2027 NFL DRAFT BUZZ BIG BOARD

2027 NFL DRAFT BUZZ BIG BOARD
Position Ranking 1-50

The 2027 class runs deepest at quarterback. Seven of them sit inside our top 25, and the order among them has changed more than at any other position since the season started - Darian Mensah and Drew Mestemaker have played their way past Dante Moore, Julian Sayin and Arch Manning, who all began the year as top-five picks on most boards. That is why the outlets below disagree as early as they do.

Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith has been No. 1 on our board from the start, and nothing this season has threatened that. Behind him the strength is up front: Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons leads a deep group of pass rushers and off-ball linebackers, three offensive tackles sit inside our top 11, and the interior defensive line is better than in most recent classes. Our board is updated through the season, so expect it to keep moving until the all-star games and the combine settle it.

Gaps in the columns are not missing data on our side. Not every outlet publishes a full top 100 - some stop at 50 - so a blank simply means that board does not rank the player at all.

NFL DRAFT BUZZ 2027 BIG BOARD Rank 1-50

KEY - ESPN: ESPN CBS: CBS PFF: PFF PFN: PFN SI: SI
BUZZ RANK Player Pos AVG RANK ESPN CBS PFF PFN SI
1

Jeremiah
Smith

Ohio State
WR 1.1 1 1 1 2 1
2

Colin
Simmons

Texas
LB 4.3 3 5 4 8 2
3

Dylan
Stewart

South Carolina
LB 4.5 5 3 6 5 3
4

Darian
Mensah

Miami
QB 22.5 14 81 45 14 10
5

Leonard
Moore

Notre Dame
CB 3.2 2 2 5 4 4
6

Cam
Coleman

Texas
WR 9.7 12 17 8 11 -
7

Arch
Manning

Texas
QB 14.6 17 21 2 3 -
8

Will
Echoles

Ole Miss
DT 13.3 4 13 17 - 7
9

Dante
Moore

Oregon
QB 14.1 20 45 3 13 -
10

Drew
Mestemaker

Oklahoma State
QB 16.3 11 4 23 - 6
11

Ellis
Robinson IV

Georgia
CB 18.5 19 24 18 27 -
12

Cayden
Green

Missouri
OT 40.9 - 79 10 23 -
13

CJ
Carr

Notre Dame
QB 22.2 22 10 21 - -
14

KJ
Bolden

Georgia
S 21.5 24 - 11 10 -
15

Jordan
Seaton

LSU
OT 12.1 6 11 9 1 8
16

Chris
Cole

Georgia
LB 23.9 18 16 46 - -
17

Kyngstonn
Viliamu-Asa

Notre Dame
LB 36.7 48 36 14 - -
18

Trevor
Goosby

Texas
OT 13.6 9 8 7 6 -
19

Charlie
Becker

Indiana
WR 15.8 8 9 44 - 5
20

Yhonzae
Pierre

Alabama
LB 21 7 47 19 - -
21

Trey'Dez
Green

LSU
TE 22.8 23 30 41 - -
22

Carter
Smith

Indiana
OT 55.3 44 99 16 - -
23

David
Stone

Oklahoma
DT 23.3 39 40 20 7 -
24

Trevor
Lauck

Iowa
OT 27.2 25 38 34 - -
25

Kelley
Jones

Mississippi State
CB 31.5 33 27 12 - -
26

Ashton
Hampton

Clemson
CB 23.7 13 7 27 12 9
27

KJ
Duff

Rutgers
WR 34.3 38 23 28 - -
28

Jadan
Baugh

Florida
RB 22.1 10 19 54 - -
29

Trinidad
Chambliss

Ole Miss
QB 23.5 16 22 52 - -
30

Tae
Johnson

Notre Dame
S 28.5 26 - 24 - -
31

A'Mauri
Washington

Oregon
DT 29 35 34 15 29 -
32

Jayden
Maiava

USC
QB 52.8 - 61 57 - -
33

Justin
Scott

Miami
DT 36.5 32 85 32 - -
34

Julian
Sayin

Ohio State
QB 29.2 - - 31 - -
35

Ahmad
Hardy

Missouri
RB 37.7 - 46 25 - -
36

Jamari
Johnson

Oregon
TE 25.7 21 25 30 - -
37

Nick
Marsh

Indiana
WR 36.3 27 62 88 24 -
38

Matayo
Uiagalelei

Oregon
DE 44 - 77 47 15 -
39

Austin
Siereveld

Ohio State
OT 44 - 70 13 9 -
40

Kade
Pieper

Iowa
OG 31.7 31 12 37 32 -
41

A.J.
Holmes Jr.

Texas Tech
DL 60.6 - 80 59 - -
42

Greg
Johnson

Minnesota
C 25.5 15 14 35 - -
43

Will
Heldt

Clemson
DE 39.2 - 18 51 - -
44

Damon
Wilson II

Miami
LB 52.1 - - 29 - -
45

John Henry
Daley

Michigan
DE 64.3 - - 26 - -
46

Zabien
Brown

Alabama
CB 42.3 37 - 48 19 -
47

Clev
Lubin

Louisville
LB 56.4 41 89 58 - -
48

Kewan
Lacy

Ole Miss
RB 32.1 28 51 50 - -
49

Ryan
Coleman-Will...

Alabama
WR 38.5 34 - 49 - -
50

Boubacar
Traore

Notre Dame
DL 48 47 29 100 - -
BUZZ RANK: 1

Jeremiah Smith

WR Ohio State
AVG RANK: 1.1
ESPN
1
CBS
1
PFF
1
PFN
2
SI
1
BUZZ RANK: 2

Colin Simmons

LB Texas
AVG RANK: 4.3
ESPN
3
CBS
5
PFF
4
PFN
8
SI
2
BUZZ RANK: 3

Dylan Stewart

LB South Carolina
AVG RANK: 4.5
ESPN
5
CBS
3
PFF
6
PFN
5
SI
3
BUZZ RANK: 4

Darian Mensah

QB Miami
AVG RANK: 22.5
ESPN
14
CBS
81
PFF
45
PFN
14
SI
10
BUZZ RANK: 5

Leonard Moore

CB Notre Dame
AVG RANK: 3.2
ESPN
2
CBS
2
PFF
5
PFN
4
SI
4
BUZZ RANK: 6

Cam Coleman

WR Texas
AVG RANK: 9.7
ESPN
12
CBS
17
PFF
8
PFN
11
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 7

Arch Manning

QB Texas
AVG RANK: 14.6
ESPN
17
CBS
21
PFF
2
PFN
3
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 8

Will Echoles

DT Ole Miss
AVG RANK: 13.3
ESPN
4
CBS
13
PFF
17
PFN
-
SI
7
BUZZ RANK: 9

Dante Moore

QB Oregon
AVG RANK: 14.1
ESPN
20
CBS
45
PFF
3
PFN
13
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 10

Drew Mestemaker

QB Oklahoma State
AVG RANK: 16.3
ESPN
11
CBS
4
PFF
23
PFN
-
SI
6
BUZZ RANK: 11

Ellis Robinson IV

CB Georgia
AVG RANK: 18.5
ESPN
19
CBS
24
PFF
18
PFN
27
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 12

Cayden Green

OT Missouri
AVG RANK: 40.9
ESPN
-
CBS
79
PFF
10
PFN
23
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 13

CJ Carr

QB Notre Dame
AVG RANK: 22.2
ESPN
22
CBS
10
PFF
21
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 14

KJ Bolden

S Georgia
AVG RANK: 21.5
ESPN
24
CBS
-
PFF
11
PFN
10
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 15

Jordan Seaton

OT LSU
AVG RANK: 12.1
ESPN
6
CBS
11
PFF
9
PFN
1
SI
8
BUZZ RANK: 16

Chris Cole

LB Georgia
AVG RANK: 23.9
ESPN
18
CBS
16
PFF
46
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 17

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

LB Notre Dame
AVG RANK: 36.7
ESPN
48
CBS
36
PFF
14
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 18

Trevor Goosby

OT Texas
AVG RANK: 13.6
ESPN
9
CBS
8
PFF
7
PFN
6
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 19

Charlie Becker

WR Indiana
AVG RANK: 15.8
ESPN
8
CBS
9
PFF
44
PFN
-
SI
5
BUZZ RANK: 20

Yhonzae Pierre

LB Alabama
AVG RANK: 21
ESPN
7
CBS
47
PFF
19
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 21

Trey'Dez Green

TE LSU
AVG RANK: 22.8
ESPN
23
CBS
30
PFF
41
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 22

Carter Smith

OT Indiana
AVG RANK: 55.3
ESPN
44
CBS
99
PFF
16
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 23

David Stone

DT Oklahoma
AVG RANK: 23.3
ESPN
39
CBS
40
PFF
20
PFN
7
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 24

Trevor Lauck

OT Iowa
AVG RANK: 27.2
ESPN
25
CBS
38
PFF
34
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 25

Kelley Jones

CB Mississippi State
AVG RANK: 31.5
ESPN
33
CBS
27
PFF
12
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 26

Ashton Hampton

CB Clemson
AVG RANK: 23.7
ESPN
13
CBS
7
PFF
27
PFN
12
SI
9
BUZZ RANK: 27

KJ Duff

WR Rutgers
AVG RANK: 34.3
ESPN
38
CBS
23
PFF
28
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 28

Jadan Baugh

RB Florida
AVG RANK: 22.1
ESPN
10
CBS
19
PFF
54
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 29

Trinidad Chambliss

QB Ole Miss
AVG RANK: 23.5
ESPN
16
CBS
22
PFF
52
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 30

Tae Johnson

S Notre Dame
AVG RANK: 28.5
ESPN
26
CBS
-
PFF
24
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 31

A'Mauri Washington

DT Oregon
AVG RANK: 29
ESPN
35
CBS
34
PFF
15
PFN
29
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 32

Jayden Maiava

QB USC
AVG RANK: 52.8
ESPN
-
CBS
61
PFF
57
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 33

Justin Scott

DT Miami
AVG RANK: 36.5
ESPN
32
CBS
85
PFF
32
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 34

Julian Sayin

QB Ohio State
AVG RANK: 29.2
ESPN
-
CBS
-
PFF
31
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 35

Ahmad Hardy

RB Missouri
AVG RANK: 37.7
ESPN
-
CBS
46
PFF
25
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 36

Jamari Johnson

TE Oregon
AVG RANK: 25.7
ESPN
21
CBS
25
PFF
30
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 37

Nick Marsh

WR Indiana
AVG RANK: 36.3
ESPN
27
CBS
62
PFF
88
PFN
24
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 38

Matayo Uiagalelei

DE Oregon
AVG RANK: 44
ESPN
-
CBS
77
PFF
47
PFN
15
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 39

Austin Siereveld

OT Ohio State
AVG RANK: 44
ESPN
-
CBS
70
PFF
13
PFN
9
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 40

Kade Pieper

OG Iowa
AVG RANK: 31.7
ESPN
31
CBS
12
PFF
37
PFN
32
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 41

A.J. Holmes Jr.

DL Texas Tech
AVG RANK: 60.6
ESPN
-
CBS
80
PFF
59
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 42

Greg Johnson

C Minnesota
AVG RANK: 25.5
ESPN
15
CBS
14
PFF
35
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 43

Will Heldt

DE Clemson
AVG RANK: 39.2
ESPN
-
CBS
18
PFF
51
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 44

Damon Wilson II

LB Miami
AVG RANK: 52.1
ESPN
-
CBS
-
PFF
29
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 45

John Henry Daley

DE Michigan
AVG RANK: 64.3
ESPN
-
CBS
-
PFF
26
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 46

Zabien Brown

CB Alabama
AVG RANK: 42.3
ESPN
37
CBS
-
PFF
48
PFN
19
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 47

Clev Lubin

LB Louisville
AVG RANK: 56.4
ESPN
41
CBS
89
PFF
58
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 48

Kewan Lacy

RB Ole Miss
AVG RANK: 32.1
ESPN
28
CBS
51
PFF
50
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 49

Ryan Coleman-Williams

WR Alabama
AVG RANK: 38.5
ESPN
34
CBS
-
PFF
49
PFN
-
SI
-
BUZZ RANK: 50

Boubacar Traore

DL Notre Dame
AVG RANK: 48
ESPN
47
CBS
29
PFF
100
PFN
-
SI
-