU

Few tight ends in the class offer Green’s blend of rare size, catch radius, seam value, and red-zone mismatch ability.

30). KJ Duff | WR | Rutgers

Duff brings a massive possession-X profile with catch radius, ball tracking, contested-catch value, and red-zone utility.

31). Matayo Uiagalelei | ED | Oregon

Uiagalelei has the length, explosiveness, bend, hand violence, and alignment versatility to develop into one of the top pass rushers in the class.

32). CJ Carr | QB | Notre Dame

Carr wins from structure with timing, intermediate accuracy, clean mechanics, and efficient decision-making.

33). Nick Marsh | WR | Indiana

Marsh brings a vertical X profile with size, speed, catch radius, and physical YAC value.

34). Cayden Green | OT | Missouri

Green’s profile is built on anchor strength, run-game power, hand strength, and OT/OG flexibility.

35). John Henry Daley | ED | Michigan

Daley offers a strong-side EDGE profile with pass-rush production, active hands, motor, and enough bend to threaten the edge.

36). Quincy Rhodes Jr. | ED | Arkansas

Few 276-pound edge defenders in this class offer Rhodes’ combination of length, power, violent hands, and pass-rush variety.

37). Austin Siereveld | OT | Ohio State

Siereveld brings run-blocking displacement, hand strength, anchor, and four-position versatility.

38). LaNorris Sellers | QB | South Carolina

Sellers has one of the highest ceilings in the class because of his size, live arm, play strength, break-sack ability, and designed-run value.

39). Jadan Baugh | RB | Florida

Baugh checks feature-back boxes with size, contact balance, burst, receiving value, and reliable ball security.

40). Boubacar Traore | ED | Notre Dame

Traore has the length, first-step burst, bend, and pursuit range to project as a stand-up 3-4 OLB or weak-side EDGE.

41). Trinidad Chambliss | QB | Ole Miss

Chambliss has an off-script profile built on mobility, instincts, rhythm accuracy, ball security, and explosive-play creation.

42). Jayce Brown | WR | LSU

Brown wins with route tempo, short-area separation, reliable hands, and YAC value from the slot/Z role.

43). Rasheem Biles | LB | Texas

Biles fits the modern Big Nickel/Rover profile with twitch, coverage range, pursuit speed, and sub-package pressure value.

44). Jordan Marshall | RB | Michigan

Marshall brings a compact, physical runner profile built on vision, contact balance, downhill tempo, and tackle-breaking ability.

45). Ashton Hampton | CB | Clemson

Hampton has the size, movement skills, coverage versatility, and run-support toughness to project as a developmental boundary starter.

46). Koi Perich | S | Oregon

Few safeties in this class offer Perich’s range, explosiveness, ball skills, and multi-phase value.

47). Wyatt Young | WR | Oklahoma State

Young wins with reliable hands, zone awareness, concentration, production, and physical YAC ability from a high-volume slot/possession role.

48). Justice Haynes | RB | Georgia Tech

Haynes profiles as a compact one-cut runner with vision, contact balance, burst, and downhill finishing ability.

49). Omarion Miller | WR | Arizona State

Miller brings a big-bodied outside receiver profile with ball tracking, contested-catch value, YAC strength, and red-zone utility.

50). Iapani Laloulu | IOL | Oregon

Laloulu is built around play strength, anchor, leverage, and run-game displacement, with center/guard flexibility adding value.

2027 NFL Draft Early Position Rankings

After the Summer Big Board, use the positional rankings below as a quick reference point for the top prospects at each position. Each position group links to the full Football Scout 365 summer scouting rankings article with expanded player analysis, grades, and projection notes.

QB Rankings

1). Dante Moore, Oregon

2). Arch Manning, Texas

3). Julian Sayin, Ohio State

4). Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State

5). CJ Carr, Notre Dame

RB Rankings

1). Ahmad Hardy, Missouri

2). Jadan Baugh, Florida

3). Jordan Marshall, Michigan

4). Justice Haynes, Georgia Tech

5). Nate Frazier, Georgia

WR Rankings

1). Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State

2). Cam Coleman, Texas

3). Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama

4). Charlie Becker, Indiana

5). Mario Craver, Texas A&M

6). KJ Duff, Rutgers

7). Nick Marsh, Indiana

8). Jayce Brown, LSU

9). Wyatt Young, Oklahoma State

10). Omarion Miller, Arizona State

TE Rankings

1). Jamari Johnson, Oregon

2). Trey'Dez Green, LSU

3). Terrance Carter, Texas Tech

4). Lawson Luckie, Georgia

5). Peter Clarke, Temple

OL Rankings

1). Trevor Goosby, Texas, OT

2). Jordan Seaton, LSU, OT

3). Carter Smith, Indiana, OT

4). Trevor Lauck, Iowa, OT

5). Cayden Green, Missouri, OT

6). Austin Siereveld, Ohio State, OT

7). Iapani Laloulu, Oregon, IOL

DL Rankings

1). David Stone, Oklahoma, IDL

2). A.J. Holmes Jr., Texas Tech, IDL

3). A’Mauri Washington, Oregon, IDL

4). Will Echoles, Ole Miss, IDL

5). Ahmad Moten Sr., Miami, IDL

EDGE Rankings

1). Dylan Stewart, South Carolina, ED

2). Colin Simmons, Texas, ED

3). Damon Wilson II, Miami, ED

4). Matayo Uiagalelei, Oregon, ED

5). John Henry Daley, Michigan, ED

6). Quincy Rhodes Jr., Arkansas, ED

7). Boubacar Traore, Notre Dame, ED

LB Rankings

1). Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Notre Dame, LB

2). Rasheem Biles, Texas, LB

3). Sammy Brown, Clemson, LB

4). Ben Roberts, Texas Tech, LB

5). Suntarine Perkins, Mississippi, LB

CB Rankings

1). Leonard Moore, Notre Dame, CB

2). Ellis Robinson IV, Georgia, CB

3). Kelley Jones, Mississippi State, CB

4). Jamari Sharpe, Indiana, CB

5). Ashton Hampton, Clemson, CB

6). A.J. Harris, Indiana, CB

7). Jyaire Hill, Michigan, CB

SAF Rankings

1). KJ Bolden, Georgia, S

2). Koi Perich, Oregon, S

3). Ty Benefield, LSU, S

4). Jackson Bennee, Utah, S

5). Brauntae Johnson, Notre Dame, S